Is EXO's D.O. Leaving the Group?
A rumor about EXO member D.O. leaving the group is spreading like wildfire on various online communities and EXO-L's as well as other netizens who like EXO are becoming worried.
Allkpop reported that several fans claimed that on October 5, all EXO members were supposed to return to South Korea after the group's successful concert in Japan. However, others noticed that while the rest of EXO returned home, D.O. was nowhere in sight.
According to some of the comments from the fans and netizens on several online communities, when idols stay behind after their schedules overseas, it usually signifies that the idol is dating or there is a conflict within the group. Through the group's schedule calendar, fans were able to determine that there are no immediate schedules for the first half of October for the singer.
Last month, there were rumors that D.O. is planning to leave EXO after he missed out on a group "Skechers" CF schedule without any official announcement as to why he was not included. Also, the idol skipped out on the Hawaii workshop which was done in celebration of SM Entertainment's 20th anniversary. Korean fans say the D.O. is "busy going out for drinks with his actor connections and considers his acting career his first priority."
Some netizens are comparing D.O.'s present situation to that of former Super Junior member Kibum. Kibum was an official member of the group for a long time but he was seldom seen or participated in Super Junior's activities.
Other comments read, "This is why the acting disease is scary. With D.O.'s visuals and his physical, if it were not for EXO, his acting would not be worth anything but he has gotten so full of it after a few roles and thinks he is Choi Min Sik," "He already seemed like he did not want to be an idol anymore. He said in an interview that he did not want to get skin care like idols. He has the acting disease so he thinks being an idol is not worth it," "He did not go to Hawaii because he was out drinking with his acting connections. He must be looking for a new company through all his connections," and more.
