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K-pop group Pentagon's Kino tests positive for COVID-19

Lim Yian Lu
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 12: Kino of Pentagon during Pentagon's Mini Album 'WE:TH' Showcase at Blue Square on October 12, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images)
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 12: Kino of Pentagon during Pentagon's Mini Album 'WE:TH' Showcase at Blue Square on October 12, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images)

Following the news on Blackpink’s Lisa contracting the coronavirus, K-pop boy band Pentagon’s Kino also tested positive for COVID-19, according to a press release by the group’s management agency Cube Entertainment on Thursday (25 November).

“Kino was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, and we took necessary measures in accordance with guidelines by the health authorities,” said Cube Entertainment.

They explained that as a preemptive measure, they conducted the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests on all employees and visitors to the company's headquarters, after an external instructor, who visited the company, tested positive for the coronavirus the day before (24 November).

Cube Entertainment added that Pentagon members Jinho, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto and Wooseok have received negative results. It has not been confirmed whether their subsequent activities will be affected.