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Super Junior's Kyuhyun tests positive, Seventeen's Wonwoo recovers from COVID-19

Published Feb 18, 2022 10:05 am

K-pop boy band Super Junior’s Kyuhyun has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while Seventeen’s Wonwoo has been cured as South Korea breached the 100,000 mark for a single day tally of new cases.

Label SJ, Super Junior’s agency, announced that Kyuhyun has been confirmed to have COVID-19 on the morning of Feb. 18 through a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test conducted on Feb. 17.

Super Junior’s Kyuhyun in "Frankenstein" musical (left) and Seventeen's Wonwoo (Instagram)

On Feb. 17, the agency announced that Kyuhyun underwent the PCR test after testing positive for COVID-19 through a rapid antigen test conducted before the staging of the musical “Frankenstein.”

As a result, he did not participate in the musical on Feb. 17 and was replaced by musical actor Jeon Dong Suk.

According to Label SJ, Kyuhyun received his booster shot and currently has mild symptoms of COVID-19. He has suspended all his schedules and is under self-isolation.

“All Super Junior members and related staff who had contact had negative results, and we are conducting and checking frequently in case of unforeseen circumstances,” it said.

On the other hand, Seventeen’s Wonwoo has recovered from COVID-19 in seven days after testing positive on Feb. 12 through a PCR test.

“We would like to inform you that Seventeen member Wonwoo has made a full recovery from COVID-19 and his quarantine has concluded as of today ,” said Pledis Entertainment.

It added, “Wonwoo has been administering self-treatment at home as per health authority guidelines and has not shown any extraordinary symptoms. As his quarantine has concluded, he can resume his activities starting from today.”

“We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the fans who have shown concerns for our artists’ health and also to the staff members of the health authorities working tirelessly to overcome the pandemic,” it said.

South Korean health authorities impose a seven-day isolation for positive cases.

At least 126 Korean celebrities, mostly K-pop idols, have tested positive for COVID-19 since Jan. 19.

On Feb. 17, Big Hit Music said K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) member Yeonjun tested positive for COVID-19

Recent COVID-19 cases in Korea include TV personality and baseball player Ryu Hyun-jin of the Toronto Blue Jays; (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon; Cherry Bullet’s Haeyoon; Cravity’s Wonjin; BTS’ V; ITZY’s Chaeryeong, Yeji and Lia; AB6IX’s Park Woo-jin; Korean actor Lee Seung-gi; K-pop boy band ATEEZ’s San; BTOB’s Eunkwang; Weeekly’s Lee Soojin; comedian Kim Ji-min; comedian Moon Se-yoon; TV host Kim Seong-joo; Tempest’s Hanbin, Hyungseop, Hyuk, Eunchan, Lew, Hwarang and Taerae; and boy band Kingdom’s Dann.

Also testing positive for COVID-19 are CNBLUE’s Yonghwa (Feb. 12); Cravity’s Serim, Allen, Jungmo, Minhee, Hyeongjun, Taeyoung, and Seongmin (Feb. 12); BLANK2Y’s Lee Young-bin, Kim Tae-woo, Park Si-woo and Park Dong-hyuk; 2AM’s Jo Kwon, Seulong and Jinwoon; T1419’s Gunwoo; Korean TV show “Running Man” star Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan, Jee Seok-jin and Haha; and “Squid Game” star Heo Sung-tae.

Other Korean stars who tested positive for COVID-19 since Jan. 19 are “Squid Game” star Lee Byung-hun; Epik High’s Tablo; DAY6’s Wonpil; actress Park So-dam; musical actors Lee Choong-joo, Park Kang-hyun and Ock Joo-hyun; and Kim Jae-hwan of the former boy band Wanna One.

Also testing positive for COVID-19 are Drippin’s Hwang Yun-seong, Joo Chang-uk, Lee Hyeop and Cha Jun-ho; Korean drama “Mouse” star Park Ju-hyun; Oh My Girl’s Yubin; Brave Girls’ Yuna; comedian Jo Se-ho; former IZ*ONE member Kwon Eun-bi; Weeekly’s Jaehee; former Sistar member Hyolyn; and musical actors Seo Kyung-soo, Park Kang-hyun and Jeong Sun Ah.

Those who have recovered from COVID-19 are T1419’s Sian; Fromis 9’s Seoyeon; CIX’s Bae Jing-young; JUST B’s Lim Jimin, Geonu, JM and Sangwoo; The Boyz members Eric, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Ju Haknyeon and Sangyeon; BTS’ Jimin; Kep1er members Chaeyun, Youngeun, Yujin and Dayeon; iKON’s Chanwoo, Kim Jinhwan, Song Yunheong, Kim Donghyuk and Koo Jun-hoe; Treasure’s Choi Hyun-suk, Junkyu, Mashiho and Yoshi; WINNER’s Lee Seunghoon; WEi members Kim Dong-han, Yoo Yong-ha and Kang Seok-hwa; Cherry Bullet’s Bora; P1Harmony’s Intak; actor Jung Il-woo; Viviz’s SinB, Eunha and Umji (all former members of GFriend); Momoland’s JooE; Super Junior’s Eunhyuk; EPEX’s A-Min, Wish, Jeff, Ayden, Yewang and Baekseung; comedian Kim Jun-ho (Feb. 16); TV personality Jun Hyun-moo (Feb. 11); actress Lee Min-jung; actor Lee Ji-hoon; singer Kim Junsu; comedian Yang Se-hyung; actor Lee Sang-yoon; and ENHYPEN’s Sunoo.

On Feb. 18, South Korea recorded 109,831 new COVID-19 cases, the highest one-day tally since 2020, due to a surge in Omicron variant cases to bring the total confirmed cases to 1,755,806.

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