Musical group BTS is having some Busy christmas. And everything, for him coronavirus. At the end of August, the South Korean band already decided to cancel the world tour they had scheduled and at the beginning of December, the seven members had announced that they would take time off to be able to meet with the family during the holidays, the first since their debut in 2012. .
Now, almost half of the group have tested positive for coronavirus. The first of them has been SuckAccording to a statement from the group’s record company, Big Hit Music, released this Friday.
Suga, whose real name is Min Yoon-gi, had submitted this Thursday to a PCR test upon landing in South Korea from the United States.
Concerts in USA
In November, the banda de K-Pop had given four concerts in the US, where they also received the award for artist of the year in the American Music Awards (AMA).
After the gala and the recitals, four of its members (RM, V and J-hope, in addition to Suga) They decided to stay a few more weeks in the North American country.
And precisely RM, another of the components of the group that stayed in the US, has been another of those that has tested positive for coronavirus, according to another statement from the agency. Vocalist Jin is the third.
Two-dose vaccinated
All three had received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine in August, as specified by the company.
RM, whose real name is Kim Nam-joon, and Jin, whose real name is Kim Seok-jin, initially tested negative upon returning to South Korea earlier this month.
RM, who tested positive as he was about to come out of quarantine, Mandatory in South Korea from November 4 for all travelers without exception, shows no symptoms, according to Big Hit Music.
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Jin tested negative a second time when he came out of quarantine, but was later diagnosed after experiencing symptoms, which the company said were mild.
Neither Jin nor RM had contact with other members of the group after their return to South Korea, according to the company.
Reference-www.elperiodico.com