Tao (타오) is a Chinese rapper, singer, actor, and martial artist under L.TAO Entertainment. He is a former member of the boy group EXO and its sub-group EXO-M.
He left EXO in August 2015 after filing a lawsuit against SM Entertainment to terminate his contract citing health concerns, making the third Chinese member to do so after Kris and Luhan who left EXO the previous year.[2]
Since leaving, he has been active in China as a soloist under the stage name Z.TAO (황쯔타오).
Personal life[]
Father's death[]
On September 11, 2020, his father passed away at the age of 52, due to illness.[3]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- The Road (2016)
Mini albums[]
- T.A.O (2015)
- Z.TAO (2015)
Single albums[]
- "The Road" (2016)
- "Adore" (2016)
- "Promise" (2017)
Digital singles[]
- "M.O.M" (2015)
- "Reluctantly" (2015)
- "Underground King" (2016)
- "Hello, Hello" (2016)
- "19" (2016)
- "Black White (AB)" (2016)
- "New Day" (2017)
- "Collateral Love" (2017)
- "Uncover" (2017)
- "Time" (2017)
- "Beggar" (2018)
- "Break Up" (2019)
- "Single" (2019)
- "Once Beautiful" (2019)
- "Art is Blue" (2019)
- "Music is Blue" (2019)
- "The Best of Us" (2019)
- "Ice Cream" (2020)
- "Moment" (2020)
- "Attack" (2020)
OSTs[]
- "I'm the Sovereign" (2015)
- Edge of Innocence ("19 Years Old") (2016)
- "Legend of Naga Pearls" ("Still in Time") (2017)
- The Foreigner ("You") (2017)
- "Hot-Blooded Youth" ("The Legendary Man") (2019)
Filmography[]
Movies[]
- You Are My Sunshine (2015)
- Railroad Tigers (2016)
- The Game Changer (2017)
- Edge of Innocence (2017)
- Don't Forget Your Original Heart (2018)
- Moon Man (2022)
Dramas[]
- The Miracle (SBS, 2013) - cameo
- A Chinese Odyssey: Love of Eternity (Hunan TV, 2017)
- Negotiator (Hunan TV, 2018)
- The Brightest Star in the Sky (iQiyi, 2019)
- Hot Blooded Youth (iQiyi, 2019)
- Forward Forever (BTV, 2020)
- Legally Romance (Tencent Video, 2022)
- New Vanity Fair (Youku, 2023)
- Gorgeous Life (iQiyi, 2023)
- Loving You (TBA, TBA)
Surivial shows[]
- Produce Camp 2020 (Tencent Video, 2020) - mentor
Gallery[]
References[]
Official links[]
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