Suga of Ok-pop boy band BTS has been fined 15 million received ($11,500; £8,600) for driving an electrical scooter drunk, in accordance with media experiences.
The singer, whose actual identify is Min Yoongi, was charged in August after police found he was drunk after falling off his bike and making an attempt to face up close to his dwelling in Seoul.
Native media cited police experiences that his blood alcohol content material was 0.227%, effectively above the 0.08% threshold.
The Seoul District Courtroom imposed the high quality on Friday.
The rapper, whose driver’s license has additionally been revoked, apologized in August, saying he “thought the gap was shut” whereas driving dwelling in Seoul and “[forgot] You can not use electrical scooters after ingesting.”
“Though nobody was injured and no property was broken, that is completely my accountability and there aren’t any excuses.
“I apologize to those that have been harmed by my careless and wrongful actions, and I’ll be sure that this doesn’t occur once more sooner or later,” he stated in a press release.
Within the days that adopted, Suga confronted backlash, with some calling for him to go away BTS. South Korea’s Ok-pop idols are usually anticipated to mission a squeaky clear picture, though a lot of Suga’s followers additionally rose to his protection on this incident.
The 31-year-old is at the moment working as a social companies agent within the military after he was dominated unfit for normal fight obligation.
