BTS‘s Suga apology on Weverse is being heavily criticized.

Suga Apologizes for DUI Incident on Weverse

On August 7, BTS’s Suga posted an apology on his Weverse account following a drunk driving incident involving an electric scooter. Below is the full translation of his apology:

“Hello, this is Suga. I’m feeling extremely heavy-hearted and sorry to have to come to you all over such disappointing matter. I rode an electric scooter home last night, after having drinks with dinner. I thought that it was a close distance, and I did not realize that you could not operate an electric scooter after drinking. As such, I violated traffic rules. 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 A police was nearby, and through the results of a breathalyzer test, my license was revoked and I paid a fine. 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 apologize 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

Netizens React with Harsh Criticism

Netizens quickly responded to Suga’s apology with strong criticism, expressing their disapproval of his words.

• “His apology makes this even worse.”
• “Even his apology sucks.”
• “I hate the fact that his and HYBE’s apology emphasizes that there weren’t any victims who were harmed. If there were no victims, does it make it okay to drive drunk?”
• “I hope he takes this seriously. Two of my acquaintances had their licenses revoked due to driving the kickboard drunk. You need a license to drive this, but how are Middle School couples driving them? We need to get rid of kickboards entirely.”
• “There are idols who had their licenses revoked and they didn’t hit anybody, lol. But they didn’t get away with it with just an apology.”
• “Didn’t have any victims, but…”
• “I mean, why is he adding unnecessary words (that there weren’t any victims)?”

South Korea’s Electric Scooter Regulations

In South Korea, electric kickboards can only be rented with a license. Drivers are subject to many of the same traffic laws as other motor vehicles. According to a report by SE Daily, the fatality rate for traffic accidents involving e-scooters is 5.6%, which is 4.3 times higher than the overall traffic accident fatality rate.

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