Photo Of TASTY Twins With Z.Tao Incites Outrage Among Korean Fans

Online K-pop forums are abuzz as former EXO member Tao (Huang Zitao, now known by the stage name Z.Tao) and the twins of TASTY (Jung Soryong and Jung Daeryong) snap a photo together after the former's recent solo performance.

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On August 24, Chinese-Korean duo TASTY shared a set of photos on their official Weibo account celebrating the completion of Z.Tao's show in China. "The solo concert has finished! It was a great performance," the twins wrote on their Chinese social media account. The photos attached to the post showed Tao performing on stage, some food he received in honor of his solo tour, and most notably a selfie of the three polarizing K-pop stars.

Newsen reported that the brother duo had gone to cheer on Z.Tao. Both TASTY and the EXO member are currently seeking to have their exclusive contracts in South Korea terminated in order to freely pursue activities in China.

In response to the pictures, online commenters in South Korea have weighed in with their opinions, with many expressing feelings of outrage and betrayal.

"This is why I hate groups with foreign members. It's hard to like them and you can always count on them to go back to their countries once they've made enough money and popularity. Fans who gave them their everything during their promos are left with nothing but memories," one user expressed, as translated by Netizenbuzz.

"At least Tao has being an ex-EXO member to his name, what does Tasty have going for them other than being nugus [lesser known groups]?" another posted.

Many more also called the singers traitors while one user in particular addressed the differences between Korean and international fan reactions to these lawsuits, stating: "What's funny is that they're the ones who betrayed us but if you go on YouTube, all of the foreigners are saying that Tao was treated like a slave and call him 'our poor Tao' and promise to support him forever."

TASTY departed from Korea early in July, saying that they would be continuing their careers in China. Woollim Entertainment, TASTY's management company, expressed their confusion over the duo's departure and last week announced that they will pursue legal action against the brothers for violating their contract.

Tao left EXO back in April without much explanation beyond a letter from his father asking for Tao to leave the group. Then, on July 23, he released his solo album TAO. SM Entertainment replied by removing access to Tao's music video on YouTube and continued to insist that both parties were in talks.

However, on August 24 Tao officially filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment to officially terminate his contract.

Ha Ji Won Is Bold And Colorful In High Cut

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Actress Ha Ji Won looked impeccable and sophisticated in High Cut Vol. 154.
For the pictorial, the beauty modeled ruffled blouses, modern dresses, classy blazers and simple jewelry by Donna Karan, Delphine and Atelier. Meanwhile, all of her makeup looks were completed with the help of Armani cosmetics products. Ha tried four distinct beauty personas: "Fuschia Pink," "Peach Pink," "Berry Pink," and "Cherry Red."

For her "Cherry Red" look, the star made her lips pop with Rouge Ecstasy #402 Teatro. The lipstick is a luminous red shade that also repairs and softens your lips. You can buy the color HERE at Barneys New York.

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 During the accompanying interview, Ha compared her life to that of her character Oh Ha-na from the upcoming SBS drama The Time We Were Not In Love. The role is of a woman in her mid thirties who has had a male best friend since high school.
She stated, "I went to an all girls high school, so unfortunately, I didn't really have male friends in my school years. I do have male colleagues though, but I am not in such a complicated relationship, so to speak, like the one between Won and Ha-na in the drama."

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  The drama will premier on June 27 at 10 PM KST.

Recently, Ha launched her own beauty brand called J.ONE.

Teen Top To Celebrate 5th Anniversary With Seoul Concert

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Teen Top released a solo concert poster titled 'Natural Born Teen Top Live in Seoul' on July 2 and caught the fans' attention.

In the black and gray toned poster, the members deeply gaze into the camera and create a mysterious atmosphere. Teen Top also shed their "boy" image and appealed their masculinity and sexiness with their looks.

Teen Top's last solo concert in Seoul was held in February 2014.The concert was held to signal the group's world tour. Teen Top then toured across 20 cities in the world and met with their global fans. As it has been 1 year and 6 months since their last solo concert in Seoul, the group is planning to fill the stage with even more powerful performances and deepened sensibility.

'Natural Born Teen Top Live in Seoul' will be held at Seoul Olympic Park from August 1 to August 2.

EXO Discuss How They Cope With Missing Members

EXO discussed how they handle missing members during stage performances.
The currently nine member group appeared on the June 12 episode of Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook. Since EXO has so many members, Yoo Hee Yeol asked the group what they do when members are not available to perform at concerts or music shows. "There has to be times when one or two of you are unavailable," Yoo Hee Yeol inquired according to Segye Ilbo.

The group revealed that they prepare about twenty different version of their performances just in case a member is absent.
With Lay managing schedules in both China and Korea, he has been unable to attend many music show stages for EXO's recent "Call Me Baby" comeback, though he has been around for "Love Me Right" promotions. Additionally, EXO has gone through several group changes with former members Kris and Luhan leaving the group back in 2014. Kris' departure hit the group exceptionally hard as he left with only a week before EXO's first solo concert series "THE LOST PLANET."
Recently, member Tao is also believed to have left the group as well. Although Tao has been quiet on the matter he recently announced the creation of his own management agency in China. SM Entertainment maintains that the two parties are still discussing Tao's situation. Still, many fans are viewing Tao's new agency as a sign that he has permanently left the group.
Not only did EXO share their performance preparations on Yoo Hee Yeoul's Sketchbook, but they also discussed their superpower concept and performed a live band rendition of their hit song "Growl."
Their episode of Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook aired on June 12 at 11:35PM KST.

T-ARA Take Home 3 Trophies At China's Yin Yui Tai V-Chart Awards

Girl group T-ARA attended China’s Yin Yui Tai V-Chart Awards and brought home three awards including the Trending Artist Of The Year Award, Most Popular Korean Artist Award and member Jiyeon won the Best Korean Female Artist Award.

The award ceremony takes place in Beijing and is known to recognize the work of artists from around the world. Other recipients at the show included JJ Lin, Taylor Swift, Namie Amuro and Sam Smith.
From Korea, seven groups were invited to the award ceremonies, with four of the acts winning trophies. The groups beside T-ARA included GOT7, Boyfriend and Epik High.
Epik High won the Best Performance Artist Award while GOT7 received the Best Korean Rookie Of The Year Award.
The groups revealed their happiness through messages through Twitter.
“We won a huge award!” wrote group Epik High on their instagram this past Saturday.
“We won such a meaningful award in China! Thanks to all our fans and we will see you all soon,” wrote Boyfriend on their Twitter this past Saturday.
Yin Yui Tai is one of the major music video sharing sites in China.