BTS member Jungkook has tested negative for Covid-19 after visiting a restaurant and bar in an area of Seoul, South Korea hit by a new coronavirus outbreak.
Bosses at the group’s management firm and record label Big Hit Entertainment shared news of the negative test after reports in the Asian nation alleged Jungkook and three fellow stars went on a night out in the upmarket neighbourhood of Itaewon on 25 April.
Jungkook, NCT 127’s Jaehyun, Seventeen’s Mingyu, and Cha Eunwoo from Astro all tested negative for the virus, each singer’s management teams confirmed to South Korea’s Soompi website. “Jungkook visited a restaurant and bar in the neighbourhood of Itaewon with his acquaintances.