Beautiful Movements, These 7 K-Pop Idols are Actually Ballet Experts: Including Kai from EXO and Kazuha Le Sserafim

Kapanlagi.com - In the world of K-pop, talent is always the number one point that fans love besides their visuals. Just like singing, dancing has also become a part of K-pop and has caught the attention of many fans and the general public.

That's why it's not uncommon for K-pop entertainment agencies to recruit trainees who already have potential in their talents, such as dancing. Some K-pop idols have different dancing backgrounds, and some even focus on ballet.

Although ballet is more commonly known as a dance performed by women, it turns out there are many male K-pop idols who are also skilled in ballet. Curious to know who these idols are? Let's scroll down to see the list!

1. Kai EXO

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Kai, known as the dance machine, is known to have loved dancing since he was a child. Specifically, when he was in the 3rd grade of elementary school, Kai became interested in and started learning ballet after watching the movie The Nutcracker.

After that, Kai finally joined ballet classes at a special art school because of his love for ballet. Until now, Kai EXO is still known warmly as a male K-pop idol who dances with charisma and energy.

2. Mina TWICE

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Before Mina moved to Korea to audition, she was an experienced ballet dancer. Even before becoming a trainee at JYP Entertainment, Mina had been studying ballet for 11 years.

Mina admitted that the reason she stopped dancing ballet was because her parents disagreed with her learning dance other than ballet. Eventually, after that, Mina stopped attending ballet classes. However, Mina's ballet dancing skills, which she showcased on several occasions, still appear very elegant.

3. Kazuha Le Sserafim

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One of the members of Le Sserafim, Kazuha, has caught the attention of netizens since the release of the teaser photo of the members due to her beautiful and elegant visuals, and it is even said that she has a face that resembles Bae Suzy. In addition, Kazuha shows her ballet-like pose, which is considered to look very natural.

It turns out that before debuting with Le Sserafim, Kazuha was a professional ballerina. She admitted that she has been taking ballet classes since she was 3 years old, and she even entered a special ballet school called Hashimoto Sachiyo Ballet School in Osaka and continued her studies at the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow.

4. Jimin BTS

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This BTS member, who is also the main dancer, is undeniably one of the idols who excels in ballet. Jimin is known to have been involved in the world of dance since high school at Busan Arts High School, where he majored in contemporary ballet and modern dance and became the top student in his class.

This is proven through his performances on stage, which require Jimin to perform ballet solos, such as at MMA 2019, and duets with Jungkook at MMA 2020, where he successfully showcases his skills in classical ballet.

5. Cheng Xiao WJSN

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Because of her extraordinary dancing skills, Cheng Xiao is known as the "Queen of Sugarplum Fairies" in WJSN. She is known to have performed traditional Chinese dances when she was young, but she also trained in ballet. This helped hone her flexibility.

The idol has showcased her skills multiple times. In 2016, she was part of a dance and modern ballet team alongside Jimin from BTS, Yin (former member of Lovelyz), Mina from TWICE, and Momo. The group performed at the 2016 SBS Gayo Daejun. In 2017, she appeared on the ballet variety show Swan Club. She performed a ballet version of Sunmi's song Gashina.

6. Ni-ki ENHYPEN

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K-pop idol who is hailed as one of the best fourth-generation dancers, Ni-ki is also known to have ballet dancing skills. But Ni-ki's abilities are not limited to ballet alone, but also jazz, hip hop, K-pop, and free style.

Ni-ki started delving into the world of dance at a young age when he was still in Japan. He said that his early dance experience was self-taught. Although this maknae of ENHYPEN is not someone who specializes in ballet, he has successfully showcased his abilities.

7. Soyeon (G)-Idle

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Who would have thought that rapper (G)-Idle, who looks fierce and sexy, used to learn ballet? Not only that, Soyeon even often participated in ballet competitions when she was still in elementary school and won many trophies.

Becoming a ballerina could have been Soyeon's future career if she hadn't watched the performance of the legendary boy group BIG BANG when she was young. Because of that, she decided to stop dancing ballet to pursue her music career after seeing BIG BANG's performance. Finally, Soyeon is now successful in pursuing the kind of music she hoped for when she was young.

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