On the 30th, group LUN8‘s Kael appeared on MBC’s ‘King of Mask Singer’ with a ‘Vietnamese Spring Roll’ mask and competed.

On this day, Kael teamed up with ‘Sinseonro’ in the first round to perform a duet stage of Noel‘s ‘If’. Kael’s sweet voice and stage filled with deep emotions drew admiration from the viewers.

After watching the stage, Son Seung-yeon said, “Even though he‘s wearing a mask, I thought ‘He must be handsome’. I feel like he’s an idol,“ and Kei also said, “His reactions have a good sense. When I saw that, I thought he might be an idol,” he said, guessing Kael‘s identity.

Kael showed off his individual skills by jumping, and surprised the panel with his light movements and high jumping ability, befitting a former volleyball player. Kael then sang Giggs’ ‘Officially Missing You’ and revealed his identity.

Kael, a member of Lunate in their third year since debut, confessed about being nominated for first place on a music show just five days after their debut and winning the Focus Award at the Asia Artist Awards, “I saw that I was nominated for first place in the waiting room, but I didn‘t believe it at all, I thought it was a mistake.” He also revealed an anecdote about how he garnered attention for his unique visuals, saying, “When I debuted, my hair was blue, so when I was on stage, people called me ’the blue-haired guy‘.”

Kael, the first idol to have a volleyball background, also mentioned his extraordinary jumping ability, which he demonstrated as an individual skill. Kael said, “During this comeback, there is a part where I jump up and down with the members, and I come down a little late. The choreography teacher said, ”You should stay a little longer and then come down,“ and revealed the behind-the-scenes story about his time on the air, making everyone laugh.

Kael, who debuted on ”King of Mask Singer,“ said through his agency Fantagio, ”It was such an honor and amazing thing that I couldn’t express in words that I was able to appear on a program that I‘ve watched since I was little,“ and shared his thoughts on appearing on ”King of Mask Singer.“ ”I was scared of singing alone on stage, but I’m grateful that they gave me the courage to break through the wall of fear and move forward,“ he said.

Lunate, which Kael is a part of, once again proved their ability to digest a wide range of concepts with their new single album, ”Butterfly,“ released last month, showing off oriental colors that they had never shown before.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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