News NCT/SuperM/WayV Lucas apologizes after being accused by 3 ex's + SM releases statement announcing he's on hiatus (1 Viewer)

[Darkseid]

For previous updates you can check @mysteric 's thread here.

His China bar closing was a pretty good indicator there was some merit to the accusations, but now with his apology statement, he pretty much admits to it.

Source: Lucas scandal

NCT’s Lucas and SM Entertainment have released statements regarding the rumors of his actions towards his past girlfriends.

On August 23, a Korean netizen claiming to be Lucas’s ex-girlfriend uploaded a post on her social media and accused him of gaslighting and being a gold digger.

She explained that she had been a fan of Lucas until he approached her and they began dating. According to her, Lucas gaslighted her with words like, “I don’t like that you’re too much like a fan,” and “Don’t be a fan of an idol anymore,” when he was breaking up with her due to his busy schedule. She also stated that she had bought him luxurious gifts that he was initially thankful for but later rejected because he said he was “making enough money and didn’t need gifts unless it was a house or a car.” She wrote, “He always came to the hotel room, ordered room service, slept, and left. From the moment we checked out, he would go off the radar and keep his distance, saying he felt uncomfortable. He didn’t say a single word of gratitude and took it for granted that I was paying for him.” To back up her claims, she revealed her alleged chat logs with Lucas and photos he had sent her.

The next day, a Chinese netizen revealed that the Korean netizen’s experience had been similar to her own and claimed that Lucas had been dating her and the Korean netizen at the same time.

On August 25, SM Entertainment released a statement to announce that Lucas would be halting his activities to reflect on his actions. Read the statement below.

Hello. This is SM Entertainment.
We apologize for causing concern due to our artist Lucas’s personal life.
We recognized the seriousness of this matter and have decided to to halt the release of all content for WayV’s Lucas and Hendery’s single “Jalapeño,” including the song and music video that were scheduled to be released on August 25 at 6 p.m. KST.
Lucas is deeply reflecting on having caused great pain and disappointment due to his wrong behavior, and the agency also feels responsible for our poor management of the artist.
We once again deeply apologize for causing concern to many people including fans with Lucas’s personal matters.

The same day, Lucas posted a handwritten letter of apology in Chinese on his Instagram, along with a Korean translation in the captions that he explains was translated with the help of those around him.

Here is a translation of his Korean statement:

This is Lucas.
I apologize to those who were hurt by my wrong behavior. If you give me a chance, I would like to personally convey my words of apology.
I also genuinely apologize to my fans who have given me lots of love and support.
While watching the situation during the past few days, I have looked back on my past behavior and sincerely reflected on it. Looking back on my behavior of the past, it was clearly wrong, and it was an irresponsible behavior that betrayed the support that my fans have shown me for a long time.
I would like to once again apologize to everyone who was disappointed by my actions.
I will make sure that something like this does not occur again, and I will halt all of my scheduled activities to take time to reflect on myself.
Lastly, I would like to apologize to the members, company staff, the many cooperative firms, and broadcasting personnel for causing an inconvenience.
I sincerely apologize.

Basically he didn't do something illegal but certainly some morally questionable things. Doubt he'll get completely cancelled or removed over this considering he's in NCT U, WayV and SuperM but his China fanbar did close and it might be a while before he's super active again.

Also, gotta feel bad for WayV's Hendery- the release of Lucas/Hendery's "Jalapeño" which was scheduled for today and all promotional activities have been scrapped. Since Hendery doesn't get as many opportunities I was looking forward to him receiving the spotlight.

@NCTzen @SuperM

 

[Darkseid]

Slightly related- imagine being this fan tho

 

[lunaria]

Spoiler

it seems as if he's mostly apologizing to his fans, and not the women he hurt, at least not mentioning them directly ? maybe i'm reading it incorrectly this apology is so vague, too, it could be referencing many things. i hope he learns from his mistakes and betters himself, and i hope his career doesn't take too much of a hit. it doesn't deserve to be destroyed over this in my opinion, even though what he did was wrong

 

[LoveYooShaSha]

This is a big mess.

I hope the women he opportunistically took advantage of hv some resolution from his apology n reflection.

 

[Darkseid]

Spoiler

it seems as if he's mostly apologizing to his fans, and not the women he hurt, at least not mentioning them directly ? maybe i'm reading it incorrectly this apology is so vague, too, it could be referencing many things. i hope he learns from his mistakes and betters himself, and i hope his career doesn't take too much of a hit. it doesn't deserve to be destroyed over this in my opinion, even though what he did was wrong

Yup he does say his behavior was wrong and irresponsible and hurt others, so while he may not have directly addressed the accusations, he didn't deny it. Coupled with SME's statement, it looks like there's some truth to it atleast.

I'm almost certain SM would've taken legal action and sued for defamation atleast otherwise.

I think a blanket statement like this is a conscious choice. If they straight up deny and go after the accusers, there's always the risk of more damning claims, more evidence, other girls also coming up etc. It could turn out to be worse, so just admit you made mistakes, take time off and come back later.

Honestly I only feel bad for Hendery.

The 3rd girl made some pretty damning claims on Weibo where Lucas apparently trash talked his members, said how someone stole his brand deals, how some members were only in it for their face and not skills etc. Most of the Weibo stuff hasn't appeared on Twitter from what I understood, though it's hard to say how much is true.

 

[eclipsoul]

this is a mess ngl good to know he apologised i guess, not much he could do other than that but still it's funny to see his delusional fans defending him as if their lives depended on it. your kpop boy is a total stranger to you get over it

 

[Darkseid]

this is a mess ngl good to know he apologised i guess, not much he could do other than that but still it's funny to see his delusional fans defending him as if their lives depended on it. your kpop boy is a total stranger to you get over it

There are fans saying they'll never forgive whoever messed up Lucas/Hendery's scheduled release but like it was Lucas so

 

[Darkseid]

Found this super detailed summary on the NCT subreddit if one wants to know the complete sequence of events:

 

[Bopper]

This seems to have escalated pretty quickly. I mean he’s apologised to NCTzens publicly, it’s whether or not he’ll contact those he affected and apologise personally.

Slightly related- imagine being this fan tho

I want to say poor fan, but Bobby only announced his marriage and baby, so that fan doesn’t deserve to be called a fan if they bolted to early into another fandom.

 

[Darkseid]

This seems to have escalated pretty quickly. I mean he’s apologised to NCTzens publicly, it’s whether or not he’ll contact those he affected and apologise personally.



I want to say poor fan, but Bobby only announced his marriage and baby, so that fan doesn’t deserve to be called a fan if they bolted to early into another fandom.

Yeah in this fan's case I'm more so laughing at their misfortune lmao, on the plus side I'm sure she can sell a Lucas photocard for good money

 

[eclipsoul]

Slightly related- imagine being this fan tho

now this is the funniest thing i've seen today lmao i don't feel bad for them because it's stupid to stop supporting someone just because they're in a relationship but maybe just buy a printer next time

 

[Ahsoka]

I’m so disappointed, I didn’t want it to be true but it’s looking like some of the rumors at least are.

 

[Darkseid]

I’m so disappointed, I didn’t want it to be true but it’s looking like some of the rumors at least are.

Yup I didn’t post the Koreaboo link of the 3rd girl who accused him and the entire translation and screenshots she released since idk how much can be verified really but if it’s true then it certainly paints a very bad image of him:

https://www.koreaboo.com/news/victim-wayv-lucas-speaks-gaslighting/

 

[blueberries]

Im not rly fan of seeking justice by publically exposing someone over sth that should be handled privately.

But... fans can't really unsee the information either, especially when it's semi confirmed. Idk what Lucases image was before this, is this sth completely unbelievable. Cause can't blame ppl abandoning someone who turned out completely different they thought.

 

[Hajima]

I am pretty sure those other girls were also dating him just because he is hot. Who cares it's a situation of everyone is using everyone, it's not like they were getting nothing out of it. People date shit happens move on why do you need to bring your old private relationships to the public, when nothing serious or illegal happened!!

I find it very pathetic.

 

[mysteric]

Im not rly fan of seeking justice by publically exposing someone over sth that should be handled privately.

But... fans can't really unsee the information either, especially when it's semi confirmed. Idk what Lucases image was before this, is this sth completely unbelievable. Cause can't blame ppl abandoning someone who turned out completely different they thought.

kind of a playboy, sort of a himbo, confident (or cocky, depends on who you asked) about his looks, loud, exuberant type
I've joked with friends before that he had the fboy energy but didn't think it'd actually be true like this
I'm guessing the initial accuser saw what happened with hou zun and decided to go ahead with it, though the situations were different in that hou zun was an asshole and constantly leveraged his fame against his longtime gf whereas lucas was fine when they were fwbs, but him sl-ing is,,, yeah

 

[doll]

I----

 

[JakeyWantsCakey]

some members were only in it for their face and not skills

This coming from Lucas

 

[Darkseid]

This coming from Lucas

Ikr, I was like bro, have some self awareness

Didn't he get into SM by doing 3 poses in his audition?

 

[JakeyWantsCakey]

Ikr, I was like bro, have some self awareness

Didn't he get into SM by doing 3 poses in his audition?