

Lucas’s response was surprising because instead of denying the accusations and rumors, he posted an apology letter. Why Was Lucas Taken Off the List of NCT’s New Merchandise?Īs the accusations against him spread on social media, the male idol and his management company, SM Entertainment, were finally forced to respond in the last week of August.

Lucas also said that he would stop working with WayV for the time being. On August 25, 2021, Lucas and another WayV member, Hendery, were going to put out a single called “ Jalapeno.” But because of the controversy over his alleged past relationships, SM Entertainment and Label V said that both the release and the promotion of the album would be put off. Lucas came back to Keep Running for its ninth season and is now a regular cast member. The lead single was also called “Kick Back.” The group’s first number-one album on the Gaon Album Chart is this one. WayV’s third EP, Kick Back, came out on March 10, 2021. He was also on the single “Resonance,” which was a group effort. He helped with the songs “Make A Wish (Birthday Song)” and its English version, “Faded in My Last Song,” “Volcano,” and “Nectar” by NCT U and WayV on their album Resonance Pt.

This was for NCT 2020, the group’s second project with all 23 members. Lucas performed with NCT again in October 2020 for the first time since “Black on Black” in 2018. This was the start of a world tour with stops planned in North America, Europe, and Asia. Lucas’s first concert with SuperM was on October 5 at the Capitol Records Building in Los Angeles. The first single from SuperM’s self-titled debut EP came out on October 4, 2019. The group’s marketing for the American market started in October. SuperM is a K-pop supergroup made by SM Entertainment and Capitol Records. Lucas was named a member of SuperM on August 7, 2019. Its first single, “Regular,” was a Mandarin version of NCT 127’s “Regular.” The next month, Lucas became a permanent member of the cast of the Chinese variety show Keep Running for its seventh season. The Vision, the group’s first single, came out on January 17, 2019, making it their official first release. In December 2018, it was announced that Lucas would be a part of NCT’s China-based unit WayV, which is managed by SM Entertainment’s label V. He walked for KYE, Charm’s, and Kappa, three streetwear brands.įor its SM Station 3 project, SM Entertainment put out the digital single “Coffee Break” by Jonah Nilsson and Lucas with Richard Bona in November 2018. Lucas walked his first runway show at Seoul Fashion Week in 2018.

The song reached the top of the Gaon Digital Chart at number 72. Lucas was on Taeyeon’s song “All Night Long,” which was released in June 2018 on her EP Something New. Lucas regularly appeared on the Korean variety shows Real Man 300 and Law of the Jungle in the Last Indian Ocean to promote the album. Lucas recorded three songs for the album with NCT U, including the title track “Boss,” “Yesterday” (both as NCT U), and “Black on Black” (as NCT 2018). Lucas made his official debut with NCT on March 14, when the group released their first studio album, NCT 2018 Empathy. On January 30, 2018, the trio was introduced in SM’s NCT 2018 Yearbook #1. Lucas, Kun, and Jungwoo all joined the group at the same time. In January 2018, SM Entertainment introduced NCT 2018, a project group for the popular boy group NCT. Lucas’s native language is Cantonese, but he studied Korean and Mandarin before his debut. On April 7, 2017, Lucas was in the music video for “Dream in a Dream” by NCT member Ten. He was presented as a member of SM Rookies, a pre-debut training team of young trainees, on April 5, 2017.
