Apparently I'm hearing that Snow Man is scratched out of the Kouhaku (as well as Music Station Ultra Super Live) because one of its members - Ryota Miyadate - caught the COVID, and the rest of the group's members were close contacts, and now the group has to undergo quarantine at possibly the worst possible time, with only less than two weeks left to the end of the year and the crucial MSte USL and Kouhaku dates within that window.
This could be posted on the "what's on your mind" thread as well.
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Snow Man's Ryota Miyadate Tests Positive for COVID-19
https://aramajapan.com/news/snow-man...vid-19/110854/
https://natalie.mu/music/news/409773
Ryota Miyadate of Snow Man has tested positive for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The result was revealed today after a regularly conducted PCR test conducted by Johnny & Associates.
Ryota is currently showing no symptoms, but will be under the watch of medical staff going forward. The other members of Snow Man tested negative.
Johnny & Associates wanted to report Ryota’s diagnosis as soon as possible, as a courtesy to others. All of Ryota’s recent close contacts have not been confirmed, but the contact tracing process has started. The company will contact the close contacts individually once confirmed.
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Snow Man to Temporarily Suspend Activities Due to COVID-19 Quarantine
https://aramajapan.com/news/snow-man...antine/110919/
https://natalie.mu/music/news/410055
Earlier this week, Snow Man‘s Ryota Miyadate tested positive for COVID-19. Johnny & Associates released the news as quickly as possible, as a courtesy to people that may have been in close contact with Ryota. The company started contact tracing and has arrived at the conclusion that the remaining eight members of Snow Man are close contacts. Due to this, the entire group will temporary suspend their activites so that they can quaratine, even though they all tested negative previously.
This temporary hiatus means that Snow Man will not debut on Kohaku Uta Gassen this year as planned. They will also miss this year’s Johnny’s Countdown and “MUSIC STATION ULTRA SUPER LIVE 2020.”
Johnny & Associates released a statement apologizing to disappointed fans over this suspension of activities. They also apologized to the staff of the year end music shows which are now inconvenienced. The company said it will learn from this incident and use more preventive measures going forward.
As a consolation of sorts, Snow Man released the music video for their upcoming single, “Grandeur”, today.
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