Chungha rushed to emergency room, cancels university festival performance

K-pop singer Chungha was taken to an emergency room early Friday and canceled a scheduled university festival performance in Seoul. Kyonggi University’s College of Tourism and Culture student council said she was still receiving treatment and could not appear. Organizers were working with her agency to find a replacement artist and apologized to students. Chungha recently left MORE VISION after three years with the company.

The student council of Kyonggi University’s College of Tourism and Culture announced Chungha’s absence on its official social media account Friday.

Chungha debuted in 2016 as a member of girl group I.O.I after appearing on Mnet’s Produce 101.

After I.O.I ended its activities, Chungha launched a solo career.

She recently left MORE VISION, the entertainment company founded by rapper and singer Jay Park, after three years with the agency.

Published Sep 18, 2026 2:52 pm KST

Updated Sep 18, 2026 3:07 pm KST

Chungha / Courtesy of MORE VISION

K-pop singer Chungha was taken to an emergency room early Friday and has canceled a scheduled performance at a university festival.

The student council of Kyonggi University's College of Tourism and Culture announced Chungha's absence from the festival on its official social media account Friday. The singer had been scheduled to perform at the university that day.

"Early this morning, Chungha was taken to the emergency room due to a health issue and is still receiving treatment there," the student council said. "As a result, it appears that her scheduled performance today will unfortunately not be able to proceed."

The council said organizers were working with an agency to find a replacement artist.

"We sincerely apologize to the students who had been looking forward to the performance for having to deliver this sudden news," it said.

Chungha debuted in 2016 as a member of girl group I.O.I after competing on Mnet's hit audition program, "Produce 101." After the group's activities ended, she launched a solo career.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, was translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

韩国流行歌手请夏（Chungha）周五凌晨被送往急诊室，取消了原定在首尔举行的大学庆典演出。京畿大学旅游文化学院学生会表示，请夏仍在接受治疗，无法出席。主办方正在与请夏的经纪公司协商寻找替代艺人，并向学生们致歉。请夏此前刚刚结束了与MORE VISION三年的合作关系。

京畿大学旅游文化学院学生会周五在其官方社交媒体账号上宣布了Chungha缺席的消息。

Chungha于2016年通过参加Mnet的选秀节目《Produce 101》以女子组合IOI成员的身份出道。

IOI 解散后，Chungha 开始了个人发展。

在与说唱歌手兼歌手朴宰范 (Jay Park) 合作三年后，她最近离开了 MORE VISION，这家娱乐公司由朴宰范创立。

发布于2026年9月18日下午2:52（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年9月18日下午3:07（韩国标准时间）

Chungha / 图片由 MORE VISION 提供

韩国流行歌手Chungha于周五凌晨被送往急诊室，并取消了原定在大学音乐节上的演出。

京畿大学旅游文化学院学生会周五在其官方社交媒体账号上宣布，歌手请夏将缺席此次音乐节。请夏原定于当天在该校演出。

学生会表示：“今天清晨，Chungha因健康问题被送往急诊室，目前仍在接受治疗。因此，她原定于今天进行的演出恐怕无法如期举行。”

委员会表示，主办方正在与一家机构合作，寻找替代艺术家。

声明中写道：“对于一直期待这场演出的学生们，我们不得不突然宣布这个消息，深表歉意。”

2016年，Chungha通过参加Mnet的热门选秀节目《Produce 101》以女子组合IOI成员的身份出道。组合活动结束后，她开始了个人发展。

本文来自《韩国日报》（《韩国时报》的姊妹报），由人工智能生成系统翻译，并由《韩国时报》编辑。