Seventeen's S.Coups to be absent from 'Follow' concert at Philippine Sports Stadium
S.Coups, a member of K-pop boy band Seventeen, will not attend the group’s concert in the Philippines in January due to his health condition.
Seventeen will hold their “Follow” tour in the country on Jan. 13 and 14 at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan.
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“As announced in PLEDIS Entertainment’s October 19 notice, Seventeen member S.Coups is currently not participating in any official activities to focus on rehabilitation treatment and recovery,” promoter Live Nation Philippines announced on Dec. 12.
It added, “Accordingly, it will be difficult for S.Coups to participate in the Seventeen Tour ‘Follow’ in Bulacan concert. We ask for your kind understanding.”
Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen’s agency, previously announced that last Aug. 10, S.Coups suffered “a tear to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the left knee during a content shoot.”
S.Coups got injured in the left knee “as he was landing while playing a ball game for a content shoot.”
“After receiving necessary pre-surgery medical treatment as recommended by the medical staff, he underwent surgery to restore his ACL and anterolateral ligament on Monday, Aug. 21,” it added.
It said, “The surgery was a success, and S.COUPS was discharged from the hospital on Thursday morning, the 24th, and has been resting since.”
According to the Mayo Clinic website, “An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) — one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia). ACL injuries most commonly occur during sports that involve sudden stops or changes in direction, jumping and landing — such as soccer, basketball, football and downhill skiing.”
In an update on Oct. 19, Pledis Entertainment said, “He is currently receiving post-surgery care and is focusing on his recovery. It has been almost two months since he underwent this surgery, and he is currently recovering.”
“However, the affected area is still in a vulnerable state. Rehabilitation treatment is crucial at this stage, and he has received medical advice that it would be best to avoid any physically taxing activities for the time being,” it said.