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WATCH: EXO Kai joins SB19 ‘Gento’ dance trend

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<p>It’s never too late for South Korean star Kai of boy group EXO as he joined SB19’s hit song “Gento” dance trend.</p><p>In a recent episode of the South Korean YouTube show Hal Myungsoo, Kai joined host Park Myungsoo in dancing to SB19’s hit track “Gento,” much to the delight of fans.</p><p>“The man… It’s Gento #카이 #KAI #겐토 #GENTO #챌린지 #할명수 #박명수,” said in a caption on the show’s official social media page as per Google translation.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJJRKEDJwPW/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A3397497.100000024%2C%22ls%22%3A68403.80000001192%2C%22le%22%3A69060%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="847" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Kai, who was completing his mandatory military service when the dance trend went viral in 2023, finally had the chance to try it out. In the nine-minute segment, Kai taught Park Myungsoo the choreography, complete with the signature hand gestures, body wave, and hip thrust.</p><p>“This will work… It’s cool. The beat was perfect at the end,” Kai praised as Myungsoo learned the steps and made the video with him.</p><p>Aside from learning the “Gento” dance steps, the K-pop star also danced to Tyler, The Creator fellow American rappers GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne’s song “Sticky” and Alaina Castillo’s “Pocket Locket.”</p><div><iframe width="1265" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aHuAL4d78Ow" title="Take in the 2 year&#x27;s worth of KAI challenge right now! | Hal Myung Soo ep.233" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Fans were thrilled to see the K-pop star finally take on the challenge.</p><p>“I&#x27;ve been waiting for kai gento and now it&#x27;s here 😭 MY HEART COULDN&#x27;T HANDLE,” a fan posted on X.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" 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The title is a play on the Filipino words ginto (gold), and ganito (like this).</p><p>The song sparked a wave of dance covers from K-pop idols, including Super Junior’s Eunhyuk, 2NE1’S Minzy, LAPILLUS members Yue &amp; Chanty, ATEEZ’s San, ENHYPEN’s Jungwon, Huening Lea (also known as J’LEA), WEI’s Kim Yohan, CRAVITY’s Hyeongjun &amp; Taeyoung, KEP1ER’s Dayeon, among others.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/04/23/sb19s-gento-gains-buzz-among-k-idol-community"><strong><u>READ: SB19&#x27;s &#x27;Gento&#x27; gains buzz among K-idol community</u></strong></a></div><p>In an interview with Inquirer.net, Pablo emphasized their mission of globalizing Filipino music.</p><p>“It has been part of our movement to push P-pop further, and to put Filipino music and Filipino culture in the global scene. Kaya nagpa-pasalamat kami sa lahat ng mga sumusuporta, even the foreign fans who put in effort in memorizing Filipino lyrics. When you see them singing our songs in the Filipino language, sobrang nakakataba ng puso,” he expressed.</p><p>Meanwhile, Kai recently released his new solo mini-album <em>Wait On Me</em>, featuring seven tracks including “Walls Don’t Talk,” “Pressure,” “Ridin’,” “Off and Away,” “Adult Swim,” “Flight to Paris,” and the title track.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/4/5/exo-star-kai-s-kaion-in-manila-ticket-prices-seat-plan-1142"><strong><u>READ: EXO star Kai’s ‘KAION’ in Manila: Ticket prices, seat plan</u></strong></a></div><p>He is also set to hold his solo concert KAION at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on July 27. This marks Kai’s first solo event since his last visit in the Philippines with his group EXO.</p>