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Fans will have to wait longer to see Stray Kids perform their antiques while promoting the mini-album ODDINARY. On March 18, the day of ODDINARY’s release, the team's rapper Changbin was announced to have tested COVID positive. The news arrived as fans were in the midst of celebrating the mini-album’s release and music show performances.
JYP Entertainment stated that the Stray Kids rapper had completed his second dose of vaccination and had no symptoms. The agency halted all activities for the group in general and apologized to fans and industry professionals who were looking forward to the comeback.
Stray Kids’ Changbin tests positive for COVID on comeback day, assures fans he’ll return soon
A prominent fourth-generation boy group, fans looked forward to Stray Kids’ performances and interviews during promotions for their first million pre-order selling mini-album, ODDINARY. However, they will have to wait for a few more weeks now.
On the morning of March 18, the group performed their activities for KBS’ Music Bank after all members received a negative result. For the afternoon activities, the group used self-test kits once again to rule out any possibility.
While the other members were cleared, Changbin tested positive for the virus on the self-test kit. He then visited a medical institution and took a rapid antigen test, which confirmed that the rapper was indeed COVID positive.
The announcement also mentioned that the remaining seven members, Bang Chan, Lee Know, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N, tested negative from the rapid antigen tests.
However, as the members would have been determined as close contacts, the agency stated that all members would be staying “in isolated living spaces for the time being” for added precautions.
The group’s scheduled activities for this week have thus been canceled. While fans looking forward to the comeback might have been sad, Changbin sent messages on Bubble to reassure fans that he’ll be back soon.
Fans trend #GetWellSoonChanbin wishing the idol a speedy recovery
The STAY fandom was in joy watching Stray Kids perform on music shows and reveling in the newly released mini-album, ODDINARY. However, as soon as the news of Changbin being COVID positive dropped, they took to social media to wish him a quick recovery. They are also gearing up to ensure the group wins music show trophies despite their non-attendance to showcase their love for them.
Meanwhile, among the many exciting things the group has lined up for fans, one is them making their debut with MANIAC on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on March 18, 10:00 PM EST.
