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SHINee achievements thread to let you know their influence why they are the princes of kpop 
Debuted in 2008 where kpop wasn't as widely known as it is today with the members aged 14-18Their debut song replay is one of the most famous debut songs 12 years going, it is still widely covered by rookies Started the skinny jeans fashion trend for men in korea
Received their first win in four monthsWon every award they were nominated for, starting the rookie grand slamJonghyun wrote their song Juliette aged 18 in 2008 earning their first music show win
Their song ring ding dong was a song type that wasnt done before, it is so addicting it is banned from playing during exams timesIn 2009 standing against big names they managed to win as rookiesTheir song was so famous a fake shinee group debuted in Cambodia
Lucifer is known as the song that changed the way idols were perceived and started the trend for harder dances They held their first concert two year after debut in an Olympics gymnasium Even before their Japanese debut they sold out a solo concert there
They debuted in Japan topping many charts- sold so many albums they were given a certified gold album for the Japanese ver for replayIn 2011 they became the first Asian group to preform in London, Abbey road- the crowd was so big people compared them to the beetles
Oricon labeled them down as the first foreign artist in 44 years of history to have three different singles that all ranked in the top three in Japan
SHINee were invited to be the opening act of the korean film festival in londonIn 2011 they preformed in a hour long gala in London with tickets selling out in minutes- this marked the first time ]that an korean artist had an independent concert there
Onew, Key and Taemin authored a book about their travels in Barcelona becoming the first ever idols to author a vacation guide..........Tower Records Japan announced SHINee had one the artist of the year at the kpop lover awards beating out big names as a 3 year old group
SHINee's first ever arena tour in Japan called 'SHINee World 2012' set the record for the most people in attendance for a Korean acts first tour with 200.000 attendees
In 2012 SHINee won the 'Ministry of culture award' at Sk's Ministry of culture, sports and tourism and KOCCA annual award at Seol, Olympic Hall
In 2013 SHINee attended the 27th GDA awards in KL winning the popularity award for the third timeThey were awarded their second bonsang with Sherlock that also won many dance performance awards
in 2013 were the only group to win three awards at the Seoul music awards and golden disk awards
In 2014 aged 21 became the first sm artist in a group to also have a solo debut Taemin's album ace made it to the second place in the billboard world album charts
SHINee were invited to preform at the Tokyo dome gathering 100.000 peopleJonghun's solo debut Base debuted at number one in the billboard world albums chart making it the first ever Korean album to chart that high
Their comeback 'Odd’ brought a trend of contact lenses and wide pants to other idol groups and the public. Their song married to the music was the first Korean album in the deep house genre
They were the first idols to receive both the prime minister’s award + ministry of culture award
i hope what ive chosen to list helps you understand SHINee's impact
