On March 12, SM Entertainment, SHINee’s agency, announced that SHINee’s new fourth mini-album, Sherlock, would hit the offline stores on March 21. Earlier on March 19, all the songs in the album will be tasted in advance.

SM Entertainment says, “The new songs will be open in advance before the official release via major music-downloading sites such as iTunes and Melon. Through the sites, the songs will be available for fans across the world. The release of all the seven songs will surely evoke explosive responses among their fans.”

“SHINee’s fourth mini-album consists of songs of a variety of genres based on well-honed singing abilities of each member,” they added.

Relevant teaser images of each member have been revealed in serial order.