If we’d known 2025 would be THE year for K-Pop solo artists, we would’ve saved a lot more money. From solo comebacks to solo world tours, fans are getting blessed left and right! The latest tour announcement? None other than SHINee’s KEY, who just released his third studio album, Hunter, last month.
KEY will make his grand entrance as a solo artist in North America for his KEYLAND: Uncanny Valley tour this December. We can’t wait to welcome our king across six amazing shows! We already started brainstorming a few dozen concert outfits to wear.
KEY is such an icon and inspiration to us here at THP, and we have no doubt his concerts will blow past all of our expectations. Each SHINee member’s solo endeavors have been well worth the wait. For now, we’re giving you our dream setlist with five KEY songs we hope to hear on his KEYLAND: Uncanny Valley tour!
‘HUNTER’
Of course, we had to start off strong with KEY’s latest title track, ‘HUNTER!’ This dance-pop track pairs with an incredible choreography that we would kill (or even hunt) to see live. We imagine this performance happening at the climax of the concert right before the encore, after we’ve been jumping and singing along and our energy levels reach a new peak.
‘GLAM’
Next, we have another song from KEY’s HUNTER album, ‘GLAM!’ It’s one of our favorite b-sides, and we’d include the whole album on this dream setlist if we could. The beat drop just scratches a specific part of our brain that feels the need to get up and dance our hearts out. We guarantee that if he plays this live on his North America tour, the concert would turn into a rave.
‘Gasoline’
The next song on our dream setlist for KEYLAND: Uncanny Valley is ‘Gasoline!’ This high-octane title track from his second studio album was a cultural reset. The outfits, choreography, and visuals are all 10s across the board for us! We can imagine KEY opening his concert and getting us fired up to this song. Catch us screaming as soon as we hear the brass instrumentals come through!
‘Golden’
We never skip through KEY’s b-sides, especially not ‘Golden’ from his third EP, Pleasure Shop! (We would argue for any song on this mini-album, but ‘Golden’ especially.) This track is, in a few words, freeing, hopeful, and bright. It makes us feel absolutely unstoppable like KEY, like we can be anything we set our minds to. We really hope he plays ‘Golden’ for one of his encore songs.
‘Forever Yours (Feat. Soyou)’
This one might be a stretch, but we’d love to hear KEY’s solo debut song on his KEYLAND: Uncanny Valley tour. ‘Forever Yours (feat. Soyou)’ from his first solo album, FACE, still lives in our minds rent-free. The upbeat instrumental is perfect for keeping the audience’s energy up when it starts to feel like we’re nearing the end of the show. We’d be happy even if he just sings a short snippet of it between sets.
KEYLAND: Uncanny Valley Tour
We can’t wait to see what KEY has in store for his first solo North America tour. His sets and outfits will wow us for sure! And with a tour name like KEYLAND: Uncanny Valley, we know it’ll be nothing short of iconic. For up-to-date tour and ticketing information, you can visit the official website for KEYLAND: Uncanny Valley.
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