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***TaO***

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Tao

Tao (Korean: 타오), born Huang Zitao (simplified Chinese: 黄子韬; traditional Chinese: 黃子韜; pinyin: Huáng Zitāo) on May 2, 1993 (age 20), is from Qingdao, Shandong, China.

He attended Humen Centre Primary School, one of the most prestigious primary schools in Qingdao, and Qingdao Middle School.

Tao is a martial artist, and has been practicing Wushu since he was five years old.

He competed in several martial arts championships in Qingdao, and won first place in a free style rapping competition in Hong Kong.

In 2010, Tao appeared as an extra in the ninth episode of the mainland Chinese idol drama, That Love Comes (欢迎爱光临).

Tao auditioned for S.M. Entertainment's global casting system in Qingdao and became an S.M. Entertainment trainee in late 2010.

He was one of the last Exo members to join S.M. Entertainment and had a training period of less than one year.

On December 27, 2011, Tao was formally introduced to the public as the third member of Exo.

Along with Lu Han, Chen, and Exo-K's Kai, Tao made his first televised performance on SBS's Gayo Daejun event on December 29, 2011.

Tao

Full Name: Huang Zi Tao

Nickname: Edison Huang (English name)

Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist, Maknae (of EXO M)

Birthday: May 2, 1993

Height: 183 cm

Weight: 64 kg

Birth Place: QingDao, China

Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English

Education: University of Hong Kong

Power: Time

Fun Facts:

•He joined SM when he entered the 2011 Qingdao global auditions.

•He is a very conservative person

•He has done martial arts since he was 11, and is very talented at Wushu (Which he uses in several EXO MVs)

•He has won first place in many Wushu and Rap competitions.

•Won first place in Hong Kong's music Festival Free-Style Rap competition.

•His favorite music is hip hop and R&B.

•He stated in his first interview that he didn't want to focus on girls and concentrate on his music career, but later he stated that his ideal type was someone who is cute, pretty, and has a good body.

•In their Korean dorm he shares a room with their manager (since he wasn't good at speaking Korean and needed extra help when he first became a trainee), but in China he shares a room with XiuMin.

•Since he got to debut with EXO less than a year after becoming a trainee, he is often bullied by other Korean trainees.

•During the time Tao was unfamiliar with Korean, he called XiuMin "oppa" instead of "hyung".

•Known for his adorable personality and having a lot of aegyo.

•Likes cats.

•His favorite color is Blue.

•His favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant.

End of TaO's Info^^

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