SHINee’s Onew drops first album

SHINee bandmate Onew released his first mini album Voice days before his mandatory military enlistment.

Onew showcased his expressive, warm vocals in new seven-track album fronted by Blue, a jazz R’n’B track composed by indie duo Rocoberry and written by Kenzi. The emotive music video shows the Onew singing about loneliness against a stormy backdrop with teary eyes.

In addition to Rocoberry’s participation in producing most of the tracks, Onew teamed up with the likes of producers ZigZag Note, Kenzie and MonoTree. The SHINee member was also credited in writing the lyrics for songs Illusion and Shine On You.

Voice is his first solo effort since debuting in SHINee over a decade ago, and is set to be the last music release before he enlists in the South Korean military on December 10 for his 21 months of full-time service.