Taeil withdraws from the team due to sexual crime charges "NO"→SM·NCT's knife loss
Aug 29, 2024
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The agency SM Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as SM) said on the 28th "We recently confirmed that Taeil has been accused of a criminal case related to sex crimes. In this regard, while grasping the facts, he recognized that the issue was very serious and decided that he could no longer continue his team activities, and discussed with Taeil and decided to withdraw from the team" he said.
Taeil is currently faithfully working on the investigation, and SM plans to convey additional positions depending on the progress of the investigation. SM said "We deeply apologize for the controversy caused by our artists."
Police said `Taeil has been criminally charged as a suspect in sex crimes and is investigating.' However, he said it is not a sex crime against minors of the same sex.
Since then, SM and NCT have cut ties with Taeil. On the 29th, all NCT members and SM unfollowed Taeil's SNS account.
Taeil debuted as NCT's main vocalist in 2016 and worked as NCT 127 and NCT U.
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