K-Pop heartthrob Tao may be leaving EXO. OMG! Yes, you read that right. K-Pop dreamboat, or so I've been told, has changed his Instagram handle and bio as well. What is he trying to tell us, you ask? Well, if the internet is to be believed, and when isn't it, Tao is on his way out of EXO.
Back in the day, before social media, we had no idea what the heck was going on. We kept waiting for John and Paul to go back into the recording studio but they never did. A simple, "We're not doing that anymore," might have been nice. This modern age is so much simpler. Instead of saying you're leaving the band, just change your instagram handle and wait for everyone to take a hint.
Anyway, Tao could be on the outs with EXO. Everyone who knows EXO knows Tao's instagram handle used to be EXO-Tao. He has since changed it to Z - Tao, presumably in reference to his given name Hung Zitao.
The Instagram change comes at a time when Tao was already in talks with his record company and debating leaving. He has been absent from some of the group's recent events due to a leg injury.
But it goes deeper than that.
K-Pop in South Korea seem to be composed. The groups are more a creation than an organic endeavor. The company train the groups and every aspect of the product. All very corporate and no way resembling art. The rub comes when the artists no longer feel like being treated like children.
Tao's father, in a letter, detailed outlined problems that arose between his son and the record company EM Entertainment. Specifically, he was perturbed by EM's treatment of Tao after he suffered a leg injury while on a promotional tour.
Tao sighted healthy issues as the primary reason for his departure.
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