BTS star Suga has apologised after having his licence revoked for driving an electric scooter while drunk.
On Wednesday, a representative for BTS’ label, Bighit, issued a statement in which they confirmed the South Korean popstar had lost his licence and received a fine.
Suga had failed a sobriety test after police officers in the “vicinity” spotted him fall over while parking an “electric kickboard” the previous evening.
Later, the K-pop hitmaker – also known as Min Yoon-gi – took full responsibility for his actions.
“Hello, this is Suga. I’m feeling extremely heavy-hearted and sorry to have to come to you all over such disappointing matter,” he wrote. “I rode and electric scooter home last night, after having drinks with dinner. I thought that it was a close distance, and I did not realise that you could not operate an electric scooter after drinking. As such, I violated traffic rules.”
Suga insisted no injuries or property damage occurred in the incident.
“I parked in front of the main gates to my home and I fell over by myself in that process. A police was nearby, and through the results of a breathalyser test, my licence was revoked and I paid a fine,” the 31-year-old continued. “Although no one was hurt, neither was any property harmed in the matter, as this is inexcusably something I have to take responsibility for, I bow my head in apology to everyone. I apologise to those who were hurt by my irresponsible and wrong actions, and I will be even more careful with my actions to prevent such matters from occurring in the future.”
Suga is currently serving as a social worker in the South Korean military as part of his mandatory service.
A Bighit spokesperson didn’t indicate whether the singer would be subject to further disciplinary action.
“We apologise for the disappointment caused by the artist’s inappropriate behaviour. As a social service agent during his military service, he is prepared to accept any disciplinary actions from his place of work for causing a social disturbance,” they commented. “We will take greater care to ensure that such incidents do not happen again in the future.”
