{
  "id": 6880932,
  "title": "SEVENTEEN's Hoshi tears ACL while rehearsing for military performance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/seventeens-hoshi-tears-acl-while-rehearsing-for-military-performance-6880932",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T07:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260912/seventeens-hoshi-tears-acl-while-rehearsing-for-military-performance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, SEVENTEEN member Hoshi announced he had suffered a complete tear of his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during rehearsals for a military performance. Hoshi relayed the information via a fan communication platform, acknowledging it might come as a surprise. The injury occurred while practicing with the Army performance team, and a subsequent examination confirmed the complete tear of his ACL. Hoshi indicated he would require surgery and time to recover from the injury. Consequently, he will be unable to participate in scheduled events with the military's taekwondo demonstration team and at the Ground Forces Festival. Hoshi expressed disappointment at missing these performances he had been eagerly anticipating, as well as sympathy for CARATs, SEVENTEEN's fandom, who had been eagerly awaiting the group. He appealed to fans to maintain their support for both the taekwondo demonstration team and the Army performance team, which also features fellow SEVENTEEN member Woozi.",
  "summary": "SEVENTEEN member Hoshi has suffered a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his knee while rehearsing for a military performance. Hoshi shared the news with fans through a fan communication platform Saturday. \"I'm writing this carefully because the news may come as a surprise,\" he said. \"I injured my knee while rehearsing with the Army performance team and underwent an…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "SEVENTEEN's Hoshi tears ACL while rehearsing for military performance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/seventeens-hoshi-tears-acl-while-rehearsing-for-military-performance",
        "published": "2026-09-12T06:47:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}