It was still on the editing room floor.
Each scene plays out inthe K-pop star’s head as he breaks down details forAllure,though.
These arehisideas being cut and stitched together, and Key says he’s already imagining his next music video.
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Key calls it a salad bowl of trends.
Key would never go as simple and traditional as that.
“I got inspiration from, of course,David Bowie,” Key says.
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“I love him.”
“It’s not about what’s my favorite hair color.
It’s just more about the album, the music, and the concept.”
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Ziggy Stardust-esque makeupwould be an obvious accompaniment, but Key took more of aThe Man Who Fell to Earthroute.
“I always tell my team to make mymakeup matteand not glowy,” Key adds.
But wait, he clarifies his foundation doesn’thaveto be 100 percent matte.
A natural glow moment is always welcomed.
Turning his head to the side, Key rakes his fingers through the back of his hair.
“It’s rockstar hair with a little bit of a twist.”
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And Key isbright blondeonce again a hue he says he hasn’t had inyearsbut is no stranger to.
The maintenance doesn’t matter when the art of transformation is at stake, though.
In fact, Key’s preferred hair color is black.
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“It’s not about what’s my favorite hair color.
It’s just more about the album, the music, and the concept.”
Time after time, he turns each concept into his natural habitat.
But with “Bad Love,” Key is truly in his element.
He had no trouble embodying the vibes because he curated them.
The difficult part of embodying over a decade of concepts comes down to streamlining his ideas.
“I have a lot in my head,” he says.
“you’ve got the option to’t do everything at once, right?
I need to be more selective, and that’s what I find difficult.”
The month of October in 2018 marked Key’s solo debut.
“People have an image in their heads of who Key is in SHINee.”
With SHINee, on the other hand, his glitz and glam have boundaries.
“People have an image in their heads of who Key is in SHINee,” he says.
“I don’t give a shot to break out of that too much.
However, Key’s off-stage style as of late has not fit into fans' long-held view of him.
The last time Key sat downwithAllure, he was fresh out of the army.
Now, he shares his style has changed too.
He calls it more mature.
The unstyled, tousled hair, makeup-free complexion, and sleek, neutral-toned outfits as seen on hispersonal Instagram.
I doubt it but understand the change of pace.
Nonetheless, Key mentions his fans have been shocked by his new toned-down look.
They’ve never seen him as understated as he has been with his style lately.
“I was so surprised people reacted like this is new,” he remarks.
“They were always watching this [bold] kind of Key for years.
But suddenly, I became a normal, natural, minimalist Key.”
I must mention serving in the army didn’t disturb Key’s devotion to hisskin-care routine, though.
And if Key is at the helm, the future of K-pop will be brighter than ever.
