Kai (singer)
Kai (Hangul: 카이), born Kim Jong-in (Hangul: 김종인; hanja: 金鍾仁) on January 14, 1994, in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, is a South Korean singer, dancer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its sub unit EXO-K.
Early life
Kai was born on January 14, 1994, in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. He began dancing when he was eight years old. He originally did jazz dance, but then after watching The Nutcracker he began to train in ballet when he was in the third grade of elementary school. He stated that his parents initially wanted him to learn Taekwondo and the piano. He developed his current technical expertise of hip hop, popping, and locking after joining S.M. Entertainment.
Kai graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul in February 2012.
In 2014, during EXO 90:2014 show, Kai stated that he wanted to become a singer after watching Shinhwa.
Career
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 next three months, and had his first televised performance with Luhan, Chen and Tao on SBS Gayo Daejeon event on December 29, 2011.