The father of EXO's Tao recently stirred up a ton of attention by bringing to light his desire for his son to leave the group for health reasons. �SM Entertainment responded to this, addressing everybody's concerns about whether Tao will indeed be the next member to say farewell to the group. �

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On April 23, SM Entertainment released an official statement, saying,�"The headquarters has been in the process of consistently discussing with Tao and his father regarding his various promotions in China, so we view it as a shame that such writing has been posted. Despite that, the headquarters will seek a developed course to take through conversation and the like with Tao and his father."

It looks like SM Entertainment needs to talk with Tao and his father in order to prevent this from getting any bigger. �What do you think this all might mean? �What are your thoughts?