Cai Xukun (born August 2, 1998), better known by the mononym Kun
(stylized as KUN), is a Chinese singer-songwriter, dancer, actor and
rapper. He debuted as a member of SWIN and its sub-unit SWIN-S on
October 18, 2016, after participating in the first and second seasons
of the South Korean-Chinese reality show Super Idol. After leaving the
group and its company Yihai Entertainment, he participated in iQiyi's
reality survival show Idol Producer and got the first place with the
most vote then debuted as the leader/center in former Chinese boy
group Nine Percent, on April 6, 2018. Most of Kun's solo works are
original, including "Wait Wait Wait" and his first EP "1". The EP was
a commercial success with every song topping Chinese music charts.
"Pull Up", the first track, broke 10 records and peaked at number 1 on
four of QQ Music's charts as well as ranking first on Billboard
China's V Chart for 8 consecutive weeks. At the time of its release in
2018, "Wait Wait Wait" debuted at number 1 on QQ Music's New Song list
and Popular Music list for 10 weeks and won the title of Asia's
hottest song for 4 consecutive weeks.On January 10, 2019, Kun was
officially named China's and Jamaica's Goodwill Ambassador and
Outstanding Young Leader by the Jamaican Embassy in Shanghai, China.
In February, Kun announced his first solo tour, "Kun ONE North
America/U.K. Tour 2019", coming in early April 2019. After he
successfully wrapped up his sold-out tour overseas on July 26, Kun
released his second EP titled "YOUNG", which consists of two songs,
"YOUNG" and "Blindfolded". Upon release, the EP also immediately
dominated domestic music charts, dubbing him the "King of Digital
Singles" of 2019.
(stylized as KUN), is a Chinese singer-songwriter, dancer, actor and
rapper. He debuted as a member of SWIN and its sub-unit SWIN-S on
October 18, 2016, after participating in the first and second seasons
of the South Korean-Chinese reality show Super Idol. After leaving the
group and its company Yihai Entertainment, he participated in iQiyi's
reality survival show Idol Producer and got the first place with the
most vote then debuted as the leader/center in former Chinese boy
group Nine Percent, on April 6, 2018. Most of Kun's solo works are
original, including "Wait Wait Wait" and his first EP "1". The EP was
a commercial success with every song topping Chinese music charts.
"Pull Up", the first track, broke 10 records and peaked at number 1 on
four of QQ Music's charts as well as ranking first on Billboard
China's V Chart for 8 consecutive weeks. At the time of its release in
2018, "Wait Wait Wait" debuted at number 1 on QQ Music's New Song list
and Popular Music list for 10 weeks and won the title of Asia's
hottest song for 4 consecutive weeks.On January 10, 2019, Kun was
officially named China's and Jamaica's Goodwill Ambassador and
Outstanding Young Leader by the Jamaican Embassy in Shanghai, China.
In February, Kun announced his first solo tour, "Kun ONE North
America/U.K. Tour 2019", coming in early April 2019. After he
successfully wrapped up his sold-out tour overseas on July 26, Kun
released his second EP titled "YOUNG", which consists of two songs,
"YOUNG" and "Blindfolded". Upon release, the EP also immediately
dominated domestic music charts, dubbing him the "King of Digital
Singles" of 2019.
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