On September 7, Taemin held a V LIVE broadcast to talk about making his official return as a solo artist for the first time in a year and seven months. Taemin started off the broadcast by telling fans that he’s here to keep the promise that he’d greet them through V LIVE, something he had mentioned a month ago when he released his prologue single “2 KIDS.” Taemin talked about how he’s been promoting with SuperM while also working on his solo comeback. On the topic of his third full album “Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1,” Taemin said, “I gave a lot of my opinions on various aspects of the album, including the songs, the visual side, the music video, and more.” Taemin went on to introduce his song “Criminal” and even showed off an acoustic version of his newest title track. Taemin also explained the key parts to the “Criminal” choreography. He said, “In the beginning, when I begin with my hands tied, is how I expressed a ‘criminal.’ I wanted to portray a story really well in the music video, and I wanted to create my own world view.” He continued to describe the song. “I tried changing up my voice with ad-libs in the last chorus,” Taemin said. “It’s the part that I recorded while thinking a lot about how I could make it sound refreshing.”
Stream: Taemin - Criminal
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFQL7BS6lrs