Exo’s kai on diving deer into HimSelf on New Ep ‘Wait on Me’ and Meeting Fans After Two Years

K-POP Star Kai Wants You To Dive Deep Into His Mind.

The 31-YEAR-ELD ARTIST, A MEMBER OF Popular Boy Group Exo, Is Back With A New Solo Ep, Wait on me. The Seven-Track Album, Released Monday, Marks Kai’s First Release in Over Two Years Following The Completion of His Military Service.

Kai’s Pre-Release Track “Adult Swim” Sets the Stage for the Album’s Refreshingly Catchy Pop Sound. “’Adult Swim’ is a very meaningful track to me,“ The K-Pop Star Tells The Hollywood Reporter On a zoom from his agency sm entertainment’s seul headquarters. “If i was the kai [of a few years ago]I Might Not Have Chosen This Track. ”

While “adult swim” is a great fit for a day at the pool, Wait on me‘S Lead Single of the Same Name is Perfect for a Night Out with Friends. The Afrobeats Infused Pop Track Builds on Kai’s Popular Singles of the Past Like “Rover” or “PEACHES” TO FIND A Sound that Feels Right at Home in Hiscography.

Below, The Global Star Speaks with Thr About Performing Again After His Enlistment, How Excited He Is To See Fans Face-To-Face Again and the Pressures That Come Being The King of the Dance Challenge.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE MAKING Wait on me? Do you have any favorite moments?

I was really excited, but at the same time it was a bit tough because i wanted to meet my fans so so quickly. They’ve been waasing, and that’s whoh we have a tight scaredule for production. I ACTUALLY FELT The Pressure of Making An Album After Two Years. This Pressure That I Felt Came Because of the Concern and Thought that I Should Need to Show New Sides of MySelf to the Audence. Throughout TESE Two Years, What i’ve Learned Actual Made Me Overcome the Conceerns.

IT WAS TOUGH THRUGHOUT The PRODUCTION OF THE ALBUM, BUT THAT SORT OF FEELING ACTUALLY LET ME RELEASE TUSE CONCERNS AND REALLY GET ON BOARD FOR The PRODUCTION.

Hearing you say you wanted to get back to fans quickly; Obviously While You Were Enlisted You Wrenan’s, so that’s a very quicto turnaround time. How Are You Feeling About Fans Getting to Hear the Album? Are you excited? Are you nervous, or are you just Really Ready for them to Hear It?

I Feel All These Emotions at the Same Time Right Now. I Feel Like There’s Butterflies and Exciterement Just Like I Was Debuting, But At the Same Time Very Nervous. As Much as the Success and All the Records that we’ll Gain from this album are important, for me the most important things of what kinder I will be abulfill the expectations of the fans. This Time I Wanted to Actual Aim [for] That khlenges that i’ll be shown them, so i’m very excited for that.

“Wait on me” and “adult swim” Feel A Bit Different from Songs You’ve Released Before, While Also Feeling Very Much Like A Song You’d Release. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TRYING CONTHING NEW AND DID YOU FEEL YOU FIT WITH IT?

“Adult Swim” is a very meningful track to me. If i was the kai [of a few years ago]I might not have chosen this track. Because of these Two Years Away, and the Experience from that time, that became the Factor that Made me Choose this song. As you can hear, the Verse and the chorus, the atmosphere is very figrent. From The Verse, You Can Feel The Cool [and] Refreshing Beats and the Vibes, Feeling Like You’re Swimming. WHEN IT BECOMES TO THE CORUS, YOU GO DEEP INTO THE SEA, You’re Diving Into The Sea, and You Can Have Those Defeper Beats and Sounds Coming Up. I THINK THIS ACTUALLY SHOWS My MINDSET THRUGHOUT TOSE TWO YEARS.

The reason i chose this as a pre-release song is that is a great intraductry to the album and also because of the version. You Start with A Light, High Greeting and Ten Who You Go Into the Corus, You Can Can Really Dive Deep Into My Inner-Self and Emotions. THEN YOU GO DEPER AND DONEPER DOWN AND THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN MEET “WAIT ON ME.”

You’re known to be an incredible dancer, and i though it is pretty safe to say you might Hold the Title of King of the Dance Challenge. Do you make Feel Pressure AROUND THAT OR LIKE YOU HAVE TO Continue to Better Yourself in that Way?

First of All, for “Adult Swim,” I Actually Didn’T Consider the Challenge for this Song Because the Choreography Itself is Very Diffelt, as You Can See, But Rather I Focused. I TRIED TO GET RID OF THIS SELF-DOBT BECAUSE I CHOSE THIS SONG As A LIGHTER INTRODUCTION;

For “wait on me,” you actualally need to see the musical video, but it will be some sort of a challenge, as in the mening Itelf. You’ll Actuly See What I Mean WHEN YOU LOOK AT MUSIC VIDEO. I Want the Audence to get that Impression, as it was actualally a challenge ittself. Since You Came Into this World of Mine with “Adult Swim,” You Came Deep Inside [the world]. I Wanted to Present A New Set of Challenges for Myself with “Wait On Me.”

Can You Share Any Behind-The-Scenes Tidbits of Shooting The Music Videos? Was there anything you found easier this timund? Anything More Difficult?

I have to shoot the musical video a month after my Service. IT WAS A CHALLENGE ITSELF. IT WAS PRETTY DIFFICULT. Actually, in the Last Two Years, I Gained a Lot of Muscles. I bulked up a little, so it was a challenge for me because theat two songs, “adult swim” and “wait on me,” and felt like that type of shape was not fitting ton. Getting Fit Again Was A Challenge Itelf.

Durying the Music Video for “Wait on Me,” there’s a Lot of Props on the Floor. I HAD TO RUN THROUGH THE ALLEYS, AND THERE’S A HALLWAY THAT I HAD TO RUN [down]. There was a lot of obstacles, which was very challenging, but at the Same Time Very, Very Fun. This Actual Helped Me Get Back Into to My Life As An Artist.

As You Start Promoting on Music Shows with this Album, You’re Going to See Fans Again for the First Time in a Really Long Time. How Are You Feeling About That?

Since My Comeback, I’ve Been Doing A Lot of Scherdules Where The Fans Could See Me Through Videos and Live [streams]But I Hadn’t Had A Opportunity Whtre i Could Meet The Fans. I’m Very Excited For that, and that’s Who’s It Doesn’t Feel Like A Real Combacket Yet, SO I’M VERY EXCITED.

I’m trying to make more opportunities [for fans]as much as i can through theSe music shows and [my] UpComing Tour. WHEN I ACTUALLY DO MEET THEM, THEN I’ll FEEL LIKE I HAVE A Fully Recharged Battery.

Speaking of Touring, You’re to Get To Meet International Fans Soon Dringing SmTwn Live.V How Are You’re Feeling About Getting to Do That Again?

I Feel Like We’re Just Starting Now, Like [it’s the] Office Start. I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE MY LOVE TOWARDS THE FANS IS BIGGGER THAN THEIR [love] Towards me. I Miss Them More, and I ACTUALLY WANT TO DO A BATTLE – Whose Heart Is Bigger?

How do you hope to be viewed as an artist? Whather that be as a member of exo or as a solo artist.

Since My Debut I Always Wanted to Be Better, and I Wanted to Be Good at What I Was Doing. I was wondering whore my the peak could be. At the Same Time, I Wasn’t Very Curures about Other ‘Perspectives or Thought Too Much.

As a exo member, with “TEMPO” and “love shot,” and as a solo artist with “rover” or “peaches,” and feel like everyone sees me in a different light and as a different. WHAT I HOPE [is] that i could at least wiggle into a tiny room of their hearts.

Is there anything you want to add?

Throughouse My Time With Superm, that Memory is Very Deeply ImpRied in My Heart Because I Had Such Fun at That Time. My Biggest Goal Actual Is that Through This Album, I’M HOping to Meet My International Fans, Also My American Fans. I Just Wanted to Say i’m Still Here, Guys. I have an album out, and i’m actualally going to be there soon to see you all, so please look fortward to it.