Sugas blood alcohol level was 0.227%, which exceeds the legal 0.08% threshold.

I also apologize for the confusion resulting from my first apology that I hastily uploaded on the 7th.

I should have thought more deeply and been more careful, but I failed.

South Korean singer Suga of K-pop mega group BTS arrives at a police station in the Yongsan district of Seoul on August 23, 2024 for questioning after being charged with riding an electric scooter while under the influence late night on August 6. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

BTS' Suga.Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

There has been significant backlash from fans in Korea, with many signing aglobal petitionasking him to leave BTS.

The Global ARMY Alliance supports all seven members of BTS, they wrote.

Suga has been completing hismandatory military serviceas a social service agent in South Korea since last year.