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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[]

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

  • KUN is friends with Junny, who is also a singer and producer.[4]
  • He is in a group chat with other Chinese idols, such as Seventeen's Jun and The8 and Pentagon's Yanan.

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[]

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