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Kim Jong-hyun
Seoul, South Korea
Kim Jong-hyun, known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under SM Entertainment. He was the vocalist of the So…
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Kim Jong-hyun, known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under SM Entertainment. He was the 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 Albums Chart and the Gaon Album Chart. On September 17 of 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. Jonghyun remained musically active as the vocalist of SHINee and as a solo artist until his death on December 18, 2017, when he died by suicide. 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.
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- 2024
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2023
My SHINee World
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2018
SHINee World V in SEOUL
Movie Self
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2017
「D-cumentary : TAEMIN」
TV show
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2017
SHINee WORLD 2017～FIVE～
Movie
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2016
SHINee Concert "SHINee World V"
Movie Self
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2016
SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD IV"
Movie Self
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2016
SHINee WORLD 2016～DxDxD～
Movie
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2015
Men on a Mission
TV show Self
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2015
Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man
TV show Self
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2015
2015 Dream Concert
Movie Self
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2015
SMTown: The Stage
Movie Self
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2015
Key's Knowhow
TV show
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2015
SHINee World IV in Seoul
Movie Self
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2014
SHINee WORLD 2014 ~I'm Your Boy~
Movie Self
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2014
Abnormal Summit
TV show Self
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2014
4가지쇼
TV show
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2014
SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD III"
Movie Self
- 2013
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2013
The Queen's Classroom
TV show Theme Song Performance
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2013
Barefooted Friends
TV show
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2013
SHINee's One Fine Day
TV show Self
- 2012
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2012
World Date with SHINee
TV show Self
- 2012
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2012
SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD II"
Movie Self
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2012
I AM.: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden
Movie Self (as Shinee)
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2012
Shinhwa Broadcast
TV show Self
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2012
Kiss Note
TV show Kim
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2012
Music Bank in Paris
Movie
- 2012
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2012
The 1st Concert In Japan "Shinee World"
Movie Self
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2011
SNL Korea
TV show Self
- 2011
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2011
Law of the Jungle
TV show
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2011
Weekly Idol
TV show Self
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2011
City Hunter
TV show Vocals
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2009
Hello Baby
TV show
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2009
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
TV show Self
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2008
SHINee Monologue
TV show Self
