Kris Wu says his music is solely based on hip-hop music, which is his major influence. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Wu has been credited with promoting hip-hop into the Chinese mainstream.

"I've been trying to think about how I can bridge the East and the West. It's true that K-pop is competitive in the West. But when my beat is up, you can sense my style, which is different," Wu says.

The song, November Rain, which he originally called "Sad Boy", follows his early life in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, where he was born and raised. In November, it rains a lot in the city, and Wu recalls that as a boy he would watch the rain through the window.

"I felt of loneliness which I can still recall today", he says.

After moving to Vancouver at the age 10 years with his family, Wu found the city is similar to Guangzhou, as it rains in November.