Ateez member San tests positive for Covid-19

Boy band Ateez member San, first from left, tested positive for Covid-19 after returning to Korea from the group’s world tour, according to KQ Entertainment on Tuesday. [ILGAN SPORTS]

Ateez member San, whose legal name is Choi San, tested positive for Covid-19 after returning to Korea from the boy band’s world tour, according to KQ Entertainment on Tuesday.

“Choi had received a negative PCR test result in the U.S. prior to arriving in Korea on Saturday,” said the agency in a statement.

“Upon his arrival, Choi took another PCR test in accordance with the country’s social distancing guidelines. The result came out positive on Monday.”

The agency added that all the members of Ateez have been vaccinated twice and that members Song Min-gi, Jeong Yun-ho and Wooyoung who traveled with Choi have gone into self-quarantine.

Choi currently does not have any symptoms.

Ateez kicked off its world tour "The Fellowship: Beginning of the End" at Wintrust Arena in Chicago in January.

The band debuted in 2018 with its EP “Treasure EP.1: All to Zero.” The group’s latest album “Zero: Fever Epilogue” which dropped in December last year, came in at No. 42 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Ateez is an eight-member boy band with members Wooyoung, San, Park Seong-hwa, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-gi, Jeong Yun-ho, Choi Jong-ho and Kang Yeo-sang.

BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co,kr]