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SINGAPORE: EXO-KASE, KAI and SEHUN continue preparations for their official subunit debut, releasing a new Film teaser titled It’s Time To Wake Up ahead of their 1st mini album, ‘Waking Up The City.’
The newly released video offers another look at the duo’s upcoming debut, presenting a cinematic sequence that moves between dark urban settings, dramatic lighting and contrasting outdoor landscapes.
Opening with dimly lit interiors and industrial surroundings, the teaser features close-up shots of KAI and SEHUN dressed in dark outfits, with metallic accessories and leather textures adding to the visual styling. Blue and green lighting dominates the earlier scenes, creating a mysterious atmosphere as the two members appear separately throughout the video.
The teaser gradually shifts between different environments, including an expansive outdoor setting overlooking city lights at night. Other sequences feature shadowy silhouettes, illuminated architectural spaces and brief glimpses of the members against contrasting backgrounds.
Towards the end, one particularly striking scene shows a member standing in an open field beneath a dramatic sky, while another captures KAI and SEHUN facing each other in silhouette.
The contrast between the dark city environments and the open landscapes gives the teaser a cinematic quality, building on the futuristic urban imagery previously introduced through the album’s initial teaser photographs.
EXO-KASE marks the official subunit debut of KAI and SEHUN, who have spent years performing together as members of EXO. Their upcoming release will see the pair promote under their own unit for the 1st time.
With the debut date approaching, the latest teaser offers fans another glimpse of the visual direction behind ‘Waking Up The City,’while further details about the album’s music and tracklist remain to be revealed.
EXO-KASE’s 1st mini album, ‘Waking Up The City,’ will be released on December 1, 2026, at 6 PM KST.
Article source, images, video courtesy of SM Entertainment
