Yoongi undergoes surgery for shoulder injury; to take break from most activities

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

In an official statement released on November 6, Big Hit Entertainment shared that Suga underwent surgery to repair his torn shoulder labrum on November 3. He decided to receive surgery in preparation for his mandatory military service as well as his career afterwards, and the decision was made after extensive discussion with the agency.

As a result of the surgery, Suga will be unable to participate in most activities, which may include promotions for BTS’s upcoming album “BE.”

Hello.

This is Big Hit Entertainment.

We would like to provide information regarding the health of BTS member Suga.

Suga underwent surgery to repair his torn shoulder labrum on November 3. The surgery, to address a problem that had constantly been a health and wellness issue for Suga, was completed successfully, and he is currently resting and recovering following his physician’s advice that Suga must undergo a strict and unhindered period of recovery.

As many fans know, Suga has long suffered from shoulder-related health issues. Suga’s shoulder issues began when he was injured in an accident that occurred in 2012 before his debut, and he was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder in 2013. Shoulder pains continued until he was further diagnosed in 2019 with “posterior labral tear of his left shoulder,” which means that the cartilage around his left shoulder joint has been torn. Since then, he has continued to receive various treatment to prevent his injury from affecting his activities.

Suga has long suffered from a wide range of symptoms including the inability to raise his arms high and sudden bouts of pain. He underwent constant rehabilitation and treatment during his career, but unfortunately his symptoms did not improve measurably. These symptoms have appeared with increasing frequency in recent years, affecting Suga not only on the stage but in the course of his daily life as well.

Suga also felt that it was important for him to restore himself to good health to prepare for his mandatory military service as well as his post-service musical career. After extensive discussion with the company, the decision was made to undergo the surgical procedure.

Following the surgery, Suga will be unable to participate in most official activities so that he may fully focus on his recovery. Once doctors determine that the site of the operation has healed sufficiently, Suga will begin physical therapy so that he can ultimately return to the stage healthy and fully recovered. It may be difficult for Suga to meet his long-awaited fans for some time, including for the upcoming BTS “BE” album promotional activities. We apologize to every fan who has waited patiently to meet Suga again, and we ask for your generous and loving understanding.

Suga wishes his fans to know that he is “very aware of how concerned and worried the fans must be and knows how sad the fans must feel.”

He said, “Please understand this time as being my chance to prepare to meet you again strong and healthy, and even if I must be away for a short while, please wait for me to come back to you.”

Big Hit will always strive to ensure the health and safety of all of our artists.

Thank you.

Source: Weverse via Soompi

Speedy recovery, Yoongi!

Comments

[mynameiscoco.livejournal.com]

I’m glad he won’t be in pain anymore but damn getting that notification almost gave me a heart attack I was so scared.

[radowan.livejournal.com]

SAME my heart dropped!

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

My friend sent it to me and my blood ran cold literally.

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

well good that he underwent surgery and gets enough time to rest! during the on:e concert he seemed to have suffered from his shoulder as well, i was so surprised when he went through with the whole concert. i hope he recovers soon.

it's unfortunate (as a fan) though that this most likely means that he cannot engage in their comeback, especially if this might be their last comeback as seven members before enlistment..

[mynameiscoco.livejournal.com]

If it helps, I don’t think Jin has to enlist until towards the end of next year so we should get at least one more ot7 comeback 🤞

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

ah that's a relief :) bighit is so good at keeping jin from his mandatory service! wonder what kind of strings they're pulling

[em-cavey.livejournal.com]

Lol they are definitely greasing every wheel that can possibly be greased, even a deferment of that level is usually difficult as hell without medical cause

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was obvious in the concerts that he has shoulder issues and I’m sad it’s gotten this long but at least he’s doing it now. I was rewatching In the SOOP last night and I noticed that they never actually let Yoongi carry anything heavy so at the very least the boys are taking care of him. Speedy recovery to Yoongi!

[dallinferno.livejournal.com]

Good, I'm glad he got surgery. I hope it and the PT help him to finally recover as much as possible so it doesn't give him that many problems anymore. Though it's sad it's taken this long to finally get it fixed but I guess this means that the pain was becoming unbearable.

I'll miss him during the comeback period but heal well, Yoongi ♥️

[rose-potion.livejournal.com]

Yeah he's going to enlist next year. Pretty sure they spent this year filming all the footage Big Hit could squeeze into their schedules for this possibility.

It's shitty from Big Hit to let have him pushed himself until he couldn't. The last straw for the company should have been the first version of the Dionysus choreo where they all fell in a plank position and he couldn't do it. Like I don't know, they're your main bread winner, take care of them.

Well on the bright side he won't have to dye his hair !

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

The way you said everything I was thinking, amazed. I have been so persistent with this, and as much as I hate covid, it was a good excuse for the boys to rest tbh

lmao

[hardto-remember.livejournal.com]

I was never interested in dionysus stages just because the choreo seemed so excessive, it's impossible to perform well while doing it. It made me so mad they were expecting a group with huge popularity do such an intense routine so many times for that comeback... Honestly they are at a point of their career where they should be allowed to not have to prove themselves like rookies every time they have a comeback. Fuck big hit tbh.

[rose-potion.livejournal.com]

Yeah the plank position should have been performed for a special live performance if the guys were really ok. I don't know why the choreographer thought it was an easy move to do a lot of times on tour.
I think the ON choreo is way more difficult because they leave a lot of energy in that, in the ON:E concerts they seemed so exhausted and it was their first song.
NGL I love their intense dances. I don't expect them to find them in BE though so that's cool for them.

[minstradamus.livejournal.com]

Armys on Twitter claim that Jin's enlistment has been delayed until the end of 2021 and that Yoongi can't enlist before that but is it really true?

And those who actually know how long his shoulder can heal after the surgery say he won't be able to dance for 5-6 months..

[rose-potion.livejournal.com]

I thought Koreans were allowed to choose when to enlist before they're 30, that's what all the idols do. There are so much rumors about them going to college to delay their enlistment, them being too important to Korea economy to go, ARMY forget they actually said they don't want a preferential treatment and will go.
I don't see any of them wait until the last moment. I mean sure if they were on tour or had a tour planed, but a 2021 world tour seems unlikely. I can see them do a few concerts in Korea if there's a vaccine or cases are low.

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

Kyungsoo enlisted early and he's born the same year as Yoongi, so he could very well enlist next year if he chooses to do so.

I am so tired of ARMYs using SK's economy as an excuse for BTS to be too above the law to enlist, fans who say that clearly don't know how the economy works. The economy is not going to collapse if BTS enlists, especially when there are other corporations that contribute more to the economy that whatever BTS does. Even if they were to get exempted by some means, BTS would still end up going anyways.

[rose-potion.livejournal.com]

It’s so insulting to South Korea, do they realize it’s the 9th global power above Canada or Australia and lots of European countries. It’s embarrassing. I didn’t major in economy but even I can see it’s a rich country and it makes lots of money.
ARMY need to go outside and talk to people. They’re like the embarrassing member of the family you try to avoid at all cost.

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

It is a huge insult to SK because they make it seem as if the country itself revolves around BTS. It was doing fine before BTS and will continue to do fine after BTS. Contributing only 0.3% or less is not a significant enough amount to leave a great dent into the economy, nor was it clarified if that total was taxed.

It's like how someone said that the tourism industry is suffering now since BTS is inactive...Like who the hell is traveling in this pandemic? I'm pretty sure that the tourism industry would be suffering anyways because of all the restrictions. Same with the ARMY rushing to invest stocks in BH when they don't have a clue about the stock market.

The latest ridiculous takes I've seen from ARMY are the newbies who demand that BH sues SM for building the square because they believe that SM is trying to take credit for "paving the way for kpop" and being the "pioneer for the korean wave". SM literally created the kpop trainee system, the first generation of kpop idols, the kpop sound etc. long before BTS and BH even existed. You can tell those fans don't know anything about kpop outside of BTS because they're just embarrassing with how clueless they are about everything. I know they want to claim that 'BTS paved the way' and yes, BTS have achieved many fantastic things, but they need a reality check.

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

Every time I saw that choreo my shoulder twinged in sympathy lol

Like surely the choreographers are aware of his injury (idk if they were in house at BH or not) so I never understood why they made that choreo as intense as it was.

[amari-sakura.livejournal.com]

Damn, that's gotta be painful. I can't believe he's been dancing with that shoulder injury. Wishing him a speedy recovery.

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine how painful it was.

Medical peeps, would you know if leaving an injury like this for a long time without getting operated on could make it worst? I'm hopeful that their management provided regular PT and pain management for him prior to his operation.

[radowan.livejournal.com]

Great! I hope he recovers well. Can't imagine how hard it must've been to work with an injured shoulder like that.

That said, it's so cringy when I see comments on IG along the lines of "I'm so glad BigHit is taking care of our boys" like... ew??? IDK why this makes he cringe so hard but eugh.

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

IDK why this makes he cringe so hard but eugh

because they’re stanning a money hungry company that probably could have pushed him for surgery a while ago.

[radowan.livejournal.com]

yeah, you're not wrong 😂 . That "company = family" narrative has to go, even if the company doesn't treat their idols as badly as other ent companies do. Also like... "our boys" who tf is our boys, why such a possessive way to refer to them even if it's meant lightheartedly.

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

Yeah like I’m sure they have a good relationship with their boss but it’s still a job lol idk why they think it’s anything more than that! They still have to get paid and a company that is now a part of the big 3 4 is not going to try and make as much money as possible.

[garnetstar38.livejournal.com]

Yeah that Kpop family narrative is super creepy and weird. And saying rookie groups in a company are their little brothers or cousins is also creepy. Like if I was a fan of any of the rookie groups I’d find that super condescending and annoying that that’s the only identity they give unique separate artists.

[dalpaengi.livejournal.com]

agreed. the “our boys” thing has always bugged me. doesn’t matter which band it is. nobody calls jonas brothers “our boys”

[dongsaengkiller.livejournal.com]

Man I can’t imagine the amount of pain he was in. I hope for a safe, smooth and speedy recovery.

[fadeintoyou.livejournal.com]

It’s about time. It’s well known he had issues with his shoulder and the continuous physical therapy probably wasn’t going to cut it. I hope he has a speedy recovery and is really able to rest and heal.

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

I’m happy that he finally got the help he needs. Shoulder and joint injuries are no joke especially torn ligaments. My mom got surgery on a torn ligament in her shoulder when I was literally 7 and 20 years later she still has flare ups of pain. It’s too important of a body part to ignore the injuries and even more so for someone whose career is mostly high intensity dancing. I hope he has a speedy recovery.

[lostintheechoes.livejournal.com]

as much as I'm bummed that he won't be participating in the upcoming comeback, I'm glad he got his shoulder fixed and is on the path to recovery.

he reminds me of my mother who also has held off on some of her ailments, her knee and her shoulder, but has had surgery to get them fixed on the last few years. a trait she's passed on down to me.

[em-cavey.livejournal.com]

Wow that’s a big deal to have him sit out at this point, the injury/surgery must have been pretty major. Good on him taking time to heal, even if it’s pretty long overdue (esp. if this is related to the injury he got as a trainee, that’s a long-ass time)

So I guess they’re set on enlisting, at least on paper. I honestly had it at maybe 60:40 of them going vs. not going. If they are, please just send them all at once and get it over with 😭

[garnetstar38.livejournal.com]

He got the shoulder injury when he was working a part time delivery job. He’s talked about it a few times over the years. Details are fuzzy but he got hit by something a scooter?

[kris-terror.livejournal.com]

He was on a delivery bike and got hit by a car, and ended up underneath the car. He said he was so worried that BigHit would cut him so he didn't tell them about the injury until after they offered to pay for his college and he realized that they were keeping him for sure. He even told the members he had fallen down some stairs originally to keep it secret.

[garnetstar38.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I can’t believe I forgot all that.

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

I panicked when I saw the notif, but I'm so glad he is getting this fixed rn so he won't have to deal with the pain anymore. Please rest good and well, Min Yoongi <3

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

I am, though, bummed that I won't see his beautiful face this cb

[annoyedannushka.livejournal.com]

Why not push back the album release date? It's not like they can tour anyway.

[frequency.livejournal.com]

i don't go here but damn, shoulder injuries are not to be fucked around with. 😬 that's one of the worst joints to deal with. hope he has a good recovery, though.

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

Wow he should of gotten this surgery a long time ago. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

Gahhhhh idk how the Hell he’s done what he’s done for as long as he has. Any shoulder injury is agony, especially when you keep aggravating it constantly like he has. I’m happy that he’s FINALLY getting the surgery he needs & I hope he has a smooth recovery!

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

Honestly, he should have done this surgery ages ago, but better late than never I guess. He must have been in so much pain over the years, that for him to bear with this so long is a bit much. He could have done the surgery during the earlier months of COVID too and gone on break because it's not as if they could have toured. I hope that he's able to recover properly and actually get the rest he needs.