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I might actually quit stanning them if they ever do something as atrocious as The Heirs or BOF. They deserve so much better.

I'm more happy with Kai Ko, for purely superficial reasons lol. And he exchanged numbers with Jaycee, I hope that he means he gets closer to Jackie as a result. I need him to be the next action movie star

Tao reminds me of Hangeng in some of these pics, especially when Hangeng had platinum blonde hair EDIT: So Tao apparently made some new important Chinese celebs friends tonight, as expected. It's all over weibo.

Just dropping this by mmmkay, bye

The one I read had better translation though, this one is kinda choppy.

It's true. It was an interview done during the Wolf era I believe. I remember reading it last year.

Oh, I wasn't sure if you're referring to like forums or just in general because in most asian countries, Tao ranks pretty high (Like he'e top 2-3 in Japan, China, Malaysia, and some other countries) and most international fans tend to dislike Chanyeol and Beak the most. Some forums would give a different impression, especially international ones, but especially with Tao fans, it's not the best way to gauge popularity. Tao fans stick to themselves and don't really bother commenting and going to places that isn't Tao centered since alot don't wanna deal with any bullshit or only care about Tao and not the rest of the members. They kinda have their own community, but trust me it's a huge one. You just have to see how many birthday projects he has and the amount of money they're raising in his name in a matter of a month to know. One of the minor ones already raised like 20K in a couple of weeks and it's not even one of the big projects.

I'll make up my mind when I see it styled. Going off airport pics doesn't do much good since their hair always looks a mess there no matter what style they have. Kris. Always Kris. Lay would be right behind him. I don't think DO is that hard to read, people just like to have misconceptions about him because of his looks but he seems pretty direct about what he likes and what he doesn't. Not popular where, on Onehallyu? He's pretty popular outside this forum.

So odd. Everyone on weibo loves his hair, everyone on tumblr hates it, and people on twitter are in between.

Of course there will be friction, with all of them. I just don't think the two dislike each other or there is any ill intent there. Personally, I'm super easy going and I've never held a grudge in my life so that might have to do with why I see it so differently from others. As long as Tao is happy, it's all good to me and he seems happy.

Well the part about his stans was just a general statement, not directed at anyone here. Personally I don't find that Chanyeol has ever had a condensing tone with Tao or shown any disrespect. The way he corrected his Korean was rather nice imo. But that's me, we'll agree to disagree.

Yea I know all stans do that, I was pointing out his stans because this is a discussion on Tao. And I get what you're saying about not liking what your bias likes but at the same time, in this instance it's talking about his relationship with individuals based on the glimpses we get from edited shows and such where it's harder to gauge if someone's action in that instance is actually the way it looks than your bias simply saying/doing something you disprove of due to the involvement of so many factors that we don't know if that makes sense. So I feel like it's more reliable to go based on how Tao reacts more than anything else, especially given his emotions are more easily readable than the average person.

Yea, I know. I still feel like alot of people who think that are coming from a place where they themselves are uncomfortable with how the two act versus actually paying attention to how Tao seems to react to them. In my opinion, Tao seems to be rather comfortable with both of them (especially Chanyeol) and not in a way of just being "nice" (because he doesn't really do that) but like he genuinely has a good enough relationship with them. I've also seen plenty of times where both have been really nice and caring to him, alot more than them being "annoyed" at him so to speak, but nobody ever focuses on that. I just find that some Tao stans are a little too sensitive when it comes to him. Like if he's not being doted on 24/7, it means someone has a problem with him. Not saying anyone here is like that but just in general, that's a vibe I've gotten from some fans. Maybe because he's not my main bias, I'm a little more objective towards him. I actually think it's a good think that there is a member or two in the group that doesn't give in to his every whim, sometimes he needs a stern figure to help him reign it in a little. Anyways, just my take. Tao seems to like them so I guess I don't worry about it. Tao's face is unusually proportional though, even among the members. Like men's faces aren't usually as symmetrical as that, his ratio fits the ideal to a T. He's lucky because ti's probably what allows him to be so photogenic. But it makes it really hard for anyone to draw him decently

Interesting. I see it pretty differently.

School. I have a big exam in two days so I'm trapped in the library and just giving myself a quick break. Good timing on my part I guess lol.

I'm so excited. I love Taohun but I love EXO-M more and I kinda need them to have their own shine right now.

Alright, so school is keeping me out of the loop in k-pop so can any of you tell me if this comeback is OT12 or OT6? Like is it confirmed yet, because I kinda need EXO-M on their own for a little bit...as much as I love some K members.

This was posted under the Sehun and Taohun tag on tumblr. Do you think whatever Sehun is talking about is Taohun related?

I think Tao takes more of the physical initiative but Sehun, while not as physical, goes out of his comfort zone more for Tao. I don't have a preference in terms of who initiate it though.

Yes. He even has him saved on his phone as "My beloved Omma Suho Hyung" or something along those lines and made a weibo post about him where he also referred to him as Omma.

That's def Chanyeol imo, the person in the pic isn't skinny enough from the back to be Sehun and the head shape looks just like Chanyeol's. His ears protrude out more from the front, you can't really tell from the back.

Wow almost to the exact date. Cute.

No need to apologize lol, it's no biggie. I mean they have potential so if SM plays their cards right, they can get pretty big. It's just that it hard to sell a group to the majority of China...they usually stay within a niche since China is so large. That's why you'll see alot of groups try to make it in Taiwan instead, they'll get more money and fame that way. But EXO have the advantage of having been in the same company as SJ who already have a name in China and they have a big enough fanbase so it all really depends on how far SM is willing to push them there.

You know what's funny, I think like 25 pages of this thread has been only within the last like 2-3 months lol

I'll get back to this in more detail later when I have time unless someone else does it first but Luhan or any of Chinaline for that matter is in no way, shape, or form on HXM or Angelababy's league at all in terms of anything in China. Like at all. Whatever articles there have been or whatever polls any of them have topped are irrelevant because alot of it is mediaplay and the polls are spammed 50 billion times (it's posted all over weibo on how to bot votes every time there is a poll with Chinaline). Their fanbase may be big but it can't compare to actors whatsoever...their fanbase is mainly teenagers and teens are active online so they have more of a presence whereas all of China knows HXM and Angelababy but their fanbases don't care about polls and spending hours online for them. They have a huge reach and EXO ain't even close. Hangeng is big in China but even he's not at HXM's level and EXO can't even touch Hangeng so...Also EXO-M is more popular in China than EXO as a whole. That's why I always say their biggest chance of getting into the Chinese market big time is through EXO-M. China don't really care for the Korean members like that, they're mainly there for Chinaline so they only really need EXO-M. Having 2 Koreans with no Chinese knowledge is better than having 8 of them. Anyways, there is alot of misconceptions about EXO and their popularity in China. They're really not that big and any C-exo fan will tell you that. Their popularity now is more comparable to SJ-M, but not to any big Chinese celeb.