Taemin (Taemin) of SHINee: biography, filmography, photo

The Korean pop group SHINee, which had blown up networks, television screens, and radio in 2008, has not lost popularity to this day. On the contrary, it is gaining an increasing audience not only in Asian countries, but throughout the world. In addition to competent marketing and PR campaigns, success is brought to the team by the participants themselves - the five young handsome men, the youngest of whom is Taemin.

SHINee Taemin: biography

The performer was born on July 18, 1993 in Seoul. The now famous SHINee Taemin, whose real name is Lee Taemin (이태 민), grew up in an ordinary family with a modest income. Some sources indicated that his father (born in 1966) taught history at school. Nothing is heard about mom’s profession, only her name is known - Kyung Sung (경순). Taemin also has an older brother, Taesun, with whom they are very friendly.

School years

In elementary school, he began to master the piano. In addition, from the 3rd grade, Te began to dance and practiced even on the streets, playgrounds, during school breaks. He perfectly mastered the style of dance popping. The family strongly supported the child’s aspirations to become a dancer, because now, in gratitude, he bought a car for his parents and built a house in the vibrant Cheongdam-dong district of Seoul.

It was rumored that Taemin had a lot of envious people at school. They did not like his hobbies of music and dancing, as well as his beautiful appearance. There is a story that, because of the poverty of the family, the guy did not have a player, only headphones. He carried them, hiding the cord in his pocket. When peers found out about this, he simply replied that he was trying to attract the attention of the girls. But, of course, he also had good friends who willingly escorted Taemin home for security purposes.

School teacher Li Taemin recalled that he was not among the most diligent students, but showed considerable industriousness. Moreover, in childhood, the boy dreamed of saving the whole world.

Carier start

In 2005, as a 6th grade student, Taemin was spotted at the SM Open Weekend Audition Casting talent screening hosted by renowned South Korean label SM Entertainment. He worked hard and was selected as a dancer in the SHINee group. Since then, his best friends and second family were the guys from the team, as well as the official fan club of the group - SHINee World.

During joining the group, Taemin was still at school - Chungdam High School, which he graduated in 2011.

The guy became in the maknae group, i.e., the youngest member, for which he was given the nickname Baby. And because of the magnificent hairstyle, he was also called the Mushroom Boy.

Interesting Facts

Each member of the group has its own circle of fans. So, Taemin's personal fan club is called Taemint. Its participants (and most of them are, of course, girls) collect bit by bit the least information about their idol.

Thanks to them, it became known that Taemin professes Christianity and his Catholic name is Francesco. He is devout and wears beads on his right hand.

Te's favorite colors are white and red. Blood type - 3 (B). Weight - about 56 kg. Approximate height - about 178 cm. Among the many gifts sent to the singer, a variety of shoes are often found. Fans even recognized the size of his legs - 39-40, i.e. somewhere around 250 mm. He also has both ears pierced, in one he wears earrings on a lobe and on a cartilage.

Many are interested in absolutely everything that Taemin from SHINee does. Lee Tae Ming practices very hard and then sleeps well. However, it is completely impossible to sleep with the light on and with noise. It is curious that in the mornings, Te dresses simply with lightning speed, and this indicates a considerable concentration and concentration on things that are important to him.

Vigilant fans noticed that Te used the Samsung Galaxy 3 smartphone. However, he rarely answers calls. Someone even noticed that there were only 3 idol numbers on the phone of Taemin, with whom he participated in various projects (actresses Bobe and Eunkyung, as well as Jiyon from T-ara).

Hobbies of Taemin

SHINee's Taemin, whose biography interests an army of fans, has an excellent appetite. The team members joke that he is capable of endlessly eating steaks, and also loves all kinds of meat dishes of Korean cuisine and, of course, rice. From Japanese cuisine he prefers cooked meals in boxes (bento), sushi (sushi) and tonkatsu (tonkatsu).

The singer is no stranger to some mysticism. SHINee's Taemin loves self-hypnosis by looking in the reflection of her pupils in the mirror. In an interview, he said that he wanted to see a ghost.

She does not like any insects, but loves animals. In particular, Taemin has two small poodles - Adam and Eve, in which he does not have a soul.

And one more time, Te saved a kitten from the car that ran across the road. It is interesting that the dancer himself compared himself to a dolphin, because he loves water very much.

There was information that Taemin vehemently watches anime, in particular the series One Piece and the legendary Mononoke Hime. They say that while watching anime, he even studied the basics of the Japanese language. He also regularly reads manga, especially Dragon Ball.

Not indifferent to J-pop and Linkin Park. However, it is known for certain that Michael Jackson was his main idol for many years. The guy studied dancing, inspired by the performances of the king of pop music, and dreamed of the same glory. Of course, the demise of Jackson was a serious blow to Lee Taemin.

Personal life

Rumor has it that SHINee's Taemin met girls in grades 4 and 6, i.e. around 10-13 years old. He even met someone for a week! Perhaps this was a test at such a young age. However, after joining the group according to the contract, he is not allowed to be in a romantic relationship with someone. Sweet Tae said that he liked fair-skinned girls. And he likes it when a girl is embarrassed and blushes. The singer himself tries to control himself and never shows true feelings in public. Although in the observant environment, they noticed that when he is angry, he automatically unfastens and unzips the clothes. If any.

SHINee's Taemin and his girlfriend are sure to be a happy couple. Once a guy admitted that he would like to give his lover a ring hidden in a bouquet. It will probably happen one day. He believes that if people sincerely love each other, then the age difference is not an obstacle in their relationship.

Taemin participated in the Korean show "Newlyweds", where he entered into a screen marriage with vocalist Nayn from the female pop group A Pink. For 8 months they acted as a couple in love, which literally drove the fans crazy. The news that Taemin from SHINee is married, has grown up with rumors and speculation, but this was just a television project that ended several years ago. At the same time, it was noticeable that Taemin was jealous when he heard from Nayn a story about how she kissed with other guys on the set of clips. For someone, it looked endlessly sweet, but for Taemin's indignant fans, it was a tragedy. They sighed with obvious relief when the project was completed.

Relationship with the group

Since the SHINee guys are almost the same age and spend most of their time together, they have become good friends and sincerely care about each other. Of course, this is not without jokes.

All team members live in a dormitory. It is known that SHINee's Taemin shared the room over the years with both the main rapper of the Ki group and the main vocalist and songwriter Jonghyun. By the way, when the latter was absent from a number of performances due to the consequences of the accident, Tamin got his vocal parts, so the guy had to seriously work on setting his voice. The results were impressive.

Members of the group believe that Taemin has become very arrogant and selfish. Surely this was the result of excessive attention to his person, fanatical worship of millions of fans and even a kind of protective mechanism. Although maknae himself claims to be equally fond of all senior teammates.

It is noticed that Taemin is extremely distracted and loses many of his things. In addition, he often falls into thought and can speak to himself out loud.

Performances

After conquering the Japanese audience, SHINee recorded a number of songs and albums in Japanese, because Taemin, in addition to Chinese and English, worked hard to learn Japanese.

At the end of 2014, one of Te's most cherished desires came true - the group performed in the legendary Japanese Tokyo Dome, as once in the distant 1988, his idol Michael Jackson with solo concerts as part of the Bad Tour.

At several performances, Taemin was dressed in women's clothing, which incredibly pleased millions of fans. Surely it was he who fell this fate because of a pretty appearance.

Appearance and Fears

Over the years of his career, Li Taeming changed a lot of images, the color of his hair and haircuts changed beyond recognition. The band members were amazed at how much he looked like a girl with long hair. Later, he tried red, lilac, ashen, red, pink, blond, black, chestnut, blond - the whole incredible palette. Surprisingly, every image undoubtedly suited him! A pretty face with full lips every time looked charming.

Many stars do themselves plastic surgery. In Asian show business, this has become common practice. So, Taemin did an operation to change the shape of the nose, which was originally with a hump. In addition, he, like most Asian stars, performed the operation to create a double century.

He has some kind of special complex about his hands - he considers them short and panics extremely when the camera focuses on them. And the guy has poor eyesight.

He reacts hard to talented newcomers, especially younger than his age. Probably extremely worried about competition. Perhaps for this reason, SHINee's Taemin is often involved in the gym.

He does not like secretive people who do not know what they want. Appreciates openness and frankness. And if you want to get something from him, you just need to say this and not make him guess on his own. He simply will not do this.

The greatest adrenaline rush of Te, he said, gets while watching horror films.

SHINee Taemin: filmography

It has become common practice in Asian show business to engage pop idols in all kinds of parallel television and video projects. So, Li Taeming already boasts a considerable list of films in which he took part.

Solo career

In late summer 2014, Li Taemin released Ace's solo mini-album, which had considerable success on the South Korean charts. And in February 2016, his full-length Press It was released, consisting of 10 tracks, a pair of video clips and performance video. The title track Press Your Number was produced by American musician Bruno Mars. When you know about Taemin’s dedication and hard work, it’s not surprising that he became the first SM Entertainment ward to release a full-fledged solo album.

Taemin and Kai

For some time now, fans have been haunted by the obsession: the charming Taemin from SHINee and Kai from Exo are in an inexplicable relationship. Numerous photographs where the guys hug each other tightly, or even hold hands at all, inspired suspicions about their love affair.

In fact, SHINee's Taemin and Kai became inseparable friends, recognizing each other better. They participated in photoshoots, recorded the joint track Pretty Boy in 2014, performed at concerts. It is possible that their reverent relationship is only a marketing ploy.

After retiring, Taemin dreams of traveling the world. This is an understandable desire, because when you are constrained by the strict framework of contracts for many years, you have no idea how people live in the real world. The singer said that he dreams of visiting Paris and the North Pole. In the meantime, the young handsome man has not yet left the stage, we can enjoy his amazing videos and photos. SHINee's Taemin has become a living testament to how zeal and determination can fulfill all childhood dreams.