SEOUL — Three members of the worldwide Ok-pop phenomenon BTS have examined optimistic for the COVID-19 coronavirus, in response to Big Hit Music, the group’s administration firm.
The firm mentioned that RM, 27, and Jin, 29, examined optimistic on Saturday after returning to South Korea from the United States this month. The day earlier than, Big Hit Music introduced that Suga, 28, who returned from the United States on Thursday, found that he was contaminated whereas in quarantine and after taking a P.C.R. check.
All three obtained their second dose of the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine in August, the corporate mentioned. Suga, the stage title for the artist Min Yoon-gi, had examined unfavourable earlier than touring to the United States, the corporate mentioned. RM (Kim Nam-joon) and Jin (Kim Seok-jin) initially examined unfavourable on returning to South Korea.
The firm beforehand mentioned that Suga had no contact with the opposite members of BTS. He was not displaying any signs as of Friday, and he was isolating at house, the corporate mentioned.
The information comes a month after one other Ok-pop megastar, Lalisa Manoban, 24, of Blackpink, higher often called Lisa, examined optimistic for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The different members of Blackpink — Jennie, Jisoo and Rosé — examined unfavourable, the manufacturing firm, YG Entertainment, mentioned in an emailed assertion final month.
BTS has turn out to be a multibillion-dollar act, recognized for dynamic dance strikes, catchy lyrics and fiercely devoted followers. In 2018, BTS turned the primary Ok-pop group to high the Billboard album chart, with “Love Yourself: Tear.” In September this 12 months, the group gave a speech on the United Nations headquarters in New York, selling COVID-19 coronavirus vaccinations and praising younger individuals for his or her resiliency in the course of the pandemic.
The band traveled to the United States in November and carried out on the American Music Awards. Big Hit Music introduced later that members of BTS could be taking an “extended period of rest.”
John Yoon contributed reporting.
