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Ok-pop megastar Suga has been fined after being caught using an electrical scooter whereas drunk.
Suga, who’s a member of South Korean boyband BTS, was fined 15 million gained (about $11,400) for DUI costs beneath the Highway Visitors Act, the Seoul Western District Court docket stated in a abstract order despatched to the singer on September 27.
In August, Suga was discovered to have ridden about 500 meters (round 1,600 toes) on an electrical scooter after ingesting alcohol. Whereas he didn’t injure anybody or trigger any injury, it’s unlawful to trip a scooter after ingesting alcohol in South Korea.
He issued an apology shortly after the incident, in a publish on on-line fan neighborhood platform Weverse.
“Final night time, I drank whereas having dinner, and returned residence using an electrical scooter. I simply thought it was a brief distance and was unaware of the truth that you can’t trip an electrical scooter when drunk, and due to this fact I violated the Highway Visitors Act,” the publish reads.
“I fell down on my own whereas parking the electrical scooter in entrance of the gate of my home, and when a police close by measured my alcohol stage, I used to be fined and my license has been revoked,” the 31-year-old signer added.
A driver’s licence is required for using an electrical scooter in South Korea.
Followers criticized Suga over the incident on-line, with some noting that this was the primary time he had posted an replace since beginning navy service in September 2023.
“I trusted him and waited that he would return, and what I get after the wait is an apology assertion.” one user wrote on X. “This isn’t one thing I can defend. I’m actually dissatisfied.”
One other defined the importance to non-Korean followers.
“It might be nothing in your international locations however it’s a severe incident in Korea,” they wrote on X.
“I don’t suppose it’s proper for him to do that when he’s an idol representing South Korea. I’m actually dissatisfied.”
Nonetheless, others defended the singer.
“I hope you recognize that this doesn’t make you a nasty individual, it makes you human. There are not any good individuals on this world,” wrote one.
“You might be so cherished by thousands and thousands of individuals all all over the world. I hope you’re feeling the love and help and let this go into your previous as a mistake and preserve transferring ahead.”