BTS star Suga has apologised for riding an electric scooter after drinking alcohol. The member of the K-pop band claimed he did not realise you cannot use the vehicle on the roads “while intoxicated”, and was fined by police in Seoul. Writing on X, formerly Twitter , the 31-year-old said in Korean, which has been translated, that he is “deeply sorry to have to come to you with disappointing news”.
He added: “I rode an electric scooter home after drinking at a dinner last night. “I thought it was a short distance and didn’t realise that you can’t ride an electric scooter while intoxicated, so I violated the road traffic laws. “While I was parking my electric kickboard at the front gate of my house, I fell over by myself, and as a result of the breathalyser test conducted by a police officer nearby, my licence was revoked and a fine was imposed.
“No-one was harmed or any facilities were damaged in the process, but this is my responsibility and I have no excuses, so I bow my head and apologise to everyone. “I apologise to everyone who was hurt by my careless and wrong actions, and I will be more careful in my actions to avoid this from happening again.” The rapper, whose real name is Min Yoon-gi and is also known as Agust D, is currently completing his mandatory military service.
He is assigned as a social service agent, a non-military form of conscription work, while his fellow BTS members Jin and J-Hope are also on active service. Because of this, the g.