Source: JTBC via YouTube
[+1,100] He wrote such a long-winded letter trying to downplay this as much as possible by saying it was just a kickboard, he only rode it for 500m, he wore a helmet, he fell in front of his home, no one else was hurt… and yet he was drunk to the point where his license is at risk of being canceled while operating something that’s basically a motorcycle, going over 10 lane roads back and forth. Can you imagine if he had impacted with any of the cars around him? It could’ve caused an even bigger multiple-car accident.
[+328] I truly don’t understand why he would lie about something that he knew CCTV would’ve caught and the truth would’ve gotten out anyway. Hybe even media played the lies…
[+248] Drunk driving cannot be shielded ever…
[+291] What is going on with Hybe and Suga? Did they really not think CCTV would be released on this? We have CCTV footage of every moment from beginning to end, why would you think you can lie and get away with it? And it also clearly shows in the clips that it was not just 500 meters, but at the very least 3 kilometers and that’s just what was caught on CCTV. Furthermore, he wasn’t caught in front of his house like he stated, the police weren’t even involved at that point. Celebrities seriously think they’re above the wall…
[+730] That is not a kickboard, that’s a motorcycle. The thing about drunk driving is that rarely do people only do it once. They’re usually habitual drunk drivers who get unlucky the one time they’re caught.
[+1,000] Pisses me off that he called it a kickboard
[+413] He seriously tried to call a scooter a kickboard? Why would he think he could get away with that lie?
[+682] Why did he write that it was a kickboard in his apology..?
[+257] As if drunk driving wasn’t bad enough, he was caught lying in his apology letter too ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[+135] Pisses me off that he lied about the kickboard thinking he wasn’t caught on CCTV. Why lie??? It so clearly shows you seated on something?????????
[+189] Did he think calling it a kickboard would make people feel more lenient about it? Because this is a scooter no matter how you look at it. All he had to do was put his head down and apologize for everything, but the fact that he started his media play by calling it a kickboard is so bad; why do celebrities make all this money if they never spend it on calling a cab after drinking
[+581] That is no kickboard… it has a seat… that’s an electric scooter… he definitely tried to downplay the scandal
[+75] Drunk drivers never only do it once, I bet this isn’t this ba$tard’s first or only time drunk driving
[+49] Hybe’s media play makes me sick, they really tried to downplay it by saying 500 meters on a kickboard
[+152] What a mess ㅋㅋㅋ even the police had to come out and clarify that it was an electric scooter but he kept calling it a kickboard ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[+173] Bang Shi Hyuk, are you going to sue Suga for breach of trust too? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[+542] That is not a kickboard…
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Article: Police “Suga was operating a scooter, not an electric kickboard”
Source: Star News via Nate
[+106, -2] Hul… a scooter is basically a motorcycle, no? Why did oppa do this, seriously…
[+105, -0] A scooter is basically a motorcycle. Can you imagine getting on a motorcycle while drunk? How many lives does he think he has? He must’ve been crazy.
[+61, -0] And yet he said it was an electric kickboard on his statement
[+55, -0] The lie is ridiculous ㅋ
[+52, -1] So he was even lying on top of that…?
[+15, -0] Hul, Hybe at it again?
[+10, -0] Whether it was a kickboard or a scooter or a bicycle, anything with ‘electric’ in front of it requires license cancellation if you were found drunk on it
[+8, -0] A kickboard is something you stand on, if it has a seat, it’s a scooter.. his license better be penalized for it
[+7, -0] I saw the video, it was definitely a scooter… why would you get on a scooter drunk?? How could you not know that it was illegal? Give me a break.. just say you’re sorry, enough with the lies!
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Source: Sports Donga via Nate
[+191, -39] Seriously, drunk driving? This is so disappointing. Now his crazy fangirls are going to get even crazier trying to shield this.
[+137, -17] That was not an apology letter, that was an excuse letter
[+73, -18] I highly doubt he didn’t know… how could someone not know that you can’t be on a kickboard while drunk? ㅋㅋㅋ
[+73, -217] He already apologized, what more do people want? Yes, he was in the wrong for what he did, but why are people acting like he caused a car accident, tsk tsk
– Child, operating a kickboard while drunk still counts as drunk operation ㅋㅋ do you know that you can’t ride a bike drunk too? ㅋㅋ
– Electric kickboards have caused deaths in the news, there’s a reason you need licenses for it
– This is not the time for you to be acting up, please just stay quiet
[+21, -2] I always see comments about how Armies never shield their group for things they’re truly wrong in.. I guess the comments in this article aren’t from Armies? Or masked haters?
[+17, -2] All he laid out were excuses just to end the letter saying he has no excuses ㅋ it’s over for him
[+16, -3] And what if he was caught drunk driving? Would his excuse have been “I didn’t know it was illegal to drink and drive”?
[+15, -1] So many accidents in the news caused by electric kickboards, getting on one drunk is attempted murder
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Article: BTS Suga under controversy for downplaying accident “kickboard not a scooter”
Source: Sports Kyunghyang via Nate [2] [3]
[+65, -1] If it’s something with a seat that you can sit on… that’s a scooter… and definitely not something you should get on while drunk. And the fact that his excuse is that he “didn’t know”…
[+47, -0] Why can no one just be honest? Why does fame make people think that they can get away with their lies?
[+43, -4] Wow, just look at the way Hybe runs things
[+6, -1] A scooter’s basically a motorcycle… why would he try to downplay something like this, especially when he’s going to get caught so easily?
[+27, -1] Why lie that it was a kickboard?
[+10, -0] Why is he ruining BTS image like this;;
[+10, -0] Drinking always leads to scandals… he seems to really like drinking
[+7, -1] He’s now joining the ranks of criminals ㅋㅋㅋ
[+34, -0] JTBC released the CCTV, and it’s definitely a scooter
[+29, -9] It’s always the least popular member causing all the scandals… just like Seungri in Big Bang
[+24, -0] It’s a scooter ㅋㅋㅋ you have to sit on it
[+17, -2] Tsk tsk tsk, what a problem
[+15, -0] Wait, isn’t he in public service in the first place because he injured his shoulder in a motorcycle accident when he was 17 or something? And now he’s drunk and still doing something so dangerous?
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