▲ "Seki 8" combination Yokoyama Hiroshi
On January 4, the official website of Janis Office announced the news that the "Seki 8" group Yokoyama Yu (39 years old) was confirmed to be infected with new crown pneumonia.
According to the news of The Janis Office, Yokoyama said on the morning of the 3rd that he had a 38-degree fever with a sore throat, and after a PCR nucleic acid test, the test result was positive. In the future, "follow the guidance of the health center for convalescence and post-healing observation and testing." Due to Yokoyama's infection, the remaining four members of the group, as well as the broker, also underwent a PCR examination on the 4th. Although the two brokers also tested positive, it is reported that the rest of the group members were all negative.
Janis is making: "Although the close contacts were screened based on the guidance of the health center, there were no other relevant personnel except the members of the group, and (Yokoyama) did not step into any of the relevant facilities of the company 4 days before the onset of the disease. After such a statement, it was also attached: "As for the two brokers, they are still in asymptomatic state and have not been on duty since January 1 because of their leave." "Such a statement." Therefore, in view of the fact that there is no contact with the artists and employees, and that we have not entered any of the facilities affiliated with the company, the activities and career work of the artists under our name will continue to be carried out normally while taking measures to prevent infection. ”
Janis apologized: "This time to make everyone worried, to bring you trouble, I sincerely apologize." And appealed to everyone: "Please also understand the inclusion." ”
▲The winner of the 71st NHK Red and White Song Festival is the red team
The group participated in the 71st NHK Red and White Song Festival (7:30-11:45 p.m.) during the Chinese New Year's Eve, adapting "Active Exercise" uploaded on You-tube in May of the same year into a special edition of "Let's Dance Together!" Previous sprints! " was performed. Subsequently, they also starred in the Fuji TV program "Sending Vitality to All of Japan" from Chinese New Year's Eve to New Year's Day. Janis New Year's Eve Countdown 2020->2021 String Tokyo Street with Songs Live Broadcast ~".
Ryota Miyatate (27), a member of the "Snow Man" group owned by Janis Studios, was diagnosed with COVID-19 last December, and the remaining eight members of the group were judged to be close contacts, and finally quit the Red and White Song Festival, which was scheduled to debut for the first time. Last August "Hey! Say! JUMP "Ito Kei ( 30 years old ), "Seki 8" group Tadayoshi Okura (35 years old) in September of the same year, "NEWS" group Kato Seiryo (33 years old) and Koichiro Koyama (36 years old) and "Kis-My-Ft2" group Kennaga Chiga (29 years old) were all declared infected with the new crown. In December of the same year, actor Shunsuke Kazema (37 years old) also publicly stated that he had been diagnosed with the new crown and was recuperating. (Ah Chi/Translation)