Key released his 3rd full album HUNTER earlier this week, and on both the music shows he’s attended so far he’s been singing the song live, and it seems like he’ll continue to do so for this era! SM is well known for focusing on the performance aspect during the first week of promotions and thus having the artists lipsync, while it’s much more likely to hear live vocals from the second week onwards. For example, Key did the same thing last year for Pleasure Shop, where after the first week he gave us stunning live vocals with a hand mic during the second week! HUNTER has a very intense and complex choreography, and there’s barely any room to breathe in either the choreography or the song itself, so it was a happy surprise for Shawols to hear Key still singing big parts of the song live, during the first week no less! And as expected, he’s loud, stable and he sounds great! He’s pouring his everything into his performances!
Key has always been a strong vocalist and debuted as an unofficial lead vocalist of SHINee, but he never really got the spotlight he deserved. Since he debuted solo he’s gotten to shine so much more, and the people he works with have praised him for how much his singing has improved as he’s released more and more solo albums. It’s wonderful to see an artist, who already was great from the start, continue to grow in both skill and confidence right in front of your eyes, and get rightful recognition for it as well!
Here is his performances on M Countdown and Music Core if you want to check it out, and while you’re at it please go watch the best MV of the year as well, horror inspired HUNTER!!
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