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The
songwriter and rapper had ridden the scooter for about 500 m
(1,640 ft) before he tripped when parking on Tuesday night, his
label Big Hit Music, which is part of K-pop firm HYBE, said.
Suga failed a breathalyzer test conducted by nearby police and
was fined and his scooter license taken away, the label said,
adding that the incident caused no harm to anyone else or
property damage.
"I violated the road traffic law because I was comfortable with
the idea of being close (to home) and was not aware that you
could not use an electric scooter when you are drunk," Suga
wrote in a post on Weverse, a fan platform owned by HYBE.
"I apologies to everyone who has been hurt by my careless and
wrong behavior," added Suga, whose birth name is Min Yoon-gi.
South Korea, which requires a license for use of an electric
scooter, can levy penalties for driving while drunk or injuring
others.
Police accompanied the singer to his home, Big Hit Music said.
The incident is the latest example of K-pop performers sometimes
falling short of their squeaky-clean image.
Since announcing a break from group projects in June 2022, BTS
members pursued solo activities before starting military
service.
The 31-year-old Suga has been engaged in social service work in
order to meet his military duty commitment.
All able-bodied South Korean men aged 18 to 28 must serve for
about two years in the military, though some are allowed to work
as social service agents as an alternative form of duty.
(Reporting by Hyunsu Yim and Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Ed Davies
and Clarence Fernandez)
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