(G)I-DLE members Minnie and Shuhua will be taking a break from promotions to recover from recent illnesses, Cube Entertainment relayed on December 15 KST.
First, regarding Minnie's condition, the label stated,
"Minnie recently visited the hospital after persistently experience poor health conditions, and has decided to halt all of her activities temporarily to rest, per the advice of medical experts.
As a result, Minnie will not be participating in the group or unit stage of the KBS '2023 Music Bank Global Festival', scheduled to take place on December 15. Only Miyeon and Yuqi will participate in the unit stage at the '2023 Music Bank Global Festival'."
In a follow-up update, Cube Entertainment also revealed,
"On the morning of December 15, Shuhua visited the emergency room due to symptoms of a fever and a cold, and was diagnosed with Influenza type A. Shuhua has thus halted all of her activities and is resting.
Because this illness is known to be contagious, it has been decided that the pre-recording for the group stage at the KBS '2023 Music Bank Global Festival' will be cancelled for the safety of all artists and fans. We also apologize for the delay in assessing the situation and delivering this notice."
Get well soon, Minnie and Shuhua!
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It's not really a shock. You're more likely to catch this when your immune system is weak or exhausted and they have been flying in and out of Korea. Other groups have seen members come down with it in the past month or two while doing tours or schedules overseas as well.
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