This article is part of our coverage of BTS Suga’s DUI Case. You can read more and ‘s is currently under investigation for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). According to reports from several Korean news outlets, he was discovered lying on the ground in Hannam-dong.
A police officer on patrol, detecting the smell of alcohol, assisted him and transported him to the nearest station for a test. The results showed a blood alcohol level of 0.227%.
On August 14, 2024, another media outlet, , published an exclusive with footage they received through a tip-off. In the CCTV that was obtained by DongA Ilbo on August 14, Suga can be seen riding his electric scooter on the sidewalk. Around 11:10 PM on August 6, three policemen who had been patrolling the area around Nine One Hannam passed by the front gates of the apartment complex where Suga had fallen as he lost balance while trying to make a turn inside the gates.
The police picked up his fallen helmet and approached him to give it back. In this process, they confirmed that he had been drinking, and did a test on him in real time. DongA Ilbo further reports that Suga had been drinking with his acquaintances around 9 PM near the Hannam Intersection, before continuing to drink at his personal studio nearby.
He then rode his electric scooter home around 11 PM. The scooter had been parked at his personal studio before that. The studio is located about 500 meters from Nine One Hannam.
DongA Ilbo makes further claims that a p.