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BTS Star Learns His Fate After Drunk Driving an E-Scooter

Suga said he “was not aware that you could not use an electric scooter when you are drunk” when he apologized for his behavior last month.

Things turned sour for Suga on Monday. The K-pop sensation and BTS member, real name Min Yoon-gi, was fined $11,500 in a Seoul court for drunk driving an electronic scooter. The rapper-songwriter, 31, apologized for his “careless and wrong” behavior last month but also said he “was not aware that you could not use an electric scooter when you are drunk.” HYBE, the K-pop entertainment firm that owns BTS’ record label Big Hit Music, said Suga tripped on the scooter when parking at night and failed a police-administered breath test of his blood-alcohol level. Police subsequently revoked his scooter license. The group’s zealous fans became so angry that some sent flower wreaths to HYBE headquarters with messages demanding he leave BTS.