Established His Own Agency Called L.TAO Entertainment
After leaving EXO and making a solo debut in China, it seems that Huang Zitao’s career has skyrocketed. The singer, who debuted by the solo name Z.Tao, has released a series of hits and even played roles in various dramas and feature films as well as being the host of the Chinese version of Produce 101.
And now it seems that Z.Tao has one other achievement that can be added to his list of achievements in China. Through his personal Weibo account, Tao announced that he had officially established an independent agency called L. Tao Entertainment. The following is the content of the statement written by Tao:
“July 17th, 2018, 17th floor
Hi, I’m 25 years old this year.
L Tao Entertainment.
Today is the first day my business starts officially, all the hard work from before is part of the preparation for now. There are many things to do in the future, so please look forward to it, I will not talk much nonsense, go ahead and do it! I hope all the staff who work hard for me can work happily. The person I am most grateful for is my father, I love you. I will use the next 10 years to show my plans and dreams for the future through action. Father and son are one heart.”
Tao’s Solo Discography
Albums
- The Road (2016)
Songwriting
| Year | Song | Album | Lyrics |
| 2014 | “Rewind” (Chinese Version) | Rewind | (with Zhou Mi, Zhou Weijie) |
| “Love Tonight” | (with Zhou Mi) | ||
| 2015 | “T.A.O” | T.A.O | (with Chen Hongyu) |
| “One Heart” | |||
| “Yesterday” | |||
| “M.O.M” | The Road | ||
| “Crown (皇冠)” | Z.TAO | (with Osamu) | |
| “Cinderella Girl” | |||
| “Alone” | |||
| “Intro (Vox Up)” | N/A | ||
| “Reluctantly (舍不得)” | The Road | ||
| “I’m the Sovereign(我是大主宰)” | (with Wang Yunyun) | ||
| 2016 | “The Road” | ||
| “Underground King” | |||
| “Hello, Hello” | (with DarylK, Kenn Miel, Wiz Khalifa) | ||
| “19(十九岁)” | (with Wang Yunyun) | ||
| “Black White (AB)” | |||
| 2017 | “New Day” | ||
| “Promise” | N/A | ||
| “Collateral Love” | |||
| “Uncover(揭穿)” | |||
| “Still in Time(還來得及)” | |||
| “You(想成为你)” | (with Wang Yunyun) | ||
| 2018 | “Beggar” | ||
| “HATER” | |||
| “Misunderstand” | |||
| “Silently(默默)” | |||
| “Stay Open” | |||
| “KOC” | |||
| “Break Up (分手不分離)” | |||
| 2019 | “Single (单身)” | ||
| “Once Beautiful (好不好)” | |||
| “NPNG (不劳不获)” | Art is Blue | (with GAI) | |
| “One (你也会像我一样)” | |||
| “Fault (错)” | Music is Blue | ||
| “AI” |
Tao’s Filmography
Films
- You Are My Sunshine (2015) as William
- Railroad Tigers (2016) as Da Hai
- The Game Changer (2017) as Fang Jie
- Edge of Innocence (2017) as Kang Qiao
Television series
- Exo Next Door (2015) as a fictional version of himself
- A Chinese Odyssey: Love You A Million Years (2017) as Zhi Zunbao
- Negotiator (2018) as Xie Xiaofei
- The Brightest Star in the Sky (2018) as Zheng Boxu
- The Files of Teenagers in the Concession (2019) as Wu Qian
- Legend of Youth (2019) as Chong Liming
Variety shows
- Charming Daddy (2015 – 2016) as a cast member
- Law of The Jungle (2016) as a cast member
- Takes a Real Man (2016) as a cast member
- Street Dance of China (2018) as a cast member
- Produce 101 (2018) as a presenter
- Before It Disappears (2019) as a cast member
Tao and His Rumored Girlfriend
Huang Z.Tao, or formerly known as Tao, has been involved in dating rumors. Chinese news reports claim that Tao is enjoying a date with his beautiful girlfriend. On August 13th, 2019, Chinese entertainment site, Sina stated that Tao was caught dating a beautiful girl.
The report said that Tao and his girlfriend had an intimate relationship because they held hands while walking when they went shopping and eating together. In the photos released, the woman also could be seen feeding ice cream to Tao. Not only Chinese fans who saw and took their photos but netizens also found personal information about the woman who apparently came from South Korea with the surname Kim. Tao and his girlfriend were reportedly repeatedly caught going away together. Sina explained that when Tao held a concert in Shanghai last June 2019, the woman was also in Shanghai to watch the Tao concert. In addition, she also traveled with Tao to Japan.
If you take a closer look at the SNS account, you can see that there are many pairs of the same item. Even so, Tao hasn’t released an official statement regarding the Chinese media coverage about the information that he is dating a Korean girl.
Meanwhile, Tao debuted in South Korea as a member of the group EXO. Then, he filed a lawsuit to terminate his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment in 2015. Furthermore, Tao left the group and the agency. He returned to his hometown in China and became active as an actor-singer there.
