Kai (entertainer, born 1994)
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Kai at The Exo'rdium
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| Native name | 김종인 |
| Born |
Kim Jong-in January 14, 1994 Suncheon, South Jeolla, South Korea |
| Other names | Kai |
| Occupation | |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | S.M. Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김종인 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jong-in |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chong-in |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 카이 |
| Revised Romanization | Kai |
| McCune–Reischauer | K'ai |
Kim Jong-in (born January 14, 1994), better known as Kai, is a South Korean singer, actor and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its sub unit EXO-K.
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 after watching The Nutcracker he began to train in ballet while in the third grade. He stated that his parents initially wanted him to learn Taekwondo and the piano.
After participating in the S.M. Youth Best Contest with the encouragement of his father, he won and signed with the company in 2007 at thirteen years old. He began training in hip-hop 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.
Kai was the first EXO member to be formally introduced to the public on December 23, 2011. He made first televised performance alongside fellow EXO members Luhan, Chen and Tao as well as other S.M. Entertainment artists at the year-end music program SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 29, 2011.
In October 2012, Kai participated in the promotional group Younique Unit alongside labelmates Eunhyuk, Henry, Hyoyeon, Taemin and Luhan. The group released a single titled "Maxstep" as part of the collaboration between S.M. Entertainment and Hyundai. Later in December 2012, he joined the dance group S.M. The Performance, along with fellow member Lay, TVXQ's Yunho, Super Junior's Eunhyuk and Donghae, Shinee's Minho and Taemin. The group first made its appearance at the event SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 29, and performed their single "Spectrum". The single was officially released the next day.
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