He was officially discharged on Januwithout returning back to the base. On July 1, 2019, D.O enlisted in the military as an active duty soldier. The company was revealed to be named Company Soosoo and founded by former manager and SM Management director Nam Kyung Soo. However, he will still continue his group activites as a member of EXO with SM. He will joining a new agency established by his longtime manager, with whom he has been working since his debut, to manage his solo activities. would be leaving SM Entertainment as his contract with them is set to expire in early November. On September 1, 2023, SM Entertainment dropped a teaser for his second mini album, Expectation, set to release on September 18. On August 3, 2023, D.O stated in an interview that he completed recording, music video, and jacket shooting for his upcoming album back in May. On September 2, 2022, D.O announced that he is recording his next album, which will be released after the completion of his drama by early 2023. 2023: 'I Do', Expectation, departure from SM Entertainment, new agency On July 1, SM Entertainment dropped a teaser for his first mini album, Empathy, set to release on July 26. On June 25, SM Entertainment confirmed that D.O would make his solo debut in late July. He debuted as a member of EXO and its sub-unit EXO-K on Apwith the group's first mini album Mama.ĭ.O made his acting debut in 2014 through the SBS drama It's Okay, That's Love. 1.4 2023: 'I Do', Expectation, departure from SM Entertainment, new agency.The rest of the choreography looks really cool and sharp, which is expected from EXO’s main dancer. It is more of a hip grind, but it still looks like a tiny body roll from afar. But I just uncovered some information about that particular part of the dance (I think you know which part I am talking about). And his abs is quite something as well.Īt the start of the review, I mentioned that Kai is body rolling. And his fashion looked awesome throughout the video. That is already on a whole different level, but the fact that he could interact with those former pieces of himself added a whole new level of coolness. The best part, however, is how Kai is dancing (towards the end of the video) and he is transported to a different section of the same scene, leaving behind a thousand small glass shards where he used to be. The yellow hue sky dance choreography scene also looked amazing. That was very detailed, futuristic and very visually appealing. Take that city scene we see in the background while Kai is sitting on the edge of the roof. One of the things that I have noticed recently with the music videos is that the editing and post-production have been amazing. Overall, Mmmh was a solid debut song that shows off Kai’s skills and talents pretty well. I wished they could have gone with more of that to make Mmmh a little more interesting, as it was something I personally didn’t see coming and liked it to be explored more. I could hear a hint of violins towards the end. The same technique was used in the bridge, but this is on the opposite end of the spectrum. But I would say this is refined rather than lacking. It is rather masked by the rest of the R&B and trap based instrumentation. As for the instrumental, I really liked the very subtle electronic influence we get. The ‘ Mmmh‘ hook in the chorus was quite catchy and smooth. He pulls off those ad-libs effortlessly, which confirms that those concerns are no longer a thing for me. Kai handles the vocal department without any issues, with his appealing low and breathy tone. But one listen into Mmmh and those concerns were tossed out of the door. I did have some concerns about how Kai would handle some parts of the song, especially since he isn’t the best vocalist in his group. Of course, it makes complete sense to why he would have gone with this style for his debut. But Mmmh goes in a different direction – sensual R&B. I could easily see him doing something upbeat or along the lines of hip-hop for a solo song. He just has that vibe that he is an all-rounder and can pretty much pull off whatever sound or concept that is thrown at him. Personally, I wasn’t exactly sure what style of music Kai would get into for his solo career. Without further ado, here is my review for Mmmh. It is definitely an overdue release, so I am not going to keep you waiting anymore. I find this completely surprising, given that he is one of the popular members of the group. From what I understand, Kai is the final member of EXO to officially release a solo song in some capacity, eights years after he kicked off his music career as an EXO member.

It is the title track off his first solo and self-titled mini-album. Kai body rolls his way into this week with the release of his solo debut single, Mmmh.

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