Kun (坤; also stylized in all caps), also known as Cai Xukun (蔡徐坤), is a Chinese singer-songwriter, actor, and producer with his own independant studio. He is a former member of the project groups NINE PERCENT and SWIN and its sub-unit SWIN-S.
He made his solo debut on December 15, 2017, with the digital single "I Wanna Get Love".
He is known for being a contestant on the survival reality shows Super Idol, Super Idol 2, and Idol Producer.
Career[]
2015-2017: Super Idol, SWIN, SWIN-S[]
He participated in the Anhui TV survival reality show Super Idol, which first aired on July 10, 2015.[1] He won the season with his team and went to South Korea to train for three months.[2]
On October 18, 2016, he was revealed as a member of the project boy group SWIN and its sub-unit SWIN-S, along with the other winners of Super Idol and Super Idol 2.[3] SWIN-S made its debut on December 20, 2016, with the EP New World.
On February 10, 2017, it was revealed that he had filed a lawsuit against Pelias Entertainment due to their mismanagement of the group's activities.[4] Due to this, he had resigned from the group.[5]
2018-2019: Idol Producer, NINE PERCENT, Legal issues with Pelias Entertainment[]
He participated in the iQIYI survival reality show Idol Producer, which first aired on January 19, 2018. On April 6, he placed first on the final episode, thus becoming a member and the center of the project boy group NINE PERCENT. The group made their debut on November 20 with the studio album To The Nines.
Soon after the broadcast of Idol Producer, Pelias filed another case in March 2018, to countersue Kun for the breach of contact, asking that he pay the company 1.1 million RMB for liquidated damages and compensation for their losses.[6] Meanwhile, Pelias demanded for Kun to continue to abide by the terms in the contract, allowing the former to be entitled to 70% of the income Kun earns from dramas, endorsements and variety shows.
On February 2, 2019, the dispute with Pelias Entertainment ended with Kun winning the lawsuit.[7]
On October 12, 2019, NINE PERCENT's held their final concert and disbanded after their contract had ended.[8]
Discography[]
Mandarin[]
Studio albums[]
- 迷 (2021)
Live albums[]
- Kun 2023 Art Lab Live (2023)
EPs[]
- Young (2019)
- Phenomenon (2023)
Digital singles[]
- "I Wanna Get Love" (2017)
- "No Exception" (2019)
- "重生" (2019)
- "Lover" (2020)
- "Hug Me" (2022)
Remix singles[]
- "Hug Me (Remix)" (2023)
Collaborations[]
- "一起笑出来" (with Jackie Chan) (2019)
- "重生 (Original Mix)" (with KSHMR) (2020)
- "山河无恙在我胸" (with Tong Liya) (2020)
English[]
EPs[]
- 1 (2018)
Digital singles[]
- "Wait Wait Wait" (2018)
- "Bigger" (2019)
- "Hard to Get" (2019)
- "Home" (2020)
- "Spotlight" (2023)
- "Ride or Die" (2024)
- "Afterglow" (2024)
- "Remedy" (2024)
- "Deadman" (2025)
- "Jasmine" (2025)
- "What a Day" (2025)
Filmography[]
Movies[]
- Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down (2014)
Dramas[]
- Fairytale (Hunan TV, 2012)
- I Won't Get Bullied By Girls (Youku, 2018)
- Tomorrow Calls (Mango TV, 2020)
Survival shows[]
- Super Idol (Anhui TV, 2015) - contestant
- Super Idol 2 (Anhui TV, 2016) - contestant
- Idol Producer (iQIYI, 2018) - contestant
- Youth With You 2 (iQIYI, 2020) - host
- Bravo Youngsters! (CCTV, 2020) - guest
Variety shows[]
- Up! Juniors (Mango TV, 2012)
- Day Day Up (Hunan TV, 2018)
- Happy Camp (Hunan TV, 2019)
- Idol Hits (iQIYI, 2019)
- Sweet Tasks (Mango TV, 2019)
- Meet at Temple of Heaven (BTV, 2019)
- Keep Running 8 (ZJTV, 2020)
- Keep Running: Yellow River (ZJTV, 2020)
- The Winter Dream Promise (BTV, 2021)
- Keep Running 9 (ZJTV, 2021)
- The Winter Dream Promise 2 (BTV, 2021)
- Keep Running 10 (ZJTV, 2022)
- Campus Go (Tencent, 2022)
- Keep Running: Let's Build a Better Life (ZJTV, 2022)
Writing credits[]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||
| Himself | "I Wanna Get Love" | Writing, Composing | |
| 2018 | |||
| Himself | "Pull Up" | 1 | Writing, Composing |
| "You Can Be My Girlfriend" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "It's You" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "Wait Wait Wait" | Writing, Composing | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Himself & Jackie Chan | "一起笑出来" | Writing | |
| Himself | "No Exception" | Writing | |
| "Bigger" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "Hard to Get" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "重生" | Writing | ||
| 2020 | |||
| Himself | "Home" | Writing, Composing | |
| "Lover" | Writing, Composing | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Himself | "#0000FF" | 迷 | Writing, Composing |
| "迷" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "默片" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "感受她" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "梦 (Band Ver)" | Writing | ||
| "怪" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "欲" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "Haha" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "Nobody Cares" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "爱与痛" | Writing, Composing | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Himself | "Hug Me" | Writing, Composing | |
| 2023 | |||
| Himself | "Intro" | Phenomenon | Writing, Composing |
| "Phenomenon" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "Title" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "Narcissism" | Writing, Composing | ||
| "Spotlight" | Writing, Composing | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Himself | "Ride or Die" | Writing, Composing, Arranging | |
| "Afterglow" | Writing, Composing, Arranging | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Himself | "Deadman" | Writing | |
| "Jasmine" | Writing | ||
Awards and nominations[]
- Main article: Awards and nominations received by Kun
Gallery[]
- Main article: Kun/Gallery
References[]
Official links[]
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