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Kwon Hyuk Soo has tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus. His agency confirms the sad news itself.
The COVID-19 pandemic is still as unrelenting as ever. It has been over a year already, and yet, many people are still getting infected. Despite the existence of vaccines, it appears that the pandemic is far from over. Celebrities and stars are not immune.
Kwon Hyuk Soo Has COVID-19
On April 22, the Replay actor was announced to be COVID-19 positive. His agency HUMAP Contents released a statement on the matter.
According to the agency, the actor must have gotten infected when he met with a staff member from finance on April 14. It seemed that the staff member was asymptomatic, so nobody knew he was infected. Kwon Hyuk Soo obviously did not, so he met up with the staff, which ended with him getting infected as well.
STAYC members were recently tested for COVID-19 following their appearance on a radio show.
The rookie group is currently in the midst of promoting their new single album STAYDOM. However, their activities were temporarily halted to get pre-emptively tested for coronavirus.
STAYC to Carry on with Scheduled Activities after Receiving Negative Results for COVID-19
On April 22, High Up Entertainment announced that Sumin, Sieun, Isa, Yoon, Seeun, and J will temporarily pause activities to get tested for COVID-19. This pre-emptive measure was done after being informed that actor Kwon Hyuk Soo was confirmed positive.
Kwon Hyuk Soo appeared as a guest on Jun Hyoseong s radio show on April 19. The following day, April 20, the SO BAD singers guested on the same program. Even though they didn t directly cross paths, the company decided to get the members tested to ensure their health and safety, as well as the employees.