K-pop's cutting-edge group, SHINee, is back with a bang and ready to open a new chapter with their 8th full-length album.

SHINee's 8th album, 'HARD', will be released on various music sites at 6 PM KST on June 26th, along with its title track's music video debuting simultaneously on the YouTube SMTOWN channel.

The title track 'HARD' is a hybrid hip-hop dance track, mixing genres like boom-bap, R&B, and 90s hip-hop, allowing fans to experience a unique side of SHINee like never before. The lyrics embody SHINee's unwavering determination to never give up and move forward with their own beliefs, as expressed in the catchphrase 'We Go Hard'.

In addition, the album includes a diverse genre of 10 songs, including the title track 'HARD', 'JUICE', '10X', 'Satellite', 'Identity', 'The Feeling', 'Like It', 'Sweet Misery', 'Insomnia', and 'Gravity', providing fans with ample opportunities to enjoy SHINee's new musical color.

From June 23 to 25, SHINee successfully held their sixth solo concert, 'SHINee WORLD VI [PERFECT ILLUMINATION]' at Seoul Olympic Park KSPO DOME. The concert, featuring vibrant lighting effects, a colorful stage filled with SHINee's unique charm, and a passionate interaction with fans, attracted a total of 30,000 spectators over three days, spectacularly setting the stage for their comeback.

During the concert, SHINee debuted performances of the new songs from their 8th full album, including the title track 'HARD', generating an explosive response. Alongside their hit songs like 'Dream Girl', 'Don't Call Me', 'Everybody', and 'View', the band's performances of 'Replay', 'Love Like Oxygen', and 'Aside', enriched with band arrangements, as well as emotional ballad stages, delighted the audience with a rich setlist.

Fans who met SHINee at a domestic face-to-face concert for the first time in about 6 years and 9 months were standing throughout the concert, providing a great chorus and cheers. With slogans full of affectionate phrases and the audience singing in unison before the encore, the members were deeply moved.

SHINee, who have received the unchanging love and support from fans through their sixth solo concert, expressed their feelings, "We reached our 15th anniversary this year, thanks to you believing in us and us running hard to live up to that faith. For SHINee, this is just the beginning. We will always be an artist who is new, cool, and constantly challenging and striving. We will work hard on this activity, empowered by the strength you have sent us."

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