1.
NCT's Lucas Lucas was deemed one of those rising stars
in both Korean and Chinese show business for his talent on variety shows and, of course,
his god-sent visuals.
But now, he wouldn't be able to reach the top as his “good boy image" has completely
shattered due to one dating scandal.
Things all started off with one girl, claiming to be his fan, called Lucas out for dating
her with tons of proof and all.
What truly stirred up the fandom is that she accused Lucas of manipulating her into spending
money on his clothes and their hotel rooms.
She also said that Lucas berated her for being “annoying as any other fans" when they splitted.
There seems to be no big problem at first as netizens believed this girl was just resentful
since they broke up, and multiple fan accounts also claimed that her proofs were fake.
However, things did not stop there.
Other fans started showing up, confirming the same thing - that Lucas gaslighted them
into buying stuff for him.
One girl even added more details that Lucas still went seeing other girls while they were
in a relationship, and he even bad-mouthed other members of NCT.
As the news broke out, both Korean and Chinese netizens started turning their back against
him and dragged his name on every forum.
Many also asked him to leave NCT as well as the entertainment industry so that he won't
affect other members.
Adding a shocking twist to this scandal, the admin team of LUCASCNFC, his biggest fansite
in China, decided to collectively resign, leaving other fans in confusion.
At this point, Lucas's career is probably decided.
All his promotion schedules for WayV's JALAPENO were cancelled, including the comeback livestream
and their performance of one of the biggest music shows - M'Countdown.
This ultimately pissed off some Hendery's fans since JALAPENO was supposed to be his
first big step-up as a member of NCT.
Later that day, Lucas finally showed up on Instagram with a hand-written apology in both
Korean and Chinese for his behaviors.
“I sincerely apologize to those who’ve been hurt due to my misactions.
Also, I sincerely apologize to my fans...
I’ve deeply reflected on the things that I’ve done in the past.
I have clearly realized that my mistakes and irresponsible behavior have let my fans down.
I guarantee this will never happen again, and I’ll halt my activities for the next
while in order to deeply reflect on my actions.”
Regarding this issue, SM Entertainment released their official statement, taking responsibility
for not being able to manage their artist better.
They also decided to stop releasing all content by Lucas, including the single and MV "Jalapeño"
scheduled for release at 6 p.m August 25.
With these actions from both Lucas and SM, it seems like all those allegations from his
fans were at least partly true.
It's definitely going to be a rough journey in the industry for Lucas now.
2.
Day6’s Junhyeok Muggles or even new My Days might wonder why
Day6’s called Day6 when they only have like…
5 members in the group - that doesn't make any sense.
Well it's not entirely JYP's fault for giving them a name that does not age well.
Day6 originally debuted with 6 members, and Wonpil was not the keyboard player but another
member - Junhyeok.
You have zero idea who this guy is because just a few months after their debut, he already
left the band.
So as stated in the title of this video, you might already know the reason - Yes, Junhyeok
was suspicious of dating a fan and the whole story was kinda a jumble.
The said fan was a Wonpil's stan at first, then all of sudden she switched her bias to
Junhyeok for no specific reason.
At the same time, she also started posting Day6’s private schedule on her Twitter,
like she even knew where the members were going to hold Young K's birthday party.
That's pretty much a sasaeng move.
This was when fellow Korean My Days felt like something fishy was going on between Junhyeok
and this girl.
To make things even more obvious, she began her lovestagram with Junhyeok by posting photos
of his gundam and the instrument shop where he went.
The final blow was when she decided to share flirtatious messages between her and Junhyeok
on Instagram, despite Junhyeok himself asking her not to.
The entire situation made fans worry that Junhyeok would ruin Day6’s image as they
were fresh rookie at the time.
Though the girl in the story denied all the dating claims, her lovestagram still enraged
many Day6’s fans.
Some of Junhyeok’s fansites also closed down due to this reason.
After this whole fuss, in February 2016, JYP Entertainment announced on Day6’s fancafe
that Junhyeok has officially left the group and also terminated his contract with JYP.
As JYP is notorious for their strict rule - “No dating until three years after the
artists' debut", some fans believed that Junhyeok got “kicked out" of Day6 for violating his
contract.
However, his departure seemed a bit too extreme for some fans.
They said that those who made a big deal out of this dating thing were simply bitter and
jealous.
Some also point the finger at the girl in the story as she blatantly disregarded Junhyeok's
wish and flaunted their relationship to the public.
Though there are still many opinions defending Junhyeok, his career cannot be saved.
In October, Junhyeok joined another band called Be-Blossom but only performed for a short
time until the group disbanded in March 2017.
His appearance later on The Unit also did not impress many people as he always ranked
low and got eliminated in the last episode.
In 2018, he debuted as a soloist and held a small concert, yet still failed to fill
a 300-seat venue.
So, at this point there's probably not much else he can do with his career domestically.
3.
N.Flying’s Kwangjin Kwangjin’s story is quite different from
Junhyeok.
In 2018, fans of N.Flying have been boycotting and demanding member Kwangjin to leave the
group due to all the allegations of sexual assault and dating scandals.
Things blew up when one anonymous user posted on Pann, accusing him of dating fans by seducing
them, then sexually assaulting them.
To support their claim, this person posted several accounts from other fans, recalling
how Kwangjin flirted with them and touched them inappropriately.
“I was so embarrassed that I didn’t even talk about it until now.
Around last winter, Kwangjin kept flirting with me at fansign events, asking me out and
telling me not to date my boyfriend.
During one fansign, he asked me: ‘Let’s be in a fake relationship.
No, let’s be in a real relationship instead.’
While he was saying this, he locked my knees between his legs and bounced them.
I’m getting the shivers just thinking about it again.
That’s sexual assault, you jerk.
If you did that in front of 100 people at a fansign, I can’t imagine how he normally
treated his fans.”
This post quickly gained attention on Pann and people were furious.
Fans of N.Flying were so shocked that they immediately demanded Kwangjin to quit the
band and organized a boycott by spreading the hashtag #Disappointment_KwonKwangjin_Leave
on Twitter.
These all happened before the fandom even let him explain himself.
Just one day later, FNC issued an official statement announcing Kwangjin's withdrawal
from N.Flying.
Now you would probably think: “So the sexual assault allegations were true?”
That's not the case here.
FNC clearly stated that “He is strongly denying accusations of sexual harassment,
and legal action is being taken against the netizen who uploaded this post for defamation
by the spread of false information, so the truth will be determined.”
So, in the end, it's clear that Kwangjin left the group due to his dating status, as FNC
put it: “We have confirmed that he did have personal interactions with fans outside of
official schedules... such actions are considered improper for [an idol] member.”
Without doubt, the final result of this scandal has put an end to Kwangjin's idol career.
Ever since, fans have not seen him return to the limelight.
In 2019, Kwangjin enlisted for his mandatory military service and now as his time serving
in the marine corps is about to finish, Kwangjin announced on Instagram that he’s going to
get married soon.
It seems like Kwangjin has no plan to make a comeback in the idol industry and decides
to focus more on his private life.
So, do you think Lucas, Junhyeok, and Kwangjin deserve punishments from their agencies and
the public?
If there's no wrongdoing involved, should dating be called a scandal at all?
Comment below to share your thoughts with us.