The group’s exhibition featured photos of all members.
This article is part of our coverage of former NCT member Taeil’s sex crime scandal. You can read more and view the full timeline here.
On August 28th, SM Entertainment announced that Taeil was removed from the group over allegations of sexual offences.
Since then, more details of the case have been revealed, including information about the victim. A timeline of the investigation was also provided, claiming that SM Entertainment was not informed of the case until mid-August.
SM Entertainment first learned of former NCT member Taeil’s sex crime scandal in mid-August
Many changes occurred during this time, including NCT 127 appearing at Incheon Airport.
Earlier this year it was announced that NCT DREAM AND NCT127 (New Zealand) would be the next SM artists to be exhibited at Incheon Airport after AespaAs part of a collaboration, the two groups would appear on SMART boarding passes and have displays at the airport.
Previously, NCT 127’s show featured one of the concept images for “Walk” and individual shots of each member.
On August 29, user X shared that Taeil’s photo was covered by an image of the album logo, showing the before and after.
Airport officials working to cover Moon Tae-il at Incheon Airport in real time #NCT #Taeil photo.twitter.com/S9d4LjpYdI
— Chooogood (@chooogood) August 29, 2024
Another image shared online shows one of the group photos partially torn out, likely indicating that other images have also been removed. The video shared by Incheon Airport announcing the incident on Instagram has also been deleted.
NCT 127 members have also had to adjust their schedules, which you can read more about below.
NCT Jaehyun’s Solo Show Postponed After Taeil Announces Sex Offense