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 learn beneath.
Within the early hours of Wednesday (August 7), the Seoul Yongsan Police Station introduced that they’d booked the BTS member for questioning after allegedly driving an electrical scooter beneath the affect.
In accordance with the police – per Soompi – Suga, actual identify Min Yoon-gi, was booked on costs of violating the Highway Site visitors Act and is presently beneath investigation.
Following the reserving, BTS’ label Large Hit has issued an announcement on the incident on Weverse – as transcribed by Soompi. In accordance with their put up, the singer fell whereas driving his electrical scooter for 500 meters, and was later given a breathalyzer check by a close-by police officer. Large Hit additionally famous that Suga was carrying a helmet in the course of the incident.
Large Hit’s assertion reads: “We apologize concerning BTS member Suga’s electrical scooter accident.On the evening of August 6 (Tuesday), Suga was on his manner 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 performed a breathalyzer check, leading to a wonderful and the cancellation of his license. No person was harm, and no property harm occurred as a result of incident, and he was taken residence beneath 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 acceptable disciplinary motion from his office for inflicting public disturbance. We are going to take better 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 ingesting at a dinner yesterday evening, I rode an electrical scooter residence. I violated the Highway Site visitors Act on account of 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 performed a breathalyzer check, ensuing within the cancellation of my license and a wonderful. Though there have been no victims or broken services on this course of, it’s fully my accountability with none excuse, and I sincerely apologize to everybody.”
Suga concluded: “I apologize to everybody harm by my careless and improper actions, and I will likely be extra cautious in my actions sooner or later to stop such incidents from occurring once more.”
Other than the singer dropping his license and having to pay a wonderful, it’s presently unclear if the BTS member – who’s presently serving his obligatory South Korean navy service – will face different repercussions.
