BTS Suga, aka Min Yoongi, found himself at the centre of a storm, and not the good kind. For weeks now, the streets of K-town have been buzzing with rumours about Suga’s supposed DUI on an electric scooter. It all kicked off when some CCTV footage surfaced, showing a man zooming down the main road like he was auditioning for a Fast & Furious sequel—on a scooter, no less. Naturally, the clip divided the K-pop world, with BTS ARMY going into full detective mode. JTBC newsroom apologised for airing the wrong footage and now another channel - Korea Now, has done the same. BTS’ SUGA Drunk Driving Case: JTBC Newsroom Apologises for Releasing Wrong CCTV Footage; KBS Issues Statement on Channel Ban.
Just when ARMY thought it couldn’t get juicier, another Korean outlet, KOREA NOW, decided to join the party. They admitted to the colossal mistake too. How kind of them to finally set the record straight, after circulating the wrong video for days. On August 19, KOREA NOW posted, “We at KOREA NOW apologize to BTS Suga and viewers for mistakenly linking the star’s e-scooter DUI incident with the wrong CCTV footage.”
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To wrap it up, KOREA NOW promised to up their game and vowed to prevent similar mishaps in the future. Because accuracy is suddenly a priority when it comes to reporting about one of the world’s biggest stars. BTS' Suga Latest Controversies Amid DUI Scandal Explained: From Bullying Accusations to Avoiding Social Worker Duties, K-Pop Star Min Yoon-gi Faces New Allegations.
JTBC Newsroom Apologises to BTS Suga for Spreading False Information
JTBC APOLOGIZES FOR SPREADING MISINFORMATION ABOUT SUGA:
👤 … a CCTV footage of him riding an electric scooter was aired, and a police investigation confirmed that the man in the video was not BTS' Suga. We apologize for the confusion. pic.twitter.com/j6k8VIdnpC
— moni⁷ 𖠌 (@sevenrchive) August 16, 2024
JTBC Newsroom released CCTV footage of a man speeding on an electric scooter, initially implicating BTS' Suga in a DUI incident. The clip went viral and contradicted Suga's statement, briefly suggesting he was lying about the night in question. The footage's circulation created a storm, impacting Suga's reputation before it was later revealed to be incorrect.
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