Former EXO Tao Marries Former SM Trainee Xu Yiyang

Tao, formerly of K-pop boy group EXO, has married Xu Yiyang, a former SM Entertainment trainee. 

On December 2, Tao updated his Weibo, saying, "Goal achieved," alongside several photos.

In the photos, 31-year-old Tao and 27-year-old Xu Yiyang posed together while holding their marriage certificates, which are issued in China upon registering a marriage.

On the same day, Xu Yiyang also posted a photo of them holding their marriage certificates on her Weibo, and shared, "I wanted to date with marriage as the goal."
Tao and Xu Yiyang have long been the subject of online buzz, with dating rumors first emerging in 2020.

Although they were frequently spotted together on "dates," they consistently denied being in a relationship.

Speculation flared up again on Valentine's Day last year when the two were spotted together, followed by the sighting of a custom banner reading "Love u Yi YANG" displayed on a large screen at a popular nightclub in Seoul while Tao was visiting Korea.
Tao debuted with EXO in 2012 but parted ways with both the group and SM Entertainment following a legal dispute.

Xu Yiyang is currently signed under Tao's newly established label. 

She previously trained under SM Entertainment, aspiring to join the K-pop industry, but returned to China in 2018 after leaving the agency.
(Credit= SBS Entertainment News, Online Community, Tao Weibo) 

(SBS Star)