SHINee to release new album on July 19

Korean boy band SHINee will be releasing a new album in less than two weeks, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Thursday.

SM announced in a press release that the group's second full-length album, whose title has yet to be disclosed, will hit stores on July 19.

SM today also unveiled an image of member Minho, donning the style of the band's upcoming concept, on SHINee's official webpage and other portal sites -- the agency said it will reveal a picture of each member everyday until next Monday.

The popular five-member group, composed also of members Jonghyun, Taemin, Onew and Key, made their debut in 2008 with their first mini-album "Replay." Their last album was the third mini-album "2009, Year Of Us" released nine months ago containing hit song "Ring Ding Dong."

They recently finished shooting the music video for their title track which has yet to be revealed and will be giving their comeback performance on KBS' "Music Bank" on July 16.

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