BTS’ Suga booked by police for driving electrical scooter whereas drunk

Suga of BTS has been booked by South Korean police for driving an electrical scooter whereas intoxicated – the Ok-pop singer has issued an apology, which you’ll be able to learn beneath.

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Within the early hours of Wednesday (August 7), the Seoul Yongsan Police Station introduced that that they had booked the BTS member for questioning after allegedly driving an electrical scooter below the affect.

In accordance with the police – per Soompi – Suga, actual identify Min Yoon-gi, was booked on fees of violating the Highway Site visitors Act and is at present below investigation.

Following the reserving, BTS’ label Huge Hit has issued a press release on the incident on Weverse – as transcribed by Soompi. In accordance with their submit, the singer fell whereas using his electrical scooter for 500 meters, and was later given a breathalyzer check by a close-by police officer. Huge Hit additionally famous that Suga was carrying a helmet throughout the incident.

Huge Hit’s assertion reads: “We apologize concerning BTS member Suga’s electrical scooter accident.On the night time of August 6 (Tuesday), Suga was on his approach residence in an intoxicated state, utilizing an electrical scooter whereas carrying a helmet. He fell whereas parking after shifting about 500 meters, and the police officer who was close by carried out a breathalyzer check, leading to a effective and the cancellation of his license. No one was harm, and no property injury occurred as a result of incident, and he was taken residence below police custody.”

The label’s assertion continues: “We apologize for the frustration attributable to our artist’s inappropriate conduct. As a public service employee, he’ll obtain applicable disciplinary motion from his office for inflicting public disturbance. We’ll take higher care to stop such incidents from occurring sooner or later. Thanks.”

Suga has additionally posted his personal assertion. “I’m very heavy-hearted and apologetic to convey you disappointing information,” he wrote. “After consuming at a dinner yesterday night time, I rode an electrical scooter residence. I violated the Highway Site visitors Act attributable to my complacent considering that it was a brief distance and my failure to acknowledge that utilizing an electrical scooter whereas intoxicated was prohibited.”

He continued: “I fell whereas parking the scooter in entrance of my home, and the close by police officer carried out a breathalyzer check, ensuing within the cancellation of my license and a effective. Though there have been no victims or broken services on this course of, it’s completely my accountability with none excuse, and I sincerely apologize to everybody.”

Suga concluded: “I apologize to everybody harm by my careless and fallacious actions, and I will probably be extra cautious in my actions sooner or later to stop such incidents from occurring once more.”

Aside from the singer dropping his license and having to pay a effective, it’s at present unclear if the BTS member – who’s at present serving his obligatory South Korean navy service – will face different repercussions.