Lee Tae-min Quotes

Lee Tae-min

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 18, 1993

As an artist who performs on the stage, I try to express my feelings and convey my inner thoughts through the looks I give the audience. So, I tend to focus on making sure that my makeup highlights my eyes properly.

Lee Tae-min

If makeup highlights and empowers my unique appeal, why not use it?

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The synergy created from clothing, hair, and makeup combined is truly amazing, so makeup has been, is, and will be a key factor in establishing my identity as an artist.

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I spent about a total of one year preparing for the 'Want' album.

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I always imagine, and try to be on the lookout, for new things, for references that can inspire me creatively so I can showcase things that people haven't done before or that are new.

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I want to express myself but, at the same time, still be special and different.

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Recording and performing 'Replay' was a learning process throughout, as we focused on the details.

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I like 'I Can't Stand the Rain.' I like it because it has a really oriental feeling to it, an 'oriental taste,' it has an essence of Asia.

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We have dance songs and ballad songs, but Baekhyun's voice plays a very important role. That's a really important speciality of Baekhyun.

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If you ask me, I'd say what the world now considers K-Pop began with SM Entertainment. SM was the very first company to take musical influences from Western culture and incorporate Korean culture into that by rearranging and writing lyrics with our style.

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I really want to go on a tour in the U.S.

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The memories of my time with Jonghyun are precious to me. He's like family to me, so I will never forget him and I will always keep him in my heart.

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I've been in SHINee for 10 years, so starting a new team almost felt like getting a different job. I was excited; it felt so fresh, like a new start. To be honest, I thought the project was going to get cancelled when I first heard about it, so SuperM has a special place in my heart.

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I liked Bruno Mars from way back before he even debuted. I thought he had a beautiful voice and became a huge fan after listening to his first album.

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All the songs are good, but 'Press Your Number' was fixed to be my favorite song from the beginning.

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I don't want to compare SuperM to any of the other groups.

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For me, my mentor was Rain who I like and admire so much. To be able to appear in the same place with him as a mentor to someone is meaningful and such an honor.

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For the 'Heaven' stage, the dancers and I don't use wires so we are slowly slipping down the stage if you see us up close.

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K-pop itself is not just a music genre, but a whole cultural phenomenon.

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When other people look at K-pop with a more traditional Western lens, or when people listen to it, it may sound like a combination of all different genres.

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