Taeil departed from NCT amid the investigation of his alleged sexual crimes. However, the remaining members were left to face the aftermaths of his case even after they already cut ties with him.
On Aug. 28th, SM Entertainment broke the news that Taeil is no longer an NCT member after finding out that he is being investigated for a serious sexual offense.
Despite the agency’s attempted damage control to protect NCT, the remaining members are facing awful consequences for the things they have no involvement in after their solo activities got canceled one by one.
A post shared by instagram
Jaehyun, who released his first album “J” on the 26th, announced the stoppage of his much-awaited solo and promotional schedules, including his fan signing event on this day (Aug. 29th) with Soundwave.
Mark and Haechan also delivered the news that their fan calls for the “DREAM( )SCAPE” album, supposedly set this Friday, will be postponed, as per SM Entertainment’s request. It will be rescheduled at a later date.
JAEHYUN’s fansign event under Soundwave which was scheduled for tomorrow, 8/29 has been postponed temporarily.
New schedule is yet to be determined. https://t.co/qiaBeAAMcX
— NCT JAEHYUN PH | OUT NOW (@NCTJAEHYUNPH) August 28, 2024
fancalls that were scheduled for mark and haechan today have been postponed
cr. hhl_bbiyak pic.twitter.com/dzunx7Qiyh
— mari ◡̈ (@markzcity) August 28, 2024
Following Taeil’s departure, NCT 127’s current members Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Mark, Haechan, and Jungwoo all unfollowed him on social media.
Not only did the remaining NCT 127 members cut ties with the idol but even other sub-units, including NCT Dream and WayV, also unfollowed Taeil one by one.
NCT members and NCT official accounts have unfollowed TAEIL on social media. pic.twitter.com/gPk6LpC0zD
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) August 28, 2024
lucas left nct but even till this day they didn’t unfollow him but this man not even a day they dah unfollow just menunjukkan what this man did is unforgivable and unacceptable, the disappointment the members might have felt…. https://t.co/SVrErCIald
— ʚ ara na ɞ (@princejaemine) August 28, 2024
It is especially noteworthy that some members unfollowed not only Taeil but all the NCT members they had been following.
While the celebrity is still considered an artist under SM Entertainment, he was no longer on the following list of SMTOWN, and all of his photos, videos, and other traces of him on SNS were deleted.
CLOSED
May the victim get justice, my prayers and condolences go out to them. May they heal. I’ve met a lot of lovely people here and hope you take care of yourself .
— Hourly Taeil (@HourlyTaeil) August 28, 2024
Closed.
Tysm for being with me on this journey, and for your warm heartfelt support during my difficult times. I got to meet many lovely faces all around the world, I hope you all take care of yourselves, and please pray for the victim, condolences & my heart goes to the victim.
— 🇨🇦Ay탤 (@AyTaeil_Canada) August 28, 2024
More than NCT, Taeil’s fan masters had shut down, and from having a social media followers of about 6 million, it decreased by about 700k overnight.
Taeil debuted as a member of NCT in 2016 and performed as the main vocalist, singing highlight parts in major songs. He was also a member of the sub-units, NCT U and NCT 127, and was known for being in charge of the vocal part who led the team’s tone.
With his departure, NCT is expected to readjust their future comeback and album release schedules.
Taeil is the second member to leave NCT after Lucas.
What are your thoughts on this? Tell us in the comments!
