KUN (Cai Xukun), a 20-year-old singer-songwriter and member of boy band Nine Percent, attracted nationwide fame as the winner of Idol Producer's 2018 finale, a music reality show that attracted more than 3 billion online views in China.
Billboard Radio China sat down in Shanghai with the rising C-Pop star to talk about the changing dynamics of China's idol industry, his musical influences and what's next for 2019.
KUN said winning Idol Producer changed his life and gave him many fans that support his music. He shared that as audiences now expect the same standards as Western and Korean artists, "Our public's definition and expectation for idols have also changed."