BTS Bandmember Jungkook Tested for Coronavirus
Jungkook from the hit K-pop band BTS has been tested for Coronavirus after going out to a restaurant with a group of friends. The results came back negative.
The BTS member went out to a restaurant with other K-Pop stars NCT 127’s Jaehyun, SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu and Cha Eunwoo from ASTRO towards the end of April.
BTS management, Big Hit Entertainment, confirmed in a statement that Jungkook‘s results came back negative, as did the other singers as well.
“Jungkook visited a restaurant and bar in the neighbourhood of Itaewon with his acquaintances,” a statement read, via NME. “He showed no symptoms of COVID-19 such as coughing or a fever following the visit. He voluntarily received a test for COVID-19 at a government-designated hospital and tested negative.
“The artist himself is currently feeling deeply regretful for not having faithfully contributed to the entire society’s social distancing efforts,” they added.