SUGA "fell" to get involved in the prosecuted alcohol, creating a stain on BTS, about to leave the group?

SUGA's (BTS) image of the K-pop male god suddenly disappeared, when Yonhap News reported that he was drunk and used a skateboard. After that, SUGA was taken to the police station to investigate and prosecute for violating the Road Traffic Law.

In the entertainment world of kimchi, this action is difficult to accept, especially for the second most influential idol in Korea. Soon after, SUGA's management company, Big Hit Music, apologized. The company said that the male idol used an electric board and wore a helmet.

On the same day, SUGA also spoke up in person. He expressed: "I feel very heavy and apologize for disappointing you. After drinking at dinner last night, I drove home on an electric skateboard. I didn't know that the use of electric skateboards was impossible and violated road traffic laws."

However, Suga's post quickly received great attention from audiences around the globe. Some people sympathized and expressed encouragement for the male idol for bravely admitting fault when an unexpected incident occurred. However, on social networks, there are still many comments criticizing Suga after this apology. Specifically, netizens expressed, "His apology made things even worse", "Even his apology was terrible".

SUGA's thoughts and apologies will end everything. However, it did not stop there, South Korean media quoted the police as saying that SUGA used electric motorcycles and not skateboards as Big Hit Music claimed. At the same time, CCTV footage of SUGA's movement was also released by JTBC. At this time, the controversy really exploded on Korean social networks.

According to CCTV, SUGA was riding an electric motorcycle on a road in Yongsan-gu, Seoul at around 11 p.m. on August 6. As he approached the house, SUGA fell. A patrol police officer approached and smelled alcohol, so he took the male idol to the police station to check his breath. SUGA's blood alcohol level is at the level of having his license revoked.

The police official emphasized: "This car can be called by people in many different ways, but it should be called a saddle electric motorcycle. No fines have been issued and whether to revoke the license is also being considered." If the vehicle used by SUGA at the time of the incident was an electric motorcycle and not a skateboard, the sanction would be heavier.

The police added: "We have no plans to summon SUGA at the moment but the investigation will continue to determine whether the offence of violating the Road Traffic Law applies in this situation."

According to IMBC, netizens think that Big Hit Music's statement is inconsistent. Meanwhile, Top Star News added that unlike kickboards, electric motorcycles can be criminally handled. As a result, Big Hit Music's statement raises suspicions that the company is trying to mitigate the circumstances of the incident by saying that SUGA only uses skateboards instead of electric motorcycles as reported by the police.

Big Hit Music apologizes again. The company affirmed that it did not deliberately mitigate the circumstances of the incident but misrepresented the specifications, leading to the wrong conclusion that SUGA's vehicle was a skateboard instead of an electric motorcycle.

Talking about the reason why SUGA's actions were harshly condemned, because recently in South Korea, there is a widespread awareness that celebrities driving while drunk is equivalent to depriving people of life and cannot be forgiven. In addition, SUGA is enlisted in the military as a community service employee. Of course, since the incident occurred outside of working hours, there will not be any disciplinary or punitive measures from the military agency for SUGA. "However, controversy during military service will be a stain on this member," IMBC said.

Even, according to Star News Korea, the audience thinks that BTS has a great position in the entertainment industry, so they have to set an example instead of letting controversy occur. "BTS's social value is so great that it cannot be expressed in words, so severe punishment is inevitable," Star News Korea quoted an article on social media as saying.