SHINee’s Key Talks New Album ‘Hunter,’ Being Rejected by SM, Jangsan Beom and Cynthia Erivo
Zach Sang Show
Sangasong, LLC
4.6 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
SHINee’s Key is a K-pop OG having debuted in 2008, and yet he’s still only 32. He’s so OG that he auditioned OVER THE PHONE… and was rejected multiple times! We talk about all this plus his new album ‘Hunter,’ and it’s horror movie / urban legend / metal visual influences, his first ever solo Stateside tour, what it was like to be a trainee back in the day, meeting Cynthia Erivo and so much more. He’s genuinely hilarious. Excellent comedic timing. In Key we stan.
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| 0:00.0 | Before we dive into today's episode, I'm so excited to tell you that this episode is presented by HBO's industry. |
| 0:12.4 | This show follows the cutler world of the London finance scene where really ambition, power, and money collide in the most intense ways possible. |
| 0:22.4 | I'm going to tell you more about what's happening this current season a little bit later in the |
| 0:25.7 | episode. So definitely stay tuned. Please stay tuned. But just know that this is the most gripping season |
| 0:31.4 | yet. And you need to be watching. Season 4 of HBO's industry, it premieres January 11th at 9 p.m. on HBO |
| 0:39.3 | Max. Trust me, you don't want to miss it. |
| 0:42.3 | Hi, beautiful human. I'm Zach. That's Dan. We welcome to the studio. Say hello to Key. |
| 0:47.3 | Hey guys. This is Key from Shiny. |
| 0:51.3 | Yes, Key from Shiny. Shiny's key. I'm finally here. |
| 0:55.0 | Yeah, this is a big deal. |
| 0:56.3 | Then, hi. |
| 0:58.4 | So, okay, you are a K-pop legend. |
| 1:02.1 | You rolled your eyes at that. |
| 1:03.1 | Okay. |
| 1:03.8 | Is that, like, are you insulted by that? |
| 1:05.5 | Are you complimented by that? |
| 1:06.7 | No, it's compliment. |
| 1:07.1 | Of course, of course, of course. |
| 1:08.7 | Like, back in the days, when we were really, you know, when I was teenager and there was no word like K-pop, you know, it created after we debut. |
| 1:23.4 | That's crazy. |
| 1:24.4 | I know. |
| 1:25.6 | I know. |
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