Kai Kai at the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in February 2016 Born Kim Jong-in (1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 Suncheon, South Jeolla, South Korea Occupation Singer actor Musical career Genres K-pop Years active 2012—present Labels S.M. Entertainment Associated acts EXO EXO-K SM Town Korean name Hangul 김종인 Hanja 金鍾仁 Revised Romanization Gim Jong-in McCune–Reischauer Kim Chong-in Stage name Hangul 카이 Revised Romanization Kai McCune–Reischauer K'ai