Who is he

It feels only right to finish this off with talking about my favorite member. If you know anything about K-pop, you would know about what a bias and bias wrecker are. If you don’t, it is essentially just who your favorite member is and which member could take that position too. My bias in Shinee and my favorite soloist of all time probably, is Lee Taemin of course.

Career as a solo artist

His artistry is truly unmatched in my opinion. Having releases such as Move, Want, Criminal and Guilty, it’s safe to say that he will keep his position as the idol of idols! Now don’t get me wrong, each of the members in the group all have their own solo discographies which are so amazing and truly represent them as artists but Taemins is just on another level, his voice being so smooth and elegant gives off this certain vibe that none of the other members have and I just love it so much. Interestingly enough, he was the first out of the group to debut as a solo artist with “Danger” as the leading title track and I couldn’t imagine a better song for him. The song truly fits its era that it came out too which was 2014.

Guilty era

If you were to ask me what my favorite era of his was I wouldn’t be able to answer cuz I literally love all of them so much but if I did have to pick just one it would be “Guilty”. Guilty being the title track and the name of the EP Is his fourth mini album and was released on October 30th 2023. The main themes present during this era is loss of innocence and religious guilt which is a general theme within his music. The song mostly talks about how he didn’t really get to enjoy his childhood to the fullest due to debuting at such a young age-14. Now as an adult he is reclaiming that lost time. This comeback definitely does feel a little more personal and intimate since it’s the first one after he was dismissed from the military.