Suga (pic), a member of K-pop megagroup BTS apologised after being charged with riding an electric scooter while under the influence.
Officers cited the 31-year-old after he fell from his bike the on Tuesday night before in Seoul’s fashionable Yongsan district, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing local police.
Posting to social media platform Weverse yesterday, Suga said he had driven home “thinking it was a close distance and forgetting that you can’t use the electric scooter under the influence, I violated the road traffic act”.
“I fell while parking the electric scooter in front of my house, and there was a police officer nearby. I was given a breathalyser test and subsequently had my licence revoked and was fined.”
Police said they took Suga to a nearby police station after smelling alcohol on his breath, Yonhap reported, adding his blood alcohol level was 0.08% – the legal limit is 0.03%.
“Although no one was harmed and no property was damaged, this is entirely my responsibility with no excuses,” Suga added.
“I apologise to those who have been hurt by my carelessness and wrongful behaviour, and I will ensure that this does not happen again in the future.”
The band’s agency, HYBE, also apologised, noting in a statement that Suga had been wearing a helmet while riding the scooter on what they said was a journey of about 500m.
Suga has been serving his mandatory military service since last September as a social service agent. — AFP
