Kang Daniel catches Covid, cancels plans for Japan

Kang Daniel [YONHAP]

Singer Kang Daniel was confirmed to have tested positive for the coronavirus and canceled his plans for Japan.

Kang was supposed to depart from Incheon International Airport on Friday morning to arrive at Kansai International Airport, but canceled the trip due to Covid-19.

The singer was set to perform twice at Summer Sonic 2022, a Japanese music festival held in Osaka and Tokyo this weekend.

“Kang took the PCR test on Wednesday to take the stage for Summer Sonic,” his agency Konnect Entertainment Thursday.

“We presume that he caught the virus while he was practicing for the stage between Monday and Tuesday,” as the agency reported that the singer previously tested negative between Aug. 12 and 14.

“We therefore had to cancel the plans between Aug. 20 and 21,” the agency said. “We will do our best to secure the safety and health of our staff and artists.”

Kang debuted in 2017 after winning first place on Mnet’s hit K-pop audition show “Produce 101.” He and 10 other finalists formed the project boy band Wanna One, which disbanded in early 2019. He debuted as a soloist in July that year and has released songs like “Touchin’” (2019), “2U” (2020) and “Paranoia” (2021).

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]