Singer Taeil is facing the music — to the tune of more than three years in prison — for a sex crime that prompted his ...

Moon Tae-il, better known as Taeil of K-pop group NCT, and his accomplices gang-raped a heavily intoxicated Chinese tourist in June 2024.

South Korean singer Taeil, right, poses with other members of K-Pop group NCT 127 upon arrival at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Paju, South Korea, on December 11 2021.

Taeil, former member of the K-pop band NCT, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by the Seoul Central District Court on July 10, 2025, after being found guilty in a s*xual assault case.

Former NCT member Taeil pleads guilty to aggravated rape charges in court and requests leniency, citing a victim's agreement. Prosecution seeks 7-year sentence for Taeil and accomplices. Learn ...