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Blackpink's Jisoo contracts COVID-19, to skip Osaka concerts

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Jisoo of Blackpink. Photo from sooyaaa__/Instagram" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/06/02/20230602-blackpink-jisoo1.jpg"/><figcaption>Jisoo of Blackpink. <em>Photo from sooyaaa__/Instagram</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/list/tag/blackpink" target="_blank">Blackpink</a> member <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/31/23/blackpinks-jisoo-blooms-in-solo-debut-album-me" target="_blank">Jisoo</a> will be missing her group&#x27;s concerts this weekend in Japan as she contracted COVID-19, her agency announced late Thursday. </p><p>In a statement published on fan community app Weverse, YG Entertainment said the 28-year-old singer tested positive for the coronavirus on June 1.</p><p>&quot;Jisoo took a self-test on May 30 after showing mild cold symptoms. She initially tested negative but ultimately tested positive on June 1st,&quot; YG said.</p><p>With this development, Jisoo will be unable to join the Blackpink&#x27;s &quot;Born Pink&quot; concerts in Osaka, Japan this June 3 and 4. But YG said the shows will be held as planned with the remaining members Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa.</p><p>&quot;Jisoo was determined to perform, wanting to keep her promise with Blackpink fans who have been waiting for a long time, but decided not to participate in the concert for the artist&#x27;s health and safety of all,&quot; the company said. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Manila BLINKs just slayed it 🇵🇭 We’ll never forget these two wonderful nights with you guys✨ Hope to hear your beautiful voices again soon🎵<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLACKPINK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BLACKPINK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%EB%B8%94%EB%9E%99%ED%95%91%ED%81%AC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#블랙핑크</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BORNPINK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BORNPINK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLACKPINK_WORLDTOUR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BLACKPINK_WORLDTOUR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLACKPINK_BORNPINK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BLACKPINK_BORNPINK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MANILA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MANILA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YG</a> <a href="https://t.co/Iad83QeaJ3">pic.twitter.com/Iad83QeaJ3</a></p>— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) <a href="https://twitter.com/BLACKPINK/status/1641319345274978304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Blackpink visited the Philippines last March for its &quot;Born Pink&quot; tour, playing before thousands of fans for two nights at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/29/23/blackpink-philippines-is-one-of-the-loudest-crowds">Blackpink: Philippines is &#x27;one of the loudest crowds&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>Launched in 2016, Blackpink is considered one of the biggest and most influential girl groups in the world. Some of their hits include &quot;Pink Venom,&quot; &quot;How You Like That,&quot; and &quot;DDU-DU DDU-DU.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/24/23/k-pop-band-blackpink-a-global-phenomenon">K-pop band Blackpink: A global phenomenon</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/06/22/blackpink-is-times-2022-entertainer-of-the-year">Blackpink is TIME&#x27;s 2022 entertainer of the year</a></li></ul><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents" target="_blank">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2316881" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Blackpink member Jisoo will be missing her group's concerts this weekend as she contracted COVID-19, her agency announced late Thursday. 