Korean media outlets TV Chosun and Dong-A Ilbo released new CCTV footage showing BTS member Suga’s accident on Aug. 6. The two media outlets got the footage on Aug.
14 showing Suga riding an electric scooter on a sidewalk in Yongsan, Seoul. Suga is being investigated by the police for drunk driving. Dong-A Ilbo reported that at about 11:10 p.
m. KST on Aug. 6, Suga lost his balance and fell while making a left turn toward the inside of the main entrance of Nine One Hannam luxury apartment complex after passing three riot police officers who were patrolling the sidewalk in Yongsan, Seoul.
BTS' Suga riding an electric scooter on a sidewalk in Yongsan, Seoul on Aug. 6 (Screenshot from TV Chosun video) BTS' Suga as he is about to turn left to enter the main entrance of Nine One Hannam in Yongsan, Seoul on Aug. 6 (Screenshot from TV Chosun video) The three police officers on Aug.
6 (Screenshot from TV Chosun video) BTS' Suga turning left to enter the main gate of Nine One Hannam in Yongsan, Seoul on Aug. 6 (Screenshot from TV Chosun video) BTS' Suga falls down as he made a left turn to enter the main entrance of Nine One Hannam in Yongsan, Seoul on Aug. 6 (Screenshot from TV Chosun video) BTS' Suga picking up his electric scooter as the three police officers look on at main gate of Nine One Hannam in Yongsan, Seoul on Aug.
6 (Screenshot from TV Chosun video) BTS' Suga and the three police officers on Aug. 6 (Screenshot from TV Chosun video) The police officers approached Suga, who was picking up his fallen helmet, and tried to help him. It was confirmed that they performed a breathalyzer test on Suga.
The CCTV footage appears to have been from a camera inside Nine One Hannam. The Dong-A Ilbo and TV Chosun reports stated that the results of the breathalyzer test showed that Suga's blood alcohol content level was 0.227 percent, which is at a level where his license can be revoked.
The report by Dong-A Ilbo added that according to the police and others, at about 9 p.m. on Aug.
6, Suga ate and drank with acquaintances at a restaurant near Hannam intersection, then went to his nearby personal studio to drink together. About about 11 p.m.
, he rode his electric scooter that had been placed in the studio and returned home. The studio was confirmed to be about 500 meters away from Nine One Hannam, the report added. CCTV footage of BTS member Suga's accident on Aug.
6 obtained by TV Chosun (TV Chosun video) Big Hit Music issued a first statement on Aug. 7 saying that “Suga was riding an electric kickboard while wearing a helmet and drunk while returning home.” “After traveling about 500 meters, he fell over when parking.
After a nearby police officer performed a breathalyzer test, he received a fine and had his license revoked. There were no casualties or property damage, and he returned home under police custody,” the agency added. It released a second apology on Aug.
7, saying, “ Regarding the fine and license revocation, the artist was immediately sent home after submitting to a police breathalyzer test on Aug. 6.” “ Both the company and the artist did not realize that there were still procedures to follow and mistakenly believed the matter was closed.
Given the seriousness of the matter, we apologize for delivering incorrect information due to an internal communication error,” it said..
