SHINee’s Minho posed for marie claire and spoke about his mini album Make it hot, calling it an “expansion” and thanking fans.
October/10/2026 18:00
SHINee’s Minho showed a relaxed, calm mood. A fashion magazine, marie claire, and Minho’s gravure were released. In the released photos, Minho displays various poses against a spacious blue grassland background. Not only did he perfectly wear a styling that layered a warm brown-toned knit cardigan and shirt, but he also showed a cool yet profound beauty with a powerful gaze looking at the camera among the trees. In an interview conducted along with the gravure shoot, Minho showed confidence in the process of preparing his second mini album, released in September, Make it hot, and in the title track of the same name. He said, “If I were to express this album in one word, it would be ‘expansion.’ Even if I was a little lacking and not confident, I put in the effort to boldly try things from the opposite point, and through the production process I feel that I myself was also expanded,” conveying his deep affection for the new work. He also sincerely confessed his feelings to the fans who became the driving force behind his growth, saying, “The support and encouragement of the fans changed me. Along with another strong wish, I discovered new possibilities for growth that I had never expected, and I came to feel like I want to keep trying. That I must not disappoint the fans is my current belief,” moving people with his honest feelings.
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