K-pop singer Taeil leaves boyband NCT over sex crime allegations

South Korean singer Taeil, right, was a member of NCT 127 (AP)

South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of an unspecified sexual crime, his label announced.

His agency, SM Entertainment, released a statement Wednesday on X, saying the NCT member will depart from the boy band after learning he has been “accused in a criminal case related to a sexual crime”.