Updated On: 15 May, 2025 11:00 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
During an Epik High interview, the Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning actor addressed that he may have given COVID to the BTS members at their Las Vegas concert

BTS members performing in Las Vegas Pic/AFP
Hollywood actor Simon Pegg, who awaits the release of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, recently opened up about his encounter with South Korean boy band BTS members RM, Suga, Jimin, V, J-hope, Jungkook, and Jin after their Las Vegas concert. Interestingly, he also shared that he may have given COVID to the K-pop idols.
During the Epik High interview, Simon addressed that he may have given COVID to the BTS members at their Las Vegas concert, which he attended with his daughter. The actor said, "I took my daughter to Las Vegas to see BTS. We had a meet and greet before the concert. Met everybody in BTS, they were really lovely, and this was in 2022. We were all feeling tired. We left and realized we had COVID, and for the next 5 days, we were checking the news to make sure BTS didn't have COVID.” Watch the video below.