SHINee's Key reveals he struggled to celebrate his birthday due to his grandmother's passing on the same day, reflecting on his memories.
September/20/2025 17:13
SHINee's Key confessed the reason he couldn't spend his birthday happily for a while. In the 614th episode of the MBC variety show 'I Live Alone', aired on the 19th in Korea, Key was shown visiting the National Yongcheon Patriotic Shrine where his grandfather and grandmother, who were national merit recipients, are buried. On this day, he greeted his grandparents with a heavy expression. Key, who grew up with his grandparents, said, 'I have my birthday in September. My grandmother's death anniversary is on the same day as my birthday. She passed away after I became an adult, but for 2 or 3 years, I hated even looking at cakes. At that time, I wasn't unwell, but she passed away suddenly. I was really depressed for 2 or 3 years, but when I think about it, I wonder, 'Would she want me to be like this?' At some point, I started to look back on memories and recall happy moments, and it changed to that kind of meaning.'
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