3 more K-pop idols test positive for Covid-19: boy band Treasure is quarantining while Ateez’s San is asymptomatic, reassuring fans that he’s in ‘good condition’
- The group Golden Child postponed its Seoul Summer Breeze concerts amid South Korea’s fourth wave, although none of its members have contracted the virus
- Cinderella singer Seo In-young’s guest appearance on TV Chosun’s reality show Romantic Call Center was cancelled after she tested positive
YG Entertainment, home to K-pop boy band Treasure, said Tuesday, July 13, that member Doyoung had tested positive.
“Doyoung underwent Covid-19 testing before shooting a commercial on July 12 and tested positive,” the company said in a statement. “All the other Treasure members and support staff tested negative, but will still quarantine themselves.”
The news about Doyoung was delivered only a few hours after singer Seo In-young, best known for her 2008 hit Cinderella, confirmed she had been infected.
The singer’s management company Think Entertainment said she would isolate herself and undergo treatment. “Seo was initially expected to appear as a guest on TV Chosun’s reality show Romantic Call Center, but we had to cancel this plan,” it said.
On July 10, KQ Entertainment, which manages K-pop boy band Ateez, said the octet would put its musical activities on hold as member San tested positive for Covid-19.
Following the announcement, San, who is known to have been asymptomatic, left a message for his followers on Ateez’s fan community. “I am currently in good condition,” he said. “I will recover soon and show that a virus like this is nothing to us.”