BTS member Suga apologises for drunk driving electric scooter

SEOUL: K-pop group BTS member Suga apologised on Wednesday (August 7) after being caught drunk driving an electric scooter in the South Korean capital, Seoul.

The singer travelled around 500 meters and tripped after parking on Tuesday (August 6) night, according to his agency Big Hit Music under K-pop firm, HYBE.

He has been fined and his licence revoked after police nearby found him and conducted a breathalyser test, his agency said, adding there were no casualties and no property was damaged.

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He was accompanied home by police, Big Hit Music said.

Those violating the Road Traffic Act by driving an electric scooter while drunk and causing injury to others can face punishment.

Suga posted an apology statement on Weverse, a superfan platform owned by HYBE.

The 31-year-old singer has been been serving his military duty as a social service worker since last year.