Fans React To New CCTV Footage Of BTS Suga’s Drunk Driving Incident
This article is part of our coverage of BTS Suga’s DUI Case. You can read more and view the entire timeline here.
New CCTV footage of BTS‘s Suga is shedding new light on the idol’s drunk driving incident.
According to various Korean news outlets, Suga was found by police after he fell off his electric scooter and brought to Yongsan Police Station. The results for Suga’s blood alcohol test reportedly showed a blood alcohol level of 0.227%.
On August 7, news outlet JTBC aired CCTV footage, supposedly from Suga’s drunk driving incident. A report by DongA Ilbo has revealed, however, that JTBC’s footage is false; the person in it is not Suga. JTBC has since removed the video.
Now, both Korean and international netizens are calling for an apology from JTBC for airing false footage.
it's confirmed the first cctv footage was NOT YOONGI but he had to endure endless hate and accusations of lying all because of JTBC LYING.
WE DEMAND AN APOLOGY
KOREAN MEDIA BULLIES
KOREAN MEDIA ARE MONEY HUNGRY BULLIES
KOREAN MEDIA INTIMIDATORS pic.twitter.com/pcozTlNfUi— kookies (@minikooki6) August 14, 2024
Public opinion was negatively impacted by the previously released footage, which contradicted some details in Suga’s first apology statement. Now, with the release of DongA Ilbo’s video, some fans, who believed Suga’s initial claims, are feeling vindicated and expressing their frustration.
i actually don’t want apologies, i want lawsuits. you guys can stand on what you said about yoongi ‘lying’. what he told yall was the truth and yall refused to believe him but instead believed 70 144p camera footages of a stranger riding a scooter from kmedia. don’t make me laugh
— mon⁷ ⭐️ (@knjgIoss) August 14, 2024
me watching this shit unfold knowing I never doubted yoongi for a single second pic.twitter.com/LsYbFVb5oy
— tay⁷ೀ (@kimgayism) August 14, 2024
the real footage was revealed by TV CHOSUN. yoongi was driving on the side road, just as fast as people walking and his wheel got stuck and fell. this is it. all the smearing campaign and hate was about this? i can’t believe this. he doesn’t deserve this hate i am overwhelmed. pic.twitter.com/ujzsQYYrpg
— archive 93 (@mygrchive) August 14, 2024
Others have pointed to Suga’s character as the reason why so many fans “stood by him” after he took accountability for his actions.
I think it’s a testament to Yoongi’s true character how most of us stood by him and never wavered in our trust. He came straight with a story and apologized for his misjudgment. He showed moral integrity and accountability. I wish him peace and healing, and swift justice.
— egg (@thesugarprint) August 14, 2024
ALL OF YOU CAN FUCK YOURSELVES.
you put a man in this mess when he told us the truth from the very start, acknowledged his mistake, apologized, and cooperated all because you choose to believe false information.
this is why i have and will always trust yoongi.
— agust DAKS (@dailyagustDAKS) August 14, 2024
he and bangtan have never given us reason to doubt them. they’ve always been honest with us even when hearing the truth isn’t always pleasant. they earned that level of trust. https://t.co/cUmnwID5KY
— kach ⁷ 🍊 🥢 (@not7withyou) August 14, 2024
Watch the latest CCTV footage here:
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