Wu Yi Fan

Previously, there were rumours that Kris Wu Yi Fan was going solo because of the company restricting his individual growth. Numerous media companies have also attempted to make contact with SM Entertainment to confirm the truth about his termination. SM Entertainment has previously said, “We are currently trying to confirm the truth. Right now we are very troubled, but we will try our very best to ensure that EXO’s activities will be conducted well.” On the other side, Seoul Central District Court has also announced through the media that it has received the lawsuit regarding Kris’s (Wu Yifan) contract termination. Tencent Entertainment contacted SM Entertainment and conducted an interview with the EXO-M members all of the members expressed that Kris’s decision to terminate his contract took them by surprise. Chen disappointingly stated: “The concert that we’ve dreamed about for so long is just about to begin, yet something like this has happened, everyone is very sad.” Tao (Huang Zi Tao) bluntly stated, “This sort of bad behaviour makes others disappointed.” Aside from displaying their dissatisfaction towards Kris, the other members promised their fans that the concert and other schedules will continue.

Tao frankly stated, “It (the request for nullification) was actually right before the concert that is so important to all of us. He did not discuss it with anyone and went ahead with something like this; it’s the worst kind of action that makes people lose faith.” Lay (Zhang Yixing) expressed that, “We, EXO members, have no problem whatsoever with the company. We are continuing with our work.” As to whether the concert will be affected, Chen expressed his own hurt feelings. “The members are all very tired and hurt. The concert that we’ve dreamed about for so long is just about to begin, yet something like this has happened, everyone is very sad.” Xiumin (Kim Minseok) also expressed that they will put in their all to make sure the concert will not be affected “Right now, the 11 members are currently putting their all into preparing for the concert so as to keep our promise with the fans. We Are One.”

Kris Wu Yifan, mononymously credited as Kris is the leader of Exo-M and performs as the group's rapper. Born Kevin Li Jiaheng in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Kris also holds Canadian citizenship. Kris attended Guangzhou No. 47 High School, Point Grey Secondary School and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver, Canada and was the captain of the basketball teams for both this schools. He would have pursued a professional career in basketball. In 2007, at age 16, Kris auditioned for S.M. Entertainment's Canadian S.M. Global Auditions, which was held in Vancouver, British Columbia on October 14, 2007. He was attending Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School at the time of the casting. After passing the auditions, he moved to South Korea the following year and became an S.M. trainee. Prior to joining EXO, he made an appearance in an intermission video for the Girls' Generation Tour in 2011. Kris was introduced as the eleventh member of Exo on February 17, 2012. He speaks fluent Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Korean.