 Minho was discovered at the SM Casting System in 2006 and modeled for Ha Sang-beg's Seoul Collection F/W 08–09 in March 2008.One month later, Minho was chosen as a member of the group Shinee, the five-member boy group debuted on May 25, 2008 on SBS' Inkigayo.The group's first mini-album, "Replay" was released on May 22  and debuted on the Korean music charts MIAK at #10 and peaked at #8.