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Key from SHINee stops by The Hollywood Reporter to chat all about his U.S. solo tour, the globalization of K-pop and his future in the industry. Find out why he believes 'KPop Demon Hunters' was a game changer for the music genre, why he believed it was important for SHINee to release their single "Poet | Artist" now and more.

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00:00Hi, Hollywood Reporter. This is Kee from SHINee.
00:05Last night's show was amazing.
00:08So much fun.
00:10My eyes were like...
00:12You know, you saw it, right?
00:14It's a little teary.
00:15I know...
00:17They made me like...
00:22Before the main show, we had a soundcheck event.
00:25They were already, you know...
00:27I had to say, like, guys, calm down.
00:30This is not the main show.
00:31Guys, please calm down.
00:33Of course, I didn't want them to calm down, of course.
00:37But like that, like that.
00:39They were already, like, ready for my show.
00:42And what's that word?
00:44Barking?
00:45That was so interesting.
00:47And yeah, yeah.
00:48That experience.
00:49Yes, yeah.
00:50They did that a lot.
00:51Even during the soundcheck.
00:54Yeah, I know.
00:55That was interesting.
00:56And I was like, I could...
00:58I could feel that, like...
00:59Oh my god, what if...
01:01What is...
01:02What is gonna happen on the main show?
01:06And like, it...
01:07Exactly what happened, like...
01:10That I couldn't imagine.
01:15I still can't believe this, like...
01:17I was like...
01:18What the hell is going on?
01:20Like, I cannot follow that.
01:22And...
01:22And K-pop Demon Hunters, that was like...
01:24Game changer of K-pop.
01:25Because so...
01:26BTS did, like...
01:28Such amazing, you know...
01:30Things.
01:32They did.
01:33And then...
01:34People got interested in...
01:36In...
01:37Like, Korean culture.
01:38And all the, like, beauty products.
01:41Like...
01:42I don't...
01:42I was like, what...
01:43What is going on?
01:44I cannot follow that.
01:46And...
01:47Suddenly, K-pop Demon Hunters came out.
01:49And there was kind of new thing of...
01:52You know, showing...
01:54Korean culture.
01:56So...
01:57Now...
01:59Not only, like...
02:00Adults or K-pop fans.
02:02Like...
02:03Kids are, you know...
02:04Singing...
02:05Those songs in Korean.
02:07And...
02:08I'm thinking, it's amazing.
02:09I'm not like...
02:12I wanna...
02:13Part of it someday.
02:14I don't...
02:14I don't think like that.
02:16It's like...
02:16It's...
02:16It's still enough for me.
02:18Like, these interviews.
02:19And...
02:19Having shows in the US.
02:21Maybe I can go...
02:23If something...
02:24Happens.
02:24I'll appreciate it.
02:26But I'm not...
02:27Forcing to have those moments.
02:30You know...
02:31Getting...
02:32Bigger about Korean culture.
02:34And what I'm doing.
02:35Is like...
02:36Kind of...
02:37Different path.
02:38So...
02:40And I'm working hard.
02:41Hahaha.
02:46I'm a fan of K-pop too.
02:48I was always...
02:49And I was...
02:49I will always be...
02:51Checking new like...
02:52Music videos.
02:54And their outfits.
02:55It always inspired me.
02:57Always.
02:58Recently...
02:59I saw...
03:02All Day Projects.
03:04And you know...
03:04Bailey was our choreographer.
03:05Like...
03:06Long time ago.
03:08It's so interesting to like...
03:10Watch...
03:10Bailey's performance.
03:12On the stage.
03:13Like...
03:14Like...
03:15Same like...
03:16Music shows in Korea.
03:17I thought that was...
03:18Very interesting.
03:19And her...
03:20Dance moves.
03:21Really inspired me a lot.
03:22Like that.
03:23Yeah.
03:24And their outfits.
03:25Ah...
03:26Yeah.
03:27Oh...
03:28Like...
03:29Youth.
03:30Wear like...
03:31That these days.
03:32Okay.
03:34I get a lot of ideas from them.
03:35Yeah.
03:36Honey.
03:37We all thought like that was the right timing to release that song.
03:43We always kept it like for a long time.
03:46We didn't know like...
03:48When is the right timing to release that song.
03:51That song just...
03:53Came out from someone's mouth again.
03:56And like...
03:57Guys, I think this is the right timing to release this.
04:00And let's hurry.
04:01That's why I became single.
04:03Yeah.
04:04But...
04:05Singing with him...
04:09Again...
04:10It was like...
04:11Precious moment.
04:13And a lot of fans...
04:15You know...
04:16Cried in the concert.
04:17Yeah.
04:18You too, right?
04:19And me too.
04:20And...
04:22We enjoyed it.
04:25But...
04:26I wanted to...
04:27I think...
04:28Fans have rights to...
04:30Like have those moments too.
04:31Yeah.
04:32That's what we wanted to give them.
04:33Yeah.
04:34Those moments.
04:35Yeah.
04:36On purpose.
04:37You know.
04:38Yeah.
04:39I'm not sure what I'm capable of.
04:45You know.
04:46You know what I'm talking about.
04:47Because I couldn't imagine this.
04:49You know.
04:50Even one year ago.
04:51Yeah.
04:52I blinked and I'm here.
04:53Yeah.
04:54Talking with you.
04:55So I cannot imagine what I'm gonna do for next year.
04:58But if I like just...
05:00If I'm like...
05:01If I try really hard...
05:02With my work and...
05:04With my heart...
05:06I think...
05:07It'll...
05:08Like...
05:09Take me somewhere.
05:10Get away with her.
05:23I'm Kei from SHINee.
05:24That's what we need over here.
05:26And of course you know.
05:28Um...
05:29The Hollywood Reporter.
05:30It's really hard to pronounce.
05:31Like...
05:32I know.
05:33Murderer.
05:34Yeah.
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