Qian Kun (Chinese: 钱锟) referred to as KUN (Hangul: 쿤) is a Chinese singer and actor born in Taining County, Sanming, Fujian on January 1, 1996. He is the leader of WayV and the main vocalist of NCT U and WayV.
History on NCT[]
- April 10, 2016: Made a special participation on the sub-unit NCT U with the second digital single, “Without You (Chinese ver.)".
- March 14, 2018: Made his debut on the project unit NCT 2018 with the first full album, NCT 2018 EMPATHY.
- January 17, 2019: Made his debut on the sub-unit WayV with the digital EP, The Vision.
- October 12, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album, NCT RESONANCE Pt.1.
- October 12, 2020: Made his debut on the sub-unit NCT U with the second full album, NCT RESONANCE Pt.1 track songs, "Light Bulb", "Dancing In The Rain", and "From Home".
- November 23, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album repackage, NCT RESONANCE Pt.2.
- December 4, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album final single, RESONANCE.
- June 16, 2021: Collaborated (with XIAOJUN) on their debut single album Back To You.
Profile[]
- Stage Name: KUN (쿤) (钱锟)
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Position:
- Leader (WayV)
- Main Vocalist
- Nickname: Little Kun Kun, Xiaodan, Dandan, Kun-ge, Kunnie, Kunder, Funder, Thunder
Endorsements[]
Year | Brand | Notes |
---|---|---|
2018 | Zhongjie 1946 | with WINWIN & LUCAS |
Trivia[]
- "Nuoyis" is KUN's solo fandom name created by his fans
- Official emoji: 🐻 (bear)
Pre Debut
Training and childhood
- KUN was a trainee for 3 years.
- He was accepted to SM Entertainment through the 2015 Guangzhou SM Global Audition, China.
- KUN was introduced as an SMROOKIES member on December 18, 2015.[1]
- KUN joined in 2015 and made his Chinese debut in 2016 and later made his Korean debut in 2018.
- When he was young, he wanted to become an astronaut.
- When he was a student, he never snuck snacks in class. However, he has eaten candy in class as you can eat it quietly.[2]
Casting story
- He was a normal Chinese student who had recorded several clips of him singing and doing magic tricks. When he was about to audition, he didn’t receive the email from SM and it is needed to audition so he looked on Weibo if there are some who received the email and one receiver sent his for KUN. He was first featured in the Chinese version of Without You by NCT U in 2016 but he was officially introduced on 2018 and became the leader of NCT’s Chinese counterpart, Weishen V or WayV as the leader and main vocalist of the group.
Personality
- KUN's MBTI personality type is ESFJ-T.
- He is known for being responsible and reliable.
Appearance
- He likes his blue hair the most.[3]
Nicknames
- Funder
- Kunder
- Kun-ge
- Kunnie
- Little Kun Kun
- Thunder
- Xiaodan, Dandan
Relationships
- He is an only child.
- He shares a birthday with Lee Sungmin (Super Junior), Carla (MOXINE), Jean Paul (BTL), Mimi (Gugudan), DPR Live (Soloist), Kim Seunghwan (A-Peace ‘Jade’), Yuri (O21) – Jan 1, 1996, Winter (Aespa), and Harry-June (DKB) among others.
Famous friends
Likes
- He likes cats.
Favorites
- Accessory: Sunglasses
- Artists: Jay Chou, Jason Mraz
- Colors: Orange, white, blue[3]
- Drinks: Coffee latte, orange juice
- Foods: Sweet and sour pork ribs, beef, chocolate, cheesecake, ice cream, steak[3]
- Genre: R&B
- Movie Genre: Comedy
- Numbers: 3, 7
Dislikes
- He doesn't like gum as it is a hassle, is tiring, and is a waste as you can't swallow it because you have to spit it out.[5]
- He auditioned to be part of Tiger Boys 2.0, a spin-off of the super popular Chinese idol group Tiger Boys.
- * He made it to the top 10 of the competition, but decided to drop out due to school.
- His current roommates are XIAOJUN and YANGYANG.
- He has a Chinese and Korean drivers license.[6]
- He has two dogs at home named Xiao Mi and Fei Fei.
- He wants to obtain a pilot license.
- * KUN has flown a plane before.[7]
- He wishes to have a duet with EXO’s Chen one day.
- He was part of a Taiwanese group called CHANGE, but they didn't last long, unfortunately.
- KUN likes to sing at night.[8]
- Ever since he debuted, he has been giving red envelopes to his parents on birthdays and more holidays as a token of love.[9]
- A Korean snack he likes is the Orion Four Layers Turtle Chip in the Corn Soup flavor.[10]
- When peeling an orange, he accidentally threw away the orange into the trash can instead of the orange peel.[11]
- He wants to visit an art exhibition in Korea.[12]
- SEVENTEEN's The8 often invites KUN to go and vice versa but they are unable to due to time conflicts.
- Speciality: Singing, Magic, Piano, Cooking
References[]
- ↑ @smrookies on Twitter: December 18, 2015 tweet
- ↑ @WayVSubs2019 on Twitter: September 30, 2020 tweet
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 July 17, 2020 Instagram Live
- ↑ DIVE Studio Podcasts on YouTube: BUILDING CHEMISTRY with TEN (WayV) | Get Real S2 Ep. #3
- ↑ @WayVSubs2019 on Twitter: September 30, 2020 tweet
- ↑ YouTube: The best tiki-taka ever | WINformation Ep.6-1
- ↑ Kun On Instagram: October 5, 2020 post
- ↑ @WayVSubs2019 on Twitter: September 30, 2020 tweet
- ↑ @WayVSubs2019 on Twitter: September 30, 2020 tweet
- ↑ @WayVSubs2019 on Twitter: September 30, 2020 tweet
- ↑ Akdong Seoul: October 31, 2021 broadcast
- ↑ Akdong Seoul: November 4, 2021 broadcast
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LUCAS | |||||
Discography | |||||
Studio albums | Awaken The World • On My Youth | ||||
Special albums | Take Over The Moon - The Sequel | ||||
Digital EP | The Vision | ||||
Mini albums | Chinese | Take Off • Take Over The Moon • Kick Back • Phantom • Give Me That | |||
Japanese | The Highest | ||||
World | FREQUENCY | ||||
Singles | Korean | "Turn Back Time (Korean Ver.)" | |||
English | "Love Talk (English version)" • "Bad Alive (English Ver.)" • "Back To You" • "Low Low" • "Miracle" | ||||
Japanese | "Welcome To My Paradise" | ||||
Filmography | |||||
Variety shows | Dream Plan • WayVision | ||||
Videography | |||||
Web shows | I Love You 3M • KUN's Cloud • TEN X YANGYANG's Enjoy The Challenge! • The Lonely Master Chef XIAO • WayV-ariety • WINformation | ||||
Reality shows | Play V • Rainbow V • The Summer Talk • WayV-ehind • WayV-log |