Hueningkai (휴닝카이) is the third member introduced from the new boy group TOMORROW X TOGETHER (투모로우바이투게더) under the agency Big Hit Music. He was introduced in a teaser video on YouTube entitled Introductory Film - What Do You Do? released on January 15, 2019 with his following teaser photos released on different media platforms.
History
2019-Present
On January 15, Hueningkai was revealed as a member of Big Hit Entertainment's newest boy group TXT. A new video was released containing Hueningkai on January 28.
Credits
◯ = Participates as writing/composer/producer, ✖ = Not participated as writing/composer/producer
TXT Discography
Album | Song | Lyrics | Composer | Arrangement | Ref. |
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The Dream Chapter: MAGIC | Roller Coaster | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
The Dream Chapter: ETERNITY | Maze in the Mirror | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
Minisode1: Blue Hour | Wishlist | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE | No Rules | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |
Dear Sputnik | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ||
The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE | MOA Diary (Dubaddu Wari Wari) | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ |
Trivia
- Education:
- Yongmun Middle School (Graduated)
- Lila Art High School (Transferred)
- Hanlim Multi Art School (Practical Dance Department)
- His 1st video entitled Introductory Film - What Do You Do? has the morse code DREAMING.
- His 2nd video entitled Questioning Film - What Do You See? showed his animal symbol is gecko, with the morse code SECRET and the symbols of ♥.
- His TMI says:
- Family: Father (brazilian), mother (korean), 1 older sister and 1 younger sister (Huening Bahiyyih).
- Hobbies and specialties: playing instruments and video games.
- Nickname: Hyuka, Ningning
- He has triple eyelids but when he's sleepy it becomes a six-folds eyelids.
- Loves egg tarts.
- Loves skinship, especially touching Soobin's belly.
- He's a music genius, he can play the piano, guitar, drums, etc.
- He has a collection of plushies.
- He lived in China for 12 years.
- He was the third member to be announced.
- He can speak 6 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, German, and Portuguese.
- His older sister was a former member of VIVA. And his younger sister, nowadays is a member of the girl group Kep1er. All three siblings hold American passports. For Huening Kai, this means he isn't obliged to serve in Korean Military.
- He is the first foreigner to debut under Big Hit.
- His Spotify playlist was officially released on March 19, 2019.[1]
- He has perfect pitch. Ability that only around 1 in 10,000 people are thought to possess.[2]
- He was interested in music since a young age and wanted to inspire people from it (Debut showcase).
- He is half Korean (mother) and half German (father). He also has Polish and Scottish descent from his father’s side.
- He likes mint chocolate chip ice cream (Fanmeeting 030619).
- His favorite foods are seafood and pizza (Spotify K-Pop Quiz).
- His favorite global artist is Bruno Mars (V-LIVE).
- His love for plushies made him friends with the creator of Molang, who is a cartoon character who has a huge popularity in South Korea.[3]
- He has long legs and arms (TALK X TODAY Ep.1).
- He likes penguins and otters (TALK X TODAY Ep.5).
- He was in South Korea for kindergarten for a short time (Fansign 150319)
- His favorite movie is ‘Begin Again’ (Fansign 150319).
- His favorite colors are green (Fansign 150319) and black (Spotify K-Pop Quiz).
- He loves cats and said how he would love to raise one in a future. (Vlive).
- His solo fandom name is NINGDUNGIE (Fansign).
- His perfect home where he wants to live in one day is a cozy house with a yard (Vlive).
- His MBTI is ISTP.
- He doesn't have an ideal type, but one thing he likes is people with shorthair.[4]
- The animal he's most compared to is the penguin.
- His outstanding and extraordinary beauty has given him the name of CGKAI by the netizens.
- He's the MAKNAE (youngest) of the group.
- He made a band with his friends during middle school, where he was the vocalist.
- He prefers the second male lead in series or movies than the male lead. (Vlive)
- He likes to call his groupmates "Oppa". (Weverse)
- His favourite season is winter.
- He thinks "I like you" it's more heart-fluttering than "I love you". (Weverse)
- He made a handmade cake for his mom on her birthday. (Vlive)
- His sisters said in different occasions that they really never fought because Huening kai is a very kind brother who always makes sure to take care of them. Even Taehyun, one of his bandmates and bestfriend, said in Weverse that Kai's relationship with his siblings is as if it came out of a fairytale.
- Huening kai is also knows by the name of "Netflix boy" by the netizens for his looks that reminds them of the male protagonists of Netflix series.[5]
- He said someday wants to have the opportunity to visit his hometown, Hawaii. (Vlive)
- His TMI says:
Spotify
Gallery
To view the Hueningkai gallery, click here.
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References
- ↑ Spotify: #SpotifyxTXT Quiz
- ↑ 5 REASONS THAT MAKE HUENING KAI THE DIAMOND MAKNAE OF TXT.
- ↑ HUENING KAI AND HIS TOP 5 PLUSHIE MOMENTS
- ↑ Hueningkai Reveals He’s Attracted To Someone With Short Hair
- ↑ Knetz choose TXT Huening Kai as a idol who will really suits as the male lead in Netflix high teen drama!
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KOR | ||
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Studio albums | The Dream Chapter: MAGIC | The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE | |
Mini albums | The Dream Chapter: STAR | The Dream Chapter: ETERNITY | Minisode1: Blue Hour | Minisode 2: Thursday's Child | |
Repackage albums | The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE | |
Digital singles | Our Summer (Acoustic Mix) | 0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You) Remix | |
ENG | ||
Digital singles | Cat & Dog (English Ver.) | |
JPN | ||
Studio albums | Still Dreaming | |
Mini albums | Chaotic Wonderland | |
Singles | Magic Hour | Drama |
Other |
List of Awards and Nominations | Sales and certifications | List of Records Set and Broken | Studios | |
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Videography |
Television: ONE DREAM.TXT | |
Events |
2020 TXT FANLIVE DREAM X TOGETHER | 2021 TXT FANLIVE SHINE X TOGETHER | |
Eras |