Key is criminally underrated. This as good a song as I've heard. Fantastic melody and his vocals 👌you can't go wrong with any of shinee really. Taemin is my ult but I love all of shinee they are artists. 💚
Key has the nickname of Almighty Key because he is an all rounder. One thing you will appreciate is he is an expert at girl group choreo, he says they are more fun to dance. He is part of the cast of two weekly variety shows and regularly uses his many talents to entertain. He has a mini album coming out next month that I hope you will check out as well as his last full album, Killer (repackaged). We are all curious what era/theme he will be going for this time. His album packaging and teasers are always an adventure. He designs his albums and is very involved in every detail
I'm also a huge synthwave/retro wave/80s pop fan and Key's entire trilogy of albums are a master class on retro wave production and execution in terms of presentation and concept down to the physical releases of the EPs and LP's. I dont think it's an exaggeration to say he's one of the best at it that I've ever seen or heard. He shot straight to the top as my favorite idol with this EP lol Its interesting cause his first album "Face" isn't necessarily retrowave like his last 3 releases but it too is a delight of europop/synth pop that's also worth checking out once you've given the retro trilogy a dive!
Next for Key, Another Life. Or Gasoline. Fellow syth-pop fan and 80's baby, though I've got some years on you. Loved your Tears for Fears shoutout in another reaction. The sound of my childhood. 😊
His best retro song imo is Bound, it's like Depeche Mode meets kpop. No mv for it but the live performances are a must-see. I am also waiting for you to get to Gasoline too.
Yes he was very involved in the production. He was the brain behind this video. Not only with Bad Love but for the whole album too. You might want to check out the behind the scenes to see him work. This album is literally Key’s baby.
"Bad Love" is straight out of classic '80s - rock ballad/ electro-rock/ dance-pop. However, it mixes in '60s, '70s era sci-fi elements. Key said his style is more of the retro '80s/'90s MTV, so that's the treatment they used to come up with his comeback concept. SM's songwriter Kenzie, who also produced "Gasoline," was the lyricist/producer of "Bad Love" with contributions made by Key. Key came to her with the idea to create a retro '80s/'90s style song that fit his vision for what he wanted this album to represent, and this is what Kenzie and Key came up with. Everything you see and hear was designed by Key. This is 100% authentically Key's style -- from the storyline of the MV to the sound and style of the song, to the outfits everyone wore, to the set design, etc. -- it's all based on his ideas and design. He even helped design the outfits that the backup dancers are wearing. It's Key's vocals you hear in the whole song -- including the deeper whisper parts. The person in the mirror is the woman who is haunting him with her bad love. He is thinking of her and remembering what she put him through during their relationship, so she appears in the mirror like a memory that won't go away. As Key has explained, the storyline in this MV is about how his character is going crazy, trapped in his mind, and while watching TV he projects himself into the scenes on TV. Every time the channel changes, his character is shown in a different scene in the MV. (And it's not modern day TV programs, as you can see from the aesthetic, it's supposed to remind you of '80s/'90s international/U.S. TV programs.) That is why at the end you see him haggard and worn out looking. The TV goes fuzzy and he is pulled out of his crazy warped fantasy world and brought back to reality. Where he is recovering from the "Bad Love." I think "Bad Love" has become my favorite song of 2021, and it's not just because I am a Shawol. I mean I can't even think of a song that came out even in the last few years, that compares to how much I love everything about "Bad Love." (Minho's "Heartbreak" and Onew's "One Star (Way)" are close seconds.) As you may remember, Key is our fashionista of the group, who is SHINee's stylist for a lot of their MVs and stage outfits. He is known for really paying attention to detail when it comes to fashion. To Key, fashion is about being unique and looking for ways to stand out, without being outrageous. So everything you see him wearing will be very trendy and fashion forward. Key can pretty much wear anything -- time and time again, he has shown that the fashion styles and clothing that would often look ridiculous or just average on most people, when he wears it, always looks high fashion and cool. That same thing could be said about all the members of SHINee, with their own unique styles. Many people in the industry look to Key when it comes to fashion trends. That's also why SM has made him its director of fashion. Key is friends with several big name designers. With SHINee's experimental concept, the group is also known for creating fashion trends, so designers really covet a chance to work with any of the members of SHINee -- but especially Key -- because SHINee will give them street cred and undoubtedly make them more popular. And on top of all of that, he is SHINee's fluent English speaker, and he is almost as good as a native speaker. (When in middle school he studied for a short time in Australia and New York. Plus, his grandma had a English tutor when he was growing up, so he is fully immersed in Western culture.) That is why his pronunciation of the English lines in his songs are so crisp and clear. That is also why he specifically included the song "Helium" on his Bad Love album, which is all in English for his international fans. As a member of SHINee, Key's amazing vocal range and dance skills shouldn't be surprising, that's just what the members of SHINee are known for. And, not only is Key an amazing singer, but he is also one of SHINee's rappers. How often do you see a rapper with that type of vocal range? That's why SHINee are so highly respected in the industry because almost no one can do it the way SHINee does it. He is also a K-drama and movie actor, so he knows how to act. And, as a musical stage actor, he knows how to use his full vocal range, and he has no problem projecting his voice to the back of the theater. Plus, he is one of the most popular guests/cast members on variety shows, so he knows how to capture people's attention. As SM Entertainment's experimental boy group, everything SHINee does is meant to be the first and they are expected to set the trend. Everything the members of SHINee release should be a sound and style you have never heard in Kpop before, because they are the ones who are supposed to introduce the next style and sound to the industry. With every new song SHINee produces it's expected to be different than the last -- including the members solo work -- so you will never hear the same style or sound from Key in any of his songs, even on the same album, and yet, somehow it will always be very Key-like. The industry looks to the members of SHINee to show them what the next song style and dance trend will be. When any of the members of SHINee does something, the industry takes note and follows suit. SHINee has started the trend with almost everything -- with every one of their songs to their dances to clothing trends, to live performances, to the way Kpop is promoted -- there is almost nothing that can't be attributed to something SHINee has been involved in. And Key's solo work is no exception.
Synth heaven for you!!! LOL, one of my most favorite songs from Key...it has a nostalgic melodic feel to it but it's prob the synth hahaha. He is everything that was mentioned in all the comments before. He has a phenomenal voice and artistic influence in all his MV's as well as SHINee's MVs and performances.He is multi talented and does a lot for charitable organizations that help youth development. SHINee and EXO & its members are my ult biases so much love to you for covering these two groups 🫶😎🤟
New viewer who's here for SHINee and the members' solo discographies. I second the recommendation for Hate That... featuring Taeyeon. Key also has three awesome English-language songs: Imagine, Helium, and Another Life. My favorite is Helium but I think Another Life might suit your taste more. From his Japanese EP, I recommend Hologram.
I fell in love with this song from the second 1 and have been in love with it ever since. It's just amazing. Key excels at this genre. It's astonishing.
This was my top played when it came out 😅😂 love the whole album. All of keys albums are non skips they’re incredible. I adore the abridged version of Bad Love so much though I really recommend checking it out- there’s only a live stage though. I’m sure there’s so many comments about checking out shinee live stages already but 😂 I recommend. Yess, Key was fully apart of the creative process for this, his artistry is amazing. So cool to see you checking out shinee and the members out (all five of them have outstanding solo work btw) since I followed for Onewe originally ☺️ love all of them sm.
There are 2 other fantastic songs from him. Easy and Another Life -- He is mad talented and love his passion to the performance. What a great entertainer.
Finally!! Bad Love is THAT song. It's so addictive and you definitely should check out the mini-album as well, not a single skip. You'd be pleased to know he performed an extended version of this song at a end-of-the-year festival(I think it was Gayo-daejeon 2021 but i'm not sure). If you want more of Key, I'd suggest One Of These Nights, but since i'm new subscriber I don't know if it's your style - i'm also not sure what genre it technically fits, maybe house? it's very chill and easy on your ears but not boring, so even if it's not ur favourite (cuz by ur reaction to Bad Love I think that seat is obviously taken) u'll appreciate it. Once again, for your next group reaction, I'm suggesting '1of1', my favourite title track by them, you'll like it i'm sure, it's bright and so much fun and it sorta became my hype song when i'm feeling not so good.. just thinking about it makes me so happy! And if you want some vocals(!) you should do Selene 6.23 or Sleepless Night, both live performances from the SHINee World Concert III. If you want to keep exploring the members individually tho, you should check out Dice by ONEW! and Minho's Heartbreak and Jonghyun's Lonely feat. Taeyeon!
Oui, d'accord avec vous. Voici le lien pour le MV de Onew "Dice" th-cam.com/video/xYth9NVvuPo/w-d-xo.html .... Je rajouterai les derniers titres de Onew, avec son album "Circle", comme avec le titre "Expectations" dans un autre style th-cam.com/video/e7Rs1PJuL9I/w-d-xo.html
great reaction!! 😍 Today I was watching the solo concert that KEY presented the songs from the Bad Love album for the first time and every time I hear it I am more enchanted!! If you like synths and songs with “retro” touches, KEY is your soloist and SHINee will be one of your favorite groups! On KEY's solo song suggestions: Hate that (MV), Another Life (MV), Bound (live stage), Imagine (live stage) and all songs from the Bad Love album. If you want to meet another SHINee soloist, it definitely has to be Onew's DICE! 🙂
Knowing what I know about your music taste, I just KNOW you would love PLT's BLIND. Unfortunately, they are lesser known, so I doubt they would get recommended enough that you would react to them, but if you ever get around to it, I highly HIGHLY recommend giving it a listen!! It has like a dark electronic synth retro 80's vibe. And on another note, what makes PLT unique is that the group is actually just a bunch of soloists from the same entertainment agency that sometimes come together on songs.
glad to see you took our recommendation so swiftly and really liked it. if i may suggest another one, please try to listen to SHIFT from 1 of 1 album. It doesn't have a stage though (which is a crime by itself). i think the song falls to UK garage genre. synth is pretty wacky, too. here's the link to the audio version: th-cam.com/video/6qU6UhPfvbU/w-d-xo.html as for KEY's stuff, you can pretty much try any song you can find and you'll be satisfied. he's our retro king, after all. i'm a sucker for synth too and HONEST here is my personal favorite: th-cam.com/video/Z-45NMi41CM/w-d-xo.html
More Key I think you'll love? You'll get to Hate That in the Taeyeon ranking, so I'll hold off on that recommendation. Just take a moment to appreciate that you can look forward to Taeyeon and Key as a duet. For Key solo stuff, I recommend all of it, but for certain you should check out Helium, Gasoline, Bound, One of Those Nights (with Crush), Saturday Night, and Villain (with Jeno).
“Hate That” is Key’s song though. It’s not a part of Taeyeon’s discography, it’s his baby. Making reaction to it somehow dependent on her Ultimate Ranking feels weird and incredibly unfair to him, imho.
Love Shinee..every member..even though Taemin is my Ult..key is just so sassy..you got to love him❤❤❤❤❤. My top 3 Kpop groups..EXO, Shinee and Monsta X!
I love shinee but i want to reccomend another group I think you’ll like there name is Tvxq I say start with bolero live, rising sun, Tri-angle, stay with me tonight, survivor, love in the ice live, wrong number, & purple line they are a old group with a debut in 2003, they were at the top of the industry during this time & are still legends in Asia to this day, they sadly split from 5 members to 3 in 2009 after 3 sued there company sm, they are still active making good music today as soloists or Tvxq or jyj but us fans love there songs more from when they were 5 members bc the way they sounded together was crazyyy they still have my favorite vocals to this day, please give them a listen whenever u can🙏
extraordinary group made of legendary members
Key is criminally underrated. This as good a song as I've heard. Fantastic melody and his vocals 👌you can't go wrong with any of shinee really. Taemin is my ult but I love all of shinee they are artists. 💚
KEY 키 'Hate that... (Feat. TAEYEON) Chemistry in their voices is great.
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Key is my favourite soloist hands down. Killer 100%.
All 5 members of SHINee are amazing soloists, super talented top tier artists 💯👑💎
Key has the nickname of Almighty Key because he is an all rounder. One thing you will appreciate is he is an expert at girl group choreo, he says they are more fun to dance. He is part of the cast of two weekly variety shows and regularly uses his many talents to entertain.
He has a mini album coming out next month that I hope you will check out as well as his last full album, Killer (repackaged). We are all curious what era/theme he will be going for this time. His album packaging and teasers are always an adventure. He designs his albums and is very involved in every detail
I'm also a huge synthwave/retro wave/80s pop fan and Key's entire trilogy of albums are a master class on retro wave production and execution in terms of presentation and concept down to the physical releases of the EPs and LP's. I dont think it's an exaggeration to say he's one of the best at it that I've ever seen or heard. He shot straight to the top as my favorite idol with this EP lol Its interesting cause his first album "Face" isn't necessarily retrowave like his last 3 releases but it too is a delight of europop/synth pop that's also worth checking out once you've given the retro trilogy a dive!
Next for Key, Another Life. Or Gasoline. Fellow syth-pop fan and 80's baby, though I've got some years on you. Loved your Tears for Fears shoutout in another reaction. The sound of my childhood. 😊
Another Life!!!!!! 💯💯💯💯💯
Ah yes! Bad love is a masterpiece🎉
His best retro song imo is Bound, it's like Depeche Mode meets kpop. No mv for it but the live performances are a must-see. I am also waiting for you to get to Gasoline too.
bad love still gives me goosebumps after all this time. key is insane for releasing this masterpiece
Yes he was very involved in the production. He was the brain behind this video. Not only with Bad Love but for the whole album too. You might want to check out the behind the scenes to see him work. This album is literally Key’s baby.
"Bad Love" is straight out of classic '80s - rock ballad/ electro-rock/ dance-pop. However, it mixes in '60s, '70s era sci-fi elements.
Key said his style is more of the retro '80s/'90s MTV, so that's the treatment they used to come up with his comeback concept.
SM's songwriter Kenzie, who also produced "Gasoline," was the lyricist/producer of "Bad Love" with contributions made by Key. Key came to her with the idea to create a retro '80s/'90s style song that fit his vision for what he wanted this album to represent, and this is what Kenzie and Key came up with.
Everything you see and hear was designed by Key. This is 100% authentically Key's style -- from the storyline of the MV to the sound and style of the song, to the outfits everyone wore, to the set design, etc. -- it's all based on his ideas and design. He even helped design the outfits that the backup dancers are wearing. It's Key's vocals you hear in the whole song -- including the deeper whisper parts.
The person in the mirror is the woman who is haunting him with her bad love. He is thinking of her and remembering what she put him through during their relationship, so she appears in the mirror like a memory that won't go away.
As Key has explained, the storyline in this MV is about how his character is going crazy, trapped in his mind, and while watching TV he projects himself into the scenes on TV. Every time the channel changes, his character is shown in a different scene in the MV. (And it's not modern day TV programs, as you can see from the aesthetic, it's supposed to remind you of '80s/'90s international/U.S. TV programs.) That is why at the end you see him haggard and worn out looking. The TV goes fuzzy and he is pulled out of his crazy warped fantasy world and brought back to reality. Where he is recovering from the "Bad Love."
I think "Bad Love" has become my favorite song of 2021, and it's not just because I am a Shawol. I mean I can't even think of a song that came out even in the last few years, that compares to how much I love everything about "Bad Love." (Minho's "Heartbreak" and Onew's "One Star (Way)" are close seconds.)
As you may remember, Key is our fashionista of the group, who is SHINee's stylist for a lot of their MVs and stage outfits. He is known for really paying attention to detail when it comes to fashion. To Key, fashion is about being unique and looking for ways to stand out, without being outrageous. So everything you see him wearing will be very trendy and fashion forward. Key can pretty much wear anything -- time and time again, he has shown that the fashion styles and clothing that would often look ridiculous or just average on most people, when he wears it, always looks high fashion and cool. That same thing could be said about all the members of SHINee, with their own unique styles.
Many people in the industry look to Key when it comes to fashion trends. That's also why SM has made him its director of fashion. Key is friends with several big name designers. With SHINee's experimental concept, the group is also known for creating fashion trends, so designers really covet a chance to work with any of the members of SHINee -- but especially Key -- because SHINee will give them street cred and undoubtedly make them more popular.
And on top of all of that, he is SHINee's fluent English speaker, and he is almost as good as a native speaker. (When in middle school he studied for a short time in Australia and New York. Plus, his grandma had a English tutor when he was growing up, so he is fully immersed in Western culture.) That is why his pronunciation of the English lines in his songs are so crisp and clear. That is also why he specifically included the song "Helium" on his Bad Love album, which is all in English for his international fans.
As a member of SHINee, Key's amazing vocal range and dance skills shouldn't be surprising, that's just what the members of SHINee are known for. And, not only is Key an amazing singer, but he is also one of SHINee's rappers. How often do you see a rapper with that type of vocal range? That's why SHINee are so highly respected in the industry because almost no one can do it the way SHINee does it.
He is also a K-drama and movie actor, so he knows how to act. And, as a musical stage actor, he knows how to use his full vocal range, and he has no problem projecting his voice to the back of the theater. Plus, he is one of the most popular guests/cast members on variety shows, so he knows how to capture people's attention.
As SM Entertainment's experimental boy group, everything SHINee does is meant to be the first and they are expected to set the trend. Everything the members of SHINee release should be a sound and style you have never heard in Kpop before, because they are the ones who are supposed to introduce the next style and sound to the industry. With every new song SHINee produces it's expected to be different than the last -- including the members solo work -- so you will never hear the same style or sound from Key in any of his songs, even on the same album, and yet, somehow it will always be very Key-like.
The industry looks to the members of SHINee to show them what the next song style and dance trend will be. When any of the members of SHINee does something, the industry takes note and follows suit. SHINee has started the trend with almost everything -- with every one of their songs to their dances to clothing trends, to live performances, to the way Kpop is promoted -- there is almost nothing that can't be attributed to something SHINee has been involved in. And Key's solo work is no exception.
Synth heaven for you!!! LOL, one of my most favorite songs from Key...it has a nostalgic melodic feel to it but it's prob the synth hahaha. He is everything that was mentioned in all the comments before. He has a phenomenal voice and artistic influence in all his MV's as well as SHINee's MVs and performances.He is multi talented and does a lot for charitable organizations that help youth development. SHINee and EXO & its members are my ult biases so much love to you for covering these two groups 🫶😎🤟
New viewer who's here for SHINee and the members' solo discographies.
I second the recommendation for Hate That... featuring Taeyeon.
Key also has three awesome English-language songs: Imagine, Helium, and Another Life. My favorite is Helium but I think Another Life might suit your taste more.
From his Japanese EP, I recommend Hologram.
I fell in love with this song from the second 1 and have been in love with it ever since. It's just amazing. Key excels at this genre. It's astonishing.
This was my top played when it came out 😅😂 love the whole album. All of keys albums are non skips they’re incredible. I adore the abridged version of Bad Love so much though I really recommend checking it out- there’s only a live stage though.
I’m sure there’s so many comments about checking out shinee live stages already but 😂 I recommend.
Yess, Key was fully apart of the creative process for this, his artistry is amazing.
So cool to see you checking out shinee and the members out (all five of them have outstanding solo work btw) since I followed for Onewe originally ☺️ love all of them sm.
th-cam.com/video/5DP6szXLuiU/w-d-xo.html the abridged version ☺️
If u like killer & bad love, u would probably like ANOTHER LIFE by Key. ALL HAIL THE ALMIGHTY KEY...! 😊🗝️
Te recomiendo 1 of 1 de SHINee, estoy segura que te va a encantar
Yes! I subscribed for more SHINee and members' solos. Are you going to react to "Bad Love" and /or "Gasoline" albums? I recommend it.
There are 2 other fantastic songs from him. Easy and Another Life -- He is mad talented and love his passion to the performance. What a great entertainer.
The whole album please !! I think you'll also like Helium ;)
Key and Taeyeon "Hate That" next! I love the Kim siblings! Well not really related but very good friends 😅
This whole album is amazing!!
One of my all time favorite albums! 🩵
I knew you're like it Ross! Thx for reaction❤
Gasoline
Another life
Yellow tape
Bound
Todos los miembros de SHINee son otro nivel.
Finally!! Bad Love is THAT song. It's so addictive and you definitely should check out the mini-album as well, not a single skip. You'd be pleased to know he performed an extended version of this song at a end-of-the-year festival(I think it was Gayo-daejeon 2021 but i'm not sure). If you want more of Key, I'd suggest One Of These Nights, but since i'm new subscriber I don't know if it's your style - i'm also not sure what genre it technically fits, maybe house? it's very chill and easy on your ears but not boring, so even if it's not ur favourite (cuz by ur reaction to Bad Love I think that seat is obviously taken) u'll appreciate it.
Once again, for your next group reaction, I'm suggesting '1of1', my favourite title track by them, you'll like it i'm sure, it's bright and so much fun and it sorta became my hype song when i'm feeling not so good.. just thinking about it makes me so happy! And if you want some vocals(!) you should do Selene 6.23 or Sleepless Night, both live performances from the SHINee World Concert III.
If you want to keep exploring the members individually tho, you should check out Dice by ONEW! and Minho's Heartbreak and Jonghyun's Lonely feat. Taeyeon!
Oui, d'accord avec vous. Voici le lien pour le MV de Onew "Dice" th-cam.com/video/xYth9NVvuPo/w-d-xo.html .... Je rajouterai les derniers titres de Onew, avec son album "Circle", comme avec le titre "Expectations" dans un autre style th-cam.com/video/e7Rs1PJuL9I/w-d-xo.html
i am so happy for you lol! discovering all this amazing music from our boys!
Yay! Thank you!
Not Key. But another SHINee member. Since you like synth, you should specifically try Onew's Dice.
Up!! Dice is perfect.
great reaction!! 😍
Today I was watching the solo concert that KEY presented the songs from the Bad Love album for the first time and every time I hear it I am more enchanted!! If you like synths and songs with “retro” touches, KEY is your soloist and SHINee will be one of your favorite groups!
On KEY's solo song suggestions: Hate that (MV), Another Life (MV), Bound (live stage), Imagine (live stage) and all songs from the Bad Love album. If you want to meet another SHINee soloist, it definitely has to be Onew's DICE! 🙂
Yess! So glad you loved it
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Knowing what I know about your music taste, I just KNOW you would love PLT's BLIND. Unfortunately, they are lesser known, so I doubt they would get recommended enough that you would react to them, but if you ever get around to it, I highly HIGHLY recommend giving it a listen!! It has like a dark electronic synth retro 80's vibe. And on another note, what makes PLT unique is that the group is actually just a bunch of soloists from the same entertainment agency that sometimes come together on songs.
glad to see you took our recommendation so swiftly and really liked it. if i may suggest another one, please try to listen to SHIFT from 1 of 1 album. It doesn't have a stage though (which is a crime by itself). i think the song falls to UK garage genre. synth is pretty wacky, too. here's the link to the audio version: th-cam.com/video/6qU6UhPfvbU/w-d-xo.html
as for KEY's stuff, you can pretty much try any song you can find and you'll be satisfied. he's our retro king, after all. i'm a sucker for synth too and HONEST here is my personal favorite: th-cam.com/video/Z-45NMi41CM/w-d-xo.html
More Key I think you'll love? You'll get to Hate That in the Taeyeon ranking, so I'll hold off on that recommendation. Just take a moment to appreciate that you can look forward to Taeyeon and Key as a duet. For Key solo stuff, I recommend all of it, but for certain you should check out Helium, Gasoline, Bound, One of Those Nights (with Crush), Saturday Night, and Villain (with Jeno).
“Hate That” is Key’s song though. It’s not a part of Taeyeon’s discography, it’s his baby. Making reaction to it somehow dependent on her Ultimate Ranking feels weird and incredibly unfair to him, imho.
Considering how much Ross likes Soyeon, it is also worth noting that Key has a song (I Wanna Be) featuring her.
Thank you for the reaction ! Please react to "EASY" by KEY, please ! The song is cosmic ✨✨✨
Love Shinee..every member..even though Taemin is my Ult..key is just so sassy..you got to love him❤❤❤❤❤. My top 3 Kpop groups..EXO, Shinee and Monsta X!
Please please, react to JONGHYUN's live performances!!!!! The idol of idols.
I love shinee but i want to reccomend another group I think you’ll like there name is Tvxq I say start with bolero live, rising sun, Tri-angle, stay with me tonight, survivor, love in the ice live, wrong number, & purple line they are a old group with a debut in 2003, they were at the top of the industry during this time & are still legends in Asia to this day, they sadly split from 5 members to 3 in 2009 after 3 sued there company sm, they are still active making good music today as soloists or Tvxq or jyj but us fans love there songs more from when they were 5 members bc the way they sounded together was crazyyy they still have my favorite vocals to this day, please give them a listen whenever u can🙏