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

28th

Nickname(s)

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Fun Facts About Kai

1.	Kai auditioned for SM Entertainment because his father promised to buy him a Nintendo game console if he passed the audition.	4
2.	Kai started learning ballet and jazz after watching "The Nutcracker" in the second grade.	4
3.	Kai's dream was to be a ballet dancer but he exchanged it for a Nintendo.	4
4.	Kai loves fried chicken.	4
5.	Kai loves to spend quality time with his nephew and niece.	4
6.	Kai was nicknamed the Magic Hand.	4
7.	Kai has two sisters; they are 5 and 9 years older than him.	3
8.	Kai's role model is Michael Jackson.	3
9.	Kai once said that his ideal type is Han Ye Seul.	2
10.	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"	2

11.	Kai trained for 5 years.	2
12.	When he is nervous, he touches a lucky bracelet his parents gave him.	2
13.	Kai is really close with SHINee's Taemin.	2
14.	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.	2
15.	He says that if he wasn’t in EXO, he probably would’ve been a ballet dancer.	2
16.	To get rid of stress he usually works out.	2
17.	Kai loves working, he is a workaholic.	2
18.	His favorite EXO album is Exodus.	2
19.	On May 7, 2018 Kai’s father passed away due to chronic illness.	2
20.	He likes tapping people’s shoulders.	2
21.	He likes quiet music.	2
22.	Kai's favorite book is Suspect X.	1
23.	Kai was voted as the most charismatic by the EXO-K members.	1
24.	Kai was casted by SM Entertainent after winning SM's Youth Best Contest in 2007.	1
25.	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 »	1
26.	Kai is Korea's first global Gucci ambassador.	1
27.	Kai has been selected as one of the best-dressed men in 2020 by British GQ.	1
28.	He dislikes raw oyster.	1
29.	Kai says that one of his favorite memories while being in EXO is when they volunteered at the Red Cross. There they cleaned and played with the kids who had disabilities. He wants to keep on doing charity work in the future.	1
30.	He says that he wants to treat others well, but he’s awkward when it comes to expressing his feelings.	1
31.	He says that as long as people love him, he’ll return that love with double the amount.	1
32.	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’.	1
33.	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.	1
34.	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.	1
35.	When he was a child, his mother liked him with long hair, and because of this hairstyle a lot of people used to mistake him for a girl.	1
36.	Kai is the face of a campaign with Levi’s “Live in Levi’s”.	1
37.	Kai has three dogs: Monggu (a poodle), Jjanggu and Jjangah (toy poodles).	1
38.	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.	1
39.	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.	1
40.	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.	1
41.	He had a solo stage at the Olympics closing ceremony on 25th February, 2018.	1
42.	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.	1
43.	He’s been chosen as the best dancer in K-pop by idols for three years in a row.	1
44.	He acted in the web drama “Choco Bank” (2016) and the Lotte Duty Free promotional webseries "Seven First Kisses” (2016).	1
45.	He acted in the Korean dramas “Andante” (2017) and “Miracle That We Met” (2018) as lead characters.	1
46.	He acted in the Japanese drama “Spring Has Come” in 2018.	1
47.	Kai is ranked 51st on TC Candler “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018”.	1
48.	He was voted as the member who likes to sleep a lot. He would wake up for their schedule and sleep in their car again. He doesn’t like to be disturbed when he’s sleeping.	1
49.	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.	1
50.	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.	1