Sugar Challenge with a Bottle of Alcohol? 'Anti-Fan's Self-Made Play' Circumstances Are Coming Soon

[Seoul = Newsis] Reporter Lee Jae-hoon = As BTS member Suga (Min Yoon-gi) is accused of drinking and riding an electric scooter, a challenge is spreading overseas in which people are supporting him by uploading photos of the scooter and a bottle of alcohol together on social media. However, evidence is gradually coming out that this is actually a fabrication by some BTS anti-fans.

According to the K-pop industry on the 12th, photos of themselves holding bottles of alcohol in their hands inside a car have been uploaded one after another with the hashtag 'Sugar Challenge' centered around X.

X users who wrote the posts are taking on the appearance of supporting Suga by adding phrases such as "I always support Suga" and "We will be together."

However, this is an attitude that does not fit with the usual tendencies of BTS' fandom 'ARMY', which boasts a good influence. In fact, there are successive cases of some BTS antis taking photos from image-sharing social media such as Pinterest and staging a play.

Additionally, some netizens appeared, mocking Suga by posting videos of themselves drinking from a bottle while driving with the hashtag "Sugar Challenge."

Given these situations, some are pointing out that it is a bit far-fetched to conclude that overseas ARMYs unconditionally support Suga for drunk driving. As BTS enjoys worldwide popularity, there are many anti-fans who are displeased with this. It is reasonable to suspect that they are trying to excessively damage BTS's image by spreading reverse virality using the recent situation.

Of course, the industry consensus is that Suga should be punished for his mistake and reflect on it. ARMYs are also unanimous in saying that Suga should be held accountable for his mistake, at least considering BTS's fame and status.

Suga was booked by the police on the 7th on charges of riding an electric scooter while intoxicated. The police will likely summon Suga again soon to investigate the exact amount of alcohol consumed at the time of the incident and the circumstances surrounding his drunk driving. Suga and his agency Big Hit Music plan to actively cooperate with the police.

The antis think this is the time to do something like making up a play. I hope they get punished for their mistakes and end things well.