EXO Kai’s Cover Of KISS OF LIFE’s “Igloo” Hit With Heavily Divided Reactions

EXO‘s Kai is hit with criticism for a dance cover during a recent live broadcast, and netizens have defended the idol.

On February 11, Kai made his first public appearance after his military discharge, doing a live broadcast for fans.
During his broadcast, Kai did the dance challenge for KISS OF LIFE‘s “Igloo.”
JONGIN DANCING TO KISS OF LIFE'S IGLOO 😭 pic.twitter.com/jEhQhwrCli
— maria ౨ৎ (@ohsenh) February 11, 2025
Kai had covered it during the live broadcast and when the video was posted, KISS OF LIFE’s Belle shared her reaction to the clip, especially considering how huge of an EXO fan she is.
Yet, after the video was shared on social media and went viral, the quotes had a lot of netizens criticizing Kai’s dancing. Some compared him to dancer Bada Lee, who has been criticized in the past, and others questioned his skills in the dance that has become famous.
Straight from the bada school of stiff dancing https://t.co/PUZ4jqfHNC
— Sarah 𓂆 | With all of my heart (@chocoaddickted2) February 11, 2025
I hate when a man ruins something I like https://t.co/bYiK3ixLpo
— 🌟 (@dekudam) February 11, 2025
what did they do to him in the military?
it’s the first time he didn't ate 😭 https://t.co/vQTGWtIxkD— ⋆˚✿˖° (@callingmeyas) February 11, 2025
did he lose his dancing skills in the military https://t.co/fGGN4bKjkt
— J |✨🍉 (@jellynya_) February 11, 2025
Yet netizens quickly defended Kai, calling out the haters and explaining how quickly the idol learned the dance.
he literally learned the choreo in less than 2 minutes and he is still outdancing ur faves i'm so sorry to say… https://t.co/1AmRI1yS2r pic.twitter.com/c41e5RW0Lp
— gas ★ NINI FREEDOM (@ksoonatic) February 11, 2025
The way we don’t get mad at the negative qrts, we love jongin so much and we are so happy to see him again
We dgaf about what y’all have to say https://t.co/qbn4cFdt05— she’s dreaming lawyer🎀🩷ིྀ ✵ (@kairysmaa) February 11, 2025
mind you, he learned the choreo on the spot based on a tiktok vid through a tiny screen 2 minutes before this pic.twitter.com/hAFI9TgEFt https://t.co/VidTy7QuGX
— nini (@jnkzkdl) February 11, 2025
For all those people barking in the qrts, he literally learnt that choreo in less than 5 minutes and still outdanced some of your so called best dancers. Just stay away if y'all have to keep showing your jealousy. https://t.co/YtWSQEXCQZ
— Jongin ka Jahan (@l05_exo) February 11, 2025