BTS' Suga Responds After Having His License Revoked for Driving Electric Scooter While Drunk

BTS member Suga had his license revoked after driving an electric scooter while intoxicated. Now he’s speaking out.

According to reporting by TMZ, the 31-year-old hitmaker was arrested in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday (August 6) after failing a breathalyzer test.

Suga was not driving a car. However, he was on an electric kickboard, which is a sort of electronic scooter. On top of his revoked license, he will need to pay a fine.

He took to social media to react to the news.

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The musician reacted to the development by issuing a statement on X (formerly Twitter).

“I am deeply sorry and deeply sorry to have to come to you with disappointing news. I rode an electric scooter home after drinking at a dinner last night. I thought it was a short distance and didn’t realize that you can’t ride an electric scooter while intoxicated, so I violated the rode traffic laws,” he wrote.

Suga continued, adding, “While I was parking my electric kickboard at the front gate of my house, I fell over by myself, and as a result of the breathalyzer test conducted by a police officer nearby, my license was revoked and a fine was imposed. No one was harmed or any facilities were damaged in the process, but this is my responsibility and I have no excuses, so I bow my head and apologize to everyone.”

He concluded: “I apologize to everyone who was hurt by my careless and wrong actions, and I will be more careful in my actions to avoid this from happening again.”

Suga is currently serving his required time in the military. He enlisted in September 2023.