SHINee’s Key and top MC Yoo Jae Suk are speaking up about the importance of staying humble in the entertainment industry—and they’re not holding back.
On May 3rd, Key appeared on the YouTube talk show "Episode 77 Is Just an Excuse" on the Ttuntteun channel alongside Kim Dong Hyun and Yuri. During their chat, they got real about what it takes to last in showbiz—and how some stars may be ruining their future without realizing it.
Key shared honestly, “I didn’t think I’d be active this long. So many people used to ask me, ‘Do you think you can really keep going?’ like it was nothing.”
Yoo Jae Suk agreed, saying, “When people ask things like ‘How long do you think you’ll keep doing this?’—I get where they’re coming from, but honestly, it’s stressful to hear.”
Kim Dong Hyun added some truth too: “The ones who say, ‘I don’t have much time left’ are usually the ones who last longer. But the ones who say, ‘I’ll be here forever’—they’re usually the first to disappear.”
Yoo Jae Suk then brought up how you can often feel when someone won’t last. “There are people who give off that energy,” he said.
“It’s not about one person in particular, but you can tell. Some get arrogant, make others uncomfortable. But even if you try to give advice, will they listen?”
Key echoed that frustration, saying, “There are a lot of people like that around us. Because we started young… I can already see that some of them will regret their behavior later, maybe in their late 20s. But right now, they act like their reputation only matters in this bubble, like it won’t follow them outside.”
He added a warning from his own experience: “When I was younger, the staff at music shows were just crew members. Now they’re main producers and head writers."
He added, "If I had treated them badly back then, things would be awkward now. I wish I could tell people how much that stuff matters, but it’s hard. They won’t get it unless they experience it themselves.”
Key and Yoo Jae Suk’s message is clear: how you treat others matters more than you think—and it could come back to haunt you.
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