Ex-EXO Member – Huang Zitao and Former SM Trainee – Xu Yiyang Finally Confirmed Dating
This couple had repeatedly denied their relationship before.
On July 14, both Huang Zitao and Xu Yiyang unexpectedly confirmed their relationship after four years of ambiguity. Both posted a series of affectionate photos on their social media. Huang Zitao wrote, “I hope we will always be us,” while Xu Yiyang wrote, “Sunset by the sea, making a wish together.”
The announcement from the chairman-muse couple immediately shook the Chinese entertainment industry. The news went viral on Weibo. Moreover, netizens discovered that Huang Zitao’s dating announcement video was 13 seconds long, and Xu Yiyang’s was 14 seconds long. Together, they form “1314,” symbolizing eternal love.
Many netizens congratulated Huang Zitao and Xu Yiyang. However, many expressed disdain because the couple had denied their relationship in the past: “Public or not, what’s the difference?” “Why deny it so strongly before?” “If you have the guts, never go public,” “A secret everyone knew,” “Who asked for an answer?”
Huang Zitao and Xu Yiyang have been rumored to be more than just boss and employee since 2020. Xu Yiyang is an artist under L.TAO Entertainment, founded and chaired by Huang Zitao. Huang Zitao has been dedicated to promoting his muse, born in 1997. Especially when Xu Yiyang participated in the idol survival show “Chuang 2020,” Huang Zitao, as a judge, called for viewers to vote for her. For a time, Huang Zitao’s social media account only followed Xu Yiyang.
Over the past year, they were frequently spotted dating, and it was revealed that Huang Zitao had introduced Xu Yiyang to his family. Recently, the couple went on a trip to Yunnan, China. During the trip, Huang Zitao took care of Xu Yiyang closely, even showing jealousy when a male fan confessed to her. Despite this, they did not make their relationship public.
In early May, there were rumors that Huang Zitao proposed to Xu Yiyang in Yunnan. However, the media later confirmed that the proposal was fake, with the images actually from the filming of a reality show produced by Huang Zitao. A few days after this was debunked, Huang Zitao’s representative neither confirmed nor denied the proposal rumors, stating, “This is a private matter of the artist, it’s inconvenient to answer.”
In early July, social media in China buzzed with news that Huang Zitao and Xu Yiyang had secretly registered their marriage in Beijing. However, after an hour of trending, Huang Zitao’s representative denied the rumor. This led many to believe that the couple was using their relationship for publicity.
Facing negative reactions from netizens, Huang Zitao said, “Every day I’m on the hot search with Xu Yiyang. What do you want me to say? We keep getting photographed while filming the show and it goes viral. I don’t want this either. Seeing my name on the hot search every day is annoying. If you want to know the truth, just watch the show. Don’t question me during live streams.”
On July 8, news of the couple preparing to go public with their relationship dominated Chinese social media. In the latest trailer for the reality show produced by Huang Zitao, Xu Yiyang made several remarks hinting that the couple wanted to confirm their relationship through the show. She said, “He told me, ‘Let’s go public.’ For me, from that moment on, we were truly together,” “When I’m with him, I can live with my true feelings,” and “He really cares about what people think of me.”
Source: K14
