{
  "id": 8189601,
  "title": "Chungha rushed to emergency room, cancels university festival performance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/chungha-rushed-to-emergency-room-cancels-university-festival-8189601",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260918/chungha-rushed-to-emergency-room-cancels-university-festival-performance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "K-pop singer Chungha was rushed to the emergency room on Friday morning due to a health issue, leading to the cancellation of her scheduled performance at Kyonggi University's festival. The student council of the university's College of Tourism and Culture announced Chungha's absence from the event on its official social media account. The performance, which was set to take place that day, is now unlikely to occur. The council is working with an agency to secure a replacement artist for the show.\n\nChungha, who debuted in 2016 as part of the girl group I.O.I following her appearance on Mnet's reality show Produce 101, embarked on a solo career after the group disbanded. She recently parted ways with MORE VISION, an entertainment company founded by rapper Kanye West. The student council expressed regret over having to share this unexpected news with students who were eagerly anticipating Chungha's performance.",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Chungha rushed to emergency room, cancels university festival performance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/chungha-rushed-to-emergency-room-cancels-university-festival",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:22:03.000Z"
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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."
}