#im still in concert mode as i went to ph-1 on tuesday

[indigomovn]

If I’m going to be honest, I kinda had a feeling Lucas was eventually gonna depart from NCT and WayV.

Now I just wanna first off say that I am sad that he’s no longer an NCT and WayV member. I’ve been an NCTZEN since July 2016 and they’re my favourite group. Ever since Lucas’ scandal and hiatus, I was wondering what SM and Lucas are going to do moving forward.

I mentioned this in a post on my main blog, but I kinda saw this coming. Ever since he was placed on hiatus, we hardly got any news regarding the scandal. Whether it was true or false, we got nothing from SM. They did nothing to protect him nor take any legal action to prevent this from happening. Did they really think making him go on hiatus and laying low for a while the best solution for him? Despite being one of biggest companies in the Korean entertainment industry, you’d think they would have a good PR team. Maybe they do it’s just they don’t care about their foreign idols. 🤷🏻‍♀️

While I’m sure it was a difficult decision for Lucas to leave, it was probably the best solution they’ve agreed upon. Now that this scandal is attached to Lucas, imagine the amount of unnecessary hate Wayv and NCT will get if he’s still in the group I mean they still get hate anyway from antis. People are going to use his scandal as an excuse to hate the rest of the members despite them having no part in it whatsoever. It’s unfair for them to be the subject of hate because of this scandal when they had nothing to do with it. That’s all they’re going to talk about whenever Lucas comes up in a topic. Regardless whether Lucas was innocent or not, this scandal has significantly affected his image and he won’t ever get back to the same status he had prior to the scandal. People still don’t like Taeyong after his “scandal” despite being proven innocent countless of times and people still hate Hyunjin for his bullying scandal despite the case being fabricated. It won’t be any different for Lucas.

At the end of the day, South Korea is still a conservative nation and thrives on collectivism. Your reputation/image is very important. While Lucas leaving the group will be good for NCT’s and WayV’s image towards the general public, it wouldn’t be the same for the members and fans. I understand the frustration a lot of us are feeling as we waited for him for almost 2 years just for SM to announce his departure. Despite no longer being a member, please wish Lucas on his future activities. Hopefully, we see him happier and healthier soon.