All but 1 would have performed at this weekend’s delayed Hokkaido concerts
The talent agency 81 Produce announced on Friday evening that voice actor Shunya Hiruma (The [email protected] SideM‘s Kazuki Tsukumo) has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The talent agency Yu-Rin Pro announced that same evening that voice actor Tomohito Takatsuka (The [email protected] SideM‘s Minori Watanabe) has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Hiruma took a PCR test on August 14 that came back negative, and he had no fever or other symptoms at the time. However, he took another test on Tuesday that came back positive. He is recuperating under the guidance of a health care center and medical professionals.
Takatsuka took a PCR test on Tuesday after being notified of a probable close contact with someone with COVID-19. While awaiting the results at home, he…
