Tempo (single album)

Tempo
Tempo
	Digital cover
Single album by Minho
Released	December 15, 2025
Genre	K-pop
Length	6:01
Language	Korean
Label	SM
Minho chronology
Singles from Tempo
	"Tempo"; Released: December 15, 2025;

2025 single album by Minho

Tempo is the first single album by South Korean singer and rapper Minho. It was released on December 15, 2025, through SM Entertainment. It consists of two tracks, including the lead single, "Tempo".

Composition

The album consists of two songs: lead single "Tempo" and album track "You're Right".^[1] "Tempo" is a dance song with 808 bass and various rhythm instruments. The lyrics describe approaching someone at their own pace.^[2] Minho said that it was his favourite among all the singles he had released. He had originally intended to save it for his next album, but was concerned it would be taken by another SM Entertainment artist.^[3] "You're Right" is an easy-listening R&B pop song containing acoustic guitar. It delivers a message of comfort and support to loved ones. Minho had previously performed the song during his 2024 Asia concert tour.^[2]

Release and promotion

On December 1, 2025, SM Entertainment announced that Minho would release a new single album titled Tempo, a year after his first studio album, Call Back. Pre-orders began that day,^[4] and teaser images were later uploaded to Shinee's official social media accounts depicting Minho as a biker.^[2] Minho performed the title track for the first time at his fan meeting, 2025 Best Choi's Minho: Our Movie, ahead of the album's release on December 15.^[5] He promoted the album with performances on Show! Music Core and the MBC Gayo Daejejeon, which he also hosted.^[6]

Track listing

*Tempo* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Tempo"	Lee Seu-ran	Elias Edman Henrik Heaven Louise Lindberg Omar Rudberg	Edman	2:45
2.	"You're Right"	Hyun Ji-won	Erick Serna Matt Simons Becca Krueger Hautboi Rich	Serna	3:16
Total length:					6:01

Personnel

Minho – vocals
Ju Chan-yang (Pollen) – vocal directing (track 1)
Riskypizza – background vocals (track 1)
Henrik Heaven – background vocals (track 1)
Jeong Yu-ra – recording, digital editing, engineering for mix, mixing (track 2)
Jeong Eui-seok – mixing (track 1)
MinGtion – vocal directing (track 2)
Oiaisle – background vocals (track 2)
Matt Simons – background vocals (track 2)
Kang Eun-ji – digital editing (track 2)
Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Tempo*
Chart (2025–2026)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)^[7]	9
Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)^[8]	12
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[9]	3

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for *Tempo*
Chart (2025)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[10]	23

References

^ Saenz, Rome (December 10, 2025). "Shinee's Minho Announces Solo Return With Single Album 'Tempo'". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
^ a b c Ji, Seung-hoon (December 9, 2025). 샤이니 민호, 신곡 'Tempo' 발매..."상대방과 맞춰 나가는 감정의 속도" [Shinee's Minho releases new song 'Tempo'... "The feeling of matching the other person's pace"]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
^ Lee, Ji-hyun (December 2, 2025). 민호 "새 솔로곡 너무 좋아…SM 가수들이 뺏을까 걱정" [Minho: "I love my new solo song so much... I was worried other SM artists would steal it."]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Naver.
^ Sun, Mi-kyung (December 1, 2025). 샤이니 민호, 12월 15일 솔로 컴백..'Tempo' 발매[공식] [Shinee's Minho to make solo comeback on December 15 with 'Tempo']. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Naver.
^ Lee, Jung-joo (December 10, 2025). "Shinee's Minho set to perform new single "Tempo" at Seoul fan meeting". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
^ Kim, Su-young (December 19, 2025). 샤이니 민호, 음악방송부터 '가요대제전'까지…연말 빛낸다 [Shinee's Minho shines at the end of the year, from music shows to the 'Gayo Daejejeon']. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Naver.
^ "Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2026-01-19". Oricon News. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – Week of January 14, 2026". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 14, 2026.
^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 51, 2025". Circle Chart. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
^ "Circle Album Chart – December 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 8, 2026.

[1] Saenz, Rome (December 10, 2025). "Shinee's Minho Announces Solo Return With Single Album 'Tempo'". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved December 20, 2025.

[songs-2] Ji, Seung-hoon (December 9, 2025). 샤이니 민호, 신곡 'Tempo' 발매..."상대방과 맞춰 나가는 감정의 속도" [Shinee's Minho releases new song 'Tempo'... "The feeling of matching the other person's pace"]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2025.

[3] Lee, Ji-hyun (December 2, 2025). 민호 "새 솔로곡 너무 좋아…SM 가수들이 뺏을까 걱정" [Minho: "I love my new solo song so much... I was worried other SM artists would steal it."]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Naver.

[4] Sun, Mi-kyung (December 1, 2025). 샤이니 민호, 12월 15일 솔로 컴백..'Tempo' 발매[공식] [Shinee's Minho to make solo comeback on December 15 with 'Tempo']. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Naver.

[5] Lee, Jung-joo (December 10, 2025). "Shinee's Minho set to perform new single "Tempo" at Seoul fan meeting". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 20, 2025.

[6] Kim, Su-young (December 19, 2025). 샤이니 민호, 음악방송부터 '가요대제전'까지…연말 빛낸다 [Shinee's Minho shines at the end of the year, from music shows to the 'Gayo Daejejeon']. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Naver.

[sc_2026-01-19-7] "Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2026-01-19". Oricon News. Retrieved January 14, 2026.

[8] "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – Week of January 14, 2026". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 14, 2026.

[9] "Circle Album Chart – Week 51, 2025". Circle Chart. Retrieved December 25, 2025.

[10] "Circle Album Chart – December 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 8, 2026.