It was undoubtedly news that left many speechless. SM's recent announcement that Moon Taeil, an artist who belonged to NCT, was no longer a member of the group, as he was criminally sued for an alleged sexual crime. The agency had said in a statement that after analyzing the matter, it realized the seriousness of the situation and SM determined that Taeil could no longer continue with group activities. And that the decision was made with the artist to leave NCT. Well, this really was a media bomb that of course left fans and the KPOP world in shock. We are talking about something extremely delicate. According to the first press reports, an adult woman filed the complaint last June for a crime of a sexual nature. But no further details were released. Yes, different versions circulate on the networks, for example, saying that the complainant could have been a minor when the incident occurred, but so far it has not been confirmed by the police. The impact continued in many ways. The agencies of several NCT members were postponed, SM shares are on a downward trend. And Taeil's social networks also register falls in his followers, among them are those who had been group and company colleagues. The fans questioned SM about how it is that if the complaint was from June, the artist continued his group agenda, even at the beginning of August when he was part of an NCT 127 fanmeeting. Then SM spoke again and clarified that they only recently found out about the question in August. And he confirmed that on August 28, Taeil received the first official police investigation. Moon Taeil is 30 years old and had debuted in 2016 and was active in NCT U and NCT 127. This news has been reflected in international media such as DW, Billboard. The press highlights the speed with which SM has reacted this time and made a categorical decision.