Suga issues second apology after drunk scooter incident: ‘It’s all my fault’

• Suga issued his second apology after being fined and having his license suspended for riding an electric scooter while intoxicated earlier this month.
• “I forgot my sense of responsibility to repay the love I received through my actions and made a big mistake,” he wrote on WeVerse
• The BTS member is currently serving his compulsory military service in South Korea

Suga shares his regret after being fined and having his license suspended for driving an electric scooter while intoxicated earlier this month.

The 31-year-old BTS member took to WeVerse on August 25 and issued a second apology to fans following the incident in the form of a lengthy handwritten note, expressing his feelings that he had “tarnished the name” of the group “Dynamite.”

“I would like to apologize to you again with a heavy heart. I deeply apologize for disappointing and hurting my fans and everyone who loves me with my wrongdoings,” Suga wrote on social media platform South Koran. “I forgot my sense of responsibility to repay the love I received through my actions and made a big mistake.”

He then reiterated some previously shared details, that he was riding an electric scooter on a sidewalk “after drinking” on August 6.

According to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, a police officer found Suga lying on the ground after falling off his electric scooter in Seoul’s Yongsan district. The officer gave him a breathalyzer test, which revealed that his blood alcohol level was above 0.08 percent, the legal limit, the agency said.

Suga was detained at Yongsan Police Station for traffic violations and was questioned by officers before being released, the outlet reported.

“It’s all my fault. My carelessness makes life difficult for everyone who cares about me. I will try not to do any more bad things and live my life repenting,” he continued in his latest apology.

“Because of this incident, I have greatly tarnished the precious memories I created with the members and fans and I have tarnished the name of BTS,” Suga added.

“I am so sorry and in so much pain that it is hard to express how much I have hurt the members and the team. I am sorry that the members who always believed in me had to suffer because of me,” the statement continued. “And I also know very well how disappointed the fans who supported and cheered me on must have felt.”

He then concluded his note by saying: “I will gladly accept any punishment that is inflicted on me in the future, as well as criticism and reprimands. Finally, I bow once again and sincerely apologize for causing social controversy and disappointing many people.”

Suga had previously apologized in another note shared on WeVerse on August 7, assuring his followers that “no other people or establishments” were affected by the scooter accident.

Following the initial incident, BTS’s record label, BigHit Entertainment, released a statement on its website and wrote that it “apologizes for BTS member Suga’s electric skateboard accident.”

“We apologize for the disappointment caused by the artist’s inappropriate behavior,” they continued. “As a social services officer during his military service, he is ready to accept all disciplinary measures from his workplace for causing social unrest.”

“We will take further precautions to ensure that such incidents do not happen again in the future,” BigHit Entertainment added.

Currently, Suga is serving his mandatory military service after postponing his enlistment due to his tour schedule. Unlike his BTS classmates, Suga is working as a social service worker, an alternative form of military service, according to The New York TimesHis service is expected to end next June, according to the media.