Truck protests have been taking place every day. On the 16th (today), there were protests in front of the company building in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where SUGA's management office, BIGHIT MUSIC, is located, as well as in front of his home.
The truck protest continued all the way to Nine One Hannam. Some fans even started a truck protest calling for Suga to leave the group. The message written on the truck was:
There were calls for SUGA to leave the group, with comments such as, "Drunk driving SUGA leaves the group, D-day is today." In this way, the fan community was divided by SUGA's drunk driving issue.
Some fans are demanding that SUGA leave the group, claiming that he has tarnished BTS's reputation. In front of the truck demonstration, a message was written demanding SUGA leave the group.
Wreaths in mourning were lined up in front of the office building. Fans seem to be divided on what to do with him.
Earlier, on the 6th of this month, at around 11pm, Suga collapsed after driving an electric scooter while drunk in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
He was arrested by the police. At the time, his blood alcohol level was 0.227% and he was completely drunk. Both Suga and the management office apologized.
MUSIC explained the situation, saying, "While driving home after drinking, he was using an electric scooter while wearing a helmet, and after traveling about 500 meters, he fell over when parking."
He also explained the controversy over the reduction of the incident, and apologized. Suga also said, "I was leaning my scooter against the front gate of my house when I fell over. I was careless and acted in the wrong.
He apologized, saying, "I am very sorry," but even in his apology, fans were in a heated debate over how much of it was true.
Recently, additional CCTV footage was released of Suga riding an electric scooter down the sidewalk.
He ran down the sidewalk and collapsed in front of the main gate of his house, where he was found and woken up by three riot police officers who were patrolling nearby. Suga is currently arranging a date for a police summons to be investigated.
As it became known that he was about to be summoned by the police for questioning, a dispute arose over whether he should even stand in the photo line.
As the issue of Suga's drunk driving intensifies, the division within the fan community is also getting worse.
As the protests continue, attention is turning to the possibility of Suga being summoned to the police for investigation. Furthermore, according to a Korean media report today (16th), KBS has announced that it will be cancelling Suga's long-rumored appearance on TV.
It has been revealed that a decision has not yet been made on whether or not to hold a review committee. If the review committee determines that there is a problem with the person in question, it may decide to "suspend appearances" depending on the severity of the case.
The court may issue measures such as a "recommendation to refrain from public relations," "temporary suspension (in the event of civil or criminal indictment)," and "restrictions on broadcast appearances."
2024/08/16 19:48 KST
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