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Lee Tae-min
Lee Tae-min (born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer, actor and dancer. He debuted as a member of the boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both under SM Entertainment, and has subsequently been labeled by media outlets as the "Idol's Idol" due to the large number of idols citing him as an inspiration. As an actor, Taemin's first role was as Junsu in the 2009 MBC comedy ''Tae-Hee, Hye-Kyo, Ji-Hyun''. Taemin debuted as a soloist in 2014 with the release of his first extended play (EP), '' Ace''. It peaked at number one on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart, and its lead single "Danger" reached number five on the Gaon Digital Chart. His first studio album, '' Press It'' (2016), also charted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart. Taemin made his solo debut in Japan in July 2016 with the release of his second EP, '' Sayonara Hitori''. In 2017, Taemin released his second Korean studio album, ''Move'', and the ...
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Lee (Korean Name)
Lee, I, or Yi () is the second-most-common surname in Korea, behind Kim (김). Historically, 李 was officially written as Ni () in Korea. The spelling officially changed to I () in 1933 when the initial sound rule () was established. In North Korea, it is romanized as Ri () because there is no distinction between the alveolar liquids /l/ and /r/ in modern Korean. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 7,306,828 people by this name in South Korea or 14.7% of the population. Latin-alphabet spelling Though the official Revised Romanization spelling of this surname is I, South Korea's National Institute of the Korean Language noted in 2001 that one-letter surnames were quite rare in English and other foreign languages and could cause difficulties when traveling abroad. However, the NIKL still hoped to promote systemic transcriptions for use in passports, and thus recommended that people who bore this surname should spell it Yi in the Roman alphabet. However, the ...
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Ace (Taemin EP)
''Ace'' is the debut extended play by South Korean singer Taemin. It was released by SM Entertainment on August 18, 2014. "Danger" was released as the lead single. Background and release On August 11, 2014, SM Entertainment announced Taemin would release an EP titled ''Ace'' on August 18. On August 13, a highlight medley video from the EP was uploaded to YouTube. The official music video for the lead single, titled "Danger", came out on August 15 and was directed by Kim Sung-wook, who said that through the video he aimed to explore "the themes of masculinity". Composition The song "Danger" was composed by Thomas Troelsen, who also wrote the theme song for the World Cup in Brazil. On radio show ''Blue Night Radio'', a listener asked Taemin, "I liked the shooting sound in your music program performances. Why isn't it included in the digital version f the song" Taemin said, "It was added right before performing on a music program as effect sounds for performance. It's not includ ...
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Koala Kid
''Koala Kid'' (also known as ''Outback'' or ''The Outback'') is a 2012 computer-animated action comedy film directed by Kyung Ho Lee. It was released in South Korea on January 12, 2012. The English dub cast consists of Rob Schneider, Bret McKenzie, Frank Welker, Yvonne Strahovski, Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, and Chris Edgerly. Plot In Australia, a white koala named Johnny is teased about his color, so he joins a traveling circus with the help of Hamish, a Tasmanian Devil, and Higgens, a spider monkey photographer. He is disappointed that he is part of the freak show instead of the main acts in the big tent. The top act is "Wild Bushman" who takes all the audience from the freak show. Johnny checks out the show and accidentally becomes part of it, and The Wild Bushman saves him. While traveling to a new location, their wagon train car becomes unattached and crashes in the desert of "The Outback". On their quest to go to the next location of the traveling circus, "Precipice Lak ...
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Korea Economic Daily
The ''Korea Economic Daily'' (nicknamed ''Hankyung'' (from ''han'' - South Korea and ''kyung'' - business) is a conservative and business daily newspaper in South Korea. It is the largest business newspaper by revenue in South Korea. It was founded on October 12, 1964, as the ''Daily Economic Newspaper'' and took its current name in 1980.Company Overview of The Korea Economic Daily
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Seoul Broadcasting System
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) () is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. The broadcaster legally became known as SBS in March 2000, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting System (서울방송). Its flagship terrestrial television station SBS TV broadcasts as channel 6 for digital and cable. Established on 14 November 1990, SBS is the largest private broadcaster in South Korea, and is owned by the Taeyoung Construction. It operates its flagship television channel which has a nationwide network of 10 regional stations, and three radio networks. SBS has provided digital terrestrial television service in the ATSC format since 2001, and T-DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) service since 2005. History After the 1987 South Korean democratic reform, the government had decided to create a new commercial broadcaster in South Korea. Eventually, MBC was a mouthpiece of KBS to broadcast sporting events like the 1986 FIFA World Cup ...
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Inkigayo
''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. It is broadcast from the SBS Open Hall in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. History ''Inkigayo'' debuted as ''SBS Popular Song'' in 1991 as a chart show, but was canceled in fall 1993 because it was replaced by TV Gayo 20 (TV 가요20). It was later revived in 1998 with its original title and format. In 2003, the chart format was removed and was replaced by ''Take 7'', where seven of the most popular artists from the week are featured and the most popular artist receives the award for ''Mutizen Song''. In spring 2007, the program changed from a recorded broadcast to a live broadcast in an effort to boost ratings, as well as changing the English name to ''The Music Trend''. On November 2, 2008, the program moved from 3 ...
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Criminal (Taemin Song)
"Criminal" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taemin. It was released as the lead single of his third studio album, '' Never Gonna Dance Again'', on September 7, 2020, through SM Entertainment. A synthwave song with Stockholm syndrome-themed lyrics, "Criminal" was written by Danke, Lauren Aquilina, Chloe Latimer, Shae Jacobs, Score and Megatone, and produced by Jacobs, Score and Megatone. Background and release On August 28, 2020, SM Entertainment announced that Taemin would be releasing the first part of his third studio album, ''Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1'', on September 7, alongside the lead single "Criminal". It was released in the same timeframe as the SuperM album '' Super One'', causing Taemin to split his time between the two projects. Two remixes of the song by DJ Minit and Sumin were released on September 29 as part of SM's iScreaM project. Composition "Criminal" is a synthwave song with "newtro" (new retro) sounds and a Stockholm syndrome theme. Taemin de ...
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Never Gonna Dance Again (album)
''Never Gonna Dance Again'' is the third Korean studio album (fourth overall) by South Korean singer Taemin. It consists of two parts, ''Act 1'' and ''Act 2'', that were later collected together in the repackage album, ''Never Gonna Dance Again (Extended Ver.)''. Background and release It was initially reported that Taemin was preparing to make a comeback in July 2020. However, the comeback was delayed due to a wrist injury Taemin sustained while practicing choreography. On July 29, 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed that Taemin would soon be releasing his third full album, ''Never Gonna Dance Again'', starting with the release of prologue single "2 Kids" on August 4, 2020. This was followed up by the release of the first half of the album, ''Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1'', on September 7, accompanied by title track "Criminal". The album features nine tracks, including "Criminal", "2 Kids" and a Korean version of the Japanese song "Famous", previously released by Taemin in 2019. Two ...
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Taemin (album)
''Taemin'' is the self-titled third studio album and debut Japanese studio album by South Korean singer Taemin. The album contains twelve tracks and includes Japanese versions of previously released songs by Taemin. The album was released digitally on November 5, 2018, through EMI Records and Universal Music Japan. The album's physical release occurred on November 28, 2018. Background and release On September 22, 2018, the official Shinee Japanese Instagram account posted a highlight medley for the upcoming ''Taemin'' album, although at that time the album was reported to be titled ''Eclipse''. It was also announced that the single "Eclipse" would be released on September 26. On October 3, 2018, Taemin officially announced that he would release his first Japanese studio album on November 28, 2018. The album would feature "Eclipse" as the lead single, which was first revealed during the Sirius tour. A live version music video for the single was subsequently released on YouTube on ...
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Move (Taemin Song)
"Move" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taemin for his 2017 album of the same name. The song was composed and produced by Curtis A. Richardson, Adien Lewis and Angélique Cinélu, with lyrics written by Seo Ji-eum. It was released on October 16, 2017 through SM Entertainment as the album's lead single. "Move" is a sultry, bass-driven pop R&B song that has been praised by critics for its blurring of gender boundaries. The song is noted for its distinctive choreography, which went viral following a live performance at Seoul Fashion Week, inspiring covers from fans and celebrities alike. This phenomenon is often referred to as "Move disease". In recognition of his performance, Taemin won the award for Best Dance Performance Solo at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Background and release On September 28, 2017, SM Entertainment announced the upcoming release of Taemin's second Korean-language studio album, ''Move'', led by the single of the same name. It had been a year ...
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Move (Taemin Album)
''Move'' is the second Korean studio album by South Korean singer Taemin. The album consists of nine tracks including the title track, "Move". It was released digitally and physically on October 16, 2017, through SM Entertainment and distributed by Genie Music. A Korean version of Taemin's Japanese single, "Flame of Love", also appears on the album. The album was re-released under the title ''Move-ing'' on December 10, 2017. Background and release On September 28, 2017, SM Entertainment announced Taemin's second Korean studio album for October 16, 2017. Prior to the release of the album, Taemin previewed the songs from ''Move'' at his first Korean concert, titled Off-Sick, on October 15, 2017 in front of 10,000 fans. The album was released a day later on October 16, 2017 through various music sites and contained a total of nine tracks. Its lead single, "Move", was accompanied by three different music videos—the first was the official music video for the song that featured the si ...
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Sayonara Hitori
is the debut Japanese extended play (second overall) by South Korean singer Taemin under EMI Records, a division of Universal Music Japan. It was released digitally and physically on July 27, 2016. Background and release On February 26, 2016, Taemin released his first single in Japanese, "Press Your Number", previously released on his first studio album, ''Press It''. On June 23, 2016, Taemin's Japanese debut was announced with the mini album ''Sayonara Hitori'', including a showcase on his 23rd birthday. On July 5, he released the music video for "Sayonara Hitori". The album was released on July 27, including four new songs and "Press Your Number" (Japanese Version). According to Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ..., ''Sayonara Hitori'' sold 38,490 copies on ...
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