Kim Jonghyun

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Jonghyun

Kim Jonghyun at the SMTown Live World Tour IV in Seoul
Background information
Native name 김종현
Birth name Kim Jong-hyun
Born April 8, 1990
Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar, Piano, Bass guitar
Years active 2008–present
Labels SM Entertainment
EMI Music Japan[1]
Associated acts Shinee
SM The Ballad
SM Town
Website jonghyun.smtown.com
Kim Jonghyun
Hangul 김종현
Hanja 金鐘鉉
Revised Romanization Gim Jonghyeon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chonghyŏn

Kim Jong-hyun (born April 8, 1990[2]) is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is main vocalist member of both the South Korean boy group Shinee and the ballad group S.M. The Ballad. Jonghyun released his first EP titled Base on January 12, 2015.

Career

Pre-debut

Jonghyun has been active in music since he was in junior high school. He was in a band and participated in many festivals in his area. In his band, he was not a vocalist but a bassist. The band's name was "Zion" and during one of its shows, he was scouted by SM. Before his debut with Shinee, he sang a duet with Zhang Liyin in the song “Wrongly Given Love” for her Chinese album.

Shinee

Main article: Shinee

Jonghyun was discovered at the "2005 S.M. Casting System". In 2008, he was chosen as a member of the group Shinee, the 5-member boy group debuted on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo.[3]

SM The Ballad

In November 2010, it was revealed by SM Entertainment that Jonghyun, along with TRAX’s Jay, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, and rookie singer, Jino, had formed a project group, SM The Ballad, under their label. The group focuses more on ballad rather than pop and R&B themes.[4] The group released their debut album, Miss You, on November 29, 2010. They debuted on November 28, 2010 on SBS's Inkigayo with their lead single, "Miss You." They also promoted another single from the album, "Hot Times."

In February 4, 2014, SM Entertainment revealed that SM The Ballad will make a comeback with new members, Jonghyun being the only one from the original formation.[5] It was later revealed that he would be singing, together with Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, the title track of the new album, Breath.[6]

Solo Work

In October 2010, Jonghyun was one of twenty idols from various South Korean groups that recorded the song, "Let's Go," for the purpose of increasing public participation in the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. He provided vocals along with label-mates Sungmin, Seohyun and Luna.[7]

Composing and Lyric Writing

As a lyric writer Jonghyun had composed the Korean lyrics for "Juliette", the first song he wrote for SHINee from "Romeo" (2009). Jonghyun was the co-writer for "UP&DOWN" together with Misfit and author of "Obsession", both from the second album "Lucifer" (2010). In the 4th mini album Sherlock, Jonghyun had written the two songs 'Honesty' and 'Alarm Clock'. The song 'Honesty' is written to give thanks to their fans who have stayed by their side with unchanging love until now. The other song, 'Alarm Clock' which is also co-written with fellow member Minho, is about wishing to wake up from a nightmare of past break-up.[8] He also wrote for multiple SHINee songs including 'Selene 6.23' (album "The Misconceptions of Us") and 'Symptoms' (album "Everybody"). Jonghyun fully composed the collaboration track with IU, 'Gloomy Clock' in IU's 3rd album "Modern Times".[9] He also fully composed, wrote and lead the vocal direction for Son Dam Bi's digital single, "Red Candle".[10] Not only did Jonghyun compose and write the song, he also took part in the vocal directing. The lyrics relate the characteristics of a candle to someone in love, who feels excited and nervous at the same time.[11]

As a DJ for MBC FM4U's midnight radio show "Blue Night" Jonghyun has revealed his newly written songs on his radio show which he has prepared for a special corner called "Blue Night Lyrics, That Man's Composition". Back in June, DJ Jonghyun tweeted:

“ As I started Blue Night, I contemplated on how to incorporate myself well into the program… As expected, the conclusion is communicating with listeners and music! That’s why I have prepared a project where I personally write a song pertaining to a listener’s story and let you hear it. The name of the corner is ‘Blue Night Lyrics, That Man Composition’. It won’t be aired every week, but it will be aired once every few months as a special corner, so please send in a lot of stories. I’m accepting stories through the homepage. ”

MBC FM4U have revealed starting from July 7, they will be releasing the self-composed and self-written songs of Jonghyun. Furthermore it was stated that Jonghyun has written a total of 7 songs and that they will be revealed succession over several weeks.[12]

Television shows

On 6 November 2009, label mate Yesung of Super Junior made a surprise appearance on KBS' Music Bank with Shinee in place of Jonghyun, who was recovering from influenza, in a performance of "Ring Ding Dong".[13] Jonghyun was also a cast member in KBS's Immortal Songs 2 for two episodes with fellow label-mate Yesung. On January 14, 2014, it was announced that he would be a cast member of the pilot variety show Music Show.[14]

Solo debut

Jonghyun debuted as a solo singer with the EP Base, released January 12, 2015. The lead single, "Deja-Boo", features hip hop artist Zion.T.[15] The title song, featuring Iron as the rapper, is called "Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)" and was released on January 12, 2015 along with the album. [16] Jonghyun wrote the lyrics for all the songs on the album, and also collaborated with other artists such as Wheesung and Younha. The album peaked at number 1 on both Billboard's World Albums chart and the Gaon Album Chart.[17][18]

Personal life

Jonghyun sustained ligament injuries to his left ankle after he was mobbed by excited fans following Shinee's performance at the Korea-Indonesia Sharing Friendship Concert on October 12, 2010 in Jakarta, Indonesia.[19] As a result, Jonghyun was unable to dance alongside his fellow group members for several months.[20][21] Subsequently, Jonghyun also had to receive surgery to repair the damage.[22]

On October 26, 2010, Jonghyun was confirmed to be in a relationship with actress Shin Se-kyung.[23][24][25] They broke up after 9 months of dating.[26][27]

On April 1, 2013, Jonghyun was involved in a car accident, but did not sustain any major injuries.[28][29]

Discography

Main articles: Jonghyun discography, Shinee discography and SM the Ballad § Discography

EPs

Filmography

Radio Show

Year Title Role Note
2008-2009 Super Junior's Kiss the Radio DJ with Onew
2014–Present MBC Blue Night DJ[30]

Awards

Music show awards

Song Music show Date
"Déjà-Boo" Show! Music Core January 17, 2015
Inkigayo January 18, 2015
The Show January 20, 2015
Show Champion January 21, 2015
M Countdown January 22, 2015
Music Bank January 23, 2015
Show! Music Core January 24, 2015
The Show January 27, 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Shinee" (in Japanese). SM Entertainment Japan and EMI Music Japan. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  3. ↑ "Shinee's iple profile" (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ "규현·종현·제이, 신예 지노와 프로젝트 SM더발라드 그룹 결성". Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ SM ballad artists serenade fans in joint recital Koreaherald.com (February 13, 2014).
  6. ↑ SM group to release sophomore album ‘Breath’ next week Koreaherald.com (February 5, 2014).
  7. ↑ "K-Pop Stars Band Together for G20 Theme Tune". english.chosun.com. October 14, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Shinee Mini-album ‘Sherlock’ Released!". 18 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Jonghyun to be featured in IU's upcoming album" (in Korean). sports.chosun.com. 20 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Jonghyun composed and wrote Son Dambi's upcoming digital single "Red Candle"" (in Korean). sports.chosun.com. 20 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Jonghyun composed and wrote Son Dambi's upcoming digital single "Red Candle"" (in Korean). sports.chosun.com. 20 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Jonghyun to reveal his new compositions on MBC FM4U’s ‘Blue Night’". Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. ↑ Kim, Jessica (5 November 2009). "Super Junior's Yesung to make appearance for SHINee". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "SHINee's Jonghyun to join KBS' Lunar New Year pilot program 'Music Show'". allkpop. Retrieved 15 January 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  15. ↑ Ahn Sung-mi (January 8, 2015). "‘Déjà-BOO’ is my musical color: Jonghyun". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "SHINee′s Jonghyun to Collaborate with Younha, Wheesung and Iron in First Solo Album". mwave.interest.me. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (January 22, 2015). "SHINee's Jonghyun Rises to No. 1 on World Albums Chart With 'Base' EP". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ "SHINee’s Jonghyun tops Gaon chart". K-Pop Herald. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Jonghyun and Key injured after performance in Indonesia". allkpop.com. October 13, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Jonghyun to take a break from group activities". allkpop.com. November 15, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Jonghyun unable to fully participate in upcoming concerts". allkpop.com. December 24, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Jonghyun received surgery to his ankle". allkpop.com. January 19, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Shinee’s Jonghyun & Shin Se Kyung confirmed to be dating!". Allkpop. 2010-10-26.
  24. ↑ Kim, Jessica (2010-10-27). "Shinee Jonghyun and Sin Se-gyeong spotted dating". 10Asia.
  25. ↑ Kim, Jessica (2010-10-28). "SHINee Jonghyun girlfriend Sin Se-gyeong shuts down website". 10Asia.
  26. ↑ "Shin Se Kyung and Shinee's Jonghyun are no longer dating". Allkpop. 2011-06-20.
  27. ↑ Ko, Kyoung-seok (2011-06-20). "Shinee Jonghyun, Sin Se-gyeong no longer dating". 10Asia.
  28. ↑ "Shinee's Jonghyun reported to have been in a car accident". allkpop.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  29. ↑ http://www.dkpopnews.net/2013/04/shinees-jonghyun-involved-in-car.html
  30. ↑ "SHINee’s Jonghyun tapped to be the new DJ for MBC FM4U’s "Blue Night," replacing outgoing DJ Jungyeop". koreaboo. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

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