BTS’s Suga has shocked all the fans, better known as ARMY, after revealing the true story behind his stage name and rewriting thirteen years of BTS’s history. The idol is ready to spill the tea on his artistic journey name.
Recently, BTS sat down for Wired‘s “Autocomplete Interview,” where they answered fan questions pulled from Google autocomplete searches. Suga didn’t expect one of the questions to be Suga’s inspiration behind his artistic name.
Yoongi telling us the real meaning behind the name SUGA after 13 years and saying that shooting guard was what he just used caused it was annoying to explain… MIN YOONGI HOW LONG DID YOU PLAN TO GATEKEEP THIS INFO pic.twitter.com/Ug1RKNxo13
— ⭑ (@sugadooll) April 6, 2026
The idol originally kept the version of Suga, which is short for “shooting guard,” a basketball position. However, Suga has revealed that he says it because the real behind-the-scenes story is too annoying to explain.
He revealed that the real inspiration comes from legendary American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, a five-time world champion renowned for his technical striking skills and precision in the ring. The other members were completely surprised after he spilled the tea, and J-hope, Jin, and V called him out for possibly making it up or gatekeeping it for 13 years.
