BTS’s Jungkook under police investigation for car accident in Seoul

South Korean news agency Yonhap News said local police plan on summoning Jungkook for further questioning and ruled out the involvement of other offences such as driving under the influence. The Segye Ilbo newspaper said according to police reports, Jungkook had violated unspecified traffic rules while driving his Mercedes Benz and hit the taxi in the Hannam neighbourhood in Yongsan district in Seoul.

As news reports emerged about Jungkook’s involvement in the accident, BTS fans on social media platforms jumped to the K-pop star’s defence.

Fans of BTS began scouring local South Korean and international news portals and social media platforms for more information. Hours after the accident, Big Hit Entertainment released an official statement saying, “Jungkook admitted that he violated the Road Traffic Act immediately after the accident. The scene of the accident was resolved and police questioning was completed according to the due process, and an amicable settlement was made with the victim afterwards.”

this is very misleading and not quite what really happened. we tried to untrend something that we trended by accident which could be seen as misinformation. we are not saying he never got involved in an accident. what happened is human. everybody makes mistakes.

— mel⁷ •ᴗ• (closed) (@melodylfs) November 4, 2019

they’re not covering it up but just clearing the searches. Beside, jk himself and the agency had apologized and everything’s clear. This is so misleading.

— visenya🌙 (@zoldyckschic) November 4, 2019

We do acknowledge that the specific member was at fault in that accident and that he did make a mistake. We also noticed that he owned up to that mistake and handled the issue in a mature way, whereas the media and certain other individuals used this minor accident+

— Andi⁷ ☀️ (@ot7rideordie) November 4, 2019

The searches were cleaned, because haters used this opportunity to spread negativity. Also korean journalists used some misleading titles for their articles that led to the assumptions that the situation was really bad.

— ✨ (@jinniesnotes) November 4, 2019

BTS is one of K-pop’s biggest groups with an international fan-base. The group’s dynamic rise to superstardom since they first started in 2013 has been unprecedented in Korean pop music.