NCT's Taeil leaves group amid sexual crime allegations

By Park Ung Posted : August 29, 2024, 13:30 Updated : August 29, 2024, 13:30
K-pop boy band NCT's ex-member Taeil. Courtesy of SM Entertainment
SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - Taeil, a member of K-pop boy band NCT has left the group, after being accused of a sexual crime, his agency SM Entertainment said on Wednesday.
 
Specific details of the alleged offense remain undisclosed, but the 30-year-old is reportedly under investigation by police in southern Seoul.

"Given the seriousness of the matter, we have determined that it is no longer possible for him to be with us," the agency wrote in a post on X.

Making his debut in 2016, Taeil served as the main vocalist of the 25-member band with six sub-units.

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