EXO’s Kai Might Be Fatally Charming On Stage, But These 10+ Moments Prove He’s Really Just An Adorable Clumsy Bear

EXO‘s Kai is a dancing legend in K-Pop, but despite his deadly charisma on stage, he’s quite the softie in real life. Fans even distinguish between Kai (his stage name) and Jongin (his real name) to categorize his duality. These 12 moments reveal his clumsy yet endearing nature that has us all loving the idol even more.

1. This Is Kai.

If you ever see a perfectly functioning Kai offstage, it’s probably his clone, X-EXO Kai.

@byvnbaek

let me introduce.. #exo #jongin #fyp

♬ 오리지널 사운드 – WayV Official – WayV Official

2. Athletic? Maybe Not.

God gave him out-of-this-world talent in dance in exchange for having no other athletic abilities whatsoever.

족구왕 KING종인 pic.twitter.com/jIdM7KfnC9

— 🐘 (@username_0114) September 14, 2022

3. Fired On The First Day

Thankfully Jongin’s an idol; otherwise, he’d have a hard time finding any part-time jobs.

JONGIN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA pic.twitter.com/zmco5X6RlN

— 🌙 (@thewonujeon) December 10, 2020

4. Don’t Let Him In The Kitchen

He can make a tasty meal, but there will be plenty of hiccups before he gets to the final product.

엎지르지 않았으니 이건 애교수준이야 pic.twitter.com/wc49r7WZhG

— nmt (@mdntnmttr) January 30, 2022

5. One Of His Most Cursed Moments

When you try to play it cool but end up looking like a fool.

@lvejonginn

legend says that he never comeback to eat the spaghetti💀pray for kai yorobun😔🤙#kai #jongin #exo #exol #fyp #erigom

♬ cre chiếc nhạc bé xinh này giúp tớ nhé – 𝒚𝒆𝒐𝒏

6. This Iconic Coffee Accident

Honestly, this is an accurate representation of how life goes sometimes.

KAI ins@weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/c64Y7wYwwZ

— 'KNOCK KNOCK!' (@knockknock0408) December 5, 2020

7. He’s Not Even Fazed

He’s more concerned about the cake than anything else.

JONGIN LITERALLY SLICING THE CAKE IN HALF 😭😭😭😭😭😭 And even spilled his glass of wine 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/HQllzppH4d

— klau ⚖️ (@kokokbop) December 20, 2021

8. Collateral Damage

Poor Suho never saw it coming, and neither did Kai himself.

180317 귀여워ㅓㅓ 조닌😀 pic.twitter.com/YdoWNdZxyf

— 카이 모션픽쳐사운드트랙 #MAMAVOTE #kai (@exokai_kr) March 17, 2018

9. A Day In The Life Of Jongin

Every day is accompanied by at least four spills and two phone drops.

just jongin being jongin pic.twitter.com/bST4Eu3JHw

— 𝐒.𝐊.𝐘 (@hourlySKY) November 27, 2021

10. Accidental Boomerang

Unlike his iconic “Boomerang” stage, where the top of his mic stand flew away, this bouncy green ball came back even when he didn’t want it to.

jongin threw the green rubber thingy and it hit his head 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 bad rubber thingy! 😭😭😭 #엑소카이 #카이 #종인 #EXOKAI #KAI #JONGIN #EXplOrationinManilaDay1 #EXplOrationinManila pic.twitter.com/jLBZSpoiLc

— 🌙 (@thewonujeon) August 24, 2019

11. Chaotic From The Start

His adorable expression is why fans love Jongin’s clumsy side.

all i did was open the video and he was already dropping shit and holding the banner wrong 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/nMbTi27QUC

— KAI 开 (@lesbiansforkai) December 30, 2020

12. He’s Not Even Safe In Chairs

He can get a little too excited for his own good.

not jongin nearly falling over HELPP 😭 disaster averted pic.twitter.com/Hie2K2ujD4

— ً (@zkdlindaily) February 3, 2021

jongin was so excited about getting all taemin's questions correct and he fell out of his chair pic.twitter.com/VEhavJHhTD

— kai loops (@loopsjongin) September 18, 2020

You can read more about his clumsy moments here:

10 Times EXO Kai’s Truly Earned His “Magic Hands” Nickname