They announce that Botto and Kogyeol have been transferred to a special facility. Meanwhile, other UP10TION members and staff who tested negative continued to isolate independently.
On Monday 30 November it was reported that one of the UP10TION members, Bitto, was positive for COVID-19. This made all the members and staff of UP10TION's agency, TOP Media, take a test. Based on the test, Kogyeol also tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, the other members' test results came back negative.
On Thursday (3/12), TOP Media then released a follow-up statement to inform fans about the status of UP10TION. They announce that Botto and Kogyeol have been transferred to a special facility. Meanwhile, other members and staff who tested negative continued to self-isolate.
Not only that, the agency will also take legal action against the spread of false rumors after Bitto and Kogyeol tested positive for COVID-19. Reporting from Allkpop on Thursday (3/12), the following is the agency's statement.
Hello, this is TOP Media.
Currently, UP10TION members Bitto and Kogyeol, who previously tested positive for COVID19, have been transferred to facilities designated by the disease control and prevention department.
The other members Kuhn, Sunyoul, Hwnahee, Gyujin, Xiao, and the group's related staff have been identified as candidates for self-quarantine measures, and so they are in quarantine after receiving confirmation of their quarantine location from the disease control and prevention department.
We will continue to prioritize the health of our artists and strictly follow the orders of the disease control and prevention department.
In addition, we are planning to take legal action against false and malicious rumors involving our artists. We will do our best to protect the rights of our artists through consistent monitoring.
Once again, we promise to do all we can to care for our artists, including against the disinfection of COVID19 in the future. thanks.
It is known, UP10TION previously appeared on "Music Core" and "Inkigayo" on November 28 and 29 respectively to promote their song "Destiny". This has led a number of artists and staff associated with the event to test for COVID-19./wk
