Although SUGA was discharged a year ago and has since returned to an active schedule with BTS, his time completing military service continues to draw considerable public interest. Part of the reason is that he served as a social service worker rather than enlisting for active duty like the other members. SUGA is also very private and shared almost no details about his life during that period, making stories about his time in service particularly rare.

Recently, a comment from someone who served alongside SUGA as a social service worker caught the attention of netizens after they shared their experience of interacting with the K-pop superstar.

The former colleague wrote: “I took the same clαѕѕ as BTS Suga during public service training and honestly I was surprised. He was chatting comfortably with the guys in our group, asking things like 'What games do young people like these days?' and talking about MapleStory and Teamfιgнт Tactics (TFT). Plus, he bought coffee and snacks for everyone in our group and pαѕѕed them around. He gives off such a down-to-earth, humble neighborhood hyung vibe, even though he's a world star whose 'Daechwita' нιтs 500 million views.”

For ARMY who regularly follow SUGA, his love of video games, particularly TFT, probably comes as no surprise. The rapper previously excitedly revealed that he had reached Emerald rank for the first time while trying to climb the ranks in the game during Lunar New Year. Those who have watched BTS In The SOOP may also remember Jin, Jimin and SUGA playing the TFT mode in League of Legends, exchanging strategies and even guiding one another as they played.

What stands out about this latest story, however, is not just SUGA’s love of gaming, but also how he naturally used a topic familiar to young people to strike up conversations and connect with his new colleagues. They may have expected a global K-pop superstar to be difficult to approach and uninterested in chatting about casual, everyday topics. Instead, he was the one who initiated conversations, talked about things like video games, and even bought food and drinks to share with everyone.

SUGA’s down-to-earth, friendly and sincere personality was the complete opposite of the image they might have expected from a celebrity of his stature, leaving them genuinely ѕнσ¢кed!

There have also been several stories about SUGA from his time in military service that went viral in the past, further supporting his former colleague’s account.

One X user once shared that her boyfriend had received a bottle of water and Pepero sticks that SUGA handed out to his fellow trainees during a holiday. Another person who worked distributing food at the training center recalled that SUGA always politely said thank you whenever he received his meals.

Another post revealed that SUGA had been chosen as the team leader among those completing social service duties alongside him. He reportedly established several rules to maintain a friendly environment, including being punctual, not smoking indoors and respecting one another’s boundaries. The group even came to be known as “Pyeong Chang Su,” named after the bottled water brand SUGA had once given everyone.

These small stories offer yet another glimpse into SUGA’s wonderful character, giving ARMY every reason to feel proud of him:

- Yoongi has always been such a warm, humble, and down to earth person. Even though he is an introvert you can still catch his positive energy. I wish people didn't had misconceptions about this kind and generous people. He is a bundle of joy in the group.

- Yoongi asking a bunch of strangers what games they're into is so endearing. Min-style small talk. My sweetest humble boy

- Even though he's a global superstar, Yungi feels just like the friendly neighborhood big brother. My angel

- No matter how big of a star he becomes, yoongi will always have that same humble, genuine heart. That's what makes him so special and precious

- I love hearing stories from other ppl who interacted with our tannies. Yesterday I also saw the one with an ex BH trainee that Yoongi brought to the ER and paid for the fees despite being tight w/ money. And that trainee pay it forward by taking care of Jimin too when he's sick.

- He is officially the sweetest man alive. A whole world star with zero ego, just pure neighborhood big bro vibes

- No matter what haters say, we know his true character. He’s always been kind-hearted. I’m glad the truth is coming out