SHINee's Minho to release mini album 'Chase' on Dec. 2

An album cover image for Minho of SHINee's upcoming solo mini album ″Chase.″ [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Minho of boy band SHINee will make his solo debut next month with his first mini album “Chase.”

Minho’s agency SM Entertainment announced Tuesday that “Chase” will be released on Dec. 2.

Although Minho has released solo songs and Japanese versions of songs before, this is his first solo album. He has previously released “I’m Home” (2019) and “Heartbreak” (2021) as solo songs.

Minho, whose real name is Choi Min-ho, debuted as a member of SHINee in 2008. He has an active solo career and also works as an actor, appearing in numerous films such as “Illang: The Wolf Brigade” (2018) and “The Battle of Jangsari” (2019) and television series such as “My First Time” (2015) and “Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth” (2016-17).

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]