What’s up guys, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. with Clevver News, and BTS’ management company
Big Hit Entertainment just revealed that Suga has undergone a serious shoulder surgery and
will be absent for some of the band’s upcoming appearances.
Many of us may not know the members of our favorite musical groups personally, but when
we’re hit with a wave of unfortunate news regarding said members, we feel the empathy
start to roll in on a much more personal level.
Just this morning the BTS Army was devastated to hear that the band’s member Suga had
just undergone surgery on his shoulder, according to a statement released by the band’s management
company Big Hit Entertainment.
The statement issued in Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese, started off by saying QUOTE,
“Suga underwent surgery to repair his torn shoulder labrum on November 3rd.
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.”
Big Hit went on to explain that “Suga has been going to rehab for his shoulder treatment
for years, but ultimately decided that surgery was the best option “to prepare for his
mandatory military service as well as his post-service musical career.”
As many fans might already know, Suga has been open about the struggles his shoulder
injury has caused him since hurting himself after a car accident that occured back in
2012 before the band’s debut.
In 2013, he was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder, and shoulder pains would continue
for years, until he was diagnosed with a ‘posterior labral tear of his left shoulder’ in 2019.
For those of you who are thinking of WebMDing this, basically what it means is that the
cartilage around Suga’s left shoulder joint has been torn and damaged through the years.
Although he’s received multiple types of treatment over the past six years to further
prevent injury, the symptoms, including the inability to raise his arms high and sudden,
have never gone away.
In fact, Big Hit explained QUOTE, “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.”
Thankfully, Suga’s operation that was performed on Tuesday, was deemed a success as he is
set to begin physical therapy.
Per Big Hit, there is no approximate recovery time for the procedure, but they noted that
he will be “unable to participate in most official activities,” to ensure a full and
speedy recovery, and understandably so.
Unfortunately, these missed promotions will include BTS’ highly anticipated forthcoming
album BE, which is set to drop on November 20th, as well as the possibility of some performances
slated for the end of the year, including the Fact Music Awards and the Mnet Asian Music
Awards.
Suga added his own words into Big Hit’s statement that read, “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.”
But as many fans know, this isn’t the first time Suga has spoken out about his injury.
After having released his first mixtape under his solo stage name Agust D, Suga dedicated
a line to his injury in his 2016 song “The Last,” where he raps, “My shoulder, which
shattered, thanks to the accident I met during my part time job.
The debut I clung as if it were my life.”
Back in 2018, Suga also addressed the injury during an episode of Burn the Stage, when
he was still in training for BTS, coming clean about his car accident after initially telling
the guys he fell down.
Suga recently addressed his ongoing shoulder pain during BTS’ Map of the Soul ON:E online
concert, as he told fans QUOTE, “During the opening song, I couldn’t perform as
well due to a shoulder problem but I’m fine now, and there’s nothing to worry about.”
Thankfully Suga is taking the appropriate steps to a full recovery, especially considering
the overwhelming messages from fans filled with well wishes and positive thoughts.
One user wrote, “I was so worried when I read ‘surgery’ and suga in the same sentence.
I was brought to tears.
I'm so thankful that the surgery went well.
Please rest well Yoongi.
We’ll still be here once you’ve healed so l there's no rush.
Eat well & try to sleep a lot.”
And this fan tweeted, “Yoongi, I hope you recover well and are comforted.
I'm glad your shoulder surgery was successful.
Take care of yourself!
I hope you aren't in too much pain.
I'll be praying for you, too.
Rest up well!”
As always, we’re keeping Suga in our thoughts and wish him a speedy recovery so he can get
back to doing what he does best!
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I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys.