SHINee's Key Resurfaces on Instagram After 'Injection Auntie' Controversy

SHINee member Key is easing back into public view. The singer posted a short video to his Instagram Story on the 2nd with no caption, his first personal update since returning to music.

In the clip, Key wears slides, shorts, a short-sleeve top and a bandana, pulling together a relaxed, vacation-style look. He appears noticeably upbeat, roughly two months after his group's comeback.

Late last year, Key was caught up in a controversy involving an unlicensed medical procedure. He was reported to have received treatment from a woman known as the "injection auntie," who was accused of practicing medicine without a license. Broadcaster Park Na-rae was also named in connection with the case. Key acknowledged the reports 12 days after they first surfaced and paused his activities. He and Park had appeared together as regular cast members on the MBC variety show "I Live Alone."

Key returned in June with SHINee's sixth EP, "Atmos."

He also held his eighth solo concert, "- The Trilogy I - 2026 SHINee WORLD VIII : [THE INVERT]," from May 29 to 31 at KSPO DOME in Olympic Park, Seoul.