Lee Taemin, the maknae (Korean term for youngest) of the group, born on 18 July 1993. Debuted at 15, many of SHINee’s fans has seen Taemin grow from a small timid boy to a confident young man. Taemin is in charge of dancing and singing. He is one of the best dancers in K-pop. He appeared on Hit The Stage and won.
Taemin has starred in various TV dramas namely, Salamander Guru and The Shadows, Dating Agency: Cyrano and Final Life: Even If You Disappear Tomorrow. For his full filmography, click here.
Taemin was the first in the group to have a solo, albums that he has released so far are Ace, Press It, Sayonara Hitori, Flames of Love and Move. He has won many awards for the different albums that he has put out, list can be found here. Taemin has held 2 concerts so far, Taemin The 1st Stage Nippon Budokan and Off-Sick. He recently announced his first Japan Tour, Sirius, from 21st September to 2nd November he would be touring a total of 15 cities.
As the maknae of the group, Taemin is often seen being pampered by his members (older brother) that one of his nicknames is brat.
He is such a brat that there is a part 2.
Taemin is also known to be a meme, due to his facial expressions. One time a gif of him got pretty viral on tumblr and he was named “the kpop dude”, even now when you Google “the kpop dude” pictures of him would appear.