Jonghyun

Jonghyun is S.M. Entertainment's first performer to have been significantly involved in the writing, planning, and composition of an album. The firm is well-known in the K-Pop market for restricting its musicians' creative authority over their albums' development.

According to Kim Da-hee of the Korea Times, Jonghyun is one of four K-pop composers who have differentiated themselves from the idol industry's mass-produced singers, the others being G-Dragon, Zico, and Jinyoung, through their "extraordinary talent in songwriting, producing, and dancing, as well as other skills that make them prolific musicians." Jonghyun is regarded as having a distinct style in his songs and has been lauded for writing and producing the bulk of his solo singles. According to Insight Korea, he is one of eight idols who appear to be "born to music."

As brilliant as he is, Jonghyun has regrettably passed away. Jonghyun was discovered unconscious in a leased flat studio in Gangnam District on December 18, 2017 at around 18:10 (KST). Earlier, at 16:42, his elder sister called 911 to say that she suspected her brother was attempting suicide. He allegedly sent his sister a series of text messages using the phrase "final farewell."

Idol group: SHINee (now deceased)

Hit songs: U & I, Prism, Red, Rewind