A couple days ago news came out that destroyed Exo-L’s everywhere (which includes me) and that is that Luhan is leaving Exo. I literally cried the hardest in the longest time about this and I just don’t understand. I have a lot to talk about on this topic
So the first thing I am going to be talking about is Chinese members in South Korean bands and how that has gone with SM Entertainment. My news for that is not so good. First there was the Chinese member of Super Junior, I can’t remember his name but he left. Then Kris from Exo left and now just months later is Luhan, another chinese member. I really do think that Exo, Exo-M specifically, is going to go downhill from here. I believe that Tao is leaving next and soon after that Lay could possibly go too. I find that none of the members of Exo-K would leave because they just seem quite a bit more dedicated to all that they do. Kris, before his contract was actually terminated, started doing new things in China. And now Luhan is leaving to pursue dreams in China also. The thing that confused me most this is how the members are accepting of Luhan leaving but when Kris left they were enraged and never spoke to him again I would guess based on all the things that happened during and after. Kris had a legitimate reason, actually more than one. But Luhan, he just wants to go and do his own thing which just confused me why Exo is ok with this but not Kris. I guess that is just another one of those things that will never be found out.
The next thing is how SM Entertainment in the past months has had insane happenings. Their stock has dropped ridiculous amounts. Jessica from Girls Generation a month ago or so was forced to leave due to her “not having enough time to put into Girls Generation” because of her new fashion line and getting married. There has also been members of other groups that have taken time off or there has been rumors about them leaving. And, I know this is a while ago but, the members of TVXQ and how it went from 5 people to 2. SM is just not treating people right most of the time with these strange extensive contracts and who knows what else. Suho from Exo came out after Kris left saying for him to come back and that he was being silly. Many people, including me, believe that SM paid Suho to say this.
My third point is about Luhan being absent for so long due to sickness. He actually missed a very large concert due to him being so sick. Since that was just weeks ago and now he is leaving.. I don’t 100% believe that he was sick BUT we will never know! I just don’t feel like Luhan was as devoted, like their entire lives are based off of Exo kind of devotion, as some of the other members. Like Kris never really spoke to me as a person who would be in a boy band with 11 other guys he just wasn’t that kind of person. And now he has gone onto doing other amazing things that he loves like singing his own kind of songs and acting in movies and thats great and I bet it will be the same for Luhan and I want people to know that I am not against them doing this in anyway. I support them in their decisions, they will be better for them because they know what is good for them, not SM or fans or really even the other members.
The last thing I will be sharing today is about how long how I have been with Exo and how this event has just drained me in every way. I got into Exo when Kris was leaving but when I learned all the members names it was after Kris left so I hadn’t had any sort of “relationship” with Kris. But since I have been absolutely obsessed with Exo since then, I have gained a lot of love for all the members. Luhan wasn’t my favorite member, but I loved him a lot. Sehun and Chanyeol are my favorite members and Tao my favorite Exo-M member, but I wouldn’t say I dislike any of the members. I haven’t been with Exo long, but they are the most important thing to me and you might be like, “Why? I have been with them since the beginning. You have no right to be upset compared to me.” But Exo is so special to me because of what they have done for me. I was going through a pretty rough patch then, and when I found Exo it was the first moments of happiness I had experienced in what seemed like forever. And I still get that feeling because I am still unhappy, but the important thing is that Exo brings my long lost happiness back to me whenever I listen to their songs or watch episodes of shows they have been on.
It hurts me greatly that this is happening, and the members are going to have to once again relearn how to do their songs and dances and put in that extra time. I just hope that none of the remaining 10 members leave despite their troubles and they can just get along and SM can get some sense knocked into them.
