"Decided to leave the group due to severity of the case"

Source: SM Entertainment

[The Fact | Reporter Jeong Byeong-geun] NCT Taeil has withdrawn from the group due to sexual offense.

On the 29th, his agency SM Entertainment stated, "We recently confirmed that Taeil was accused of a sexual offense" and "While investigating the facts, we realized that the case was very serious and decided that he could no longer continue group activities. After discussing it with Taeil, we decided to have him leave the group."

In addition, they stated, "Taeil is currently cooperating faithfully with the police investigation and will provide additional information as the investigation progresses. We deeply apologize for the controversy caused by our artist."

Taeil debuted as a member of NCT's unit NCT U in 2016 and was active as a member of NCT and its unit NCT 127.