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| ▲ A file photo of K-pop boy group The Boyz, provided by IST Entertainment (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ A photo of K-pop girl group Kep1er, provided by Wake One Entertainment and Swing Entertainment (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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(LEAD) Third The Boyz member, Two Kep1er members test positive for COVID-19
(ATTN: UPDATES with positive test results of two Kep1er members in headline, last three paras; ADDS photo)
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- Hyunjae of The Boyz has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the third member of the K-pop boy group to have contracted the virus after Eric and Younghoon, the group's management agency said Thursday.
"Hyunjae was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 in an additional PCR test conducted Wednesday," IST Entertainment said.
It was the third coronavirus case reported in the group after Eric and Younghoon tested positive Monday and Wednesday, respectively.
Eight other members of the 11-piece group all received negative test results, it added.
"We are sorry for causing trouble to you," IST said. "We are currently taking necessary measures in accordance with the guidelines of the health authorities and will faithfully cooperate by fully complying with self-quarantine and other antivirus measures," it added.
Later in the day, two members of rookie girl group Kep1er were confirmed to have been infected.
"Kep1er's Kim Chaehyun and Seo Youngeun tested positive for COVID-19 today," their agencies, Wake One Entertainment and Swing Entertainment, said in a release.
Both of them are fully vaccinated, and all other members of the nine-piece group have tested negative, the companies added.
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