Taemin was discovered at the 2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting. In 2008, he was chosen as a member of the group SHINee, a 5-member boy group. The group debuted on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo.
On September 19, 2012, Taemin released his first OST, "너란 말야 (U)", for the drama To The Beautiful You. On October 16, 2012 it was announced that Taemin, alongside Super Junior's Eunhyuk and Super Junior M's Henry, Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon, and EXO's Kai and Luhan would participate as a 6-member dance team Younique Unit for the Veloster theme song, "Maxstep", the collaboration album between SM Entertainment and Hyundai. A video teaser of the song shown at the PYL Younique Show on October 17, 2012. In 2013 he featured in Super Junior M's Henry solo song "Trap" alongside Super Junior's Kyuhyun.
On July 25, 2014 it was announced that Taemin would be making his official solo debut in August. The official music video for his title song "괴도 (Danger)" came out on August 15. On August 18, Taemin released his solo mini album ACE.
Taemin released his first full length solo album Press It on February 23, 2016. He made his Japanese debut on July 27 with the EP さよならひとり (Sayonara Hitori/Solitary Goodbye).
Taemin's second studio album, MOVE - The 2nd Album, was released in October 2017 and spawned the hit single "Move".
On November 5, 2018, Taemin released the self-titled Taemin, his third overall and first Japanese studio album.
Taemin released his second Korean EP, WANT - The 2nd Mini Album, on February 11, 2019. The EP ranked on various Billboard charts, including number four on World Albums, making it Taemin's fifth entry to date, and number five on Heatseekers Albums, which is a new peak for the artist.
Taemin's third Japanese mini album FAMOUS was released on August 4th, 2019.
On February 11, 2019, he released his second mini album WANT - The 2nd Mini Album.
On October 4, 2019, he debuted in SM Entertainment's super-group SuperM with their first mini album SuperM - The 1st Mini Album.
His third album was split into two parts: Never Gonna Dance Again : Act 1 - The 3rd Album, released on September 7, 2020 and Never Gonna Dance Again : Act 2 - The 3rd Album, released on November 9 of the same year.
His third mini album ADVICE - The 3rd Mini Album was released on May 18, 2021. It was his last release before his military enlistment on May 31, 2021.
His fourth mini album Guilty - The 4th Mini Album was released on : October 30, 2023. It was released after 2 years and 5 months of inactivity due to his military enlistment.
Heart Stop
Taemin Lyrics
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같은 공간 속 딴 세상의 너
먼 곳으로 던진 시선 나를 비껴가
깊은 정적만 선명히 들려와
이젠 heart stop beating
멈춰버린 feeling
너와 난 heart stop beating
하나 둘씩 흐려진 널 느껴놓고
난 아무것도 못 본 척 널 안았어
Oh 투명하게 다 비쳤었던
너의 생각이 도저히 읽혀지지 않아 (oh)
다른 시간 속을 걷듯 낯선 우리
또 어긋나는 눈빛 한숨 소리
볼륨을 꺼버린 듯 또 다시 온 적막이
너와 날 너와 날 가둬 (가둬)
세게 안아도 설레지 않고
내일 뭘 할 건지도 궁금하지 안잖아
시간을 돌려도 난 막을 수 없고
시간을 멈춰도 너를 잡을 수 없어
이젠 정말 heart stop beating
Oh 멈춰버린 feeling
너와 난 heart stop beating
Oh 식어버린 feeling
Oh yeah yeah
이쯤에서 끝내자 하고
멋지게 뒤돌아서도
이상할 게 없는 이 상황
누군가 하나 독해져야만 해
더 물러날 수 없는 맘
더 미룰 수 없는 말
더 끌지 않기로 해
좁힐 수 없을 만큼 다른 시간
다른 시간 속을 걷듯 낯선 우리
또 어긋나는 눈빛 한숨 소리
볼륨을 꺼버린 듯 적막 속에
또 너와 날 너와 날 가둬
The lyrics to Taemin and Seulgi's song "Heart Stop" describe the feelings of being stuck in a meaningless routine, longing for something that isn't there, and the distance that grows between two people. The song opens with the singer feeling like they're just going through the motions, trapped in the same space as someone who seems to be living in a completely different world. The focus shifts to the other person, who they can hear in the silence, but whose thoughts they can't read. The chorus describes their heart stopping and their feelings growing cold, letting go of the hope they once had.
As the song continues, they describe the growing chasm between them and the other person, and their attempts to bridge it, but ultimately feeling like they can't. They can't be excited by the other person's closeness, and they don't even feel curious about what will happen next. They know that even if time were to rewind or stop, they can't hold on to the other person. The song ends with the singer accepting that they need to move on from the situation, even if it's painful, and acknowledging that they and the other person are trapped in different times.
Overall, "Heart Stop" is a deeply emotional song about the pain of feeling disconnected from somebody you care about. It's a poignant reminder that sometimes, no matter how much you want something, you can't force it to work.
Line by Line Meaning
의미 없는 숨만 고르고 있어
I'm just breathing without any purpose
같은 공간 속 딴 세상의 너
You're in the same room as me, but your mind is elsewhere
먼 곳으로 던진 시선 나를 비껴가
You avoid my gaze, looking far away
깊은 정적만 선명히 들려와
The deafening silence is the only thing I can hear
이젠 heart stop beating
My heart has stopped beating
멈춰버린 feeling
I'm left numb
너와 난 heart stop beating
You and I have stopped feeling anything
식어버린 feeling (ah)
Our emotions have turned cold (ah)
하나 둘씩 흐려진 널 느껴놓고
I feel you slipping away, little by little
난 아무것도 못 본 척 널 안았어
I pretended not to notice, and held you anyways
Oh 투명하게 다 비쳤었던
Oh how transparent everything used to be
너의 생각이 도저히 읽혀지지 않아 (oh)
But now, I can't read your mind (oh)
다른 시간 속을 걷듯 낯선 우리
We're like strangers walking through different time periods
또 어긋나는 눈빛 한숨 소리
Our gazes and sighs don't align
볼륨을 꺼버린 듯 또 다시 온 적막이
The silence descends on us once again, like someone turned off the volume
너와 날 너와 날 가둬 (가둬)
You and me, we're trapped (trapped)
세게 안아도 설레지 않고
My heart doesn't race when you hold me tight
내일 뭘 할 건지도 궁금하지 안잖아
I'm not even curious about what we'll do tomorrow
시간을 돌려도 난 막을 수 없고
I can't change the flow of time
시간을 멈춰도 너를 잡을 수 없어
Even if time stopped, I couldn't hold on to you
이젠 정말 heart stop beating
Now, my heart has truly stopped beating
Oh 멈춰버린 feeling
Oh, I'm left numb
너와 난 heart stop beating
You and I have stopped feeling anything
Oh 식어버린 feeling
Oh, our emotions have turned cold
이쯤에서 끝내자 하고
Let's end it here
멋지게 뒤돌아서도
Even if we leave with dignity
이상할 게 없는 이 상황
This situation is not strange at all
누군가 하나 독해져야만 해
Someone has to break away
더 물러날 수 없는 맘
I can't step back any further
더 미룰 수 없는 말
I can't delay any longer
더 끌지 않기로 해
I've decided to stop dragging this on
좁힐 수 없을 만큼 다른 시간
Our time frames are too different to reconcile
다른 시간 속을 걷듯 낯선 우리
We're like strangers walking through different time periods
또 어긋나는 눈빛 한숨 소리
Our gazes and sighs don't align
볼륨을 꺼버린 듯 적막 속에
The silence descends on us once again, like someone turned off the volume
또 너와 날 너와 날 가둬
You and me, we're trapped
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jamil Chammas, Jonathan Perkins, JQ Lee, Justin Lucas, Kim Jin, Leven Kali, Mola, Paul Thompson, Ylva Dimberg
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