On January 22nd, K DASH Stage Co. announced that Wakabayashi Masayasu (43) of comedian duo Audrey has contracted COVID-19. 

According to the announcement, Wakabayashi broke out with a fever on the 22nd, so he conducted the PCR test which confirmed him positive for the virus. He will be recuperating under guidance of the health center. 

Previously, Audrey's Kasuga Toshiaki (42) tested positive for the virus on the 19th. Wakabayashi's test results returned negative when he was tested at the time.