In 2018, Lucas debuted as a member of South Korean boy band
NCT, before joining the band's Chinese sub-unit
WayV and debuting with the
single album The Vision in 2019. Later in 2019, Lucas also joined K-pop
supergroup SuperM. In August 2021, Lucas halted promotions amid controversies relating to his personal life, and in May 2023 Lucas's agency,
SM Entertainment, announced that he would be departing NCT and WayV to pursue solo indeavours. In early 2024, Lucas addressed his controversies in a two-part
documentary series entitled
Freeze, and opened new social media accounts in preparation for upcoming solo activities. On 8 March 2024,
JTBC News reported that Lucas would be making his solo debut in April, with SM Entertainment confirming as such later that day. Three days later, SM officially announced that
Renegade, a single album containing three English songs including the
lead single of the same name, would be released on 1 April.
Renegade was released on 1 April 2024 along with the lead single of the same name, and its two
music videos: "Plan A", which depicted the rapper performing the song at a press conference before transforming into a mouse, and "Plan B", a more choreography-focused clip showing Lucas performing the song on an airport runway. ==Composition==