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EXO's Kai returns with 3rd solo EP 'Rover'

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Concept photo for EXO member Kai" s="" extended="" play="" released="" March="" Photo:="" Twitter="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/03/13/03132023-kai-rover.jpg"/><figcaption>Concept photo for EXO member Kai&#x27;s extended play &#x27;Rover,&#x27; released March 13, 2023. <em>Photo: Twitter/weareoneEXO</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Kai of the K-pop boy band EXO released Monday his third extended play (EP), offering new sounds that slightly veer away from the smooth and sensual style of R&amp;B in his past releases.</p><p>The six-track &quot;Rover&quot; and its lead single of the same title both tell the story of a free-spirited wanderer, the 29-year-old singer-dancer said in a YouTube livestream ahead of the EP&#x27;s release.</p><p>&quot;Like a wanderer, I wanted to show free sides and I thought of myself as a rover,&quot; Kai said.</p><p>Kai noted that the single, which is accompanied by a music video released on the same day, is a reinterpretation of the song &quot;Mr. Rover&quot; by Bulgarian singer Dara.</p><p>&quot;The tempo is fast compared to [my] previous songs,&quot; he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zlTIextYnyQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Another track in the album, &quot;Bomba,&quot; also sees Kai explore reggaeton, a genre combining rap with Caribbean rhythms.</p><p>&quot;I personally like this song... If you hear it once, you will be hooked,&quot; Kai said of &quot;Bomba,&quot; adding that the song was a candidate for title track in his previous EP &quot;Peaches.&quot;</p><p>The album also includes &quot;Black Mirror,&quot; &quot;Slidin&#x27;,&quot; &quot;Say You Love Me&quot; and &quot;Sinner.&quot;</p><p>In 2012, Kai — whose real name is Kim Jong-in — debuted as the main dancer of <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/list/tag/exo">EXO</a>, managed by SM Entertainment. He was also launched as a part of SuperM, comprised of members from SM&#x27;s various boy bands, in 2019.</p><p>Kai debuted as a soloist in 2020 with a self-titled EP. His second release, &quot;Peaches,&quot; dropped in November 2021.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/30/21/k-pop-exos-kai-releases-second-solo-album">K-pop: EXO&#x27;s Kai releases second solo album</a></li></ul><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2374681" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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EXO's Kai returns with 3rd solo EP 'Rover'

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 13, 2023 05:39 PM PHT

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