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SHINee
SHINee
South Korean boy band
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Onew
Onew
South Korean singer
2
Lee Tae-min
Lee Tae-min
South Korean singer, dancer, actor, and choreapher
3
Key
Key
South Korean singer
4
Taeyeon
Taeyeon
South Korean singer
5
Seo Joo-hyun
Seo Joo-hyun
South Korean singer
6
B1A4
B1A4
South Korean pop group
7
EXO
EXO
South Korean boy band
8
Red Velvet
Red Velvet
South Korean girl group
9
Super Junior
Super Junior
South Korean boy group
10
Got7
Got7
South Korean boy group
11
Tiffany Young
Tiffany Young
Korean-American singer
12
Apink
Apink
South Korean girl group
Intro
South Korean singer and dancer
Awards Received
MBC Entertainment Awards
Golden Disk Awards
Nominated For
Mnet Asian Music Awards
Member of, past and present
SHINee

SHINee

SM Town

SM Town

SM the Ballad

SM the Ballad

Kim Jong-hyun (April 8, 1990 – December 18, 2017), better known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under the SM Entertainment label. He was the main vocalist of the South Korean boy band Shinee for nine years, releasing twelve albums with the group in both Korean and Japanese. He also participated in SM Entertainment's project group, SM the Ballad, for the release of two EP albums.

Jonghyun was also a solo artist, beginning in January 2015 with the release of his first EP album, Base. It peaked at number one on both the Billboard World Album Chart and the Gaon Album Chart. On September 17 the same year, Jonghyun released a compilation album, Story Op.1. His debut studio album, She Is, was released on May 24, 2016, followed by his second compilation album, Story Op.2, on April 24, 2017. Jonghyun began his first solo concert tour, The Story by Jonghyun, on October 2, 2015. This was followed by three further concert tours in later years. He was regarded as one of the best vocalists in South Korea. He also received praise for his artistic control and involvement in the creation of his music, which are rare in K-pop.

Jonghyun remained musically active as the main vocalist of Shinee and as a solo artist until his death on December 18, 2017, when he committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. His final album, Poet | Artist, was released posthumously on January 23, 2018. It was announced, prior to the release, that all profits from the album would be given to Jonghyun's mother and be used to start a charity foundation. In September 2018, the Shiny Foundation was established by Jonghyun's family to help struggling young artists.