BTS Member Suga Tests Positive For Coronavirus: Big Hit Music Confirms
K-pop band BTS member Suga has tested positive for coronavirus. The news was shared by their management company Big Hit Entertainment in a statement on Friday.
K-pop
band
BTS
member
Suga
has
tested
positive
for
coronavirus.
The
news
was
shared
by
their
management
company
Big
Hit
Entertainment
in
a
statement
on
Friday.
The
company
said
28-year-old
Suga
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
during
his
self-quarantine
after
taking
the
PCR
test
upon
his
return
to
South
Korea
on
Thursday.
"Suga
completed
his
second
round
of
the
COVID-19
vaccination
in
late
August
and
is
not
presenting
any
symptoms
as
of
today.
He
is
currently
administering
self-care
at
home
per
the
guidelines
of
the
healthcare
authorities," the
statement
read.
"Suga,
who
has
had
a
number
of
personal
engagements
in
the
US
during
BTS’
official
time
off,
had
tested
negative
for
the
PCR
test
taken
before
travelling
to
the
US,
and
began
his
self-quarantine
after
taking
the
PCR
test
upon
his
return
to
Korea," it
added.
The
company
said
Suga,
whose
real
name
is
Min
Yoon-gi,
had
no
contact
with
the
other
members
--
Jin,
J-Hope,
RM,
Jimin,
V,
and
Jungkook.
Earlier
this
month,
BTS
or
Bangtan
Sonyeondan
(Bulletproof
Boy
Scouts),
had
announced
that
they
will
be
taking
an
"extended
period
of
rest" to
enable
the
group
to
get
"re-inspired
and
recharge
with
creative
energy".
The
K-pop
band
had
recently
performed
at
four
in-person
concerts
in
Los
Angeles.
The
Grammy-nominated
band
had
also
visited
the
US
in
September
when
they
made
a
highly-publicised
appearance
at
the
United
Nations
General
Assembly
(UNGA)
in
New
York.