Early life[edit]

Gameplay[edit]
Seal Online is mostly a point-and-click MMORPG; movement, combat, and many other
commands are all controlled by mouse, though the combo system is done with the A, S,
and D keys. The player can choose from 7 different classes to start with. However, if the
player chooses to start with the Beginner, he/she can choose to job change into the other
6 classes when he reaches Level 10. 21 additional new classes were added in early
2009. The game experienced a server wipe on 27 September 2010 bringing all players
back to level 1.[citation needed]

Seal Online's travel system uses a method called 'Warp Gates'. These gates, located in
various towns, allow the player to move to other maps. Players may use scrolls, set
revive points, use the Wagon Driver NPC, or just type out a Teleport command for a
small fee to warp to different maps.

Players can learn skills to trade, open or join a guild after completing a quest, open a
chat room, create a party to fight monsters more effectively, open an in-game bank
account to hold or collect more items and money, nurture a pet, do quests, and fish.

Seal Online's level up system uses a point method. Skills level up with skill points. Each
time a player levels up, they receive a set number of skill points and status points, which
they then may use to strengthen their character.

The Combo System is more complicated than most other MMORPGs. As a player

attacks an enemy, the XP bar fills up. Once the bar is halfway filled, the player can start a
combo by pressing the game's combo buttons. After starting a combo, players must
press a combination of buttons. Combos do more damage than normal attacks, and are
executed faster.

Classes[edit]
There are 9 classes: Knight, Jester, Mage, Craftsman, Warrior, Priest, Beginner, Hunter,
Cook.

There are two second Classes for each first classes that can be chosen after reaching
level 150.

 Knight: Defender or Regenade

 Jester: Gambler or Assassin
 Mage: Ice Wizard or Fire Wizard
 Craftsman: Demolitionist or Artisan
 Warrior: Swordmaster or Berserker
  Priest: Apostle or Templar
 Hunter: Gunner or Archer
 Cook: Chef or Food Fighter

Career[edit]
2012–2014: Start of career[edit]
In April 2012, Kun participated in Hunan TV's variety show Up Young! and ended up in
the national top 200, which allowed him to enter the stage. [17] In August of that year, Kun
began his acting career, playing the role of Du Yu Feng's teenage version (portrayed
by Lee Joon-hyuk) in Half a Fairytale. After that he also played the role of Xixi in Hunan
TV's television series "女刑警李春春 (Police Woman Li ChunChun)".[18] In 2014, he
played the teenage version of Huo Ke (portrayed by He Jiong) in Lock Me Up, Tie Him
Down.[19]

2015–2017: Super Idol (星动亚洲)[edit]
In 2015, Kun returned from the U.S. to participate in South-Korean based reality
show Super Idol. The show was produced by Anhui TV, in partnership with South-Korean
broadcast network MBC. During the two seasons of the show, Kun experienced constant
pressure and fierce competition from other participants, receiving intensive idol training.
After a period of about two years on the show, Kun's performance skills saw an
unprecedented improvement, earning him a spot in the Top 3. [20][21] Upon the end of
Season 2, Kun returned to China, where he debuted as a member of Chinese boy
group SWIN under Yihai Entertainment Company. As the group had already accumulated
a sizable fan base at the time, the debut was highly anticipated by both the members and
their fans. However, due to Yihai's mismanagement, the group rarely had performance
opportunities and public appearances, which resulted in a dwindling fan base and
popularity. In the beginning of 2017, Kun filed a lawsuit against Yihai Entertainment
Company to terminate his contract.[22][23][24]

2018: Idol Producer (偶像练习生) and rise in popularity[edit]

After a period of dormancy from the entertainment industry, Kun decided to join Season 1
of reality survival show Idol Producer as an independent trainee at the end of 2017.

Kun performed his self-written and self-composed song "I Wanna Get Love" in the first
episode. Despite some controversy, Kun attracted a large fanbase. He quickly rose to
fame and became a hot topic for discussion on the survival show. In addition to receiving
considerably high votes after each evaluation performance in the show, Kun also earned
rank no. 1 multiple times and maintained a high ranking throughout the entire program.
[25]
 He received a total of 47,640,887 votes in the final evaluation, earning him the center
position in the final line-up.[26] On April 6, 2018 Kun officially debuted as the leader and
center of temporary Chinese boy group Nine Percent.[27]

Soon after the end of Idol Producer, I Won't Get Bullied by Girls, a web-drama starring
Kun, was released, filmed in 2017. Kun took on his first lead role as Ye Lin, the love
interest of Ren Xiaoqin (portrayed by Lu Yangyang).[28] The show is a teen comedy series
that features a distinctive wardrobe and draws heavy influence from Japanese manga as
a means to achieve comic relief.[29] Owing up to Kun's popularity at the time of the
release, the series' viewership reached and set new records almost daily. By May 3, it
had reached over 5.75 million views.[30]

From April to May 2018, Kun's first single "I Wanna Get Love" had topped the 'Mainland
China C-pop Single Chart' as China's number 1 single for almost three weeks. At the end
of May, Kun was voted as one of the most influential celebrities in China. For the three
months between May and July, Kun had a full schedule with fan meeting tours across
China with Nine Percent. On June 2, Kun and other members of Nine Percent had their
first group appearance on the variety show Happy Camp.

In July, Kun set up his own personal studio.[31] On August 2, 2018, his 20th birthday, Kun
released the highly anticipated EP "1" for free.[32] His first EP contains three songs, "Pull
Up", "You Can Be My Girlfriend", and "It's You". The first track, "Pull Up", became an
instant hit and broke 10 records on QQ Music, the largest music streaming platform in
China. "Pull Up" was co-written with UK songwriting team Mike Macdermid, David Brant
(who is also the producer on the song), Rajiv Bukhory, Fidel Rosales and Ryan Curtis.
He also edited the sensational music video for "Pull Up". [31] Kun later released another
single, "Wait Wait Wait" on August 23, which quickly rose to the top of multiple music
charts. His first stage performance of "Wait Wait Wait" was broadcast on the first episode
of Idol Hits on September 7.

On October 12, Kun performed "You Can Be My Girlfriend" live for the first time at the
"BAZAAR Stars' Charity Night" and donated 600,000 RMB for Bazaar's charitable
project.[33] Over the next two days, Kun, partnered with MiGu Music and successfully held
his first set of small-scale fan meetings at Chengdu and Shanghai. On the last day of
October, Kun delivered his first stage performance of "Pull Up" at the "Ellemen Movie
Hero Gala" in Beijing. On November 7, Nine Percent released their first original song,
"Rule Breaker", one of the tracks in their album To the Nines.[34] Kun co-wrote the lyrics of
"Rule Breaker" and "Good Things". Rule Breaker was written by some of the same
writers as "Pull Up" namely Mike Macdermid, Rajiv Bukhory, David Brant and in addition,
USA based producer Kevin Chozen took the helm on production.

At the Twelfth Annual Migu Music Awards, held on December 8, Kun's "Wait Wait Wait"
was ranked one of the Top Ten Pop Songs of the Year. [35] This marked the first major
award received by Kun for his musical work. On December 28, TC Candler & The
Independent Critics released their highly awaited List of The 100 Most Handsome Faces
of 2018, taking into account the large pool of public opinion and suggestions, [36] where
Kun has been ranked as having the 27th Most Handsome Face in 2018. On December
30, Kun performed "You Can Be My Girlfriend" and "Wait Wait Wait" at the "Zhejiang
TV New Year's Eve Concert".[37] On the very next day, he unveiled his first stage
performance of "It's You" at the "Dragon TV New Year's Eve Gala" in Shanghai. [38]

2019: Ambassador of China and Jamaica, new songs and

solo tour[edit]
On January 10, 2019, Kun was awarded the title of "China and Jamaica's Goodwill
Ambassador" by the Jamaican Embassy in Shanghai, China. With this honorable title,
Kun called on mutual cultural exchanges between China and Jamaica. He said that he
hopes to become a positive role-model for the younger generation. [39] Less than a week
later, the official theme song of the movie The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and
Yang, "The Lunar Song" (一起笑出来), was released. This song marks a noteworthy
collaboration between Kun and renowned cinematic actor and entertainer, Jackie Chan.

On January 18, the first episode of Cai Xukun's Unfinished, a documentary series
initiated by Weibo, was released. This short video series spans across various themes
close to his heart and is expected to run for 12 episodes. The next day, Kun released an
artistic music video for "Wait Wait Wait", directed by Dave Meyers. The award-winning
director and his international team created a highly cinematic and storytelling music video
using a series of symbolic elements, to allude to the message behind the song.

On February 5, the first day of Chinese New Year in 2019, Kun prepared an exclusive
stage performance for Beijing TV's Spring Festival Gala by delivering a song he co-wrote
with other musicians. "That Spring" (那年春天) marked the first time he performed a song
that was written entirely in Chinese.He later revealed his intention to dedicate the song
as an exclusive performance for Beijing TV, and hence he will not be releasing a studio
version of it. On the 18th of that month, Kun released his first Chinese single "No
Exception" (没有意外). The song was a collaboration between two musicians, with
composition by Yoga Lin and lyrics written by Kun. A week later on February 26, an
animated music video for "No Exception" was released The music video created by a
group of artists from South Korean-based publishing and film-making studio,
VCRWORKS, employs abstract elements and snippets from Kun's life to recount his
story. Attempting to relate his own story with a personal narrative while being aligned to
the overall theme of the song, Kun chose a controlled and melodic singing style when
delivering this melancholic ballad. "No Exception" once again rose to the number one
position on multiple music charts in China, setting an impressive record on music
streaming platforms for 2019.[40]

On March 1, Kun officially announced the dates for his first solo tour "KUN ONE North
America/U.K. Tour 2019" to bring his music to fans in Vancouver, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, New York, and London from April 4 to April 12, 2019. It is worth noting that the
tickets for the Los Angeles and New York shows were sold out online within the first few
minutes they went on sale. On March 15, Kun released the first of his first DJ mix,
"Bigger" on Spotify and was one of the tracks performed at his solo tour in April. The
release date for "Bigger" was slated for March 22 in China.
On April 19, Kun released a song titled "Hard to Get". Prior to the song's release, Kun
updated his social media accounts with three photos in succession, captioned 'H', 'T' and
'G'. The song was first performed during his first solo tour. The music video of this song
was released a bit later than expected, but it was released on May 3 through Kun's new
YouTube Channel. The music video for "Hard to Get" has been viewed for over 10 million
times on YouTube and 100 million times on his Weibo.

On May 16, Kun attended the opening ceremony of the Asian Film and TV Week. On
May 24 and 25, Kun finished the last two shows of his KUN ONE tour in Toronto and
Vancouver.

Kun was invited to be a guest judge for the 11th episode of the World's Got Talent, filmed
in Hunan, China. He also delivered a special performance with a mix of "It's You" and
"Hard to Get".[41] The episode was broadcast on June 28 and immediately became a Hot
Topic on Weibo. For the first time in its history, the program was the Most Discussed
Variety Show of the day.

On July 26, Kun released EP Young, which became a huge hit on charts. The music
video was filmed in multiple locations around the world including Shanghai, Seoul, Taipei,
Beijing and LA. Kun actively took part in the creation process including production,
creating ideas for the music video, editing the music video, helping out with the
choreography and designing the cover of the EP.[42] Upon release, the song immediately
rose up high on charts and currently sold over 63 million copies, which holds the record
of the highest digital albums copies sold in 2019. In just 1 minute and 21 seconds the EP
achieved 9 of QQ Music's awards and caused the creation of two more certifications.
Altogether the EP earned more than 20 million yuan. [43][11]

On October 31, Kun performed his newest single "Rebirth" (重生) for 2019's Fresh Asia
Music Awards and released it on November 15. It was officially re-released in January
2020 as a collaboration with the renowned American producer and DJ Kshmr, this was a
breakthrough for Kun as this is the first time he's ever collaborated with a foreign artist on
a single. The song expresses Kun's desire to break through his shell and show a fearless
side to him. The arrangement creates a sense of emptiness and the mysterious EDM
elements are combined with the his bursting attitude. The lyrics were written by Kun
himself which makes the song personal to him and describes another step in his journey.
[44][5]

2020: Youth With You and "Lover"[edit]

In the beginning of January 2020, it was announced that Kun would be the Youth
Representative of iQiyi's Youth with You Season 2. It is the third season of Chinese
survival show Idol Producer, which created Kun's former group Nine Percent from the
first season and UNINE from its second season. He was on the show as a mentor
alongside Lisa of Blackpink, Ella Chen and Jony J.[45]

In March 2020, Kun and actress Tong Liya released a song titled "The Mountains and
Rivers Are on My Chest" (山河无恙在我胸) to help boost the morale of those fighting
against the COVID-19 pandemic.[46] In April he joined the cast of "Keep Running"
alongside Lucas of WayV/NCT and Yuqi of (G)I-dle.[47]

In April, Kun released the single "Home", a song written to help support those who are
under lock-down during the COVID-19 Pandemic. After its release, #蔡徐坤新歌# quickly
appeared on Weibo, Douyin, QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, Xiami Music and many
other popular search lists. The discussion topics have soared and reached the peak
popularity list in 20 minutes.[48]

On May 24, Kun released his newest single "Lover", a day after its release "Lover"
ranked first on QQ Music's charts. "Lover" was first released to the public on the Chinese
survival show Youth with You Season 2 as a collaboration between Kun and the trainees
on the show, this version ranked second on QQ Music's charts. Kun co-wrote the song
with Ding Yanxue and was composed with the help of Max Ulver, Andreas Ringblom, and
Daniel Schulz. In addition, he also co-produced the song with Korean YG
producer Choice37.[49] "Lover" was the most downloaded collaboration stage song of the
competition with more than 100,000 downloads after its release. [50] Due to its success, the
hashtag #情人舞挑战# has been used over 400 million times on Chinese social platforms
including Weibo and Douyin, the studio version of the single (without the trainees) has
been listened to over 30 million times with 1 million daily listeners. [48]

In 2020, He ranked 31st on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.[51]

2021: First studio album and Madam Tussauds[edit]

On April 6, 2021, Kun announced on both Weibo and Instagram that his new album
would be available soon and released the names of the first 3 tracks of the album as well
as the intro: #0000FF on April 9, 2021. [52] The album has exceeded 1 million reservations
after 2 hours of release on QQ Music, become the fastest artist to do so in 2021. [53]

On December 16, 2021, Madam Tussauds in Hong Kong revealed Kun's first ever wax
figure. The figure wears the outfit Kun wore at World's Got Talent 2019 and joins the
attraction's 'Fashion Zone'.[54]

Endorsements and ambassadorships[edit]

In 2018, Kun was chosen to be the brand ambassador for the skin care line by Yoseido,
the parent company of Nongfu Spring.[55] He was also named the promotional
representative for L'Oréal Paris and a model for the smartphone technological giant Vivo.
On October 19, 2018, Aussie of P&G named Kun as their global spokesperson. [56][57][58][59]

On January 1, 2019, Levi's announced that Kun became their brand ambassador. [60] On

May 31, Prada named Kun as its China ambassador, making him the first Chinese
spokesperson for the brand[61] and a face of its Fall/Winter 2019 advertising campaign. [62]
[63]
 Kun also attended Prada's Menswear Spring 2020 Fashion Show, which was held
in Shanghai for the first time.[64] In June, Vivo announced Kun as the brand face for its
new S1 mobile series.[65]
In 2020 Kun became the brand ambassador for multiple brands including Kosé, Givenchy
Beauty as well as domestic brands such as Proya.[66][67][68] Kun has also become the new
spokesperson for FILA, an Italian sportswear company, and attended the brand's press
conference in Shanghai on July 10, 2020.[69]

In 2021, British fragrance brand Jo Malone appointed Kun as their brand ambassador,

along with hair brand Schwarzkopf and other domestic brands. [70]