Shinee debuted in May 2008 with their first EP, Replay, which spawned the single of the same name. They later released their first studio album, The Shinee World, which peaked at number three on the MIAK (Music Industry Association of Korea) chart[1] and was re-released as Amigo (2008). The album spawned two more singles: "Love Like Oxygen" and "Amigo". Shinee's second EP, Romeo, was released in 2009 and contained their fourth single, "Juliette". The release was soon followed by their third EP, 2009, Year of Us (2009), with the lead single "Ring Ding Dong". Their second studio album, Lucifer, was released in 2010 and peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart. It produced a Korean top ten single, "Lucifer". The 2010 reissue of the album, titled Hello, also charted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and sold over 100,000 physical units in South Korea. It spawned the Gaon Digital Chart top 10 single "Hello", which sold over one million digital copies.[2]
Shinee's fourth EP, Sherlock, was released in 2012. The lead single, "Sherlock (Clue + Note)", claimed the top spot on the Gaon Digital Chart and charted third on the Korea K-Pop Hot 100 chart. It became the group's highest-selling digital single in South Korea, with over 1.7 million digital downloads.[3] In 2013, Shinee released two-part studio albums Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You and Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me, which were later re-released as The Misconceptions of Us (2013). The same year, the group released their fifth EP, Everybody, and another number one single, "Everybody". Shinee was one of the biggest-selling K-pop acts in America in 2013, becoming one of the first Korean musicians to rank on Billboard's year-end World Albums chart.[4] In 2015, Shinee released their fourth studio album, Odd, with the lead single "View", both of which claimed the top of the charts. The album's reissue, Married to the Music, was released the same year with four additional songs. Subsequent albums included 1 of 1 (2016), The Story of Light (2018), Don't Call Me (2021) and Hard (2023). The latter two were both certified Platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA).
A Japanese version of "Replay", released as "Replay (Kimi wa Boku no Everything)", was Shinee's first Japanese-language release and peaked at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart. In the first week of sales, it sold over 91,000 copies, setting a new record for the debut single of a Korean idol group in Japan.[5] They then released their first Japanese studio album, The First (2011). Their first original Japanese song, "Dazzling Girl", which was released as a double A-side single with another Japanese original song, "Run With Me", ranked at number two on the Oricon Charts and was certified Gold by RIAJ.[6] The group released their second Japanese album, Boys Meet U, in 2013. This was followed by their third, fourth and fifth studio albums, I'm Your Boy (2014), D×D×D (2016) and Five (2017). In 2021, they released their first Japanese EP, Superstar.
Albums
Korean studio albums
List of Korean studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
^ abcdefgPrior to the establishment of the Gaon Music Chart in 2010, South Korea's music charts were supplied by the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK), which stopped compiling data in 2008.[72] There are no known cumulative chart records for albums sold in 2009.
^Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) compiled sales figures for music releases until 2008. The album The Shinee World, which was released in 2008, peaked at number three on the MIAK chart.[1]
^The Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) compiled sales figures for music releases until 2008. The EP Replay, which was released in 2008, peaked at number eight on the monthly MIAK chart for June 2008.[65]
^Sales figures for Korean-language singles are digital, while sales figures for Japanese-language singles are physical, except where noted. Up until 2017, the number of downloads for songs on the Korean Gaon Digital Chart were visible to the public but starting January, 2018 these numbers are no more displayed.[71] US sales are based on digital downloads.
Prior to the issue date of August 25, 2011, the K-Pop Hot 100 did not exist. Singles had previously charted exclusively on the Gaon Single Chart. It stopped charting in May 2014[75] and was relaunched in December 2017.[76]
Chart positions for the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 Chart beyond the first fifty are only viewable with a subscription on Billboard.com/biz.
References
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Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me: CDアルバム週間ランキング [CD Album weekly ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. May 5–12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
^SJ 連莊寶島最唱銷東洋歌王 [Super Junior Still The Bestselling K-Pop Artist in Taiwan!]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). Next Media. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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^Kim, Yu-young (September 27, 2016). "Return of the boy bands". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^Cumulative sales for The Story of Light EP.1 (Japan):
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【オリコン2017年上半期ランキング】AKB48、SMAP、嵐が続々と記録を樹立！ [Oricon ranking first half of 2017】 AKB 48, SMAP, Arashi set up records one after another! (see #24)]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
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The Story of Light Epilogue: オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2018年09月10日～2018年09月16日 [Oricon Weekly Album Chart: September 10, 2018 – September 16, 2018] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
^[공식]샤이니, 정규6집 합본 에필로그 10일 발매…신곡 수록 [SHINee officially announces “The Story Of Light Epilogue” album release with new songs included] (in Korean). Naver via Sports Chosun. September 4, 2018. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
^Cumulative sales for The Story of Light Epilogue (Japan):
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^Hwang Ji-young (January 11, 2018). 가온차트 "다운·스밍 수치 비공개…1주차부터 반영" [공식] [Gaon Chart announces they will no longer diisplay number of streams and downloads in 2018]. Naver. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
SHINee、韓国グループのデビュー作歴代最高9.1万枚 [Shinee, best K-pop group debut, selling over 91,000 copies] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
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^【オリコン2017年上半期ランキング】AKB48、SMAP、嵐が続々と記録を樹立！ [Oricon ranking first half of 2017】 AKB 48, SMAP, Arashi set up records one after another! (see #26)]. Oricon (in Japanese). December 24, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
月間 シングルランキング 2018年07月度 [Oricon single sales for July, 2018 (see #9)]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
週間 シングルランキング 2018年08月20日付 [Oricon weekly single sales for August 20, 2018 (see #36)]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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