Overseasidol.com — Huang Zitao and Xu Yiyang became the center of online controversy after sharing a kiss on stage during a New Year’s Eve gala performance.
While many fans clarified that they were not opposed to public displays of affection, dissatisfaction quickly grew over what was perceived as contradictory communication from Huang Zitao’s management team.
Earlier that morning, Huang Zitao’s studio denied online rumors claiming the couple would share a “passionate kiss” on stage.
However, the live performance later that night featured exactly such a moment, leaving some fans feeling misled and accusing the studio of mishandling the situation and disregarding fan trust.
In response to the backlash, Huang Zitao’s studio released an official apology.
The statement explained that the team had mistakenly believed the trending topic about a New Year’s Eve kiss referred only to rehearsal footage rather than the actual live broadcast.
The studio admitted that the wording of their earlier clarification contained exaggerations and overinterpretations.
Their original intention was to explain that the trending rumor did not accurately reflect the rehearsal content, and they had informed major fan accounts accordingly.
Unfortunately, this led to further confusion instead of clarification.
Concluding the statement, the studio expressed sincere apologies for the misunderstanding and acknowledged the need for more careful and transparent communication with fans in the future.
