by Journalist Lee Seoyeon
https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003861390
However, the person in the CCTV footage released by JTBC and Yonhap News TV was not Suga.
On the 14th, Dong-A Ilbo reported that on the 6th of this month, around 9 PM, Suga had dinner with acquaintances at a restaurant near Hannam Intersection in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where he drank alcohol. Afterward, he went to a nearby private studio, where he drank more. Around 11 PM, he rode an electric scooter from the studio to his home, Nine One Hannam, which is about 500 meters away.
TV Chosun also aired the CCTV footage obtained by the police, showing Suga riding an electric scooter on the sidewalk. As he was turning left into the main entrance of Nine One Hannam, he lost his balance and fell. The police, who approached Suga after seeing him pick up his helmet that had fallen off during the incident, conducted a breathalyzer test on the spot.
Following the release of this CCTV footage, Suga has been cleared of the accusations of lying. Misunderstandings regarding the type of scooter, the distance traveled, and the nature of the incident have been resolved.
The electric scooter Suga was riding was not similar to a motorcycle-like scooter but rather a kickboard-style electric scooter with a seat. This differs from the scooter shown by some broadcasters in their reports. Some believe that the confusion arose because it looked like a kickboard.
Additionally, previous reports that Suga rode 1.5 kilometers in the opposite direction of his home and crashed into a curb, were proven false by the newly released CCTV footage.
These details match what Suga and his agency stated in their apology.
However, it's been reported that Suga told the police he was experiencing knee pain and mentioned that he "only had one beer and drove for a short while." His blood alcohol concentration was 0.227%, well above the 0.08% threshold for license revocation, making the "one beer" claim questionable. Given the false reports that surfaced after Suga's drunk driving incident, it’s crucial to confirm whether he indeed made the "one beer" statement. While the fact that he drove under the influence remains unchanged, if he didn't make the statement (of drinking "only one beer"), it would mean he didn't lie.
Drunk driving and riding an electric scooter on the sidewalk are undeniably wrong actions. However, considering the current information, it might be time to stop criticizing Suga for allegedly lying.
-Are they trying to cancel out one lie with another?
-Don’t reporters feel ashamed when they write such false articles?
-Are we supposed to praise him for this?
-What’s the point? He had one beer and still rode on the sidewalk.
-Drunk driving + riding on the sidewalk are the biggest mistakes here.
-So what? He drove on the sidewalk after drinking.
-Stop the media play.
-Do they think we don’t have eyes?
-One beer and a blood alcohol concentration of 0.227? If you're going to lie, at least try harderㅋㅋㅋㅋ HYBE is really bad at media play.
-Ugh, it's so annoying how they keep diverting the issue. This is so HYBE.
-Stop making excuses and just leave. You’re a criminal.
-This is so dumb.
-If he was riding on the sidewalk with a BAC of 0.227, that’s an even bigger problem, isn’t it? He could have killed someone... HYBE, why aren’t you kicking him out?
