“Newsroom” stated, “We reported the drunk driving incident of BTS’s Suga on August 7th. At that time, the news revealed CCTV footage of a man riding an electric scooter on the road, however, the police investigation later confirmed that the man in the footage was not Suga. We apologize for causing confusion.”
The Pann article regarding this became a hot topic with nearly 85,000 views as of the morning of August 17th. Below are some comments from Korean netizens.
– As an ARMY, I acknowledge that Suga made a mistake. However, it’s a separate issue that JTBC reported the incident without proper fact-checking. The real problem is that the public often accepts these reports without critical thinking, and when the media later corrects their mistakes, many people don’t even notice. It’s not about shielding Suga when ARMYs push for corrections and demand apologies from JTBC and other outlets. Please stop criticizing us for it. This reckless behavior by the media doesn’t just affect Suga.
– Whatever, I don’t care. He’s a drunk driver.
– This isn’t the first time they’ve done something like this. They’ve gone after everyone from politicians to celebrities like GD, Kang Hyung Wook, and now Suga. They’re worse than cyber wreckers, always quick to attack without caring about the truth.
– Because of this one news report, many people now mistakenly believe that the CCTV footage was of Suga.
– Is an apology enough? What’s really frustrating is that, yes, Suga made a mistake and deserves criticism for it. But thanks to that news channel, the footage of someone else riding a scooter was falsely attributed to Suga, and people accused him of lying in his apology letter. The damage was multiplied. Seriously, is an apology enough?
– This shouldn’t just end with an apology. It’s already spread too far.
Source: Pann
