A member of rookie K-pop girl group Le Sserafim has tested positive for Covid-19 as South Korea averaged 42,476 new daily cases in the past seven days.
“We would like to provide you with some information on LE SSERAFIM member Huh Yunjin’s Covid-19 confirmation and her activities,” said agency Source Music on Nov. 4.
It said, “Huh Yunjin underwent a rapid antigen test on 4, Nov. evening after experiencing mild headache symptoms and was diagnosed with Covid-19.”
“None of the Le Sserafim members other than Huh Yunjin are presenting any symptoms, and everyone got negative results from the self-diagnosis test kit they took as a preemptive measure, today,” Source Music added.
The agency said, “Le Sserafim will continue to carry out their planned activities temporarily as 4 members until Huh Yunjin’s quarantine period is ended. The schedule for Huh Yunjin to resume her activities will be announced through a separate notice.”
“The company places the artists’ health as our top priority, and we will do everything we can to aid Huh Yunjin in her speedy recovery. We will also diligently cooperate with the requests and guidelines of the health care authorities,” it said.
Le Sserafim made their debut in May and released their second mini-album “Antifragile” on Oct. 17.
South Korea recorded 43,449 new Covid-19 cases on Nov. 4 and 40,903 on Nov. 5 to bring the total confirmed cases to 25.8 million since 2020.