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SHINee recently paid tribute to their late member Jonghyun, who passed in 2017, during their concert in Incheon, South Korea over the weekend.From May 24 to 26, SHINee held three concerts at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Koreas as part of the encore dates of their ‘SHINee World VI: Perfect Illumination’ tour. During the final show of the tour, members of the boyband remembered and spoke about their late member, Jonghyun.According to SBS Star, the moment came shortly what the publication described as a “flashlight event” for SHINee that was prepared by their fans during the boyband’s performance of their Japanese song ‘An Encore’.Following the performance, member Taemin spoke about how the moment had “felt like a dream” to him, adding: “When it was Jonghyun’s part, I thought, ‘Hyung, you are doing well, right?’ Then, when I opened my eyes, I saw the flashlights shining across the venue.”세상에서 제일 예쁜 재연이잖아 .. ( ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ ) pic.twitter.com/Nz8udVfjm9— 메리 (@beautifuI_merry) May 26, 2024Later during the end of the show, Key also spoke about how he has ” thought a lot about Jonghyun” over the course of the concert.

SHINee‘s Key recently opened up about his initial reaction to the passing of his bandmate Jonghyun during his appearance on Yoo Quiz On The Block. The K-pop idol and his mother appeared on the Korean variety series as the most recent episode’s guests, where Key spoke at length about the difficulty he faced upon Jonghyun’s passing in 2018. “I was really shaken at the time and wondered what the point of life was.

SHINee’s Key has shared his thoughts on the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in music, following the release of his new mini-album, ‘Pleasure Shop’.Yesterday (September 23), SHINee’s Key held a press event for the release of ‘Pleasure Shop’ where he spoke about the use of AI in music. Notably, the singer revealed that “some of the graphics in the music video” for the album’s title track were created by AI.The video features the K-pop star him facing off with an AI version of himself.

SHINee singer Key has dropped the first teaser image for his next solo single ‘Tongue Tied’, out later this month.The new retro-inspired teaser images feature cryptic, low-quality photos of a houseplant, a nineties Macintosh model PC and one of Key’s dogs, Comme Des. Titled ‘Tongue Tied’, his new single arrives on June 16 at Midnight KST.‘Tongue Tied’ will be Key’s first solo release in ten months, after his September 2023 mini-album ‘Good & Great’.

SHINee singer Key has announced dates for his upcoming 2024 ‘Keyland On: And On’ tour, featuring concerts in Thailand, Indonesia and more.Today (April 17), SHINee’s Key revealed four new dates for his 2024 ‘Keyland On: And On’ tour. They come about three months after the singer originally kicked off the series of concerts with a two-night performance at the Olympic Handball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.Key will bring his ‘Keyland On: And On’ tour to the cities of Bangkok, Jakarta and Macau in July 2024, all of which will take place on either a Saturday or Sunday.

Minho and Key of K-pop boyband SHINee have renewed their contracts with long-time label SM Entertainment.SM Entertainment announced the contract renewals of both Minho and Key in a statement to South Korean news outlet Sports Chosun, saying that the SHINee duo had re-signed due to a “strong foundation of trust” with the K-pop agency, via Soompi.“We are happy to continue our valuable relationship with Minho and Key,” SM Entertainment added. “We will provide our full support in various ways for Minho and Key to shine not only as members of SHINee but also as solo artists.”In the same statement, Minho and Key also touched on their decision to re-sign with SM Entertainment, saying that the K-pop boyband have “spent every moment together [with the agency] from our beginning until now”.“I think we are who we are today because of the agency staff that we have worked together with for a long time,” the SHINee members added.

SHINee’s Key has spoken about his experience with burnout, recalling a time when he “started crying my eyes out for no reason”.The singer recently made an appearance on Thursday Night, the YouTube show hosted by Cho Hyun-ah of URBAN ZAPAKA.During the episode, Key got candid about his recent concerns. “I’m kind of scared that I will never be able to go back to having my usual day-to-day life because of how hectic I currently am,” he said before recalling a specific moment this year when he had to stop filming because he was “getting way too emotional all of a sudden”.“This never happened to me before, but I just couldn’t continue with the shoots anymore,” he continued.

Key, a member of K-pop boyband SHINee, has announced his new mini-album, ‘Good & Great’.Today (August 21), Key announced through the official SHINee Twitter account that he’ll be releasing his second solo mini-album, titled ‘Good & Great’, this September.‘Good & Great’ will be Key’s second solo release of 2023, following ‘Killer’ in February. The latter was a repackaged version of his sophomore studio album ‘Gasoline’, which dropped in August 2022, featuring three new songs.Key’s ‘Good & Great’ will be released on September 11 at 6pm KST.

SHINee are set to release a new single, ahead of their upcoming 8th studio album ‘Hard’.At 12am KST today (June 8), SHINee announced that they would be releasing a brand-new single titled ‘Hard’ this weekend. The boyband will first release a teaser for the song’s upcoming music video on June 9.A day later on Saturday (June 10), the boyband will unveil the music video for ‘The Feeling’.

K-pop boyband SHINee have shared plans for their upcoming concerts and music releases this year.On May 28, SHINee held the second night of their 15th anniversary fan meeting in Seoul, which was also streamed worldwide via Beyond LIVE. During the event, SHINee revealed that they plan to make several comebacks in 2023.Among those comebacks are a previously announced release coming up in June, which will be accompanied by a three-night concert.

SM Entertainment has released a preview of its upcoming music releases for the third quarter of 2023.Today (May 11), SM Entertainment released an earnings report for the first quarter of 2023. In it, the K-pop agency previewed plans for its line-up of upcoming releases in the next five months, up until the third quarter of the year.According to the report, NCT member Taeyong is set to release his first mini-album in the second quarter of 2023.

SHINee member and soloist Key has expressed his desire to form a duo act with Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation.Key recently appeared on ELLE Korea’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ series on YouTube, where he was asked who in SM Entertainment he would like to form a unit with. The K-pop veteran shared that he would like to form a duo with long-time friend Taeyeon.“It’s awkward for me to do [a performance] with people a lot younger than me, and they would feel uncomfortable as well,” the idol pondered aloud, before naming Taeyeon as a labelmate he wanted to form a new unit with.“I can’t do anything sensual with Taeyeon,” Key added.

SHINee member Key will be making his upcoming ‘G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) in The Keyland’ concert available to online audiences.On October 3, concert streaming platform Beyond Live announced that it would be selling tickets to the online broadcast of the second day of Key’s live concert on October 23 at 4PM KST.

SHINee’s Key has shared his insights on exploring autobiographical themes for his second full-length album, ‘Gasoline’.In a press conference held ahead of the release of his latest record, the vocalist opened up about being allowed to explore personal themes in his songwriting. “Am I an adult? Can I become perfect if I marry like my parents did and make a lot of money?” Key said of the themes behind ‘Gasoline’, per Yonhap News Agency.“I wrote lyrics about such anguish of life, and SM [Entertainment] didn’t hold me back from doing it this time,” the idol, who wrote four out of the 11 tracks on ‘Gasoline’, added.During the latter half of the press conference, Key revealed that he “experienced a shortage of songs” in making ‘Gasoline’, which limited his choices for a title track.

SHINee’s Key has unveiled a new English-language track ‘Another Life’ ahead of his upcoming solo album ‘Gasoline’.A music video for the single was shared to SHINee’s YouTube channel on August 26. Dubbed a “special video” for the song, the visual sees the K-pop idol perform its choreography with a team of backing dancers against a futuristic backdrop.“Leave all the madness and let go / To another life, to another life / Up to Atlantis, let go / To another life, to another life,” Key belts in the electro-pop dance track’s chorus.Due out in full on August 30, Key’s forthcoming studio album ‘Gasoline’ will comprise a total of 11 songs, including ‘Another Life’ and its lead single ‘Gasoline’.

SHINee member and soloist Key has debuted his upcoming single ‘Gasoline’ live at SM Entertainment’s SMTOWN LIVE concert ahead of its release later this month.On August 20, K-pop agency SM Entertainment held its SMTOWN LIVE 2022: SMCU Express @ Human City Suwon concert, marking its first in-person SMTOWN event in five years. During his set as a soloist, Key surprised fans with a live performance of his upcoming single ‘Gasoline’.Dressed in a gold, bejewelled outfit, the singer performed the song and its choreography in its entirety with a team of backup dancers.

Key of K-pop veterans SHINee will return this month with his second solo album ‘Gasoline’.The record, dropping August 30, will be Key’s first solo release in nearly a year – since he dropped his solo mini-album ‘Bad Love’. As his second solo album, it’s the sequel to his debut full-length ‘Face’ which dropped in 2018.‘Gasoline’ will reportedly feature the title track ‘Gasoline’ and a total of 11 songs.