SEVENTEEN comeback promotions come to a standstill as staff members test Covid positive

K-pop group Seventeen recently made their comeback on June 18. The boys S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino set the internet on fire after the release of their EP Your Choice. CARATs, as their fans are so fondly called, were eagerly waiting for the comeback of Seventeen and they have been going crazy over the new EP. But, looks like the promotions of Seventeen have hit a roadblock.

On June 19, Pledis Entertainment released a statement saying that the Kpop group will have to halt their promotions as two of their staff members have tested positive for Covid-19. The whole group will now be self-quarantining till June 29.

The statement said that one of the HYBE member and one external staff member have tested positive for Covid on June 18 and 19. It was also stated that the members from the group as well as the staff went through a pre-emptive test on June 15 as well apart from those affected.

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The statement read:
Hello, this is Pledis Entertainment.

We announce that SEVENTEEN’s promotional activities for their eighth mini album have been postponed.

On June 15, SEVENTEEN was filming as part of their comeback preparations for their eighth mini album. One HYBE staff member and one external staff member who were present at the event both tested positive for COVID-19, the first on June 18 and the second on June 19.

On the evening of June 17, when the first confirmed case showed signs of symptoms, SEVENTEEN used self-testing kits to confirm they were negative for COVID-19. They underwent additional PCR testing as a pre-emptive measure and all received negative results on the morning of June 18. Currently, the artists have no symptoms such as fevers or difficulty breathing.

All the staff who were present at the shoot on June 15 underwent pre-emptive testing through self-testing kits and subsequent PCR testing. Apart from the two who were already confirmed, they all tested negative. In addition, only the staff members who were confirmed as negative took part in events from June 18 onward.

However, on June 19, the disease prevention authorities classified all those who were at the shoot on June 15 as close contacts of the confirmed cases, and ordered them to self-quarantine from June 19 to June 29.

Therefore, SEVENTEEN will postpone their planned activities such as the “Inkigayo” recording and the online fan sign event that had been planned for June 20. Details about SEVENTEEN’s rescheduled activities will be revealed after the artists finish their self-quarantine.

We ask for the understanding of fans who had waited a long time for the comeback, as well as the media and broadcasting station staff.

The agency will continue to follow the directions and guidelines from the disease prevention authorities, with our artists’ and staff’s health as our highest priority.

Thank you.

Stay tuned to this space for more updates.

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