SHINee's Key returns with his 3rd album 'HUNTER', featuring 10 tracks and a music video, showcasing a unique concept and dynamic vocals.
August/11/2025 18:37
Today (11th), Key of SHINee made a comeback with his 3rd full album 'HUNTER'. The 3rd full album 'HUNTER' is a work that contains various stories about 'me' and 'ego'. It consists of a total of 10 songs in diverse genres, including the title track 'HUNTER', with all songs released today at 6 PM through various music distribution sites. The music video for the title track 'HUNTER' was also released simultaneously through YouTube's 'SMTOWN' channel. In particular, Key showcased the process of encountering 'another self' in this album through an organic promotion with the concept of 'urban ghost stories', reaffirming his position as an original 'concept master'. At the recent 'SMTOWN LIVE 2025' concert at Tokyo Dome, he premiered the stage for the new song 'HUNTER', receiving explosive reactions and raising the excitement for his comeback to its peak. The title track 'HUNTER' is a dance number that harmonizes majestic bass, heavy kick sounds, rhythmic guitar riffs, and various synth pads, expressing the 'joy in pain' felt in the complex relationship with the object of obsession, enhanced by Key's dynamic vocals, amplifying the song's dramatic appeal. Since KENZIE, Moonshine, and Adrian McKinnon, who worked on his hit songs 'BAD LOVE', 'Gasoline', and 'Good & Great', teamed up again for 'HUNTER', a new representative song for Key has been born. Furthermore, the music video for the title track 'HUNTER' connects with the previously released trailer where Key confronted 'Hunter', who tries to replace his existence, depicting his strange and unpredictable story of facing 'Hunter' to protect himself like a tense thriller movie, receiving enthusiastic responses.
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