Kai

Korean:카이 Japanese:カイ

Hometown SUNCHEON
South Korea

Full name	Kim Jong-in
Native name	김종인
Birthday	Jan 14, 1994
Blood type	A
Group(s)	EXO, SuperM
Position	Main dancer

Introduction to Kai

Kim Jong In (김종인), better known by his stage name Kai, is a South Korean singer and actor. Kai is the Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, and Center of the world-famous boy group EXO and its sub unit EXO-K.

Famous for being EXO's Dancing Machine, Kai also starred in the k-drama series "Andante", "Seven First Kisses", "Miracle We Met", "EXO Next Door" and Japanese drama "Spring Has Come".

On October 4th, 2019, he debuted once more under SM Entertainment's supergroup, SuperM.

Age

Height

5'12" (182 cm)

Weight

136.7 lbs (62 kg)

Star Sign

Capricorn

Language(s)

Korean

Education

Seoul Performing Arts High School

Kpopping Rank

27th

Nickname(s)

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Fun Facts About Kai

1.	Kai's father was very supportive of him. His father influenced him to join SM Entertainment and even collected videos of him dancing since he was 8 just to submit it to SM Entertainment for his audition.	0
2.	Kai used to dance ballet when he was a kid, and even won a national competition for it.	0
3.	Kai loves to spend quality time with his nephew and niece.	0
4.	Kai was nicknamed the Magic Hand.	0
5.	Kai has two sisters; they are 5 and 9 years older than him.	0
6.	Kai's role model is Michael Jackson.	0
7.	Kai once said that his ideal type is Han Ye Seul.	0
8.	Kai appeared in TVXQ’s music video, HaHaHa song along with Chanyeol and Suho. Kai also appeared in Girl's Generation's TTS music video for the song "Twinkle"	0
9.	Kai is really close with SHINee's Taemin.	0
10.	Kai has bad eyesight.	0

11.	According to his fellow members, Kai is always glued to his phone.	0
12.	Kai likes dancing in the shower.	0
13.	During the episode on “Ask Me Anything” he mentioned that he refused to eat with D.O. at first, as he felt uncomfortable because of his glaring (which happened to be due to D.O’s near-sightedness). However, they became very close in a matter of days and are now extremely close.	0
14.	Kai says that if he wasn’t in EXO, he probably would’ve been a ballet dancer.	0
15.	Kai is a workaholic.	0
16.	Kai's favorite album is "EXODUS".	0
17.	On May 7, 2018 Kai’s father passed away due to chronic illness.	0
18.	Kai was casted by SM Entertainment after winning S.M's Youth Best Contest in 2007	0
19.	Kai along with SHINee's Taemin, BTS' Jimin, Ha Sungwoon, HOTSHOT's Timoteo, VIXX's Ravi and their non-celebrity friend Jung Kwonho form what fans call "PADDING SQUAD/FRIENDSHIP PARKAS"	0
20.	Kai is Korea's first global Gucci ambassador.	0
21.	Kai has been selected as one of the best-dressed men in 2020 by British GQ.	0
22.	After making a mistake on a headphones game, people called kai "The Panty Oppa".	0
23.	Kai avoids eating salty food.	0
24.	Kai once threatened to call the police on sasaengs when he noticed that they were outside his home.	0
25.	Everyone says that he looks like a bear and he accepted this fact and now wears clothes with bears on them, calls himself a bear and his Fanclub name is erigoms, where ‘gom’ means ‘bear’.	0
26.	At ‘Party People’ Beakhyun said that in real life Jongin is more like a little shy girl and he behaves more like a maknae than Sehun.	0
27.	His issue of the magazine “The Big Issue” beat its record in sales since its creation and numerous homeless people thanked him and EXO-L’s who bought the magazine for their contribution.	0
28.	Kai is the face of a campaign with Levi’s “Live in Levi’s”.	0
29.	Kai and his second oldest sister Jung-ah co-own Kamong Café located in Seocho district, Seoul. The name Kamong is actually a combination of ‘Kai’ and ‘Monggu’ (one of Kai’s dogs). If you go to the counter to order, you can see a signature of Kai right in front of it.	0
30.	One of the reasons why Kamong Café is very popular among EXO fans, aside from the fact that this café is owned by a family member of Kai, is also because on the cups, napkins, and other small props in the café; you can find that there are copies of drawings and messages that Kai drew/wrote himself.	0
31.	Every time he has a chance to speak he wishes everyone to be happy as he thinks this is the most important thing in the world. During his latest interview for L’Officiel Hommes he said the word “happiness” thirty-two times.e	0
32.	He had a solo stage at the Olympics closing ceremony on 25th February, 2018.	0
33.	He appeared on "Yummy Yummy" with Sehun, "Hello Counselor" with Lay, "Happy Together" with Taemin and "The Return of Superman" with baby Taeoh who is said to look like him.	0
34.	He acted in the web drama “Choco Bank” (2016) and the Lotte Duty Free promotional webseries "Seven First Kisses” (2016).	0
35.	He acted in the Korean dramas “Andante” (2017) and “Miracle That We Met” (2018) as lead characters.	0
36.	He acted in the Japanese drama “Spring Has Come” in 2018.	0
37.	Kai is ranked 51st on TC Candler “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018”.	0
38.	Kai and f(x)’s Krystal started dating in March of 2016, which was confirmed by SM Entertainment’s official statement that said, “the two were close friends and began having feelings for each other this year.” They broke up in June of 2017.	0
39.	On January 1st 2019, it was confirmed by SM that Kai is dating Jennie from BLACKPINK. On January 25th it was confirmed they broke up.	0