Huening Kai (휴닝카이) is a Korean-American singer-songwriter and producer under BigHit Music. He is the maknae of the boy group TXT.
Career
2019: Debut with TXT
On January 15, Hueningkai was revealed as the third member of Big Hit Entertainment's newest boy group TXT.[1] He made his official debut with the group on March 4, 2019, with their debut mini-album, The Dream Chapter: Star.
Personal life
Education
Hueningkai graduated from the Hanlim Arts High School on February 9, 2021.[2]
Family
Hueningkai is the only son of Chinese-based Brazilian-American singer and TV personality, Nabil David Huening and his ex-wife Jung Yeonju. His older sister, Lea, is a former member of the girl group VIVA,[3] while his younger sister, Bahiyyih, is currently a member of Kep1er.[4]
Filmography
Chinese
Television shows
- X-Change Season 1 (变形计 第一季) (CCTV, 2006) - guest
- Shibo Quanjia Dou Lai Sai (世博全家都來賽) (Dragon TV, 2009) - contestant
Producing and writing credits
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[5]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | |||
| TXT | "Roller Coaster (간지러워)" | The Dream Chapter: Magic | Writing Composing |
| 2020 | |||
| TXT | "Maze in the Mirror (거울 속의 미로)" | The Dream Chapter: Eternity | Writing Composing |
| "Sweat (땀)" | N/A | ||
| "Wishlist" | Minisode1 : Blue Hour | ||
| 2021 | |||
| TXT | "No Rules" | The Chaos Chapter: Freeze | Writing Composing |
| "Dear Sputnik (디어 스푸트니크)" | Producing Writing Composing | ||
| "MOA Diary (Dubaddu Wari Wari) (교환일기 (두밧두 와리 와리))" | The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape | Writing Composing | |
| "MOA Diary (Dubaddu Wari Wari) (Japanese Ver.)" | Chaotic Wonderland | ||
| "Sweet Dreams" | N/A | ||
| 2022 | |||
| TXT | "Opening Sequence" | Minisode 2: Thursday's Child | Writing Composing[6] |
| "Lonely Boy (네 번째 손가락 위타투)" | |||
Trivia
- He is the first foreign idol to debut under Big Hit Entertainment.[7]
- His MBTI personality type is ISTP.[8]
- He has perfect pitch.[9]
- He did ballet when he lived in China.[10]
- He made a band with friends during middle school. He was the vocalist.[11]
- His grandmother was a dancer.[12]
- He, along with Taehyun, were DJs on EBS radio show Listen.[13]
- If he could only choose to listen to one TXT song for the rest of his life, he would choose "Dear Sputnik".[14]
- His favorite hair color is white.[14]
- Something he wants to try is boxing.[14]
- A food he wouldn't give up is eggs.[14]
- His favorite clothing item is a hoodie.[14]
- His favorite subject in school was math.[15]
Gallery
- Main article: Hueningkai/Gallery
References
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