[Epoch Times, March 14, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Zeng Weixin compiled and reported) On the 14th, SM Entertainment announced that members of its girl group Red Velvet Irene (Bae Zhuxian), Joy (Park Sooyoung) and Yeri (Kim Yilin) tested positive Infection with the CCP virus (COVID-19/Wuhan pneumonia). For this reason, Red Velvet’s “2022 The ReVe Festival: Prologue” Special Live, which was scheduled to be held on March 19th and 20th at the SK Handball Arena in Seoul Olympic Park, will be postponed.
SM Entertainment stated that Irene, Joy, and Yeri recently tested positive using self-test kits, and they were diagnosed last weekend after undergoing PCR quarantine. Irene, Joy and Yeri have all received two doses of the vaccine and are currently asymptomatic and are being treated at home. In addition, Seki and Wendy obtained negative results during the additional quarantine.
For this reason, Red Velvet’s “2022 The ReVe Festival: Prologue” Special Live performance originally scheduled to be held on March 19th and 20th had to be postponed. All tickets sold will be refunded in full. Whether the performance will be performed in the future will depend on the artist. health status and the situation of the epidemic.
In addition, SM Entertainment also stated that Red Velvet’s mini-album “Red Velvet ‘The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm'”, which will be released on March 21, will be released as scheduled, and said that the company will give priority to the health and safety of the artists, and do everything possible. Do your best to allow the artist to heal and recover.
Responsible editor: Liang Mengzhu