{"id":15395,"date":"2026-11-11T08:24:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T08:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=15395"},"modified":"2026-11-11T08:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T08:24:44","slug":"exos-kai-sehun-to-debut-as-duo-exo-kase-on-dec-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=15395","title":{"rendered":"EXO’s Kai, Sehun to debut as duo EXO-KASE on Dec. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Official promotional image for EXO-KAI&SE’s debut mini-album “Waking Up The City” \/ Courtesy of SM Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kai and Sehun of K-pop boy band EXO will debut as a new duo, EXO-KASE, on Dec. 1 with their first EP, \u201cWaking Up The City,\u201d their agency SM Entertainment said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Fans have long paired the two, both born in 1994, under the nickname \u201c94-liners,\u201d a reference to the Korean fan practice of grouping idols by birth year. The agency billed the act as a \u201cvisual performance unit\u201d that pairs Kai\u2019s intense, \u201chot guy\u201d charisma with Sehun\u2019s chic, \u201ccool guy\u201d image.<\/p>\n

In K-pop, a unit, or subunit, is a smaller group formed by members of an existing band to release music with a concept separate from the full group. EXO debuted in 2012 and has previously released music through units such as EXO-CBX and EXO-SC, the latter of which included Sehun.<\/p>\n

The EP contains seven tracks in a range of moods, including the title track and a solo song by each member, according to the agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than anything, the performance is incredible,\u201d Sehun said of the unit at EXO\u2019s encore concert last week. \u201cWe\u2019re that confident in it, so please look forward to it, and we\u2019d appreciate your honest feedback.\u201d The two also gave a preview of part of the title track\u2019s choreography on stage.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, EXO\u2019s official social media accounts released a launch film for the unit titled \u201cIt\u2019s Time To Wake Up.\u201d The clip shows the two members facing each other, each with their own distinct presence, before coming together as one unit, signaling a new start for the pair.<\/p>\n

Preorders for the EP are now open at online and offline music retailers.<\/p>\n

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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