BTS Leader RM Suffers Ankle Injury Hours Before Netflix’s High-Stakes Comeback Concert

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Netflix and BTS may have lucked out with the weather for their much-hyped, globally streamed reunion concert — the forecast for Saturday night in Seoul is calling for clear skies — but a less predictable misfortune has emerged to test the famed resilience of the K-pop supergroup and the nerves of its vast global fanbase.

BTS’ label BigHit Music revealed on Friday that group leader RM was injured during a rehearsal and will need to restrict his movement during the band’s wildly anticipated comeback concert. The label said RM suffered a serious-sounding ankle injury while practicing with his bandmates on Thursday.

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“RM sustained an ankle injury and was taken to the hospital for a thorough examination and treatment,” the BigHit statement reads. “The results indicated a sprain of the accessory navicular bone, partial ligament tear, and a contusion of the talus (ligament

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