South Korean singer-songwriter Jonghyun has released two studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, nine singles and six soundtrack songs. Jonghyun began his career in 2008 as a member of the boy band Shinee. Early on in his career, he recorded songs for the soundtracks of various television shows, such as "So Goodbye" (2011), which sold over 500,000 downloads.
He debuted as a soloist with the release of his first extended play, Base, on January 12, 2015. The EP topped the South Korean Gaon Album Chart and spawned the number-one single "Deja-Boo". Follow-up single "Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)" also charted in the top five. His first compilation album, entitled Story Op.1, was released on September 17, 2015, reaching the top three on the Gaon Album Chart. Jonghyun released a collaboration single with the vocal group Heritage titled "Your Voice" on March 18, 2016, for the digital music project SM Station. On May 24, 2016, he released his first studio album, She Is, containing a total of nine songs. The album peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart, selling over 90,000 copies. On December 9, 2016, he released the song "Inspiration" for SM Station.
Jonghyun released his second compilation album, titled Story Op.2, on April 24, 2017. Its lead single, "Lonely", gained success following Jonghyun's suicide in December 2017, rising to number one on the Gaon Digital Chart. His final album, Poet Artist, was released posthumously, on January 23, 2018. It became Jonghyun's first album to rank on the Billboard 200, making him the fourth Korean soloist to appear on the chart. In South Korea, it topped the Gaon Album Chart, and was later certified Platinum by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) for selling 250,000 copies.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, and sales Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications KORStudio album peaks on the Gaon Album Chart: She Is: Poet Artist: AUSDig. BEL JPNStudio album peaks on the Oricon Albums Chart: She Is: Poet Artist: NZHeat US USHeat USWorld She IsReleased: May 24, 2016 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 1 — — 21 — — 20 4 KOR: 90,790Cumulative sales for She Is: JPN: 7,531 Poet ArtistReleased: January 23, 2018 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 1 20 166 10 5 177 — 1 KOR: 250,000 JPN: 18,204 US: 4,000 KMCA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions, and sales Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KORCompilation album peaks on the Gaon Album Chart: Story Op.1: Story Op.2: JPNCompilation album peaks on the Oricon Albums Chart: Story Op.1: Story Op.2: USWorld Story Op.1Released: September 17, 2015 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 3 15 7 KOR: 56,329Cumulative sales for Story Op.1: JPN: 7,527 Story Op.2Released: April 24, 2017 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 2 30 5KOR: 73,552Cumulative sales for Story Op.2: JPN: 8,091
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, and sales Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR JPN USHeat USWorld BaseReleased: January 12, 2015 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 1 14 20 1 KOR: 99,864Cumulative sales for Base: JPN: 7,524
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KORSingle peaks on the Gaon Digital Chart: "Deja-Boo": "Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)": "Your Voice": "She Is": "End of a Day" and "Lonely": "Shinin'" and "Before Our Spring": KORHotSingle peaks on the K-pop Hot 100: The Kpop Hot 100 was discontinued beginning with the July 16, 2014 issue date. On the issue dated May 29 – June 4, 2017, the chart was re-established. "Lonely" and "End of a Day": "Shinin'" and "Before Our Spring": USWorld "Deja-Boo" () 2015 1 — 21 KOR: 415,619 Base "Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)" 5 — 12 KOR: 125,629Cumulative sales for "Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)": US: 3,000 "End of a Day" () 7 18 — KOR: 271,578Cumulative sales for "End of a Day": Story Op.1 "Your Voice" () 2016 106 — — KOR: 29,836 SM Station Season 1 "She Is" () 14 — 18KOR: 153,894Cumulative sales for "She Is": She Is "Inspiration" — — 19 SM Station Season 1 "Lonely" 2017 1 4 6KOR: 331,742Cumulative sales for "Lonely": US: 2,000 Story Op.2 "Shinin'" () 2018 5 4 9rowspan="2" Poet Artist "Before Our Spring" () 67 24 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Collaborations + List of collaborations, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KOR KORHot "Wrongly Given Love" () 2008 — — I Will "A Gloomy Clock" () 2013 6 11 KOR: 405,520 Modern Times "Oh Yeah" 2016 — — The Cloud Dream of the Nine "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Soundtrack appearances + List of soundtrack appearances, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KORSoundtrack peaks on the Gaon Digital Chart: "So Goodbye": "She": "Named": "Only the Words I Love You": "So Goodbye" 2011 28 KOR: 549,274Cumulative sales for "So Goodbye": City Hunter OST Part 2 "1 Out of 100" () 2013 — KOR: 30,068 Dream of the Emperor OST Part 3 "She" 2014 67 KOR: 55,727 Birth of a Beauty OST Part 1 "Named" () 2015 36 KOR: 102,429 Who Are You: School 2015 OST Part 6 "Beautiful Lady" — Oh My Venus OST Part 1 "Only the Words I Love You" () 62 KOR: 47,992 Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man OST Part 5 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Other appearances + List of appearances, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KOROther song peaks on the Gaon Digital Chart: "Miss You" and "Hot Times": "You Are a Miracle": "Breath" and "A Day Without You": KORHot USWorld "Miss You" () 2010 16 — —" SM the Ballad Vol. 1 – Miss You "Hot Times" () 93 — —US: 4,000 "Don't Lie" — — —rowspan="3" "Let's Go" — — — "Dear My Family" 2012 — — — I Am OST "You Are A Miracle" 2013 32 — —KOR: 63,118Cumulative sales for "You Are a Miracle": 2013 SBS Gayo Daejun Friendship Project "Breath" () 2014 3 6 8 KOR: 530,135 US: 3,000 SM the Ballad Vol. 2 – Breath "A Day Without You" () 8 21 — KOR: 138,388 "Elevator" () 2015 — — —rowspan="4" Monthly Live Connection Track 1 "I Guess Now It's the Fall" () — — — Monthly Live Connection Track 2 "Aewol" () — — — Monthly Live Connection Track 3 "Dear My Family" 2017 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KOROther charted song peaks on the Gaon Digital Chart: Base: "U & I", "Diphylleia Grayi" and "Like You": Story Op.1: "White T-Shirt" and "Orbit": She Is: "Let Me Out": Poet Artist: KORHotOther charted song peaks on the Kpop Hot 100: The Kpop Hot 100 was discontinued beginning with the July 16, 2014 issue date. On the issue dated May 29 – June 4, 2017, the chart was re-established. "Let Me Out": Poet Artist tracks: "Love Belt"2015 16 — KOR: 67,205Base "Hallelujah" () 27 — KOR: 33,544 "Mono-Drama" () 28 — KOR: 33,867 "Beautiful Tonight" () 29 — KOR: 34,488 "Neon" 37 — KOR: 30,370 "U & I" 56 — KOR: 57,057Story Op.1 "Diphylleia Grayi" () 93 — KOR: 36,028 "Like You" 96 — KOR: 33,924 "02:34" 101 — KOR: 35,033 "Fine" () 110 — KOR: 31,539 "Maybe Tomorrow" () 114 — KOR: 30,893 "I'm Sorry" () 116 — KOR: 30,339 "Happy Birthday" 121 — KOR: 27,832 "White T-Shirt" 2016 65 — KOR: 43,540 She Is "Orbit" () 91 — KOR: 31,822 "Moon" 109 — KOR: 27,446 "Dress Up" 113 — KOR: 25,389 "Aurora" 114 — KOR: 25,264 "Cocktail" 118 — KOR: 24,959 "Suit Up" 119 — KOR: 24,636 "Red" 121 — KOR: 24,313 "Let Me Out" () 2017 52 71 KOR: 37,178 Story Op.2 "1000" — — KOR: 19,070 "Our Season" () — — KOR: 15,095 "Only One You Need"() 2018 58 21rowspan="9" Poet Artist "#Hashtag" () 76 26 "Grease" () 94 33 "Take the Dive" 95 34 "Sightseeing" () 98 37 "I'm So Curious" () 100 38 "Just For a Day" () — 39 "Sentimental" — 40 "Rewind" — 42 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and notes Title Year Notes "Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)" 2015 Featuring Iron "Deja-Boo" Featuring Zion. T; showcase stage "End of a Day" "She Is" 2016 "Lonely" 2017 Featuring Taeyeon "Shinin'" 2018 First posthumous video "Before Our Spring" Second posthumous video
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