'Newsroom', BTS Suga apologizes for drunk driving CCTV misinformation"Sorry for confusion"
Aug 16, 2024
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At the end of the broadcast of JTBC 'Newsroom' on the 16th, the anchor mentioned the report of BTS member Suga's drunk driving incident.
'Newsroom's side bowed its head, saying, `It was confirmed that the man in the video passing by the boulevard on an electric scooter was not Suga.' `We apologize for causing confusion.'
On the 7th, 'Newsroom' released CCTV footage on the 6th, saying that Suga drove an electric scooter while intoxicated in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. The video has been criticized, saying that it turned out to be a lie that there was an accident in front of the house from Suga's apology.
Eventually, misinformation from 'Newsroom' was confirmed, and news videos released on various portal sites and official channels were deleted and closed to the public from the afternoon of the 14th. Since then, the CCTV part of the report video on the official website has also been replaced with a general road video unrelated to the incident.
Earlier on the 6th, Suga was found falling while driving an electric scooter while drinking alcohol in Yongsan-gu. In response, Suga returned home on an electric kickboard after drinking at the meal. He violated the road traffic laws without realizing that he could not use an electric kickboard while drinking and thinking that it was a close distance. "I fell alone while setting up an electric kickboard at the front door of the house, and there was a police officer around me, so I took a breath test and found that I was issued with a license cancellation and a fine."
However, Suga's ride was not 'Electric Kickboard', but 'Electric Scooter', and the blood alcohol concentration was 0.227%, far above the license revocation standard (0,08%).
The controversy has intensified over Suga's lies. As a result, the fandom is also being divided. Some fandom are supporting Suga by attacking other K-pop artists, while some have even held wreaths and truck protests demanding Suga's departure.
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