Update: ITZY's Ryujin Officially Diagnosed With COVID-19
Updated February 27 KST:
ITZY’s Ryujin has tested positive for COVID-19.
On the afternoon of February 27, JYP Entertainment stated that Ryujin had received a positive result on a self-testing kit for COVID-19. She immediately went to the hospital for a PCR test to confirm the results. As a result, ITZY’s live broadcast that had been planned for that day was postponed.
In the evening, JYP released another statement confirming that Ryujin had tested positive on the PCR test as well.
Hello, this is JYP Entertainment.
On February 27, ITZY’s Ryujin was officially diagnosed with COVID-19.
She received a positive result on a self-test in the morning and immediately went to get a PCR test. In the evening, the PCR test came back positive as well.
Ryujin has completed three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and currently has no symptoms apart from a mild cough. She is currently being treated at home according to the directions of the disease control authorities.
We will do our best for her treatment and recovery, with the artist’s health as our top priority.
Thank you.
Get well soon!
Updated February 16 KST:
ITZY’s Chaeryeong has tested positive for COVID-19.
On February 16, JYP Entertainment released the following statement:
Hello, this is JYP Entertainment.
We are informing you that Chaeryeong tested positive for COVID-19 on the afternoon of February 16.
Previously, Chaeryeong was in self-quarantine after receiving negative test results on the PCR test she took on the morning of February 12. On the morning of February 15, she tested positive on the self-test kit, so she immediately underwent PCR testing, and she was diagnosed with COVID-19 on the afternoon of February 16.
Chaeryeong already completed the second dose of her vaccine, and she currently has no symptoms other than coughing and a headache, so she is receiving at-home treatment according to the guidelines of the disease control authorities.
We will consider the artist’s health as top priority, and we will do our best so that [Chaeryeong] can concentrate on treatment and recovery.
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Updated February 14 KST:
ITZY’s Yeji has tested positive for COVID-19.
On February 14, JYP Entertainment released the following official statement:
Hello, this is JYP Entertainment.
We are informing you that Yeji tested positive for COVID-19 on the morning of February 14.
Previously, Yeji received an inconclusive result on the PCR test she preemptively took on the morning of February 12, so she retook the PCR test on the morning of February 13, and she tested positive on the morning of February 14.
Yeji already completed the second dose of her vaccine, and she currently has no symptoms other than a mild fever, so she is receiving at-home treatment.
Yuna received a negative test result.
She already completed the second dose of her vaccine, and she is currently in self-quarantine in keeping with guidelines set by government health authorities.
The agency will consider the artist’s health as top priority, and we will do our best so that [Yeji] can concentrate on treatment and recovery.
Thank you.
Wishing Yeji and Lia a speedy recovery!
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Original Article:
ITZY’s Lia has tested positive for COVID-19 using a self-test kit, and she is currently awaiting her PCR test results.
On February 12, JYP Entertainment announced that ITZY’s third-anniversary “Birthday Party” YouTube live broadcast—which was originally scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. KST—had been cancelled due to Lia’s self-test results.
The other four ITZY members’ self-test results all turned out negative, but like Lia, they are still waiting for the results of their PCR tests.
JYP Entertainment’s full statement is as follows:
Hello, this is JYP Entertainment.
We are making an announcement regarding ITZY member Lia and the third-anniversary live broadcast that is scheduled for today.
On the morning of February 12, Lia used a COVID-19 self-test kit in order to participate in her scheduled activities for the day, and her results came back positive. Therefore, she immediately went to the hospital and underwent PCR testing, and she is currently awaiting her results.
Lia previously received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and she is currently in self-isolation with no particular symptoms. After seeing her PCR test results, we will take all necessary measures in accordance with the guidelines of government health authorities.
Meanwhile, the other [ITZY] members aside from Lia all tested negative today using self-test kits, but as a precautionary measure, they also underwent PCR testing and are currently waiting for their results.
Therefore, we are informing you that the third-anniversary live broadcast that was scheduled for today has been cancelled. We will make an additional announcement regarding Lia and the other members’ PCR test results and their future schedules.
We sincerely apologize for giving cause for concern to the fans who have been waiting for the third anniversary of [ITZY’s] debut.
Our agency considers our artists’ health our top priority, and we will do our utmost to ensure [Lia’s] treatment and recovery so that she can greet the fans in good health.
Thank you.
Stay tuned for further updates!
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