Fan responses are divided.
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This article is part of our coverage of Former NCT Taeil’s Sex Crime Scandal. You can read more here.
On August 28, it was announced that Taeil was removed from the group NCT due to an unspecified sex crime.
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— SMTOWN (@SMTOWNGLOBAL) August 28, 2024
This is SM Entertainment.
We have recently confirmed that Taeil has been implicated in a criminal case related to sexual crimes.
While looking into the situation, we recognized that the issue is very serious, and we have decided that Taeil could no longer continue team activities. We have discussed this matter with Taeil and it has been decided he will be removed from the group.
Currently, Taeil is faithfully cooperating with the police investigation. We will share additional statements as the investigation progresses. We deeply apologize for the controversy caused by our artist.
— SM Entertainment
Most recently, the Bangbae Police Station confirmed that he has been under investigation since June.
Police State Taeil Has Been Under Investigation For Sexual Crimes Since June
Korean netizens were divided in their response to his investigation.
- “June? That’s crazy.”
- “Did he cancel his contract with SM? I know he was removed from the group.”
- “I guess the company didn’t know either because he was on hiatus…the employees must’ve had a hard time.”
- “June…this motherf*cker you got some guts coming to the fan meeting.”
- “You keep saying that SM tried to negotiate with reporters until they couldn’t anymore and then threw him out…but reporters aren’t like that. They are the worst kind..if they find out about something, they will release it.”
- “But they might not have known because he was on hiatus due to his motorcycle accident. It’s not like a currently active member was reported, but one on hiatus…how could they have known? If news or rumors were spread, they would have done a fact check, but since there was nothing, there’s no way the company could have known. He kept hiding and hiding until he got caught, and once the company saw that it was something they couldn’t control, they just posted the removal announcement.”
- “If it was a currently active member, there’s no way the company couldn’t have known, but if it’s a member on hiatus due to a leg injury, the company could have known later. They probably would have known a few weeks before releasing the notice…I’m not trying to defend SM…I’m not a fan of their artists either…they have more disliked celebrities anyway, so why would I…”
- “Summons notices are sent by mail, so if he wanted to hide it from the company or people, he could have.”
- “Wow, then why did he promote…so annoyed.”
- “If he intentionally tried to hide it, then how would they know? He’s been in the industry for a while, and they don’t live in dorms anymore. He’s the one who got into a motorcycle accident while driving home after work. I felt that the company didn’t set any rules after seeing that incident.”
- “He was investigated in June but came to the fan meeting in August…f*ck.”
- “What’s with everyone defending SM. If it was a different company there would have been tons of comments of people hushing them…any why are you dragging a baseball player? So horrible.”
- “Wasn’t his motorcycle accident not too long ago? He’s got good stamina…crazy.”
- “Anyway he was removed right away so whether they knew it or not it seems like it doesn’t matter to SM.”
- “I thought he was injured.. I guess not?”
- “There’s no way SM didn’t know but I think they did a pretty quick job to get it done in just a month.”
- “There’s no way SM knew if it started in June. How could there be no news about it.”
- “Just because he was booked doesn’t mean he was investigated right away. He could have been investigated recently.”
- “There’s nothing confirmed yet…why is everyone so passionate about defending SM. There’s so many criminals that they just let slide…there not a clean company from the get-go.”
- “*hiatus* *doesn’t live in the dorms* how could the company know. Not one news article was released about it. Not even the sasaengs knew.”
With his removal from the group, members have unfollowed him on social media, and other member activities have been postponed due to the severity of the situation. Check out the most recent update on the case below.
Police State The Victim In Taeil’s Sexual Crime Case Is An Adult Woman
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