Will Lucas begin his solo career in earnest after leaving NCT?

Lucas, who left the group NCT due to controversy over his private life, has begun his solo career in earnest.

According to the industry on the 21st, Lucas recently opened an X (formerly Twitter) account in his name. Additionally, the account has an 'SM' affiliation label that proves that it is an artist belonging to SM Entertainment, showing that it is Lucas' official account. As of 7:30 am on the 21st, the account had about 20,000 followers.

Lucas suspended his activities in August 2021 due to 'privacy controversy'. The controversy over her private life began with the revelations of netizen A, who claimed to be her ex-girlfriend. Mr. A said that he was gaslighted while dating Lucas, and presented messenger conversations with Lucas and selfies sent by Lucas as evidence.

Since then, several Chinese women have emerged claiming to be Lucas' other girlfriend. All of them were known to be fans of Lucas. There were claims that Lucas approached her first and started dating. They also asked for luxury gifts or hotel reservations.

In addition, numerous women continued to make revelations, and Lucas posted a handwritten apology two days after the controversy.

He said, "I sincerely apologize to those who were hurt by my wrong actions. Looking at the situation over the past few days, I have looked back on my past actions and truly reflected on them. My past actions were clearly wrong and I am grateful for the support my fans have given me for a long time." “It was an irresponsible action that betrayed my support.”

Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr