The singer, who was removed from the group in August 2024 after their label confirmed that he had been connected to the criminal case, will serve three-and-a-half years in prison

Former K-pop boy band NCT member Moon Tae-il, also known as Taeil, has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on July 10 for raping an inebriated Chinese woman. Taeil admitted to sexually assaulting the Chinese woman at a bar in Itaewon in 2024, reported Korea-based media outlet Koreaboo.

"We have discussed this matter with Taeil, and it has been decided that he will leave the group,” the K-Pop giant added at the time, noting that the singer was “faithfully wor