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shinee -lrb- l-r -rrb- : onew , taemin , jonghyun , performing minho , key . during the smtown live world tour iv sm town 2008 -- present s.m. entertainment virgin emi avex shinee
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shinee

shinee -lrb- ; korean : 샤이니 ; japanese : シャイニー ; stylized as shinee -rrb- is a south korean contemporary boy group formed by s.m. entertainment in 2008 .
the group consists of onew , jonghyun , key , minho , and taemin .
they made their debut on may 25 , 2008 on sbs 's inkigayo with their single , '' `` replay '' '' .
since their debut , shinee has released seven full-length albums -lrb- four in korean language and three in japanese language -rrb- , five mini-albums , three live album and various japanese singles as well as japanese remakes of their korean releases .
they have also won many awards , held three concert tours and starred in their own reality shows .
shinee is considered to be a fashion icon having started the `` shinee trend '' and are known for their highly synchronized and complex dancing .
they made their japanese debut on june 22 , 2011 by releasing a japanese version of their single , `` replay '' , and sold over 91,000 copies making it the highest number of sales recorded by oricon for a south korean group at the time , followed by their first japanese studio album , `` the first '' on december 7 , 2011 .
their second japanese album , `` boys meet u '' , was released on june 26 , 2013 .
followed by their third japanese language studio album `` i 'm your boy '' , released on september 24 , 2014 .
