Taemin, the youngest member of boy band SHINee, will drop his new EP “2 KIDS” on Aug. 4, his agency SM Entertainment announced on Monday.

“2 KIDS” is a prologue to his upcoming full-length album, “Never Gonna Dance Again.” “2 KIDS” will be followed by two more EPs, "Act 1" and "Act 2," to form his third full-length album.

"His third full-length album shows the challenge he faced finding his own identity as a solo artist," the agency said.

Being the first of the SHINee members to debut as a solo artist, Taemin released his first solo EP “Ace” in 2008 and had hits with songs like “Press It” (2016), “Move” (2017) and “Want” (2019).

BY KIM YEON-AH [kim.yeonah@joongang.co.kr]