Update: Stray Kids' Bang Chan, Lee Know, And Hyunjin Test Positive For COVID-19

Updated March 21 KST:

Stray Kids’ Bang Chan, Lee Know, and Hyunjin have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Following Seungmin’s diagnosis earlier in the day on March 21, JYP Entertainment shared the following additional statement:

Hello, this is JYPE.

We inform you that Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Lee Know, and Hyunjin tested positive for COVID-19 today.

Bang Chan, Lee Know, and Hyunjin have each been quarantining as a preemptive measure after testing negative on their PCR tests on March 19 (Saturday).

In Bang Chan’s case, he received an indeterminate result on a PCR test he took on the afternoon of March 20 (Sunday) and tested positive on an additional PCR test taken on the morning of March 21 (Monday).

As for Lee Know and Hyunjin, they both received negative results on the PCR tests they took on the afternoon of March 20 (Sunday), but they tested positive on the additional PCR tests taken on the morning of March 21 (Monday).

Bang Chan, Lee Know, and Hyunjin have all received their third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and as they are currently not presenting any symptoms, they are each quarantining in accordance with the guidelines of the health authorities.

The Stray Kids members have been staying in separated living spaces since the afternoon of March 18 (Friday). All members will continue to focus on personal hygiene and monitor their health.

JYPE will place the artists’ health as the highest priority and will provide everything we can to support the artists’ swift recovery.

Thank you.

Updated March 21 KST:

Stray Kids’ Seungmin has tested positive for COVID-19.

On March 21, JYP Entertainment shared the following statement:

Hello, this is JYPE.

We inform you that Stray Kids member Seungmin tested positive for COVID-19 on March 20 (Sunday).

Seungmin has been quarantining as a preemptive measure after testing negative on a PCR test on March 19 (Saturday), and he tested positive on the afternoon of March 20 on an additional PCR test.

Seungmin has received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and as he is currently not presenting any symptoms, he is quarantining in accordance with the guidelines of the health authorities.

The Stray Kids members have been staying in separated living spaces since the afternoon of March 18 (Friday). All members will continue to focus on personal hygiene and monitor their health.

As a result of the circumstances, the radio show appearances below that were scheduled for March 21–22 (Monday–Tuesday) have been fully cancelled.

–SBS PowerFM’s “Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time”
–MBC FM4U’s “Kim Shin Young’s Hope Song at Noon”

Additionally, regarding the “Video Call & Fansign Event” that was scheduled for March 26 (Saturday), we will discuss with the record store and provide an updated notice about the modified date and details of the event. We ask for the kind understanding of STAYs who have been waiting.

JYPE will place the artist’s health as the highest priority and will provide everything we can to support the artist’s swift recovery.

Thank you.

Get well soon!

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Updated March 18 KST:

Stray Kids’ Han has tested positive for COVID-19.

On March 19, JYP Entertainment shared the following statement:

Hello, this is JYPE.

We inform you that Stray Kids member Han has tested positive for COVID-19 today.

On the afternoon of March 18, Han took a PCR test as a preemptive measure and received a positive diagnosis on March 19.

Han has completed his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and he is currently not exhibiting any symptoms. He is quarantining in accordance with the guidelines of the disease control authorities.

The other six members, excluding Changbin and Han, received negative results in their PCR tests, and they have been staying in separated living spaces since the afternoon of March 18. All members will continue to focus on personal hygiene and monitor their health.

JYPE will place the artists’ health as the highest priority and do our best to support their swift recovery.

Thank you.

Get well soon, Changbin and Han!

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Original Article:

Stray Kids’ Changbin has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

On March 18, JYP Entertainment released the following statement:

Hello, this is JYPE.

This is an announcement to notify that Stray Kids member Changbin tested positive for COVID-19 today.

Changbin used a self-testing kit in order to participate in the KBS “Music Bank” pre-recording on the morning of March 18 (Friday), and he carried out morning activities after receiving a negative result.

He then preemptively used a self-testing kit again for scheduled activities in the afternoon, and he received a positive result. He immediately went to a professional medical institution for a rapid antigen test and received a positive result.

Changbin has completed the second dose of his vaccine, and he currently has no particular symptoms. Following the guidelines of health authorities, he is in self-quarantine isolated from the other members.

The other seven members besides Changbin all received negative results from the professional rapid antigen tests. The members will continuously check on their health while paying special attention to personal hygiene, and as a more active preventive measure, all seven members will stay in isolated living spaces for the time being.

As a result, all music show activities scheduled for this week have been canceled. We ask for the understanding of fans who have waited for “MANIAC” comeback activities more than anyone, and we will notify you of further updates.

We once again apologize for causing concern to all fans who support Stray Kids and all involved industry representatives.

Considering the health of our artists as the top priority, we will do our best for [Changbin’s] quick recovery.

Thank you.

Stray Kids made a comeback with their new mini album “ODDINARY” and the title track “MANIAC” earlier today.

Wishing Changbin a speedy recovery!