The singer Taeil ceased to be part of the K-pop band NCT 127 from this August 28th due to a sexual crimes charges against him, according to the music label SM Entertainment through a statement.
Although the entertainment agency did not go into details regarding the criminal case facing The 30-year-old singer said that Taeil cooperates with the investigation by the authoritiesso that they can confirm or rule out their responsibility for the events.
“While we investigate the facts surrounding this, we recognize that the matter is very serious and we decided that now Taeil could no longer continue with activities in NCT. After dialogue with him, the decision was made that he would leave the boy band“SM Entertainment explained.
In its statement, the agency also apologized on behalf of Taeil for the controversy his client caused and said that more information will be released as the investigation progresses.
Since August of last year, Taeil had been absent from NCT’s public activities after suffering an accident on his motorcycle that caused a fracture in his leg for which he had to undergo surgery.
However, for several months now there has been speculation about Taeil’s possible departure from NTC because while he was away recovering from surgery, he was seen at nightclubs or other places where he should not be for health reasons.
After the news broke, NCT unfollowed Taeil on social media. Similarly, some of his fellow members are no longer among their followers.
Fans react on social media to accusations against Taeil
After the music label’s statement SM EntertainmentNCT fans reacted to the news and were divided between those who continue to support him and those who ask for a “massive unfollow” of his accounts.
Even the latest posts from Taeil On Instagram there are negative comments supporting the complainant.