Lee Taemin garnered worldwide fame after making his debut as the main dancer, sub vocalist, and youngest member of SM Entertainment's five-member boy group, SHINee, back in May 2008. As an idol who has been in the entertainment industry since a young age, Taemin is highly-respected among his fellow K-Pop idols.
Besides promoting as SHINee, Taemin is also successful in his very own solo career. With Taemin having promoted for more than 13 years, how much has he earned throughout his career? Is he the richest member of SHINee? Keep on reading to find out Taemin's net worth!
SHINee Taemin Net Worth 2022
According media outlets, such as NetWorthSpot, SHINee's youngest member has an estimated net worth of around $11.9 million USD as of January 2022. However, reports say that his net worth can go up as high as more than $19 million USD.
But is Taemin the richest member among his fellow group members? Based on reports, the answer would be no, as the current richest member of SHINee is Key, who has a net worth estimated to be a whopping $30 million USD, while Onew and Minho are estimated to have around $10 million USD.
With that, how was Taemin able to accumulate such a figure?
How Did Taemin Accumulate His Net Worth?
Like most K-Pop idols, a big portion of Taemin's net worth was accumulated through his activities and promotions with SHINee, especially since Taemin debuted at the young age of 14 years old.
Following SHINee's debut back in 2008, the group when on to become one of the leading figures in the rise of Hallyu globally, dominating South Korea and the world.
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With SHINee's domestic and international popularity, they eventually became a K-Pop group who is high in demand, earning thousands from their music releases, TV appearance, endorsement deals, and more.
Some of the songs SHINee released that became a worldwide hit were "Hello," "Lucifer," "Dream Girl," "Sherlock," and "View," among others.
The group also held numerous concerts and tours around the world that saw immense success.
SHINee Taemin
In addition, Taemin is also part of SM Entertainment's supergroup, SuperM, alongside members from EXO and NCT, which also saw success.
With Taemin already having established a successful reputation as an idol, it wasn't a surprise that he was also highly successful as a solo artist!
As a solo artist, Taemin has so far released nine Korean albums and four Japanese albums, with his most recent being his third mini-album "Advice," released in May 2021, which sold more than 130,000 album copies and peaked at No. 2 on Gaon Album Chart, at No. 2 on Billboard's World Albums chart, and at No. 28 on the Official Digital Albums Chart.
SHINee Taemin
His mini-album's title track of the same name, "Advice," was also included in numerous media outlet's year-end list for "best K-Pop song of 2021."
Aside from his successful releases as a solo artist, he also lent his voice to drama OSTs, such as for "To the Beautiful You," "Prime Minister and I," "School 2015," "Final Life," and "Navillera."
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SHINee Taemin
Taemin has also made numerous appearances in films, dramas, and variety programs through the years. His most recent work is his Youtube reality show, "Taem-log 6v6," which ran from 2020 to 2021.
In the past, he also became a cast member for programs like "Dream Team," "We Got Married," "Welcome Back to School," "Hit the Stage," "The Unit," "Why Not? The Dancer," and "The Call."
With his promotions and activities as both a SHINee member and solo artist, Taemin was able to amass such a net worth.
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Written by Robyn Joan
