SHINee’s Key Talks New Album ‘Hunter,’ Being Rejected by SM, Jangsan Beom and Cynthia Erivo

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. Chapters: 1:35 - K-pop Legend Status & Early Days 3:20 - Wonder Girls & Jonas Brothers Tour Era 4:45 - Training System at SM Entertainment 7:10 - Getting Rejected Three Times by SM 10:15 - What Training Taught Him 12:40 - Finding His Own Voice & Style 17:00 - Hunter Album: The Dark Aesthetic 21:40 - Creative Process & Finding Songs 26:45 - Running Into Cynthia Erivo 28:30 - First US Solo Tour After 18 Years 31:20 - Albums as Emotional Time Capsules 34:15 - The Power of Physical CDs This episode is sponsored by HBO's Industry S4, premiering January 11th at 9PM on HBO Max. SUBSCRIBE to Our Podcast ►►https://tinyurl.com/48yfe4v5 SUBSCRIBE to YT ►►https://tinyurl.com/5n8km55u Follow The Zach Sang Show:   / zachsangshow     / zachsangshow     / zachsangshow     / zachsangshow   #shinee #shineekey #sm #zachsang #zachsangshow #zachsanginterview #interview