Babysitting EXO star Uncle Kai turns heads on Instagram

EXO's Kai arrives at Incheon International Airport, Sept. 23, 2018, for a Paris fashion show. Courtesy of Gucci Korea

By Ko Dong-hwan

K-pop boy band EXO's Kai has been sharing the fun he has as a doting uncle to his niece and nephew on social media.

On Thursday the dance guru from the nine-member SM Entertainment group posted on Instagram a range of photos showing him with the children. He is seen with his nephew in a toy shop and walking upstairs with his niece on his right arm. According to reports, the star was waiting for her outside a kindergarten.

Kai with his niece and nephew. Photo capture from Instagram

Two posts including the photos drew almost 2 million likes the same day.

Kai, 25, the band's main dancer, sub-rapper and sub-vocalist, shared on the social network in January photos showing him with the children in front of a Baskin Robbins ice-cream cake.

In November 2018 Instagram posts, the boy was seen in a furry costume resembling a bear cub. In a separate photo from Twitter, Kai was pictured on an escalator wearing a similar costume.

Past posts include photos of the children and the star, whose real name is Kim Jong-in. Fans online said the children's names are Rahee and Leon.