Background
Kai was born on January 14, 1994, in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South of Korea.
Kai was born on January 14, 1994, in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South of Korea.
Kai graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul in February 2012.
He is a member and one of the main dancers of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its sub unit EXO-K. He began dancing when he was eight years old. He originally did jazz dance, but after watching The Nutcracker he began to train in ballet while in the third grade. He began training in hip-hop after joining South.M. Entertainment.
In 2014, during EXO 90:2014 show, Kai stated that he wanted to become a singer after watching Shinhwa.
EXO Kai was the first EXO member to be formally introduced to the public through teaser trailers. His first teaser was released on December 23, 2011.
He appeared in twelve more trailers released in the following three months, and had his first televised performance with Luhan, Chen and Tao on Business School Gayo Daejeon event on December 29, 2011. Kai participated in the promotional dance unit "Younique Unit", with Luhan, Taemin, Eunhyuk, Hyoyeon and Henry where they performed the single "Maxstep".
The music video was released on October 30, 2012.
They performed the dance piece "Spectrum" in 2012. Also in 2012, Kai appeared in Girls" Generation-TTS"s music video "Twinkle" along with Chanyeol, Sehun and Baekhyun. Solo activities In 2008, Kai made a brief appearance in TVXQ"s music video, "HaHaHa Song" along with EXO members Suho and Chanyeol.
In 2014, Kai was featured in SHINee member Taemin"s song "Pretty Boy".
In 2016, Kai made his official acting debut as the male lead in the web drama "Choco Bank". Dramas Variety shows Hosting.
Kai was also a member of the dancing group, "South.M. The Performance", with Lay, Yunho, Taemin, Minho, Donghae and Eunhyuk.
