Popular American Comedian Jokes About BTS Suga’s Scooter Drunk Driving Incident

American comedian, writer, producer, and political commentator Stephen Colbert is no stranger to ARMYs. In 2019, BTS guested on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, including an interview and beloved The Beatles-inspired performance of “Boy With Luv.”

They even returned to the show three years ago. Then, they performed the hit “Butter” and played a cute game.

Now, a new clip from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is circulating among ARMYs on social media, despite no BTS member guesting on the show recently. Why?

In a recent episode, Stephen Colbert, who mainly focuses on U.S. news and politics, touched on international news with his world-focused segment, “What’s Going On Over There?” This focuses on global news that Americans might find shocking, strange, etc.

When Stephen Colbert read the news from South Korea, he reacted to the report that BTS’s Suga “apologized for driving an electric scooter while intoxicated.” On September 30, the Seoul Court issued a summary order of a fine of ₩15.0 million KRW (about $11,200 USD) for driving under the influence. Previously, Suga was charged with driving an electric scooter while under the influence, as blood alcohol level at that time was 0.227%, and his license was revoked.

Suga (left) and Stephen Colbert (right)

Stephen Colbert poked fun at the scandal, expressing his shock that Koreans even need a license to drive a scooter. The audience reacted with laughter. The clip went viral, with hundreds of thousands of views on X (formerly Twitter), and gained traction with ARMYs.

no matter what, to the rest of the world, this will be nothing but absolutely ridiculous pic.twitter.com/3l0y0RH9PG

— 🍓 ✿❀cam❀✿⁷ ♡'s yoongi🍓 (@camlovesyoongi) October 17, 2024

Stephen Colbert in his program makes jokes about incident of Yoongi with scooter.

“WAIT, KOREANS NEED A LICENSE TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE THINGS?… That is .. Good for you South Korea”

Yeah south korea you are a joke
(https://t.co/K4LTTsFepv) pic.twitter.com/pKSCrc8qep

— BTS Charts Daily (@btschartsdailyc) October 17, 2024

you’re in trouble when america makes more sense than you https://t.co/MqUor5zKF9

— ddaeng⁷ (@epiphanyent7) October 17, 2024

ARMYs called out Korea for punishing Suga for this incident, claiming it’s “bad” when even the U.S. “makes more sense.” What do you think?

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