Super Junior member and actor Heechul is currently undergoing a self-quarantine after he came into close contact with a person who is positive with COVID19. The celebrity reportedly took the test, but the result was not yet declared.
On November 6th, an official from Super Junior's agency, Label SJ, announced to some media outlets that Kim Heechul is currently in self-quarantine after he went through series of tests for COVID 19 this afternoon. The agency's source added that the celebrity has no suspected symptoms of COVID19; however, he voluntarily got tested for the safety of everyone surrounding. Unfortunately, Heechul was in close contact with a positive case. The result will be released on the morning of November 7.
Earlier today, Kim Hee-Cheol was absent from the V Live 'Super Junior's Invitation,' which is an event for celebrating the 15th anniversary of Super Junior's debut. The group leader Leeteuk announced in the news that Kim Hee-Cheol underwent the COVID19 test since he was in close contact with a positive case, and he is currently under self-isolation.
On this day, for the 15th anniversary of their debut, Super Junior will release a new song 'To Us.' Fans can't help but feel sad that Heechul can't attend the Super Junior's 15-anniversary celebration.
One fan posted on Twitter expressing his/her sadness, stating, "bbreaks my heart to know that Heechul is watching super junior's 15th anniversary live with us when he could have been present on stage with other members."
South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, and actor Kim Hee-chul born on July 10, 1983. He is famously known mononymously as Heechul. The celebrity is a South Korean boy band Super Junior and has further participated in its subgroup Super Junior-T.Heechul was also a former member of the pop-rock duo Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo, which has long disbanded.
Before he debuted as a member of Super Junior, Heechul started his career in the acting industry way back in 2005 in which he starred in the second season of teen drama Sharp 2. Following this, Heechul became a host on radio shows and starred in his first music show 'Show! Music Tank [ko]' and he also became an advertisement model.
However an unfortunate event took place in August 10, 2006, just a year after his Super Junior debut, the singer and actor was involved in a car accident while heading back to Seoul from Mokpo after attending the funeral of fellow Super Junior member Donghae's father. The car's tires malfunctioned while his car attempted to switch lanes. Heechul fractured his left leg. Due to this fracture, he is unable to perform Super Junior's strenuous dances and only contributed to the group mostly as a singer.
Heechul was included in the "Forbes Korea Power Celebrity" list for the first time in 2020, he placed the 10th spot in the general rank. He was also ranked the 4th most powerful person in the broadcasting sector and the 5th most powerful person on SNS for having 5.38 million followers.
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Written by Sam Yap
