Two years later they released their second Japanese album Boys Meet U (2013), followed by I'm Your Boy (2014), and D×D×D (2016). In 2011 the group also held their Japan Debut Premium Reception at Abbey Road Studios in London making them the first Asian artists to perform there.
It was followed by their first Japanese studio album, The First, on Decemboth were certified Gold by RIAJ for selling over 100,000 copies. Their Japanese version of their single " Replay" sold over 100,000 copies, the highest number of sales for a Japanese debut single recorded by Oricon for a South Korean group at the time. In mid-2011, Shinee signed with EMI Records Japan to venture into the Japanese music scene. The group has also been included in the Forbes list of Korea Power Celebrity 40 multiple times, once in 2014 and again in 2016. In 2012 the group released Sherlock, which became the fifth most sold album of the year with over 180,000 copies sold. "Lucifer" was nominated for the Best Dance Performance Award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2010 for its outstanding choreography. "Ring Ding Dong" charted on top of several Korean music charts and gained popularity all over Asia. Shinee further consolidated their popularity on the South Korean music scene with follow-up singles " Ring Ding Dong" and " Lucifer". In August, 2008, the group released their first Korean studio album The Shinee World, which won the Newcomer Album of the Year at the 23rd Golden Disk Awards. The group gained attention for starting a fashion trend amongst students, which the media dubbed the "Shinee Trend".
and debuted in May, 2008 with their first EP, Replay on SBS's Inkigayo with their single " Replay". Shinee were introduced as a contemporary R&B boy group by their company with the goal to be trendsetters in all areas of music, fashion, dance, etc. The group is composed of five members: Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho and Taemin. Shinee ( / ˈ ʃ aɪ n iː/ SHY-nee Korean: 샤이니 Japanese: シャイニー stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy group formed by S.M.