SEVENTEEN member The8 suffers from flu symptoms, to skip Jakarta concert

SEVENTEEN member The8 will not participate in the group’s Jakarta concert as he is suffering from flu symptoms, PLEDIS Entertainment announced on Weverse and Twitter.

According to the announcement, The8, whose real name is Xu Ming Hao, visited the hospital following his symptoms. He received treatment and is currently resting, as advised by medical staff.

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“Although the artist himself expressed his strong wish to participate in the event, placing the medical staff’s advice and our artist’s health as a top priority, it has been decided that he will not be attending the Jakarta concert on Wednesday, the 28th (Indonesia Time),” the agency said.

“We ask our fans who have awaited this concert for your kind consideration,” the statement added. “We will do our best to aid in THE 8’s treatment and recovery so that he can return in full health to his fans as quickly as possible.”

As of this writing, “Minghao” “The8” and “hao hao” are among the trending topics on Twitter Philippines.

The concert is part of SEVENTEEN’s Be the Sun tour.

Also composed of S.coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon, Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK, Seungkwan, Hoshi, Jun, and Dino, SEVENTEEN was recently in the country for a concert at the Philippine Arena. —Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News