He was 15 years old during the events of Camp Cretaceous and is 22 years old during the events of Chaos Theory. He fell in love and became Brooklynn 's boyfriend in the first series, but he broke up with her in between Camp Cretaceous and Chaos Theory. He became the adoptive brother of Darius Bowman , after the arrest of his father Daniel Kon , former Mantah Corp director.
Kenji, however had a strained and distant relationship with his father, as the latter was barely around for him. It is unknown of Kenji's relationship with his mother. When he was 5, drew a picture of himself, his father and a women holding hands, and a mermaid off to the side. It is unknown if Kenji's mom and Mr. Kon are divorced, or if Kenji's mom is dead as he claims. While his father's wealth has made Kenji arrogant and entitled, there is a part of him that is not always happy due to his father not spending time with him.
Kenji is a guest of Jurassic World, a constant one and considered a VIP due to his rich dad owning the condominiums built on the island and as such he knows the secret passageways under the island. Kenji arrives at Jurassic World in a helicopter and greets the rest of the campers at the docks. After they are taken to Camp Cretaceous by their counselors Dave and Roxie , Kenji meets the other five campers who are also participating in the camp.
Upon arrival, the counselors tell them about the camp rules they must obey, and later Kenji and the other campers zip-line over the herbivorous dinosaurs.
Before going to bed, Kenji confronts Darius, who was sneaking away, bragging that his father is rich and owns condos on the island. He tries to intimidate him, but Brooklynn's intrusion distracts him and the three decide to escape to the compy corral. When they get there, Kenji and Brooklynn fight over her phone, causing it to fall inside the complex. Kenji tries to sneak into the compound after retrieving the phone, despite warnings from Darius and Brooklynn that it wasn't the corral.
