Jonghyun †

Korean: 종현

Hometown:

Seoul

Country:

South Korea

Full name:

Kim Jong-hyun

Native name:

김종현

Birthday:

Apr 8, 1990

Age:

27 years old

Passed away:

Dec 18, 2017

Blood type:

AB

Height:

5'8" (173 cm)

Weight:

123.5 lbs (56 kg)

Group (2008-present):

SHINee

Group (2010- 2011, 2014):

SM the Ballad

Introduction

"Hello, I'm SHINee's Jonghyun".

Jonghyun (종현) was a South Korean singer-songwriter and composer under SM Entertainment. He was a member of the boy group SHINee and the project ballad group S.M. THE BALLAD.

In 2005, Jonghyun was scouted by SM Entertainment after he performed in a song festival with his high school band, called ZION. He later dropped out of high school in the tenth grade, transferring to Seoul Music Institute.

Jonghyun debuted as part of the five-member boy group Shinee on May 25, 2008, on SBS' Inkigayo.

In November 2010, Jonghyun, along with TRAX's Jay, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, and Jino (now a member of Pentagon and goes by the name Jinho) participated in SM the Ballad, a project group formed by SM Entertainment with a focus on ballads and R&B. The group released their debut EP album, Miss You, on November 29, 2010.

He made his solo debut on January 12, 2015 with his first mini-album Base while his final album Poet | Artist was released posthumously on January 23, 2018.

SM Entertainment:

Jan 1, 2005-Dec 18, 2017

Debut:

May 25, 2008

Debut to 1st win:

116 days

Current state:

inactive

Active years:

2008-2017

Zodiac-sign:

Aries

Language(s):

Korean, Japanese

Training period:

3 years

Education:

Myongji University

Kpopping rank:

160th

Fandom:

Blinger

Fandom color(s):

Hot-Pink

Pearl-Aqua

12 awards

3 pics

166 videos

5 albums

11K viewed

99 added

Fun facts

1

He once chased Taemin with a raw fish because Taemin refused to get out of bed.

2

Jonghyun is considered as SHINee's sexiest member.

3

Jonghyun wanted to be a composer and vocal coach ever since he was in highschool.

4

He once got into a car accident. Because it happened on April fools day, no one believed the news at first. Because of the accident, he broke his nose and was unable to join the promotions for "Why so serious".

5

He likes spicy food.

6

Jonghyun once said that Amigo is a really exhausting song.

7

He learned Japanese while watching Anime.

8

His favorite Super Junior member is Heechul because they have the same blood type.

9

Jonghyun is ambidextrous, he can use his left and right hand well especially when it comes to writing.

10

Taemin used to be the shortest member, but because of his sudden growth in height, Jonghyun became the shortest.

Music Core

2nd

Feb 2, 2018

Shinin'

Music Bank

1st

Jun 1, 2016

She is

Show Champion

2nd

May 31, 2016

She is

The Show

1st

Jan 27, 2015

Déjà-Boo

The Show

8th

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