to think gucci was so inspired by the way kai answered a question they decided to create a film to go along with it. that is what an ambassador and muse should be to a brand.
Back when brands and artists would create cool things together because an artist has an interesting story and could serve as a muse as well as an ambassador. Crazy how in just a few short years stuff like this has just disappeared
so happy someone filmed it!
“i think a lot of people will remember me as a member of exo. amidst the public’s expectations, i put a lot of thought into how i’d want to express myself. i wanted to show that i’m an artist who dances like this. i want to mark myself as just ‘KAI’.”
there’s a difference between making music with the express intent of going viral on tiktok and clearly catering to its users vs music that just happens to be excellent enough to stand alone, whether it's on tiktok or not
Idk how to tell you this but that page is just a bucket of weird people with a fetish for being intelligent and unique
The only reason that album has the less hate is because those wannabe intellectuals don't know about him and haven't down voted him enough 😭😭
“Tenet” has ambition, ingenuity and imagination aplenty. Yet it lacks a certain living spark: Despite the occasional sharp line, Nolan never quite feels comfortable with humor. It's entertaining, but it isn’t exactly fun.
bizarre, one of kai’s dancers during mmmh era, talks a bit about how she auditioned to be part of kai’s team.
mihawk was the one to post about the dance audition so she figured he would be there but was very surprised to see kai also present as a judge 🧏♀️
a father risking his life to protect the identity of his son at all cost because he knew if he was exposed the government would take him away as a threat to national security. but he knew his son was special and would change the world when the time was right. MY jonathan Kent.
do you ever think about how in 2013 jongin said his dream was to be a solo artist and when asked what genre, he didn’t hesitate one bit and said “dance r&b” bc i do
people that went to festival are calling jongin kind, warm, sweet, and i’m going to cry 🥹 it’s one thing to praise him as performer but for them to see how great of a person he is too is indescribable
Men hated Superman in MoS/BvS bc he doesn’t represent the male fantasy of hyper masculinity and hero adoration. He’s someone that felt uncertain about his purpose but still remained gentle and kind, and therefore led to male viewers to feel uncomfortable. In this essay I will—
“kai is such a prominent soloist, hearing him in exo songs he now sounds like ‘KAI’ the soloist […] he has such a presence in how he’s singing, you hear this presence in his vocals now.”
jongin has really solidified himself as a soloist and i couldn’t be happier for him 🥹
kai is the most popular exo member worldwide in 2023 so far.
he ranked
#1
in the usa, india, mexico, brazil, the uk, the philippines, france, and spain
kai being involved in the production of his music:
peaches: “i modified the rhythms and instrumental melody structures here and there…”
blue (prod/comp): “we went back and forth for a few weeks trying different ad-libs, adding a bridge and changing the flow of some melodies”
to think he has been dreaming of being a solo artist since 2013 and to see how successful and impactful his solo debut was makes me so emotional. you’ve worked so hard jongin! you deserve everything and so much more!
“as i am now, i definitely became more mature both physically and mentally. at 23, i would have thought of myself not so different from the me who grew like this now. and now that i am past that age, i think my mind is healthier.”
i’m so happy for him 🥹🫂🤍
about film:kai
#rover
:
“this is why i’m in awe of kai, talent wise […] it’s almost like such privilege to be able to see him and witness his talent. there are not many people like him in the world. like he’s an artist.”
#KAI_Rover
White actress cast in a PoC role: “They just got the best person for the role! Stop making everything about race!”
PoC actress cast in a traditionally white role: “What is this?! They are forcing diversity down our throats. Couldn’t they find someone that was natural red head?”
jongin is one of the sweetest and most sincere people in the industry, always minding his business and just doing what he loves. everyone that works with him end up adoring him and speaking of him highly. some ppl on here feel far too comfortable speaking ill of him for no reason
jongin is by far one of the only celebrities i’ve seen to always be so appreciative of his fans. every little thing he does it’s for his fans and he is never afraid to say so. you can tell how much he loves us ㅜㅜ
because i was curious about how long it took rover to sell 100,000 us units compared to the other sm male act songs that have achieved this:
rover — 3 months
jopping — 5 months
kick it — 9 months
love shot — 12 months
tempo — 16 months
kai is a monster soloist 😁☝️
Karan Johar, One of the Bollywood's most famous Directors with lots of Superhit movies.. sharing his ''full of turns and twists story'' 😏of
#karan
met
#KAI
at
#GUCCI
show in Paris !!
#KAI
#엑소카이 #카이
@weareoneEXO
#EXO
bringing back this jongin from 2013 mentioning how he wants to be a solo artist while being in the group. seeing how went from just holding on to that dream to where he is now, one of the most successful soloist of the industry, it’s hard to not feel immensely proud of him.
🐻: “I’m supposed to make you guys feel happy when you’re dancing, but it’s like homework. I’m regretting this.”
Please he got so worried within the first 30 minutes of the class 😭
ICHILLIN’ expressing how touched they were with kai for taking his time making sure their dance challenge came out perfect, regardless of him already having filmed many & still having more to go. he will never be the villain y’all make him out to be
goms have been complaining to gucci as to why they didn’t take him to the met gala only to have kai become the global ambassador for seoul fashion week 😭 king behavior tbh
about say you love me:
“this is r&b. this sh*t ain’t got nothing to do with kpop. that is a whole… that’s over there! exo is right there, superm is over there. this kai sh*t? he’s… this ain’t even competing. he’s in his own lane with this sh*t.””
#KAI_Rover
#Alawn
the producer of EXO Kai's Mmmh dropping bangers at
#Mawazine
2024
"I'm make this song for Kai...it was so amazing working with Kai, he's so talented, so sweet" FR!!
#EXO
#KAI
i don’t think many realize how big of an achievement this is. his song was one of the top 200 most played songs in Spotify aka the biggest international music platform without any global push or promo from his company whatsoever and charted for 5 days and in the weekly chart too.
“Rover” by KAI officially enters the Daily Top Songs Global Chart on Spotify at
#200
for March 24th, 2023.
—
#KAI
is the 1st and only SM solo artist to debut on this chart.
🔗:
kai is the most popular EXO member in the united states in 2024!
he also ranks
#1
in india,
#2
in brazil and mexico, and
#3
worldwide regardless of his current enlistment.