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Jinu of boy band Winner tests positive for Covid-19

Jinu of Winner [YG ENTERTAINMENT]


Jinu of boy band Winner tested positive for Covid-19, YG Entertainment said Tuesday.

Jinu has canceled all of his upcoming schedules.

Tests of the band's other members, Seungyoon, Mino and Hoony, came back negative.

"The rest of the bandmates' plans will be carried on flexibly, after seeing how the situation goes and according to quarantine guidelines," the agency said in a statement. "We're doing our best for Jinu's speedy recovery."

Last week, the band released its fourth EP "Holiday" with the lead track "I Love U." After debuting in 2014, the band has continued to make hit songs like “Empty” (2014), “Baby Baby” (2016), “Island" (2017) and “Ah Yeah” (2019).

BY SHIN MIN-HEE [shin.minhee@joongang.co.kr]