Ready To Release Album, Epik High's Tablo Is Even Positive For COVID-19

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JAKARTA - More and more South Korean public figures have been tested positive for COVID-19. The latest came from Tablo, the rapper of the Epik High group who was exposed to the virus.

This news was shared by OURS as Epik High's management. They said Tablo took two tests and the results came out today, Wednesday, February 9.

“Tablo has been vaccinated and received a booster when he tested positive. Tablo took the test on February 3 after feeling mild symptoms. On February 4, he tested negative," OURS said.

A few days later, on Tuesday, February 8th, Tablo took the test again and the result was positive.

“Tablo took a PCR test on February 8 as a precaution. February 9, he tested positive. So far, Tablo is experiencing mild symptoms and is still waiting for instructions from the medical side," he said.

Due to this, Epik High's activities had to be postponed, one of which was the preparation of Epik High's new album entitled Epik High Is Here (Part 2). The album is slated for release on February 14, 2022.

On the same day, actor Lee Byung Hun also tested positive for COVID-19. Currently, the actor is in self-quarantine and filming for the drama Our Blues has been cancelled.

Apart from Tablo, a number of celebrities were also called positive for COVID-19. Starting from DAY6's Wonpil, Kim Junsu, Jun Hyun Moo, CIX's Bae Jin Young, fromis_9's Soo Yeon, Jung Il Woo, Kim Jae Hwan and many others.