NCT Jaehyun Causes Controversy For Mouthing The Word “N*gga”

NCT’s Jaehyun is the source of the most recent controversy regarding casual usage of racial slurs in pop culture.

The controversy comes a few months after his past was declared ‘clean’ by netizens.

NCT Jaehyun’s Past Brought to Light

Recently on their nightly radio show, Night Night, Jaehyun and Johnny ended their livestream broadcast with  “Caroline” by Animé, the Portland-based rapper.

Though the show had ended and the mics were turned off, the livestream was still on, and fans saw Jaehyun dancing and mouthing a line in the song that included the n-word.

https://twitter.com/mingiumingiu/status/922485696727781376

Needless to say, Jaehyun’s fans and other viewers were shocked.

https://twitter.com/PRISTIN127/status/922500321787744256

Jaehyun lived for four years in the U.S. in a Connecticut suburb, so the outrage came with a dose of surprise.

https://twitter.com/chanbaek4_life/status/922521379387387904

Others defended his actions as just a slip up and argued that he doesn’t deserve to be so harshly criticized.

https://twitter.com/nctsdongyoung/status/922498761980628993

So far, there are no official responses from NCT, Jaehyun, or SM regarding the incident.

The radio program’s tweets since Monday have all been summaries of and clips from the show.