SEOUL, South Korea — Three members of the Okay-pop famous person group BTS have been contaminated with the coronavirus after getting back from overseas, their administration company mentioned.
RM and Jin have been recognized with COVID-19 on Saturday night, the Massive Hit Music company mentioned in a press release. It earlier mentioned one other member, Suga, examined optimistic for the virus on Friday.
All three took their second jabs in August, the company mentioned.
The BTS is a seven-member boyband. The 4 different members are J-Hope, Jungkook, V and Jimin.
In keeping with the company, RM has exhibited no explicit signs whereas Jin is exhibiting gentle signs together with gentle fever and is present process self-treatment at residence. The company mentioned Friday that Suga wasn’t exhibiting signs and was administering self-care at residence in accordance with the rules of the well being authorities.
RM had examined adverse after getting back from america earlier this month following his private schedule there. However he was later recognized with the virus forward of his scheduled launch from self-quarantine, the company mentioned.
After returning to South Korea this month, Jin underwent PCR checks twice — upon arrival and later earlier than his launch from self-quarantine — and examined adverse each instances. However he had flu-like signs on Saturday afternoon earlier than he took one other PRC take a look at that got here again optimistic, the company mentioned. Media stories mentioned he additionally traveled to the U.S.
Suga, who has had numerous private engagements in america in the course of the band’s official day off, was recognized with COVID-19 throughout quarantine after getting back from the U.S., the company mentioned.
The company mentioned it’ll proceed to offer assist for the three members for his or her speedy restoration. It mentioned it is going to cooperate with the requests and pointers of the South Korean well being authorities.
Since their debut in 2013, BTS has garnered world recognition for his or her self-produced music and activism, which incorporates giving a speech on the United Nations and publicly calling out anti-Asian racism. The band topped the Billboard Scorching 100 chart thrice in 2020, and was nominated for distinguished music awards like Billboard Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards.
