HUNTER

The 10-track album errs on the side of bombast throughout, even in relatively low-key tracks such as “Strange”, an eerie English-language song about the performative stoicism of the modern age, or “Picture Frame”, a choppy synth song about the liminal space between dreams and reality. KEY brings on Red Velvet member SEULGI for the R&B-pop duet “Perfect Error”. HUNTER also includes a feature from PLAVE member EUNHO, who raps about a short-lived summer romance on “Infatuation”. Across HUNTER, KEY doubles down on his exploration of the sometimes necessary horror of knowing oneself in tracks like “Trap”, “Want Another” and “No Way!”, but also delves into moments of revelatory pop relief in songs like “GLAM” and “Lavender Love”. Across the tracks, KEY commits to his signature brand of emotional honesty and synth-pop pastiche that has made him an undisputed Prince of K-Pop.