While other members of BTS have been consistently updating fans about their individual activities after completing military service — from livestreams and fashion events to Instagram posts and friendly comments with fans — SUGA has continued to maintain his typically “low-key” style. He rarely appears alone in public or shares frequent updates on social media.
In fact, on February 14 recently, SUGA υиєχρє¢тє∂ly deleted 104 old posts from his Instagram account, leaving only 48 posts currently visible on his profile. The remaining posts mainly revolve around the brands he represents as an ambαѕѕador, collaborative music projects, his solo concerts, and a few everyday moments from his life.
The three most recent posts that “dusted off” his Instagram include a photo taken on a filming set with a warehouse background, another showing him wearing a gray jacket standing in front of a truck, and one featuring his pet cat. The last time fans saw SUGA directly was during a New Year’s Eve livestream, where he introduced his three-year-old cat, Seoltang.
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That is essentially all the information fans have been able to get about BTS’s rapper. Many people jokingly say that even a blurry photo or a tiny piece of news about SUGA is enough to “sustain” them these days. And fortunately, that turned out to be true.
A netizen — an employee working at a shoe store in Seoul — recently shared a real story about encountering SUGA not long ago. She had interacted with the superstar without realizing it until after he had already left. The original poster (OP) explained that a male customer came into the store that day and asked to try on a pair of shoes from the brand E. The conversation went very naturally:
SUGA: “Please show me the Adizero EVO model in size 265.”
OP: “Have you ever tried Adidas products?”
SUGA: “I’ve tried Boston shoes before.”
OP: “That brand runs a bit small, so try size 270.”
SUGA: “Ah, you’re right. I’ll take this size.”
After paying, the customer left and was picked up by a Bentley, which caught her attention. Perhaps when recalling the moment, she thought he looked somewhat familiar, and his aura felt different from regular customers, so the store leader became curious about whether he was a celebrity. And indeed, he was! Another staff member enlightened the OP that it was SUGA from BTS.
The story quickly spread across кσяєαn and international online communities, making fans delighted to know that “he’s alive, healthy and buying new shoes.” They were also amused to learn that SUGA currently favors Evisu shoes and that his actual shoe size is 270mm (equivalent to EU size 42).
Many humorous and adorable comments about the story have been circulating on social media:
- Finally, an update from SUGA – and it’s from a shoe store employee!
- He’s still the same simple guy, low-key and humble – that’s so Min Yoongi
- I miss him so much. We're so starving like we'll take it whatever
- Good ENOUGH. He's alive, healthy and buying new shoes. I'll take this as a win.
- my sweet sweet baby. but were they open-toed shoes, I want to know?!
- I'm imagining meow went through his shoes during practice and he needed a new one (yes yes delulu time)
- Well, hes alive, thats good. Hes got new shoes, thats good. We know two whole current things!
- this is such food for a starving ARMY. thank you guy, and surprisingly that he wants an EVO shoe. He's gonna start running too??
- This moment hearing about Yoongi buying shoes demands this reminder of how he cutely ties his shoes. I make no apologies for how starved I am for news of him
- so size 265 in sk is 42 in europe. bro his feet are not even as big as y'all say
- Getting Yoongi updated from a random shoes store worker
- Remember when agustd (SUGA on instagram) was asking rkive for his shoe size. I MISS YOU MIN YOONGI
- My man buy shoes yes my king I'm so happy for the update
- For what it's worth we heard his whereabouts my yoongi boongi
- You mean to tell me I wear a bigger size shoe than him?!
