KAI (EXO) - The turning point that created the king of dance, a genuine Fashionista

Knowledgeable in fashion and rich in aesthetic thinking, Kai is considered by devotees as one of the most influential "fashion kings" of Kbiz.

Few people know that the musical The Nutcracker is the work that brought Kai to his dream of becoming a famous ballet dancer. After realizing his c.hild's passion and natural ability, the male idol's parents signed him up for Jazz and Ballet dance classes.

After some time, he auditioned for SM Entertainment. In 2007, Kai officially became a trainee of SM Entertainment after w.inning the 10th SM Youth Best Contest overall.

After days of hard training to pursue his passion, the male artist finally officially debuted as the main dancer of EXO.

It can be said that the love of ballet has created Kai's different performance style compared to other idols of the same time. When stepping on the stage, the male idol seemed to forget everything and started "roaming" in his own emotional world.

Gucci's creative director Alessandro Michele once praised Kai's charm through the way he mastered the stage, dared to try new things and was not afraid to r.eveal his own personality. The nickname "dancing machine" or " dancing king" was given by the audience to partly recognize the singer's talent and efforts.

The turning point to become the group leading the Hallyu wave

Before officially debuting as a member of EXO, Kai had the opportunity to appear in many mass media such as the music video of the group TVXQ, HaHaHa Song with Suho and Chanyeol in 2008.

The male idol also performed on a music stage with Luhan, Chen and Tao alongside other SM Entertainment senior artists at SBS Gayo Daejeon.

With his outstanding dancing ability, Kai was honored to become the first member of EXO to be introduced by the management company through a teaser video released at the end of December 2011.

In the group, the male idol plays the main dance role and his dance moves contribute to making EXO's lineup always stand out and attractive. When he debuted not long ago, Kai was dubbed as EXO's dancing machine and was always chosen as the male idol with the most beautiful and skillful dance skills in Kpop.

In October 2012, Kai joined a special group called Younique Unit along with fellow member Luhan as well as several other artists. After that, Kai went on to participate in SM the Performance, another special project group under SM Entertainment with Lay.

After officially completing the lineup in April 2012, EXO's debut album with two versions in Chinese and Korean was officially "on shelves". The single Growl, with its commercial success, quickly made EXO one of the most popular idol groups at the time.

This product also made the group the first Korean artist to sell one million copies in more than twelve years. The group's albums released after that also achieved high sales, continuously breaking domestic and foreign charts.

With their unique and imprinted works, EXO has become one of the pioneering groups contributing to the Hallyu wave spreading around the world.

In particular, the sixth studio album, Don't Mess Up My Tempo released in 2018 has become the highest charting product on the US Billboard 200 chart.

In addition to the resounding musical successes, during their flourishing musical career, EXO has also won countless prestigious music awards.

In addition to shining as idol artists, the group's members also actively signed contracts to represent domestic brands such as Nature Republic and Samsung.

EXO maintains the majority of advertising contracts throughout the group's career and has repeatedly been named the most powerful K-pop artist by the Korean Business Research Institute.

In August 2019, Kai became a member of SuperM, a special project group operating in the US market co-founded by SM Entertainment and Capitol Records. The group debuted with the first mini-album SuperM in October 2019.

Genuine fashionista is sought after by high-end brands

Not only known as a professional dancer and singer, but Kai is also a genuine fashionista that is sought after by high-end fashion brands.

Thanks to his balanced b.ody proportions, social media influence and unique fashion personality, Kai has become the first Korean artist to take on the position of Gucci's Global Brand Ambassador.

Knowledgeable in fashion and rich in aesthetic thinking, Kai is considered by devotees as one of the most influential "fashion kings" of Kbiz. Recently, Kai's exclusive capsule collection with the famous Italian fashion house Gucci has also been revealed.

Exceeding fans' expectations, this collection also marks an unprecedented milestone as global brand Gucci collaborates with a Korean artist for the first time.

To date, Kai has held the position of global ambassador of the Gucci brand for two years and possibly many more years because we can see the favor of Gucci for this Korean artist.

Peace at the peak of your career

It can be said that Kai is reaching the pinnacle of his artistic career with a track record filled with numbers that "talk" in both music and fashion.

Not only working hard as an idol singer, a professional model, but Kai also "encroached" into the movie field. In January 2017, the actor played his first lead role in the TV series Andante as a high school student.

Besides, the male idol was invited to participate in the drama "Spring Has Come". The film marks the first time a non-Japanese actor has starred in a drama produced by radio station WOWOW.

After eight years of actively promoting as a member of EXO, in July 2020, SM announced that Kai will officially make his solo debut in the second half of this year.

Known to the public as an artist with outstanding performance, he had the opportunity to prove this title through his very successful solo debut.

Although it is only the first product released, this song has helped KAI achieve an impressive list of achievements. A day after its debut, Mmmh has reached nearly nine million views and nearly two million likes on the YouTube music platform.

At the same time, after only two months of public release, the song's MV quickly reached fifty million views and became the fastest male idol solo MV to reach fifty million views in the Kpop industry.

Reminiscing about the time when he was a toddler in the entertainment industry, Kai considers himself a rather ambitious person when he used to tie himself to the thought of having to achieve something.

However, after all this time, more than popularity, the gift that the male artist received after all these years is the warm affection of the members, the EXO-L community and especially the time of youth. worthy of pride.

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