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In 2017, Shinee had the eight highest concert attendance in Japan accourding to Japanese magazine Nikkei Entertainment with a total of 539,000 attendees over 29 concerts. [Source needed]

Donation: http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/02/27/2010022700129.html

Top Male Idol Group in the Past 20 Years: http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2016/09/02/new-survey-ranks-top-k-pop-artists-songs-past-20-years, http://news.donga.com/NewsStand/3/all/20160901/80071885/1

some of K-pop's biggests hits and most iconic songs: http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2014091511581945949&type=3

9 K-pop artists you should know from KCON NY and LA: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/06/24/9-k-pop-artists-you-should-know-kcon-ny-and-la/86330256/

K-Pop Expands the Hallyu Wave: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003350/http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=%2FST%2Fdb%2Fread.php%3Fidx%3D11469

The best of Korean wave: http://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2016/10/07/the-best-of-korean-wave/

she is: http://www.star2.com/entertainment/music/music-reviews/2016/07/28/review-she-is-by-jonghyun/, http://www.fuse.tv/2016/06/best-albums-of-2016-so-far#15

The 20 Best K-Pop Videos: https://www.stereogum.com/983191/the-20-best-k-pop-videos/franchises/list/

50 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-greatest-boy-band-songs-of-all-time-20150924/big-bang-fantastic-baby-2012-20150923

The 21 Greatest K-Pop Songs of All Time: https://www.spin.com/2012/06/21-greatest-k-pop-songs-all-time/

1 of 1: https://themusicmind.com/blog/2016/behind-the-song-shinee-s-1-of-1-with-marz-music

jonghyun: Four K-pop musicians defy 'mass-produced' brand http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/04/201_202419.html, http://www.vcpost.com/articles/112789/20151217/shinee-jonghyun-breaks-loose-creative-artistry-2015-walk-through.htm

jonghyun concert review http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1233946

shinee world iv concert review: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150518000762

shinee world v concert review: http://www.helloasia.com.au/reviews/shinee-world-v-in-la-shrine-auditorium-los-angeles-26-03-17/ + http://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-concert-review-shinee-world-v-in-dallas-104454.html

shinee world 2: http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/10443/concert-review-welcome-to-shinee-world

shinee world 3: http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/60502/shinee-performs-seoul-concert-for-10000-fans

jonghyun: http://insight.co.kr/newsRead.php?ArtNo=114319 - "in an article focused on idol group members that are regarded as having a level of musicality so high that one may as they were “born to music” … jonghyun was one of the seven male idol composers mentioned. in the small paragraph focused on him: it is said that jonghyun, who dreamt of becoming a composer before his debut, expresses a color in his music that is of his own and that he has become a representative idol singer-songwriter. it also mentioned how he has consistently written and composed the majority of his solo tracks, and that he was able to do this in the past despite his busy solo schedules on the side. representative songs by him mentioned included: “lonely”, lee hi’s “breathe” and iu’s “a gloomy clock”."

odd: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/10/10-k-pop-albums-for-people-who-dont-like-k-pop.html "[...] incorporates the very best of funk, EDM, and R&B to create one of the most experimental albums K-pop has seen from a boy band this year"; "SHINee is actually known as one of K-pop’s most popular dance groups, with cutting edge dance moves that are just as technically creative as the song’s they’re performed"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shinee-rookie-girl-group-ioi-897837 "known for their innovative approach to music and peerless choreography"

The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2015: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6828140/best-k-pop-songs-2015

maybe useful later? 13 K-Pop Videos With the Most Eye-Popping Choreography: http://www.fuse.tv/2014/07/best-k-pop-dance-choreography-videos#6

G-Dragon & SHINee First K-Pop Acts to Rank on Year-End World Albums Artists Chart: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5839843/g-dragon-shinee-first-k-pop-acts-to-rank-on-year-end-world-albums

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20161031007600315 "Some of the present-day first-tier K-pop hallyu bands like BigBang, SHINee, 2PM, Wonder Girls and Girls' Generation emerged triumphant in the middle and latter half of the 2000s, spreading K-pop further to Southeast Asia and the Middle East."

mttm: http://motherhoodinhollywood.com/2016-world-choreography-awards-recap-and-celebrity-interviews/

Legacy
Former president Obama mentions SHINee at the 8th Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/07/03/2017070301113.html http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&oid=023&aid=0003293636&sid1=001

https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003350/http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=%2FST%2Fdb%2Fread.php%3Fidx%3D11469 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Leadership_Conference

Shinee has been regarded as a prominent figure in South Korean culture and the Korean Wave and have emerged in the latter half of the 2000s, spreading K-pop further to Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

2010
Lucifer is the second Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band Shinee, released on July 19, 2010 by S.M. Entertainment. The album contains thirteen songs, including the title track of the same name, "Lucifer". It was re-released as Hello on October 1, 2010 with 3 new songs.

The album was commercially successful in South Korea and peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart and was the sixth best-selling album of 2010 with 124,961 copies sold.

Background and reception
Lucifer is Shinee's first Korean release after nine months since the release of their last extended play, 2009, Year of Us, which was released on October 22, 2009. The songs on the album "were more carefully selected than ever", and the album itself is said to "[give] listeners a great chance to experience the diverse musical characters and more mature vocal skills of Shinee members". The track "Obsession" was announced as the theme song for the film, The Warrior's Way.

The album exceeded 100,000 album copies shorty after its release and was commercially successful in South Korea, peaking atop the Gaon Album Chart and selling over 124,000 album copies, making it the sixth best selling album of the year. The album also peaked number 14th on the Oricon Albums Chart and number seven on the G-Music Chart.

The title track, "Lucifer", debuted on number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart only behind Miss A's "Bad Girl Good Girl", the other 12 tracks also debuted on the chart: "Obsession" (number 39), "Love Still Goes On" (number 57), "Up & Down" (number 59), "Electric Heart" (number 64), "Your Name" (number 65), "Quasimodo" (number 67), "A-Yo" (number 68), "Life" (number 72), "Ready or Not" (number 74), "Shout Ou" (number 78), "Wowowow" (number 81) and "Love Pain" (number 84).

Shinee released a repackaged album of Lucifer called Hello October 1, 2010. The repackaged album ranked at number 17 on the Gaon year end album charts with over 63,000 album copies sold.

Composition
Member Onew made his debut as a lyricist on track 9, "Your Name", while Jonghyun contributed lyrics for the second time (after writings lyrics for "Juliette"). Track 7 was co-written by all of the members. "Love Still Goes On" is viewed as "kind of a sequel" to "Love Should Go On", from the group's debut mini-album "Replay". Minho wrote the raps to "Up & Down", "Obsession", "Your Name", and co-wrote the songs "WOWOWOW" with JQ and "Shout Out" with the fellow members and MISFIT. In the repackaged album "Hello", he wrote the rap for the title track "Hello", and co-wrote the raps for "One" and "Get It".

"Ready or Not" was written and composed by Will Simms, a French music producer who made his debut in SM Entertainment with this song. Risto Asikainen and Setä Tamu also contributed the song and Misfit penned the lyrics.

Singles
http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201007160838331002 http://bntnews.hankyung.com/apps/news?popup=0&nid=04&c1=04&c2=04&c3=00&nkey=201007160943103&mode=sub_view http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=162818 http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201007191417541002

"Lucifer" was written by Bebe Rexha and Yoo Young-jin, who also penned the lyrics of many other songs performed by Shinee. The song's music video was released on July 19, 2010 via the official YouTube channel of SM Entertainment. The group made their comeback on July 23, 2010 on Music Bank. They performed the song live in during the following days on KBS and other broadcasting channels. Minho did not participate in the dances, however, sitting on a chair due to a leg injury which had already delayed the album's release and promotion. A choreography version of the music video was released on YouTube on August 3. The dance was choreographed by Shim Jae-Won (who was previously a member of Black Beat) and Rino Nakasone-Razalan. By the end of 2010, "Lucifer" had been downloaded 1,431,431 times. In 2011, it was downloaded other 779,474 times and 181,436 times in the first half of 2012.

The Korean lyrics of "Hello" were written by Kim Eana. The song's music video was released on October 4, 2010 via the official YouTube channel of SM Entertainment. The group gave their first live performance of the song on October 1, 2010 on Music Bank. The featured dance was choreographed by Rino Nakasone-Razalan. By the end of 2010, "Hello" had been downloaded 1,005,756 times.

Track listing
Credits adapted from the official homepage.

Bold indicates new tracks*

Release history
Lucifer

Hello

Album chart
Lucifer

Hello

Reception and release
The album exceeded 100,000 album copies shorty after its release and was commercially successful in South Korea, peaking atop the Gaon Album Chart and selling over 124,000 album copies, making it the sixth best selling album of the year. The album also peaked number 14th on the Oricon Albums Chart and number seven on the G-Music Chart.

The title track, "Lucifer", debuted on number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart only behind Miss A's "Bad Girl Good Girl", the other 12 tracks also debuted on the chart: "Obsession" (number 39), "Love Still Goes On" (number 57), "Up & Down" (number 59), "Electric Heart" (number 64), "Your Name" (number 65), "Quasimodo" (number 67), "A-Yo" (number 68), "Life" (number 72), "Ready or Not" (number 74), "Shout Ou" (number 78), "Wowowow" (number 81) and "Love Pain" (number 84).

The songs on the album "were more carefully selected than ever", and the album itself is said to "[give] listeners a great chance to experience the diverse musical characters and more mature vocal skills of Shinee members". In the US, the single "Lucifer" charted on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart for 57 weeks.

On October 1, 2010, the album was re-released under the title Hello. The repackaged album ranked at number 17 on the Gaon year-end album charts with over 63,000 album copies sold.

On November 26, 2010, the track "Obsession" was announced as the theme song for the film, The Warrior's Way. Shinee's lead single "Lucifer" was also featured on the January 29, 2018 episode of FOX's popular TV series, Lucifer.

Composition
Member Onew made his debut as a lyricist on track 9, "Your Name", while Jonghyun contributed lyrics for the second time (after writings lyrics for "Juliette"). Track 7 was co-written by all of the members. "Love Still Goes On" is viewed as "kind of a sequel" to "Love Should Go On", from the group's debut mini-album "Replay". Minho wrote the raps to "Up & Down", "Obsession", "Your Name", and co-wrote the songs "WOWOWOW" with JQ and "Shout Out" with the fellow members and MISFIT. In the repackaged album "Hello", he wrote the rap for the title track "Hello", and co-wrote the raps for "One" and "Get It".

"Ready or Not" was written and composed by Will Simms, a French music producer who made his debut in SM Entertainment with this song. Risto Asikainen and Setä Tamu also contributed the song and Misfit penned the lyrics.

Singles
"Lucifer" was written by Bebe Rexha and Yoo Young-jin, who also penned the lyrics of many other songs performed by Shinee. The song's music video was released on July 19, 2010 via the official YouTube channel of SM Entertainment. The group made their comeback on July 23, 2010 on Music Bank. They performed the song live during the following days on KBS and other broadcasting channels. Minho did not participate in the dances, however, sitting on a chair due to a leg injury which had already delayed the album's release and promotion. A choreography version of the music video was released on YouTube on August 3. The dance was choreographed by Shim Jae-Won (who was previously a member of Black Beat) and Rino Nakasone-Razalan. By the end of 2010, "Lucifer" had been downloaded 1,431,431 times. In 2011, it was downloaded other 779,474 times and 181,436 times in the first half of 2012. On January 29, 2018, Lucifer was played in an episode of "Til Death Do Us Part" from American television drama series Lucifer.

The Korean lyrics of "Hello" were written by Kim Eana. The song's music video was released on October 4, 2010 via the official YouTube channel of SM Entertainment. The group gave their first live performance of the song on October 1, 2010 on Music Bank. The featured dance was choreographed by Rino Nakasone-Razalan. By the end of 2010, "Hello" had been downloaded 1,005,756 times.

Track listing
Credits adapted from the official homepage.