WINNER's Lee Seung Hoon has been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19.
On January 24, YG Entertainment announced that the lead rapper was positive for the virus. The agency also revealed that he preemptively conducted a COVID-19 self-diagnosis kit test ahead of his personal shooting schedule on January 23, which resulted in a positive.
Since then, all other WINNER members have halted their personal and group schedules and underwent PCR tests.
Lee Seung Hoon was the only one confirmed positive with COVID-19, while the other three members, Kang Seung Yoon, Kim Jin Woo, and Song Min Ho, are all negative.
YG Entertainment said that Seung Hoon completed his vaccination and is in good health as there were no suspicious symptoms before being confirmed with the virus.
YG Entertainment releases an official statement
Here is the official statement released by YG Entertainment regarding the issue.
Lee Seunghoon debuted with WINNER in August 2014 after being formed through the Mnet survival program WIN: Who Is Next.
The group originally had five members until Taehyun left the group in November 2016 for his mental health.
WINNER is famous for lots of hit tracks such as "Really Really," "Sentimental," "Fool," and "Everyday."
Stay tuned to EpicStream for the latest news and updates about Lee Seunghoon and the other members of WINNER.