After Renjun tested positive for COVID on July 27, SM Entertainment canceled NCT DREAM’s Dome event THE DREAM SHOW 2: IN A DREAM. It was a three-night sold-out event at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. Renjun’s arrival comes just two days after another member, Mark, tested positive for the virus. Initially, the agency decided to continue the show without him. However, it has now been completely dropped. According to the agency, Renjun received all three doses of the vaccine. The message also stated that despite the best efforts of the staff and members to put on a wonderful concert, an “inevitable choice” had to be made. Tickets for the show will also be fully refunded.
NCT DREAM’s Renjun is the latest member to sign with COVID, and the agency has canceled the Dome shows.
Renjun, 22, is the latest member of NCT DREAM to test positive for COVID. The singer developed “strange symptoms” on July 27 and immediately used a self-testing kit. After the positive result, he underwent PCR testing. The results were the same. As a result, the idol immediately ceased its activities. He is now in quarantine.
In the statement announcing the cancellation, the agency pointed out:
“Despite the fact that all the members and staff of NCT DREAM have worked hard to prepare a concert that will live up to the expectations of the fans who have been waiting for this concert, unfortunately we have come to the inevitable conclusion that we will not be able to hold the best possible concert in the current situation, so we ask the fans for deep and generous understanding.”
Renjun is the latest in a long line of K-pop celebrities to cancel or postpone performances after falling ill. While Zico postponed his comeback promotions, NCT 127’s Yuta had to miss a concert in Singapore, ENHYPEN’s Jay, Jake and Heeseung, Cosmic Girls’ Exy and Yeoreum, and others were recently diagnosed with COVID. SM Entertainment has canceled the group’s planned performance at the Dome due to apparent health issues. THE DREAM SHOW 2: IN A DREAM was a three-night event held at Gocheok Sky Dome from July 29 to 31.
Fans cry and send heartfelt messages to Renjun and Mark.
The now canceled Dome tour was very important for NCT DREAM. It was the band’s first solo performance in South Korea in over three years. Moreover, it would be the debut performance of the group with all seven members. The last concert of the group, also the first, was held in 2019 with six members. Mark left the organization in January of that year. Mark’s debut concert with NCT DREAM would be on the Dome tour.
i hope mark and renjun don’t blame themselves and just focus on healing and healing ☹️ the road may have been bumpy but i’m sure everything will be fine soon. their efforts will never be wasted. we will wait for you, our 7dream! 🤍 pic.twitter.com/HR7QBMG4DW
— 41 (@haelovs) July 27, 2022
all this is so sad, but i hope renjun and mark know that it’s not their fault, i hope they recover very soon and be healthy again, i don’t want them to apologize
— ّ (@monotgk) July 27, 2022
Fans were of course upset about the multiple accidents and the cancellation of the show. On social networks, everyone wished both members a speedy recovery and hoped that they would not blame themselves. They also made it clear that they would patiently wait for their return. Furthermore, they may still be able to play at Seoul Festa 2022 next month. Meanwhile, NCT DREAM has just announced the repackaged album Beatbox, which will be released on May 30, 2022.
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