personality

• doesn't like doing aegyo
• embarrassed when talking about himself
  • states that it's because he's shy when he talks about himself, because it's like people are finding out his inner thoughts
• blunt / speaks his mind
  • voted as the member who would act the coldest to his girlfriend because he's blunt
  • picked as the type who would outright say "i'm tired" and not go out with friends if he doesn't want to go
• voted as the member who is the most forgetful
  • "First off, Kai loses things all the time. I think he loses at least one thing a day. Whenever he gets in the car, he asks, 'Where's my cell? Did you see my wallet?' He asks things like this everyday. He loses things all the time."
  • " I tend to forget things easily. If I borrow money I would go to the ATM and take out my money, but because of my hectic schedule I rarely have time to do that."
• voted as the member who sleeps the most
  • has the most difficulty staying awake
  • isn't distracted by loud noises when sleeping
  • slept in class everyday during high school
  • first one to go to bed in exo.
• voted as the member who eats the most: once he & a friend ate a meal that was meant for 17 people
  • wants to film a fried chicken CF
• most relaxed when with family
  • would spend a one-month vacation with his parents at the beach
• scared easily by loud noises
• cannot live without: mp3/music, headphones, bracelets from his parents
  • has a lucky bracelet given by his parents: rubs it for good luck whenever he's nervous
• 130706 happy camp rankings
  • ranked himself as 9th most childish in EXO
  • ranked himself as 3rd least popular among girls in EXO
  • ranked himself as 11th most cowardly in EXO
• wants to be like spiderman
• if he was an animal, he'd be a jaguar
  • "I think (jaguars) are similar to me in this because I live pretty leisurely but when I dance, I focus on it more than everyone else."
• voted as the member exo members wouldn't lend money to
• doesn't save exo member's phone numbers in his phone
  • "Kai never saves numbers on his phone. Everytime I call him, he goes 'Who is this?!'"

passion

• started dancing when he was 9 years old
  • " The time I first started dancing was around September in 2nd grade. I started with jazz, and then took ballet until I was in 6th grade. I wanted to dance other types of dance too, because when I watched TV, I saw other various singers doing fun styles of dance. I kept asking my dad where I could learn how to dance like that because I wanted to dance like that too. "
• casted by SM at age 12 (2006/6th grade)
  • was told to audition and enter later
  • entered SME at age 14 (2008)
• learned ballet in 4th grade after watching the nutcracker
  • would have been a ballet dancer if he wasn't in EXO
• went to taekwondo and piano lessons when young, didn't like them
• became a singer through watching shinhwa's performances
• "Perfection. That all I can say. Having various dance background is really an advantage for him. Smart and creative, he also creates the dance step in his own teasers. Full of improvisation, powerful and expressions. He once said that he didn’t want to sing, just do the dance instead. He has desire to learn break dance, hip-hop and many western dances as well in the future." - Shim Jaewon
• if he wasn't an idol, he'd be a ballerino or a football player
• spent most of his trainee days just practicing, even during the holidays
• ranked #3 in super idol chart's "dance king" poll

physical

• sexiest part of his body: jawline, forehead, dark skin
• doesn't easily gain weight
• sexy, perfect dance, intense stare
• rank no1 as person who would have a huge success if they released a sexy pictorial
• rank no8 as the best muscle-dol
• thinks he is sexy when he sees himself in the mirror after changing his drenched clothes after practicing
  • sweats in a heart shape
• likes everything about himself
• rank 3 in exo with widest forehead
• was mistaken as a girl when he was little because his mom wanted him to have long hair so she could perm it
• wears contacts; cannot see without them otherwise
• doesn't wear socks because he finds them uncomfortable
• frequently gets sick (cold/flus)
• cannot eat oysters
• when he sleeps, the blanket usually falls off the bed

「ＫＡＩ」

• likes his stage name bc it's the same as beyblade's 火渡カイ
• thinks he is similar to 서태웅/流川楓/rukawa kaede from Slam Dunk
• initially opposed his 'sexy role' but has accepted it
• rank no1 in exo-k's charisma
• MAMA MV face painting took 4 hours
• jealous of tao's time control

favorites

• a fan of chelsea, especially fernando torres
  • became a chelsea fan during his first year of high school after following the premier league
  • "I hope that if I get the chance, I’d like to go to Chelsea FC arena at Stamford Bridge to have Fernando Torres teach me football personally~"
• his favorite songs are:
  • ne-yo's part of the list ▸ ♫
  • NLT's let me know ▸ ♫
• singers that he likes are: michael jackson, usher, chris brown, the weekend, a$ap rocky, maxwell
• likes pork intestines
• read all of 東野圭吾 (Higashino Keigo)'s books
• chocolate craze
• named his dogs after characters in the anime 'crayon shin-chan'
  • 野原しんのすけ (nohara shinnosuke) → 신짱구 (shin jjanggu )
  • 野原ひまわり (nohara himawari) → 신짱아 (shin jjangah )

skills

• fond of betting&ball games / king of games
• not fond of computer games
• wrote parts of XOXO with d.o.
• easily memorizes the names of soccer players
• not particularly adept in sports, but likes playing soccer

romance

• ideal type is a girl who is gentle and affectionate
• ideal type is a girl whose skin is "as white as snow" and has passion and pride even if she's not the best in her field
• likes both cheerful and fair girls
• first notices a girl's personality
  • picks personality over looks
• has never received chocolate from a girl on valentine's day
• received 4 chocolates on ppeppero day (from his friend lol)
• would propose to a girl with flowers at a meaningful time she wouldn't expect
• wouldn't date anyone in EXO if he was a girl
  • if he had a little sister, he wouldn't introduce her to anyone in exo.
• "for me, i think my sister is more precious to me than a girlfriend."
• "If I ever become a ballerino, I want to create a piece in which I’d express how I can’t give up on the woman I love with my body."