On this day, although BTS members have enlisted, news related to them still receives the highest attention from the public. A few minutes ago, the news that SUGA was arrested by the ρσℓι¢є for drunk driving spread rapidly.
Here is what the кσяєαn media reported about this hot news as well as the public's reaction right after the news was posted:
As we all know, 6/7 BTS members are serving in the military, except for Jin who was discharged a few months ago. Among them, SUGA is serving in the alternative military service as a social worker. Since his enlistment, SUGA has rarely appeared in public and fans have received almost no news from him.
On August 7, 2024, fans were surprised when Yonhap News reported that "BTS' SUGA is under ρσℓι¢є investigation for driving an electric scooter after drinking alcohol." According to кσяєαn media, the Yongsan Police Station is currently investigating SUGA for violating traffic laws related to driving an electric scooter while drunk.
According to the ρσℓι¢є, Suga was found collapsed on the road alone on the night of August 6, 2024, after driving an electric skateboard after drinking alcohol. A nearby patrol officer came to help him up and smelled alcohol on him. The ρσℓι¢є then took him to a nearby ρσℓι¢є station and he was detained for investigation.
Although there were no additional victims or losses related to the second person, SUGA is still under ρσℓι¢є investigation for violating traffic laws. In кσяєα, electric kickboards, also known as electric scooters, can only be rented with a license. Due to their dangerous nature, their use is also strictly monitored and is handled under the same traffic laws as driving a car.
Electric vehicles are also the cause of many α¢¢ι∂єитs in кσяєα due to the frequency with which people use them. Electric vehicles are often rented on the streets through mobile applications. According to a report by SE Daily, the fatality rate of electric vehicles in traffic α¢¢ι∂єитs is 5.6%, which is 4.3 times higher than the fatality rate of traffic α¢¢ι∂єитs in general.
In addition, SUGA is currently working as a social service worker and he can go home after finishing his 9am to 6pm work schedule. That is why SUGA was spotted in Yongsan driving freely outside the "barracks".
Facing to this news, HYBE and SUGA have yet to make a statement on this issue. Meanwhile, the reaction of кσяєαn netizens after reading the news was not quite positive:
- There’s so much talk about electric kickboards because they cause so many α¢¢ι∂єитs by iteself, but I can’t believe he was drunk driving one. It’s a relief that an α¢¢ι∂єит didn’t occur.
- If you ride one while drunk, doesn’t it warrant your license to be revoked? There was someone around me that got their licensed revoked for the same reason LOL.
- They need to revoke his license for that. He should have drunk in moderation.
- It was really funny how he wrote lyrics about the military, but ended up in public service. Then now, he was found fallen down by himself. HAHAHAHA, the way he always embarrαѕѕes himself is legendary.
- Shame on his morals.
- Yoongi… I was just waiting for next year where the group would be reunited…
- Wow.
