On August 28, Korean media reported that Moon Tae-il, a member of the popular boy band NCT, is currently under police investigation for sexual crimes. His agency SM Entertainment also confirmed the matter and issued an announcement announcing Moon Tae-il's official departure from

sm stated that it confirmed that Moon Tae-il had been charged in a criminal case related to sexual crimes. "We realized that the incident was very serious and believed that we could not continue team activities. After discussing with Tae-il, we decided to withdraw from the team." Currently, Moon Tae-il is accepting it seriously. According to the police investigation, SM will issue further position based on the progress of the investigation.

The following is the full text of sm:

This is sm entertainment company.

Our company recently confirmed the fact that Taeil was charged with a criminal case related to sexual crimes. In connection with this, in the process of grasping the factual relationship, he realized that the incident was very serious, judged that he could no longer continue the group activities, and decided to withdraw from the group after discussing with Taeil. Currently, Taiyi is cooperating seriously with the police investigation and will make further statements based on the progress of the investigation. We deeply apologize for the controversy caused by our artists.

Text | Reporter Shao Ziheng