'Bad Love': SHINee's Key plans solo comeback in September with 'alien invasion' album
SHINee's Key is making an official solo comeback soon and fans are here for it. The boy group SHINee has been dominating the world of K-pop for a while now. But when three out of four members of the group enlisted in the military, fans were saddened as they waited for their idols to return. Once Onew, Minho and Key came back from the military, Shawols embraced their new comeback album 'Don't Call Me' that got all four members of SHINee together again.
After the group comeback and the release of the reissued album, 'Atlantis', SHINee members and fans bid farewell to Taemin who enlisted — the last of the SHINee members to do so. Soon after that, all SHINee members went ahead with their solo activities in order to keep Shawols engaged. Key pre-released the song, 'Hate That...' on August 24. Minho can be seen showing off his acting skills on the K-drama 'Yumi's Cells.' He will also appear in the K-movie 'Goosebumps.' Onew finished his musical and is now a regular on the variety show ‘Sea of Hope’.
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Release date
SHINee's Key will release his first Korean mini-album titled 'Bad Love' on September 27 at 6 pm KST (5 am ET)
How to listen
The mini-album will be released on all major music streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, MelOn and more.
Tracklist
1. 'Bad Love' [Title Track]
2. 'Yellow Tape'
3. 'Hate That...' ft. Taeyeon [Pre-released]
4. 'Heluim'
5. 'Saturday Night'
6. 'Eighteen' (End of my World)
On August 30, SHINee's Key pre-released the song, 'Hate That...' that features Taeyeon. In the song's teaser, Key can be seen chilling in a space station before he has to escape to Earth when the station starts to malfunction. Key can be seen singing emotionally in the rain as he talks about his former lover hoping they feel what he is feeling.
Concept
Before the release of his album, 'Bad Love' SM Entertainment released spoilers and concept photos from the release. In the concept phots Key appears to be chilling in what looks like outer space. Key looks rather comfortable with his three alien friends, which means that there is a lot of backstory that will be revealed with the release of the album. In the concept photos, Key is seem holding his gun out where he attacks the enemies and is on a hunt for enemy aliens during an invasion. The concept looks like a mini SHINee reunion where Key is joined by three friends.
Teaser
The teaser for the album 'Bad Love' was released on September 24. It shows the journey Key had to go through as he became an astronaut. The singer and performer seems to go rogue during an interview with a talk show host. Key goes through a whole host of emotions as he reminisces about his lover who caused him to have a bad experience in the matters of love.
Watch the teaser below: