Twice's Dahyun fractured her ankle, will miss (at least) second US leg of tour

Needless to say, JYP are complete morons for letting this happen. This should have been properly diagnosed a whole month ago when it first happened.

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Hi, this is JYP Entertainment.
We would like to share an update regarding TWICE member DAHYUN and her upcoming schedule.
During the early stages of the North America tour, DAHYUN experienced discomfort in her ankle and continued receiving treatment while in the United States. After returning to Korea, she underwent further medical examinations and was diagnosed with a fracture. Based on medical advice, she has been advised to undergo continued treatment and take sufficient rest.
Throughout the tour, DAHYUN had been eagerly looking forward to meeting fans and, even after the injury, did her best to remain on stage, including performing while seated.
However, considering the physical demands of the performances, which involve ongoing walking, jumping, and choreography that place significant strain on the injured area, continuing to perform could interfere with her recovery.
After careful discussion among the artist, the company and medical professionals, and with her health as our top priority, it has been decided that she will not participate in the North America tour dates scheduled from February 13 through March 7.
For the time being, DAHYUN will focus on her treatment and recovery and looks forward to returning to fans in good health.
Her participation in future schedules will be decided after closely monitoring her recovery and in consultation with DAHYUN and medical professionals.
We sincerely apologize to fans who may have been surprised by this news and ask for your kind understanding, as this decision was made to prioritize DAHYUN’s recovery.
Thank you always for your continued love and warm support.
JYP Entertainment

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so they've neglected her injury for so many concerts, but why?

couldn't they just visit hospital or just some clinic in US right away and sent her back home?

cmon TWICE is making you tons of money, so JYP use it to take care of your girls!

They could have, but that would be too easy and logical apparently. Instead let's allow her to travel and walk around on a fractured ankle for a month, because surely it's just a sprain and we totally don't need to confirm those suspicions. Some acupuncture should do the trick.

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Common sense dictates they should follow what the majority of Dancers and Managers do and treat the injury initially as an Ankle Sprain which arguably all of the TWICE members have had.

The fact that her injury turned out to be much more severe than a sprain dictates that there's nothing sensible about this course of action. It should have received proper medical attention and been diagnosed immediately, not a month later, she should have been wearing a splint or boot, and she shouldn't have been allowed to walk on it or spend entire concerts (and probably most of her day in general) with her leg hanging down instead of keeping it elevated to prevent swelling. These are all ACTUAL common sense ways to treat a fracture of the leg, not the blatant disregard that transpired over the course of the past month.

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Your comments are "after she was diagnosed" because Medical Care was undertaken in America. I suspect for an "Ankle Sprain" so precautions were in place however it seems that pain persisted so she was seated during a Concert.

Anyway, steps were taken for Dahyun.... well at least for a suspect sprain...

You're talking in circles. Do you know why they were treating it as if it were merely a sprain? Not for giggles, but because her fracture was never diagnosed until she got back to Korea, therefore she wasn't actually receiving proper medical care while in America.

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As an example, if Taylor Swift was injured, will Republic Records be responsible or would the parent company UMG be?

It's Taylor Swift.... just as it is Dahyun's responsibility.

If we look at STRIDE's record, they have cancelled a Concert due to unsafe conditions of the Stage, members have been "rested" so don't appear at schedules and they have allowed members to appear at Concerts or Events while being seated.

So I am thinking that steps were taken to discuss with Dahyun about whether she wanted a more thorough examination which inevitably would have sent her back to SK.

Dahyun probably didn't want that option which might answer the reason why she waited until they returned.

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Pretty sure Taylor Swift speaks English and can communicate with American doctors.

It's JYPE's responsibility to prioritize her health and do whatever is necessary to get her proper medical treatment while on tour. That means getting examined first and foremost. If she refused for whatever reason, she should have been informed by those wiser than herself of why this was such a bad idea, and then she shouldn't have been allowed back on stage until an X-ray was done at the very least. JYPE can't overstep their personal boundaries with regards to medical issues, but as her employer, they had the right to shut her down and prevent her from working until she seeked proper medical attention. They evidently didn't care enough to do so.

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Cancel the tour.. give us NOLO..

No.

Before they even come to my city? The audacity.

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It seems that you know the reason BUT it's IMPOSSIBLE for them to think it was a fracture.

Why would it ever be "impossible" for them to think it's a fracture? It's 2026. Did you know hospitals have these neat things they can use to look inside your body and detect fractures within minutes? Maybe, just MAYBE if she had gotten one of those done in a timely manner, this all could have been handled properly instead of what actually happened? YA THINK?

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That's a moronic answer.

It's thee answer to your question. You know what they say, ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer.

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No it's not.

You're wrong. Again.