You're the first SHINee member to release a solo album.
Being a solo artist was my original dream, but when I went into SM Entertainment and debuted with SHINee, I was relieved to have people beside me who could fill the aspects I lacked and push me on. But I always thought I would get to do it one day. There was a time I vaguely talked about a solo debut with SM Entertainment's performance director, Jaewon hyung. I asked him, "What do u think?" and he told me, "If u work hard and do well, do u think the company would just leave u alone?" Since then, I've quietly worked hard.
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