Taiwanese model Kai, the star of Jennie's new music video? 'Am I a Ditto?' post controversy

Taiwanese model Kai has been identified as the lead actor in BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s new music video, and he directly addressed the rumors surrounding him. In the early hours of the 22nd, Kai posted on his thread, ″How many more people do I have to look like? Am I a Ditto?″ and ″But who exactly is ’Nah Kai’? Who came up with that name?″ He later deleted the post, uploaded a screenshot of Ditto, a character from the Pokémon animation, but also deleted that soon after. Kai began his modeling career in Taiwan and revealed in an interview with a domestic media outlet that he came to Korea about a year ago after a video of his went viral on social media. Although he was also known as ’Nah Kai,’ he explained that ’Nah’ is a nickname and Kai is his real name. Earlier, on the 18th, Jennie posted a photo on her Instagram story resting her head on a man’s shoulder. The man’s face was covered with a heart-shaped sticker, but it attracted public attention. Netizens speculated that the man was Kai based on his hairstyle, vibe, and the social media followers of Jennie’s agency staff. In response, international fans left various comments on Kai’s posts, such as ″You are the male lead in Jennie’s music video,″ and ″You are just yourself. Special.″ On the 20th, Jennie released additional teaser photos for her new solo single ″Less than a Lover,″ fueling further speculation. Local Taiwanese media also focused on the search for Kai’s celebrity look-alike. Jennie is scheduled to officially release her new song ″Less than a Lover″ and make her comeback at 1 p.m. on the 24th. She personally wrote the lyrics and directed the music video for this track.