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Profile: Kris

Stage Name: Kris

Birth Name: Wu Yi Fan

Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Sub-Vocalist

Birth Date: November 6, 1990

Super Power (Badge): Flight (Dragon)

Nicknames: Cowboy, Dduijang, Ken, Fanfan, Benben

Height: 187 cm

Blood Type: O

Nationality: Chinese-Canadian

Hometown: Vancouver, Canada

Specialties: Speaking many languages (English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean), playing basketball, rapping, and drawing

Trivia: - He enjoys reading books, particularly ones about self-improvement and that are inspirational.

His motto is to be “normally insane”.

As Mario Puzo once said in The Godfather: “Great men are not born great, they grow great.” Such is the case with the mysterious leader of EXO-M, a man of many names and just as many mysteries surrounding his existence.

He of Many Names and Different Places

(why yes, Kris’ awesome is just too much to handle that this has to be further subdivided for optimum pleasure) Some know him as Lǐ Jiāhéng, others as Kevin Li. What is certain is that, at one point, he became Wú Yìfán or Wú Fán . A select number of media people from Kcon even know him as Ken. His fellow EXO members refer to him as Duizhang. 

The seemingly cold Ice Prince Krisus and Co. held their Korean showcase on 31 March 2012, followed by another showcase in Beijing the next day. EXO’s Korean showcase was particularly memorable, as Kris demonstrated that he speaks Korean likea boss and can actually smile. His special stage with Chanyeol blessed us with the most awesome first fandom meme ever, “Ayo Whaddup Kreease”, as well as some gloriously classy crotch-grabbing. It also introduced us to his monstrous yaoi hands(see picture above), which have been a recurring point of fixation for fans ever since.

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[Pre-debut]  Kris featuring in SNSD VCR @ SNSD concert in Taiwan -------------------------------->

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The Many Sides of Duizhang (aka “Professional Life Ruiner From Hell”)

The Savior Krisus

What early MAMA era did (above all others) was cement Kris’ status as Duizhang. As EXO-M started their promotion period in China, it became clear just why Kris was chosen to lead this six-member sub-unit into the vast, uncharted Chinese pop idol industry. Not only did he prove articulate and thoughtful, time and again, Kris swooped in to save his members from awkwardmoments in various interviews--a valiant effort which further endeared him to fans. Throughout all this, he never strayed from his favorite patented bitch face, whether he was reiterating his ability to fly, rap, refusing to do something on the spot, confirming that excuse you, his skin is better than yours (enhanced by BB cream), or even when playing with an unsuspecting angry bird.

Trolling Duizhang Like a Buffalo.

Despite that, Kris’ love for his members (both in K and in M) is very evident. Kris is the undisputed big brother of all of EXO, even if he is only the third oldest. Where he leads, the others follow. Whether it’s admitting that he he gives in to Tao becausehe’s cute, or even messing around with the little trolls he looks after, Kris is a complete and total sucker for aegyo, puppy eyes, and all things cute. Of course, this doesn’t mean Kris will let others get the best of him.

Aegyo Monster Himself

And yet, Kris saw it fit to ensure the decimation of all ovaries by showing the world not just how receptive he was to aegyo, but also how he could bbuing bbuing with the best of them. (Okay, it wasn’t that successful, but it was cute to see him try. Seriously, Duizhang pls;;) Kris’ best aegyo feature, though, is his gummy smile, which is equal parts adorable, cute, andheartwarming. His eye smile is wonderful, too.

His legend has been built upon his harem of plush toys. It started with a red dragon, then a panda. It started out innocently enough--hey, let’s make such an imposing person carry around a kid’s toy. Fans, however, were totally not ready for Ace Wu, the little alpaca that could. If ever there was a moment where the whole fandom collectively gasped in painful abandon, it would be this. Ace has gone on to be the most notorious member of Kris’ plushie harem (even earning verbal acknowledgement as Kris’ son at his birthday party), but he is certainly not its last member. Kris’ plushie collection continues to grow in mini-plushie keychain format as well, so much so any airport picture is incomplete without a new plushie towelcome.

Aegyo Kris lulled fans into a sense of contentment. But they would be reminded that true to Duizhang’s complex personality, the grease was just waiting to unleash itself. And boy, did it.Kris is not Krease when he’s not being greasy. He first showed signs of his greasiness in Happy Camp, when he chose tomodel for his talent, and tried to woo Lay to his side. A few days later, he did it again and again. Kris’ grease reached all the way to Thailand and Taiwan, where he greased his way to everybody’s heart (showing a petty, competitive side at the same time).

Kris’ grease has proven effective in catching people’s attention. MNET, in particular, could not help but proclaim how “beautiful” and how “talented” Duizhang is, and by all accounts, is one of Krease’s biggest fans. This dichotomy between cute, adorkable fail Kris and greasy Duizhang is a pattern that repeats itself throughout Kris’ career.

Kris may be EXO-M’s resident rapper, but his stans (with a few exceptions) accept the fact that performing has never been his strong suit. Duizhang is a natural-born leader, and he uses that to organize and rally his members. He is a hard worker as well, having filmed his backflip for MAMA 100 times.

Furthermore, he is also able to speak four languages (Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Korean) with varying degrees of fail/fluency, as seen on Show Champion, and he has successfully represented the group at an international level in various interviews like Jjang, Fuse, and even a French documentary. 

Kris started out terribly awkward onstage, saved only by the fact that he still looked good being awkward. Take his first Like A G6 stage for example. Please take this as an example of the love-rage feels that Duizhang induces. From that first performance, however, Duizhang has improved by leaps and bounds. Now he’s comfortable running around, lying down, and even sliding across the floor.

After almost two months of being away, Kris finally came back to Korea on March 14. Fans first spotted him leavingGuangzhou for Beijing on March 13.  As is usual, fans mobbed him and he actually had to ask them to “please make way” (though a group kindly formed a barricade around him so he wouldn’t be trampled and crushed). The fans also had a large presence on his flight (seen above) which required the flight attendants to help. He calmly signed for the fans though he eventually told everyone to sit down. And, as usual, Kris remained calm and gracious, even when his luggage was unfortunately sent to Qingdao.

Fan fans continue to be greatly worried, but as he said before, “trust me.” And so we give him that trust, because he is Kris, because he is Duizhang. He once talked about refusing to call home because he was afraid he would miss his family too much; now, he has can count people from all over the globe as part of his family, ready to give him love and support.

This is why Kris is an integral part of EXO...and that is why Kris suddenly dropping off the face of the planet had everybody in panic.