Wednesday, July 1, 2020 
On July 1, fans took to Twitter to warn about a sasaeng/stalker of NCT's Chenle.
It was revealed that the sasaeng fan took numerous photos of Chenle and posted them on social media and a Wix site.
DO NOT INTERACT, IMMEDIATELY REPORT AND BLOCK THE ACCOUNT! SPREAD THE WORD!
— ~⭑𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕒 𝕓𝕦𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕘𝕦𝕞⭑~ (@scarletmark) July 1, 2020
@//SsssCollection
BOTH INSTA AND TWT!#PROTECTCHENLE @SMTOWNGLOBAL pic.twitter.com/TpyRqDcliS
Since then, many have tweeted with the hashtag #PROTECTCHENLE which trended worldwide, asking SM Entertainment to protect the artist.
TW/// Mentions of suicide, pictures of blood
— NCITY JANITOR™🌱🌹 (@NcityJanitor) July 1, 2020
We need to take this fucking account down now this has gone too far. They are clearly doing this for attention so PLEASE DO NOT INTERACT. REPORT AND BLOCK. @SMTOWNGLOBAL #PROTECTCHENLE pic.twitter.com/rdN8Y5MdCM
sm's neglect for our chinese boys is exhausting and intolerable. PROTECT CHENLE! #PROTECTCHENLE@SMTOWNGLOBAL
— mandy ㄴㄴㄱ ICE CREAM (@charmingtao) July 1, 2020
SM PROTECT YOUR ARTISTS!!!! pic.twitter.com/dJ8admOBH6
Many others are responding saying " This is so scary! Poor kid. Why are people such creeps", "No matter what happens we will protect you all the cost". They are asking their fellow fans to use the hashtag as well.
sm, this is getting out of hand. is the safety of your artists a joke to you? a fun game to play? they are real people who have given up so much to work for your company. the least you could do for them is protect them from harm. #PROTECTCHENLE@SMTOWNGLOBAL pic.twitter.com/0x2oRL1pkT
— m¹²⁷₁₀₁₁✨↺ᵛ (@allurejeno) July 1, 2020
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oh hell nah yall are not bout to mess with the baby thats an absolute hell nah SM can yall do yall job tf