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SHINee

SHINee is a contemporary R&B group from Seoul, South Korea. Formed by SM 엔터테인먼트 in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Popular Songs with their promotional single, "누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)", or "Noona, You're So Pretty (Replay)." The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin. Since their debut, SHINee has won numerous awards. They have also starred in their own reality show (Yunhanam) based on their song, "누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)". SHINee are considered to be a fashion icon, having started the "SHINee Trend," which is popular amongst the younger generation.

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Smash

1) Band was formed by the sitar/guitar player Gualberto in 1967. At the beginning of the seventies Smash recorded two albums for Philips label "Glorieta de los Lotos" in 1970 and "We Come To Smash This Time" in 1971. Unfortunately early death of the vocalist Julio Matito bring band to the end. Music which Smash create is compare to Moody Blues and Vanilla Fudge psychodelic mood. Through guitar style of Manuel Molina we hear evident flamenco touch, applying on traditional "palos" (tarantos).

Read more about Smash on Last.fm.

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Shoo

Yoo Soo-Young, more commonly known as 슈 (Shoo) (her Japanese name), is a Korean singer, a member of the pop group S.E.S.. Although Korean, she lived in Japan for most of her early life. She got her start in the group by trying out in auditions for SM Entertainment (unlike the other two members, who were discovered through less conventional methods). She succeeded in getting noticed from the judges and was thus offered a spot in their girl group, which became known as S.E.S. (standing for Sea, Eugene, and Shoo, the three members).

Read more about Shoo on Last.fm.

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DIA

There are at least four artists with this name:
1) DIA (디아) is a South Korean female singer. 2) DIA is a finnish modern rock band from Jyväskylä, Finland. It was founded in 2005 and so far has released demos and an LP fully downloadable from their website: http://www.ilta.fi 3) Integration is the new, self-released album by Dia (Shawn Brice and Maria Azevedo of Battery.) What began as a one-time project by has developed into an ongoing musical endeavor: written, recorded and produced by two members of the band that brought you such memorable albums as Aftermath, Distance and nv.

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Brian

1) A czech thrash metal band founded in 1989 and released a few full-length albums. 2) Brian Gintaek Joo (브라이언) (born January 10, 1981) is an American singer active in South Korea, where he is known as a member of R&B duo Fly to the Sky. He is professionally known as Brian.
Brian entered the local pop music scene in 1999, at the tender age of 17. Born and raised in the United States, Brian entered the Korean entertainment industry after a friend signed him up for an audition with Brothers Entertainment and was then sent to SM Entertainment in Korea.

Read more about Brian on Last.fm.

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Wax

Eight artists go by the name Wax:
1. An American creative/experimental Hip Hop/Rap/Acoustic artist.
2. A pop group active in between 1985 and 1988 consisting of American singer-songwriter Andrew Gold and British singer Graham Gouldman of 10cc fame.
3. An American Pop Punk band known for the 1995 song California
4. A female South Korean singer active in the 2000s (see: 왁스)
5. An alias of Dutch dance producer Robert Meijer
6. A short lived Swedish punk band active in the early 1980s
7. A Japanese rapper from the group SD JUNKSTA

Read more about Wax on Last.fm.

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UP

There are two known artists named UP. 1. UP (In Hangul - 유피)(Reads as U.P.) South Korean Pop group that emerged during mid 1900's. They were famous for their hit song Puyo Puyo (뿌요뿌요) which is included in their 2nd album. Currently they are disbanded and doing individual music work. 2. UP's music is based on the best stuff from old funk and rock projects, cleaned up and supercharged with johno's 2007 tastes and sensibilities. The lyrics are all about personal experiences, if a bit tongue in cheek at times. Recently we've been getting more and more into vocal harmonisation.

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