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.
Monologue
Taemin Lyrics
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아무 의미 없는 혼잣말만 가득해
널 사랑했던 만큼 아프고 아프게
흩어져 간 널 다시 또 불러내
매일 그리워한 눈빛에 난 혼잣말을 쏟아내
빈 방 안에 꽉 차버린 말들
넌 자꾸 돌아서려 해 너의 향기가 한가득 밴
혼잣말뿐이야 혼잣말뿐이야
끝없이 끝없이
혼잣말뿐이야 혼잣말뿐이야
여전히 여전히
애써 웃음 짓는 슬픈 너의 모습에
놔줘야만 한다는 걸 머리로는 아는데
막상 널 보면 맘처럼 안돼
나 어떻게 널 보내 이렇게 선명한데
날 불현듯이 깨워낸 견딜 수 없는 현실에
널 붙잡으려 쏟아낸 말들
넌 내게 인사하려 해 우리 추억이 가득 밴
이 공간에 날 홀로 남긴 채
혼잣말뿐이야 혼잣말뿐이야
끝없이 끝없이
혼잣말뿐이야 혼잣말뿐이야
여전히 여전히
우리의 마지막 널 잃은 그날 밤
후회만 남은 기억 너머
시간을 되감아 널 부를 때마다
잡지 못한 채 아득해져
혼잣말뿐이야 혼잣말뿐이야
너에게 닿기를
Walk with me
Walk with me
Walk with me
In the song Monologue by TAEMIN, he reflects on the pain and heartbreak of losing someone he loved. The opening lines describe the emptiness felt in a room with the absence of the person, filling the space with meaningless soliloquies. TAEMIN shares his thoughts, expressing the hurt and pain he feels as he calls out to the lost love. He pours out his heart, unable to control the memories and longing he has for the person.
The chorus repeats the line "나 혼잣말뿐이야" which translates to "I'm just talking to myself." He repeats this line over and over again to emphasize how his thoughts and feelings are trapped and confined within himself. He is unable to let go and move on, haunted by the memories and emotions he feels. He wishes he could reach out to the person and walk with them once again, but he knows that it is impossible.
Overall, the song is a powerful representation of heartbreak and the struggles of moving on from a lost love. TAEMIN's emotional vocals and powerful lyrics convey the depth of the pain and the difficulty of letting go.
Line by Line Meaning
시간마저 멈춘 네가 없는 방 안엔
In this room without you, even time has stopped.
아무 의미 없는 혼잣말만 가득해
All that fills this room are meaningless soliloquies.
널 사랑했던 만큼 아프고 아프게
As much as I loved you, I suffer and suffer.
흩어져 간 널 다시 또 불러내
I call out to you again, scattered and gone.
매일 그리워한 눈빛에 난 혼잣말을 쏟아내
Every day, I pour out soliloquies to the gaze I longed for.
빈 방 안에 꽉 차버린 말들
The words that have filled up this empty room.
넌 자꾸 돌아서려 해 너의 향기가 한가득 밴
You keep turning away, your scent filling the room.
이 공간에 날 가둬버린 채
Trapping me in this space.
혼잣말뿐이야 혼잣말뿐이야
Nothing but soliloquies, endlessly.
끝없이 끝없이
Forever and ever.
여전히 여전히
Still, still.
애써 웃음 짓는 슬픈 너의 모습에
Your sad appearance, trying hard to smile.
놔줘야만 한다는 걸 머리로는 아는데
Knowing that I have to let you go, but still.
막상 널 보면 맘처럼 안돼
But when I see you, my heart just can't handle it.
나 어떻게 널 보내 이렇게 선명한데
How can I let you go when you are so vivid in my mind?
날 불현듯이 깨워낸 견딜 수 없는 현실에
In this unbearable reality that woke me suddenly,
널 붙잡으려 쏟아낸 말들
Words I poured out to hold onto you.
넌 내게 인사하려 해 우리 추억이 가득 밴
You try to say hello, memories of us filling the space.
이 공간에 날 홀로 남긴 채
Leaving me alone in this space.
우리의 마지막 널 잃은 그날 밤
The night we lost you, our final night.
후회만 남은 기억 너머
Memories beyond which only regret remains.
시간을 되감아 널 부를 때마다
Every time I call for you, rewinding time.
잡지 못한 채 아득해져
Unable to catch you, becoming more distant.
너에게 닿기를
To reach you,
Walk with me
Walk with me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andrew Michael Briol, Robert Tigley Gerongco, Samuel T. Gerongco, Seu Ran Lee
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