Tao Entertainment, a subsidiary of Tao, announced the Death news of Tao's father, Hwang Chung-dong, through an obituary on the 11th.
“I’m sorry,” Tao said, “and I’m going to have to give Tao time to take care of his family and to take care of him.”
“The deceased was a founder of the Tao Entertainment and a warm figure to the company and its family,” the agency said. “He died fighting a sick horse in a hospital.”
On the other hand, Tao made his debut as a member of EXO in 2012, and after Tao's father demanded the withdrawal of Tao from SM Entertainment on April 22, 2015, he returned to China and continued his Entertainment activities.