SM Entertainment issues official apology after NCT member Renjun publicly revealed an ordinary civilian's phone number

SM Entertainment has issued an official statement of apology for NCT member Renjun's mistake on the private messaging platform, Bubble. 

Previously on June 20, Renjun publicly exposed the phone number of someone whom he believed to be a sasaeng fan through Bubble. He wrote, "Stop calling me. I'm revealing this person's phone number." 

However, it was later revealed that the phone number Renjun had publicly exposed on Bubble was a number belonging to an ordinary civilian. 

The civilian, who began receiving floods of hateful messages after Renjun publicized their phone number, opened up about their situation on SNS and eventually went to the police to have the matter investigated. 

The phone number owner claimed that they had called Renjun's number by accident, believing that it was the number of one of their friends. 

Eventually, SM Entertainment issued an apology on behalf of Renjun. 

"Hello, this is SM Entertainment.

One June 20, NCT member Renjun mistakenly exposed the phone number of an unknown person on a fan communication platform, believing that the number belonged to a sasaeng. SM Entertainment would like to sincerely apologize on Renjun's behalf for this mistake and for inflicting damages on the victim. 

Immediately after receiving word that the victim had visited a regional police station to inquire about this incident, SM Entertainment contacted the victim through the investigators to offer an apology. Renjun's Bubble message has also been removed. We will continue our efforts to ensure that there are no further damages, and we ask that everyone refrain from contacting the victim using any means from now on.

Renjun is currently deeply reflecting on his mistake and the consequences that followed. SM Entertainment also apologizes for failing to take care of our artist's actions. 

Once again, we apologize to the victim as well as many others who were concerned over this incident."

Meanwhile, Renjun has been on a hiatus from his activities since April due to symptoms of anxiety.