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On June 9, the gothic cyber metal band LYNCS halted activities and dismissed vocalist NOCTIS ZANG in response to allegations in an article published by the BBC. The announcement of NOCTIS’ dismissal, provided in English below, came within hours of the article’s publication.
The article revealed the findings of a year-long undercover investigation conducted by BBC Eye, which exposed individuals selling videos depicting sexual assault online.
Allegedly, NOCTIS ZANG, then vocalist of the band The Versus and more recently vocalist of LYNCS, was implicated in this illegal porn trafficking operation. His former bandmate from The Versus, Lupus has also been implicated.
LYNCS guitarist LIN (凛-Lin-) released a statement announcing NOCTIS’ removal from the group and the suspension of LYNCS’ activities.
The statement can be found below:
We would like to take this opportunity to address the news report released June 9, 2023, regarding NOCTIS ZANG, a member of LYNCS.
First of all, we would like to extend our sincere apologies to the many people who have been affected by the website that NOCTIS ZANG is alleged to have been involved in, as reported in this press release.
We would also like to express our deepest apologies to all concerned and to those who support LYNCS on a daily basis for any inconvenience and concern this may have caused.
We are taking this matter very seriously and have chosen to take measures to withdraw NOCTIS ZANG from LYNCS as of today.
In addition, all LYNCS activities will be suspended.
We have never had any involvement or been aware of any of NOCTIS ZANG’s activities other than the management of his artist activities.
We sincerely apologize to the victims, fans, and all parties involved.
Grows Independent Music
LIN
Chaotic Harmony Imports, an international promoter, had organized a live event in Tokyo called “Awaken Chaos,” which was set to feature LYNCS as one of the performing bands. However, in response to the aforementioned report, LYNCS was promptly removed from the lineup. The event, scheduled for June 20, will proceed as originally planned, and an independent artist named SANA has been added to the musical lineup.
BBC released a comprehensive video that delves into the details outlined in their report, with a runtime of nearly an hour. The video can be accessed below for viewing:
Update 2023-06-13: The article, featured image, and headline have been revised to provide clarity regarding this sensitive matter.
 released a statement announcing NOCTIS’ removal from the group and the suspension of LYNCS’ activities. The statement can be found below: We would like to take this opportunity to address the news report released June 9, 2023, regarding NOCTIS ZANG, a member of LYNCS. First of all, we would like to extend our sincere apologies to the many people who have been affected by the website that NOCTIS ZANG is alleged to have been involved in, as reported in this press release. We would also like to express our deepest apologies to all concerned and to those who support LYNCS on a daily basis for any inconvenience and concern this may have caused. We are taking this matter very seriously and have chosen to take measures to withdraw NOCTIS ZANG from LYNCS as of today. In addition, all LYNCS activities will be suspended. We have never had any involvement or been aware of any of NOCTIS ZANG’s activities other than the management of his artist activities. We sincerely apologize to the victims, fans, and all parties involved. Grows Independent Music LIN Chaotic Harmony Imports, an international promoter, had organized a live event in Tokyo called “Awaken Chaos,” which was set to feature LYNCS as one of the performing bands. However, in response to the aforementioned report, LYNCS was promptly removed from the lineup. The event, scheduled for June 20, will proceed as originally planned, and an independent artist named SANA has been added to the musical lineup. BBC released a comprehensive video that delves into the details outlined in their report, with a runtime of nearly an hour. The video can be accessed below for viewing: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ0N_4ek27o[/embed] Update 2023-06-13: The article, featured image, and headline have been revised to provide clarity regarding this sensitive matter.
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