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Thanks for answering my question, by the way! I have another one, sorry. Are we allowed to request a change of the picture of a badge? If everyone who requested the badge agrees? Thanks!
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WHAT!!! You lie!! People think Sehun and Kris are ugly? Sehun is actually very handsome! He's not a flower boy naturally though SM desperately tries to make him one. Same with Luhan. I think for kpop, idols who don't fit into the "flowerboy" mold are looked at with disinterest at first and called ugly. Even Taecyeon of 2pm was considered ugly at one time. Kris is handsome too. His facial features come together nicely and he's got a refined look. Most kpop idols don't have that.
I know Chen is a member who people think isn't attractive. And lots of ppl here think Chanyeol's looks are overrated but in Korea...OMG, he's considered like TOP DOG over there. Even from his like middle school pictures people thought he was very handsome.
Tao is a good looking man no matter how you spin it. His features come together so well.
Sehun and Kris are REALLY good-looking…to me, anyway. Even though Kris is manly, he's still a flower boy according to his looks and compared to the non-flowerboy idols.
I actually consider Chen really attractive, but then his hair change ruined all his MAMA era beauty…same with Sehun's parted blond hair. If Sehun had kept his rainbow/pink/brown hair, he would've been even more popular, instead of decreasing his popularity due to his MID hair.
I agree about Tao being extremely good-looking. Fan taken pics of other idols made them look less attractive, but it's actually the opposite for Tao. Anyway…he's got nice angles.
there's tao photos spamming in my tlist i want to share it with you guys



I've never seen these before! The first one!!! He looks so...sultry!
Tao sort of skidded

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I don't think I can just pop up in the awards thread amid all the requests to ask a question...so I came here. I've been researching but I still can't find the answer. How many badges are we allowed to have exactly? Four, right? Or Five? I'm so sorry!
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OH is at the bottom of my list in terms of fairness and constructive criticisms. If a member is loved by majority in here, they're praised to the high heavens. If not, they're be trash talked endlessly. It happened to Kris and Tao the most among Exo members. I don't get why I'm still in this forum. Probably because of this small threads.
Anyway, I do think Chanyeol has more than just a deep voice. I don't study music but I can tell he has that flow that Taoris, especially Kris, lacked more. His clarity is also a strong point. What he lacked, in my opinion, is his attitude and uniqueness. He can sound a little bit bland (from Baby Don't Cry) while I feel Tao's delivery of the rap told a story better. Anyway, I think maybe because Korean language doesn't have intonation which is more appealing to International fans (I'm talking about Americans). Chinese rap is a lot different and less appealing to the general public because it has a lot of intonation in the language itself. It can even come off as weird to some people and rap is still new niche to China. Tao has a lot of swag and attitude in his rap. He doesn't necessarily overdone it like Kai. It's a moderate attitude yet appealing to me. I think Kris growls way too much (esp. live) sometimes and it's hard to understand him in any language. I don't think Kris is useless at all in Exo, but I do think that he should find a new niche. It also didn't help when he's pushed as the main rapper of Exo-M, which he couldn't live up the name. I think that Tao should have been the main rapper because that would give him more opportunity to shine and to have that incentive to practice and grow more as a rapper. I don't think he is as good as Chanyeol, but definitely not that far behind. He has a lot of potential and I feel like Tao has that it factor. Too bad SM favoritism plays into the group too heavily and he won't change anything.
Anyway, don't take too much consideration into those vocal and rap thread. I know they're more "professional" but we have ears too. We can judge for ourselves. They can be way too critical and I don't know what standard they are placing these idols on. I just know that these young folks are talented and hard workers. It took so much effort to get where they are right now and here, we have people who call them talentless or useless or even lucky to be in a popular group.
I agree. I feel like I can't give opinions freely sometimes, and I see a lot of people negged just because their opinion is not popular with majority of the users here. (What is higher up in your list though?)
I really like Chanyeol's rapping, tbh. He's got the skill...He has the ability to rap the fastest rap in Korea all by himself (when in the original one you have the track or someone who raps it with you).
I don't think Kris is useless either. He does the bass in Exo-M (come to think about it, no one for except him has a really deep voice), and imo he's singing is okay. I wonder if SM is obstructing his singing progress by pushing him into rapping..he probably has the ability to sing well if he's more trained. Same with Tao and the rest of the M members. Tao's voice in First Snow and Baby First Step is amazing...it totally stunned me. He rarely sings, but I can tell he has a pretty decent voice, even though he is not trained enough on his vocals to bring softness to the notes.
About 1:15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BSBDRYy-oI
He doesn't have a really deep voice, but I find it cute. It's not deep for rapping, but actually, it's not that high or anything either; his voice is sort of the same as, for example, Luhan's.
+1 to you on your pointing out of the Chinese intonations. Actually, it's the Chinese intonations that made me like the Chinese versions of Exo's songs...it makes it sound really sexy for some reason. Nvm. But anyway, some people probably aren't used it, or some just do not like it...hence the international fans' predilection for the Korean versions. Plus, the Chinese version had to kind of follow the Korean version, so sometimes the lyrics weren't made to sound the best.
I love both their voices. I don't even know how to describe Tao's voice, but I love it. I like the bass in Chanyeol's voice too. I think for most girls, they are attracted to the masculinity of the voice, so even though the rapping might not be excellent, they are biased towards it and rate it as better than what it probably is. It's more an attraction to chanyeol's voice than his actual rapping talents. But he's not that bad. I think he and Tao are both really good.
Both of them get lots of hate here for no reason. He, Luhan and Tao. It's like a continual "hate him" or "overrated' fest whenever one of their names pops up. Sometimes I feel like Chanyeol should be in M with all the hate he gets on here....
Anyways, I LOVE LOVE LOVE how Tao can take a dead on full frontal photo and still be stunning!! That is talent people! I just adore his feline features. they photograph so well.
^Too true. People bashed Exo's, especially Chanyeol's, rapping for some reason.
Feline features
That's the adjective! I've never been able to describe Tao's unique features, but you gave me the perfect adjective. I'm going to use that from now on. Thanks! Idk, but I heard that if Sm released the MV now it'll look really bad since hundreds of people are still 'missing' from the accident

Yeah, plus Exo's MV news, search ranking, and stuff like that is going to be together with the news and info of the ferry accident...netizens might get mad again. Plus it's going to look pretty bad.
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Did anyone get that they were talking about each other when the mc asked where they will take their girlfriends....tao said the beach in his hometown and sehun said to an exo concert but we are already here so......seems to me they were talking about each other sneaky bastards, see what they did their:) or maybe its just me oh well:)
No no no me too! :D Especially when Tao said he'd take his girlfriend to the Qingdao beach......and wasn't Sehun in Qingdao with Tao last month? It must be more than a coincidence.
in THE FIRST PIC , TAO sharing his earphone with sehun ?
I didn't notice before...but they are! Whoa. -
Pat pat pat pat pat






The motherly side of Baekhyun

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Really? I thought it was only 4
clearly I need to read the rules betterI'm exactly the same
We are lucky we can enjoy every friendship in this fandom No, no, I'm the clueless one. I hope someone else comes to help out, because I thought it was five but I haven't seen anyone with 5 badges yet.
Yeah, exactly! Everyone is so shippable :D Exo's got strong bonds
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Loved the color! It makes him look (even more) like an anime character. Hopefully they will style it properly next time
I also want to get a Tao badge but I have no idea what do to because you can only get 4 to show in your profile, right? I'm thinking about waiting until I reach 400 posts so I can get one for Kai, Chen, Chanyeol and maybe I'll get a Taoris since Tao and Kris are my favorites right after them and I can't pick just one.
We can only have four badges? I thought we could have five? Or no?
Really? Aw, shipping wars in the EXO fandom weird me out so much... it's like people see them as fictional characters instead of real people. I understand people have their preferences but sometimes it can get a little too much.
I've rewatched a couple of Showtime episodes a few days ago so lately I've been liking Taoris a lot but I have a huge soft spot for Taohun and don't see why I can't be happy for two great relationships Tao seem to have. That's pretty much why I'm open to any ot12 friendship.
There are so many wars in Exo anyway, haha.
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I think we can confirm that Tao's new hair color is grey. Kinda similar to Kai but slightly darker.
Aren't you glad the Chinese lyrics isn't as suggestive? Also, after they sort of explained their dance/song, I definitely see this lyrics in a new light. You know I used to see the lyrics of Overdose as being explicitly sexualized. But now that I’m starting to get used to the lyric, i see it as the girl being metaphorically portrayed as the most addictive drug. They are overwhelmed by her love as if an addict overdose by drug. By drink and taste, it could be taking in a love potion. I dont know, I would rather see it that way.
It's grey!?
This is perfection! I'm so glad he's finally not blond anymore, even though I did like his blond hair sometimes. Exactly! I'm so glad...I took it the wrong way too...I probably have a dirty mind. The Chinese lyrics are not sexual at all; only the english translation sort of shocked me. Your explanation is perfect, btw...now that you've mentioned it, it really does seem more like an 'addicted to love and overdosed by being too obsessed' kind of thing, rather than somethin' restricted.
Sighs. I don't know either. He did? I never knew. I mean I don't follow SM news anyway. I think releasing an hour after the Showcase wouldn't be that wise either since most of Exo hardcore fans are the ones presented at the concert. They would be really tired by the end of the show. It would be great if he release like and hour or two after because international fans are still awake and the K fans got a break from the concert and then could come home to watch it. I don't know. No chance of Exo winning daesang I guess.
I wonder if he did it because he's afraid of Sones getting angry and starting a rebellion or something...since he delayed and messed up Mr.Mr. Really not clever of SM to do something like this >:-{
since tao will promote with EXO-M in China I will miss tao's moments with trophy in weekly music shows




Should've made an appreciation thread of it. Such a waste of these beautiful pictures. C'mon, I see Chanyeol and Chen's appreciation threads all the time..don't think anyone would mind if there are some for Tao. -
The stupid dad...




This literally happens all the time with my dad and my mom...my dad's always the slow one. Anyway, Suho and Kris here are like
an old couple looking through their old photos and arguing about this and that.


Leader OTP need more love
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Babyyy!



perfect side profile

Tao is such an emotional person. I love that side of him so much. I need the fancam so bad!
Me too…I really want the fancam. Tao cried again aww!

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It's been quite some time since I last set foot on this thread. Hey, stale cereal! Where are you and my supplies?

I want to fangirl so hard. Who's with me?
Me!!!
Probably posted before, but his hands…...

They are so pretty!
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I hate how I have this tendency to ship my bias with everyone. Dammit dammit dammit. orz
Please don't let me read a KrisBaek fanfic or that's it. I won't be able to jump off this ship anymore if that happens.
orz

Lol
read some
http://krisbaekficrecs.tumblr.com/
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Hey! I am I supposed to save them all in my laptop?! I have to right click one by one, and it's super tiring. Plus it's all separated, so it's really hard for me to organise them and spazz about it later.

I think I like all Baekhyun and Kris ships now
Their personalities are so cool and dorky and hilarious...they are like two dads who live next door. All those gifs.....ahh. I'll try and help out. Lol Exo ships are taking over the Couples/OTPs section.
I have never actually noticed the moments of these two until now. Oh my poor fangirl heart, I am shipping my bias with pretty much everyone now. Whyyyy. orz
They're cute. But I must stop myself from shipping them but I think I already do. But I should stop. Nooooooooo~ UGH.
Same here. Baek looks good with anyone...Fany too. I'm totally fangirling rn.
orz orz
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There are tons of gay people in kpop though, besides Tao and Sehun. Key? Yunho? JaeJoong? Heehcul? Half of TVXQ is gay. To say that an industry where you sing and dance and spend time around people of the same gender wouldn't be the type to have homosexuals...? You think SM can screen for homosexuals? If anything they'd pose less of a risk getting into a dating scandal. If you know about the Korean entertainment industry, there are plenty of gay people, behind the scenes and in front of it.
SM doesn't need to worry about the public finding out because the public ignores it. Fans don't have any gaydar either.
Are you making direct statements that Tao, Sehun, Key, Yunho and half of TVXQ is gay? There is nothing to see about their sexuality, since part of it is hidden behind fanservices anyway. Their actions might infer that they are homosexual, but we are just fans who see the surface of it. Also, I know that there are many people who are gay in the music industry, etc, but there are more who are straight. It seems like nowadays people think everyone is gay, when really there are much more straight people than homosexual people. Just because yaoi and ships and et cetera made 'gay' a trend that is talked everywhere in many different ways, doesn't mean homosexuality predominates heterosexuality. Anyway, I don't think we should expect that tons of idols are homosexual. The idea of this is getting unhealthily popular.
But let's just say they are gay for the sake of shipping.
@bolded: Actually, to offer a more contrasting opinion, I would rather say, there are very low chances of group members dating EACH other if they are gay because being in a relationship brings all kinds of emotional baggage with it. What if you break up? What if you have problems? It would stupid for them to even consider anything like that, if they are gay then they would rather date outside. Because such problems can actually break their group unity and affect their group dynamics, thus hinder their jobs. so, I, do not see it as reasonable and probable for idols to get in a relationship with their own group members, considering all the perils they went through get in that idol position in the first place and possibly risking to sacrifice all that hard work for a relationship? That somehow doesn't sound logical enough, especially for people that have worked so hard to get where they are. (and I'm only saying this on a what if basis, what if they are homosexual)
@makebelieveup : Thanks for the welcome, I will spazz as much as I can.

But sometimes they can't help it and perhaps they've fallen in love
Yeah, I agree, it's probably not a good idea at all to date within a group...they probably had not sought for each other and they probably know that it's better to date someone outside, but what if they cannot help it? They'd still date anyway. I'm sure the idols are clever enough not to do so, but spending time together on a regular basis usually deepens the...romantic feelings. But I'm just adding the original question to it...to put that aside, I completely agree with you. Sehun pings for me. It's not that he's "feminine" (because he's really not), but there are certain things. I can't really give an example, because even though there are a lot of them they're very, very little. He reminds me of a friend I had who no one could tell was gay until he told us. And I think people forget that everyone in the group probably aren't that close. Sure they may live in the same dorm, but that doesn't mean they have to LIKE each other. A couple of them could be very uncomfortable with Sehun and Tao (because Tao might as well be out as far as I'm concerned.), but they wouldn't show it in public. I just get reminded of Key saying that he sees his members as co-workers.
Effeminacy and metrosexuality are often mistaken as homosexuality. Tao and many other kpop idols are definitely metrosexual, since they can act and dress fabulously and all. Many guys are effeminate due to many reasons (being raised up in a way, being affected by too much feminism around you,etc). They might be wimpy and feminine, but at the same time, they are straight. It's like tomboys like Amber can be all manly and boyish, but they like guys still. I mean, there are plenty of manly but gay men.
Judging on idols' sexuality is really difficult, but I think the majority of the idols who are considered 'gay' are probably considered that way because of their being feminine and metrosexual.
So, idk, I'm just trying to guess the 'certain things' you mentioned. Is it metrosexuality or something else?
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Okay, I'm just a lurker, but as a resident of South Korea, I kind of needed to clear up some misconceptions I saw displayed in this post. The emphases in here are mine.
There are gay people in Korea. There are gay people in every country in the world. There are some cultures that are more accepting of homosexuality than others, but that doesn't affect the amount of people who are gay in that culture, it only affects how they view themselves and their orientation. A large portion of my friends are gay here in Korea. I recognize that my being queer and progressive affects the number of gay people I know, but knowing so many gay people allows me to see that homosexuality does very much abound in this country. Korea's attitude towards homosexaulity tends to be to just ignore it and pretend it's not happening, which actually makes living as a homosexual very easy in Korea. People don't want to believe anyone they know in gay, so even in extremely obviously situations, they still won't believe a couple is really dating. Two men can live like a married couple, at an age where Koreans would assume they should be married, and all their friends will assumed they just "close friends". It's unbelievable the willful ignorance that goes on in this country in terms of homosexuality.
So with that said, statistically speaking, EXO is likely to have one or two gay members. Who's to say they aren't dating each other? It's delusional to believe all your favorite ships are real, and that all idols are gay and in happy little otps. But it's just as delusional to believe that all idols are straight.
I am of the opinion that Taohun are dating each other. I have seen a lot of evidence to back that up. But you don't have to agree. You should, however, consider that it is very unlikely that there is not homosexual in a group of twelve men in a performing arts industry.
I see your point...you're right about this. But still, it's unlikely that Exo members are gay. There are many gay people in the whole world, including Korea, that I know...I was wrong when I said homosexuality doesn't abound there. However, the population of straight people is still (way) more than the population gay people.
I know charts are not reliable, but

Homosexuality is getting more and more popular, of course, but in a class of students, there might only be one homosexual person...or none at all. Hence, it's implausible (but not impossible), that any Exo members are gay. The probability of having a gay Exo member is really low. I don't think the tolerance of homosexuality in Korea is higher than in the place I live in...I don't think the public would like homosexuality on media very much. Plus, this is SM; it's targeted for young, and sometimes really young teenage girls, especially Exo. Every popular idol groups' idols have their own fandoms, and have their own sasaengs. SM probably knows that, and wouldn't risk putting gay members in a group unless he have to...many fangirls might leave the fandom if their favourite member turned out to be gay. General public wouldn't approve either. You might say something about the gay fanboys...but obviously there are more fangirls than fanboys.
For me, in my family and my family's relations or close acquaintances...no one is homosexual, and I only know two people so far who are gay. The majority of my friends are straight, but if I find one homosexual friend and asks to be introduced to her other friends, I'd probably find a lot of gay people I've never known before. It's probably a coincidence that you encountered a group of homosexual friends, because in my country where sex and homosexuality is publicly displayed on tv, the majority of my friends are actually straight.
Don't lurk though, join us! We need more reasonable people and non-trolls like you in this forum and this thread

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SEHUNNIE!!!
Made a fanart just for the baby

my baby maknae is growing up. i cant handle this.
Ikr...I'm tearing up
But I'm still super hyper and happy...since it's yehet day!

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Okay, for real now. Who actually believes that Tao and Sehun are in a relationship that is more than friendship?
Because I do. I know that I'm probably delusional but the amount of things that these two have done just adds up to no other alternative. I just can't see everything put together being construed as anything less than a loved up couple.
I think it's going to be really telling after we get some separate OTK and OTM promotions before they come together for OT12 things. That's when it's going to be most obvious.
Minus all the them-being-gay-is-implausible thing, I do think (by scrutiny) that their interactions are definitely 'romantic'.
They act like any other gay couple or straight couple. Taohun, TaoBaek, Krishun, for example, are definitely friendship otps for obvious reasons, and are shipped because of their playful interactions. For Taohun, we have many touchy and lovey-dovey gifs and pics of them to ship them romantically...I think Taohun is more a 'romantic ship' than a 'friendship ship',although of course people can ship in whatever way they want.
I honestly don't think any of the Exo members are gay, but maybe it's because I'm a straight girl and that I'm in denial....but still, it's unlikely. But if it turns out homosexuality abounds in Korea and China, I wouldn't doubt that they are actually dating at all. It's just that there are few kpop idols and few extremely popular celebrities in general who came out...so far, I think they are just friends.
No, you're not delusional. They are pretty obvious....unless it's a culture thing, Taohun is a very queer pair of friends....too close and touchy.
Strange that when I ship them romantically, I still consider them straight, and at the same time, I ship them as bffs . Hmmm.
Still cannot get over this

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so are u okay with the lyrics? Im not. Sex life is okay but dont put in lyrics that suggestively. Exo fans are really young too. The lyricists are americans so im not surprised. I think korean people may not know the underlying content.
Props to u for ur determination.
I'm definitely not ok with it. It's really gross to have it in a song. Is the rap in english though? If it's in hangul, I don't think the lyricists are american; the Underdogs (or probably someone else?) made the music but not the lyrics..I think.
Either way, I dislike that rap..the translation anyway. If the Chinese version doesn't turn out to be sexual, I'd be fine with it.
Btw, hope you get good exam results ^^
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I was trying to be on a hiatus, I really did. I just finished an exam today (thank God) and I have so many incoming school works to do. College is a pain. Around this time, I really wanted to set Exo aside. But yesterday, as we all know, Exo K Overdose dance practice video got leaked. Whether it was deliberation or not, I was very upset. Hypocritically, though, I watched it. I didn't even hesitate. I think it was a subconscious action. I'm not going to spoil anything for those who haven't watched it (although I'm sure there's only a few) about the video, the only things I wanted to say will be about my vague reception of it. I thought the song and choreo weren't disappointing at all since I set a pretty high expectation for Exo after Growl. The chorus was very catchy and the song in general will grow on you very fast just like Growl. The two songs are very good in their own way, so I was upset that people already started downgrading Growl. Honestly, give Growl more credits because Exo wouldn't have been where they are today without Growl. I'm looking forward to M's version, but, I'm worried. The song sounds like it was written for Korean language (as always) and so, I don't expect M's version to be as good. The song and performance made me understand why they are calling for a separate promotion. I will be happy with more lines for each members. The rap part was really the only thing throwing me off.
similar to Wolf's, the lyrics in general, sounds extremely suggestive. I'm not a fan of sexual lyrics. The rap part was gross. It screams oral sex to be honest. Can someone explain to me what else could the rap part be suggesting? Please, SM, make them change the freaking lyrics. Some peoople are calling them SEXO now. I can see why. I don't want to sound like a delusional fan who believes in a virginal concept (although I don't want to assume they're liars), but I am not a fan of sexy concept at all. Anyway, if the lyrics get revised in a positive way, I don't mind Taoris getting a big share of ChanSeKai's rap part. I don't want any other nonrapper getting a share because the rap is already too short for my taste.
I hope this song will sell well both digitally and physically. It doesn't feel like SM really. So excited for the comeback.
EXACTLY! I planned to be on a hiatus for a while too…I have tests, exams, assignments and essays to complete…this is seriously not a good time for Exo to have a comeback.
I've not seen the teaser or heard the audio yet…..I want to wait till the full MV is out because I want a surprise. But seriously...
I went to read the lyrics for the rap part, and totally freaked out. It's oral sex 100%, if you ask me…..I cannot think of a better explanation. However…might this be a misunderstanding? We all know SM's english; the song probably doesn't have a sexual meaning to it in hangul. Maybe the songwriter imagined them being 'thirsty' for love, but not thirsty for sex and..er, that stuff. I really hope it's all a misunderstanding and wordplay…I don't think SM have the audacity to have sex mentioned anywhere just yet. Well, the K-fans so far did not start some kind of an uprising about this yet, so I think it's possible that it's just a mistranslation or something. Hopefully.
So far from all the gifs and pictures I've seen, the MV and song seems very 'MAMA', but still very 'Growl' at the same time. The hexagonal shapes gave me nostalgia

OMG Xiumin is on top and Tao is on bottom!
Oh wait that sounds really wrong LOL
LOL…Lu and Hunnie's gonna be so jelly.
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Now I need a fancam of this. Hoping for it to pop out one of these days or later. That's so sweet but Taozi, why didn't you just walk with him like holding hands? XD
Me too, I need to see the fancam of it! I've checked; it hasn't been uploaded to Youtube yet, but maybe it's up on Youku already...I can't find it either way :( Ikr, they should've held hands, but well, they always do that anyway


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Fans made Tao m&m candies as an early bday present

Tao rescuing his dear...... phone




and I will forever wonder how do these moments make me love him even more. Huang Zitao, I can't with you
Regarding overdoese.... I think Kris got Chanyeol's rap and Tao got Sehun's, I could be wrong though. Can't wait for M's vers.

BABY! I can't anymore too.....I really don't know how to spazz in words

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That's the adjective! I've never been able to describe Tao's unique features, but you gave me the perfect adjective. I'm going to use that from now on. Thanks! 












































Official TaoHun Exo M/K Maknae Thread
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I'm sure it's just narrating what happened in the pictures, and some romance story ranting. The pictures are the important bits, I think.