Suga

Suga rode an electric scooter after drinking, with a measured blood alcohol concentration of 0.227%; he admitted the offence, his licence was revoked and the court imposed a fine of 15 million won.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Initial statements by Suga and Big Hit referred to a 'kickboard' and gave the impression that the case was already closed; police clarified that it was a seated scooter and that the investigation was continuing, after which Big Hit apologised for the inaccurate information.

State of the evidence

Admitted by the person

Attribution

Shared responsibility

A civil complaint asked the military administration to review Suga's attendance during his social service following the drink-driving incident; no finding of an attendance breach was established in the sources considered.

JTBC broadcast CCTV footage claiming it showed Suga during the scooter incident; the investigation established that it showed another man, and the broadcaster apologised.

State of the evidence

Reported by the press

Attribution

Protagonist is the victim

Agust D's track 'What Do You Think?' included an excerpt from a speech by cult leader Jim Jones; Big Hit apologised, removed the sample and reissued the track.

State of the evidence

Admitted by the person

Attribution

Shared responsibility

An old tweet by Suga containing a play on words suggesting hitting someone with a camera was cited in a fan campaign criticising certain misogynistic content; Big Hit subsequently issued a general apology for BTS lyrics and content.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Personally implicated