Netizens Call Out NCT’s Lucas & SM Entertainment Following Kim Garam’s Departure From LE SSERAFIM

by Victoria Marian Belmis / Jul 21, 2022 11:24 AM EDT

Just recently, HYBE and Source Music announced that they have decided to end their exclusive contract with LE SSERAFIM's now-former member Kim Garam. Soon after, fans began demanding SM Entertainment do the same thing to NCT's Lucas.

READ: Kim Garam To Part Ways With LE SSERAFIM As HYBE Terminates Her Contract

Kim Garam has been mired with bullying controversy not long after her debut. The controversy has progressed to the point that HYBE and Source Music have decided to terminate her contract. This means that Kim Garam has also now parted ways with LE SSERAFIM.

Following the attention towards Kim Garam's departure from LE SSERAFIM, netizens have started to direct their attention toward NCT's Lucas. Notably, Lucas was also involved in a controversy not long ago.

YESSS GARAM OUT, LUCAS NEXT️ pic.twitter.com/tIleWAD0BJ — luna✿ (@hypnctizd) July 20, 2022

Though NCT's Lucas was not accused of bullying, the scandal involving the idol was about gaslighting and cheating on his previous supposed girlfriends. The issue began when a Korean netizen and a Chinese netizen, who claimed to be former girlfriends of Lucas, stepped forward.

Following the controversy, Lucas took a temporary hiatus. As of writing this article, the idol still remains on a break. Furthermore, SM Entertainment has not given any updates regarding Lucas' status.

Going back to current times, several fans have demanded Lucas be kicked out of NCT. Netizens started calling out SM Entertainment, asking the agency to do to Lucas what HYBE has done to Kim Garam.

On social media, particularly on Twitter, netizens made the keywords "LUCAS NEXT" trend as they ask SM Entertainment to end NCT Lucas' contract.