Vehicle Used by BTS Jungkook Suddenly 'Auction Suspended'

Jungkook of BTS performing at the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] A car reportedly driven by BTS member Jungkook was put up for auction but the auction was halted just before closing.

According to the auction industry on the 21st, a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen (AMG G 63) previously driven by Jungkook was listed on Blacklot, Seoul Auction's open market-style auction platform. Although Blacklot did not explicitly disclose the previous owner of the vehicle, it attracted attention as it was known to be the car Jungkook had driven.

The bidding price, which started at 150 million KRW, rose to 420 million KRW just before the auction closed that day, but Blacklot stopped the auction ahead of the 4 PM closing time. In a notice about the re-auction, Blacklot explained, "A large number of bids from foreign customers were confirmed among the bidders," and added, "We attempted to verify their identities through various means, but some could not be confirmed."

Blacklot added that they decided to suspend the auction considering that proceeding without verifying bidders' identities could cause problems such as genuine bidders being disadvantaged. Blacklot plans to prepare countermeasures and re-auction the vehicle in the future.

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