Red Velvet’s promotion activities, which have just begun recently, have been put on hold.
SM Entertainment announced on March 30th that Red Velvet’s Seulgi was diagnosed with Covid-19.
According to the agency, Seulgi had completed the second dose of vaccination but was confirmed to have Covid-19 due to a breakthrough infection. She has not developed any special symptoms and is currently in self-isolation.
SM Entertainment said, “Following the guidelines of the quarantine authorities, all of the group’s activities have been stopped immediately and she is being self-isolated”, adding, “Wendy received a ‘negative’ result in the pre-emptive self-diagnosis kit test but she will also take an additional PCR test”.
Due to Seulgi’s Covid-19 confirmation, Red Velvet’s scheduled music broadcasts, such as Mnet’s “M Countdown” and KBS’s “Music Bank”, were all canceled.
Earlier, other members (Irene, Joy, and Yeri) were also confirmed to have Covid-19 ahead of the group’s comeback. As a result, Red Velvet’s concert, which was scheduled to be held on the 19th and 20th of this month, has been temporarily postponed.
Meanwhile, Red Velvet released a new mini-album called “The ReVe 2022 – Feel The Rhythm” on March 21st and began carrying out promotion activities.
Below is the full text of SM’s announcement on March 30th.
“Red Velvet’s Seulgi was confirmed to have Covid-19 today (March 30th).
Seulgi already completed the second dose of vaccination and has not developed any special symptoms. Following the guidelines of the quarantine authorities, we have immediately stopped all her schedules and she is also in self-isolation.
Wendy received a ‘negative’ result in the pre-emptive self-diagnosis kit test but she will also take an additional PCR test.
As a result, we would like to inform you that the group’s scheduled music broadcasts, such as Mnet’s “M Countdown” on March 31st and KBS’s “Music Bank” on April 1st, have also been canceled.
Considering the health and safety of our artists as the top priority, we will thoroughly comply with the quarantine guidelines and do our best to focus on Seulgi’s recovery.
Thank you.”
