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Super Junior's Siwon gets COVID-19, unable to join PH concert

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Choi Siwon. Photo: Twitter/@SJOfficial" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/08/03/siwon-suju.jpg"/><figcaption>Choi Siwon. <em>Photo: Twitter/@SJOfficial</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>South Korean singer Choi Siwon will no longer join Super Junior during the iconic K-pop boy band&#x27;s concert in the Philippines this coming Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19.</p><p>In a joint statement, concert producers Dream Maker Entertainment Limited and PULP Live World said Siwon was confirmed with the respiratory illness after taking a PCR test following Super Junior&#x27;s concerts in Bangkok, Thailand last weekend.</p><p>&quot;We are deeply sorry to inform you that Siwon cannot participate for &#x27;Super Junior World Tour - Super Show 9: Road in Manila,&#x27;&quot; they said, referring to the concert that will be staged at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.</p><p>&quot;We ask for your kind understanding and wish Siwon a well and speedy recovery,&quot; they said, addressing fans.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SUPER JUNIOR WORLD TOUR - SUPER SHOW 9 : ROAD IN MANILA<br/>ARTIST LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SS9inManila?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SS9inManila</a> <a href="https://t.co/Gv7iq6v47q">pic.twitter.com/Gv7iq6v47q</a></p>— PULP Live World (@pulpliveworld) <a href="https://twitter.com/pulpliveworld/status/1554684623019356160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The producers said Leeteuk, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun would still perform in the Manila show.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/30/22/super-junior-sets-manila-return-in-august">K-pop icons Super Junior coming back to Manila in August</a></li></ul><p>Super Junior, credited for helping expand K-pop&#x27;s international popularity with hits such as &quot;Sorry Sorry&quot; and &quot;Bonamana,&quot; last visited Manila in December 2019.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/16/19/concert-recap-super-junior-ends-2019-with-fun-filled-manila-show">Concert recap: Super Junior ends 2019 with fun-filled Manila show</a></li></ul><p>The group released its 11th studio album, titled &quot;The Road: Keep on Going,&quot; last July 12.</p>

Siwon will no longer join Super Junior during its concert in the Philippines this coming Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19.