”BTS” SUGA's ”Drunk Driving” spreads to ”SEVENTEEN” Seungkwan-Lee Yongji... Innocent victim in sudden sniping incident

While SUGA of the group BTS is under police investigation for drunk driving while serving in the military, innocent stars are flying under fire.

On the 24th, singer Lee Yong-ji's YouTube web variety ‘More Boring Stuff, But’ was released. In the video, Lee Yong-ji introduces sponsored liquor products, as ‘More Boring Things’ is a drinking talk show concept.

In the video, Lee Yeon-ji introduced the sponsored alcoholic beverages and said, "Of course, it is prohibited to sell alcoholic beverages to youths under the age of 19. Don't drink this before riding a bicycle. You will be driving under the influence." The comment was made in the context of Lee Yeon Ji having to go out to fetch guests on a bicycle after the opening, but some of SUGA's fans raised suspicions that it might have been an attempt to snipe SUGA, causing an unexpected sniping furore.

SUGA was found by the police on the night of the 6th when she collapsed on her way home on an electric scooter after drinking. At the time, SUGA's blood alcohol level was 0.227%, and it was reported that he turned himself in to the police on 23rd and admitted the charge of drunken driving.

However, some of SUGA's fans have sparked a firestorm against the innocent star. Earlier, comedian Yang Se-chang attracted attention when he said on his YouTube channel Suksuk, ‘Drinking and driving on a kickboard is no good’. While there was a lot of interest in the content that was filmed before the incident and released at the perfect time, Lee Yong-ji was placed in a similar situation, but some of SUGA's international fans raised eyebrows by accusing Lee Yong-ji of ‘sniping at SUGA’.

Earlier, SEVENTEEN's Sungkwan also suffered such damage. Sungkwan, a model for a beer brand, posted a comment on his personal channel with a liquor publicity campaign and a drunk driving warning, to which some SUGA fans forced Sungkwan to apologise by leaving vicious posts in the comments section. So, Sungkwan's fans made efforts to clean up the situation by leaving comments to push out the malicious posts.

Meanwhile, after turning himself in to the police, SUGA said: ‘I'm sorry that the members who always believed in me are going through a hard time because of me. And I know too well the disappointment felt by my fans who supported and cheered me on. I feel sorry for the fans who always gave me so much love for my inadequacy’.