Covid in K-pop: Kep1er's Yujin and Dayeon test positive as Chaehyun and Youngeun recover
K-pop group Kep1er has had a pretty rough start to their K-pop journey all thanks to Covid-19. Initially, it was their debut that was pushed back time after time due to multiple positive cases among staff members as well as members of the group. After Kep1er members were finally able to make their debut in the music industry with their debut mini-album ‘First Impact’ with the lead single ‘WA DA DA’, it seemed like all was going well for the group who were manifesting their first ‘Rookie of the Year’ award as they revealed in their interview with The Star Magazine.
As South Korea is experiencing a massive wave of Covid cases since January of 2022, more than 45 K-pop idols have reported testing positive for the virus. Now, Choi Yujin and Kim Dayeon of Kep1er have become the latest members to join the list of Covid-19 positive idols. On February 4, Wake One and Swing Entertainment, the labels that manage the Mnet ‘Girls Planet 999’ group announced that on the day the two formerly Covid-19 positive members of Kep1er had recovered from the virus, two new members of the group tested positive.
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Kep1er's Chaehyun and Youngeun recover from Covid-19
Wake One and Swing Entertainment reported that Kim Chaehyun and Seo Youngeun from the girl group Kep1er, who had initially tested positive for Covid-19, had been receiving proper treatment against the virus while complying with the guidelines provided by the health department during their quarantine period had finally recovered from Covid-19. It was also revealed that the two members received the go-ahead from the health department so as to have their quarantine restrictions lifted.
get well soon youngeun and chaehyun 🥺 please rest as much as you can we will wait for you both 🥺 pic.twitter.com/uwvI02ojul
— youngchae feed (@YOUNGCHAEFEED) January 27, 2022
Kep1er's Yujin and Dayeon test positive for Covid-19
While sharing this positive news, Wake One and Swing Entertainment also reported that in addition to the two members testing negative for Covid-19, two new members of Kep1er have now tested positive for Covid-19. The labels also announced that Yujin and Dayeon were the two new members of the group to have tested positive for Covid-19; they are now quarantining while receiving proper medical attention as per the guidelines prescribed by the health department.
It was also announced that the two had already received their second vaccinations against Covid-19, which meant that they were not in any serious danger and were just resting as they recovered back to health. With Yujin and Dayeon testing positive following Chaehyun and Youngeun, who tested positive in January 2021 along with members Xiaoting and Mashiro, a total of six members from Kep1er’s nine-member group have tested positive for Covid-19 as of February 2022.
When it comes to Kep1er’s activities, the group has currently suspended all scheduled events. With the addition of two Kep1er members, as well as positive testing from formis_9’s Seoyeon, P1Harmony’s Intak, CIX’s Bae Jinyoung, K-pop has recorded five cases on February 4 with the total Covid-19 cases in K-pop reaching almost 50.