On November 19, 2012, along with actor Kim Soo-hyun, Shinee won the "Ministry of Culture Award" at South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency's (KOCCA) annual award show, Korean Popular Culture & Arts Award at Seoul Olympic Hall.
19 listopada, wraz z aktorem Kim Soo-hyun, SHINee zdobyli nagrodę "Ministry of Culture Award" w Ministerstwie Kultury Sportu i Turystyki Korei Południowej oraz doroczną nagrodę Korea Creative Content Agency's (KOCCA) – "Korean Popular Culture & Arts Award" w Seoul Olympic Hall.