BLACKPINK member Jennie was recently spotted allegedly smoking in a video that has now been taken down.
Fans noticed that she was using a vape or electronic cigarette in one of her vlogs wherein she was holding a dark-colored device to her lips while she was getting her hair and makeup done.
She’s then seen exhaling smoke in the following scene. The said section of the video has since been removed from her vlog.
Although Jennie is already an adult, a lot of people have pointed out that she was smoking indoors which is prohibited in South Korea and many countries including Italy, where she was during that time.
Social media users also pointed out that she was smoking in front of her staff which led to further criticism online.
"jennie has clean lungs" "jennie hates smokers" "jennie will never smoke"
meanwhile jennie being best friends of cigarette, vape and marijuana smokers (not to mention the parties) but blinks always in denial as they dragged bts as if them had committed a crime https://t.co/oedLVTbh91 pic.twitter.com/wjQWKy1CVV
— •_• (@kkb_000) July 8, 2024
Girs I agree and I basically bias Jennie but in that case. Smoke vape or cigarettes do affect others…😐 at least she should’ve done it in the acceptable area not on her Vlog please cus she’s still in Korean(aka conservative)industry I don’t have any probs smoking herself but.. https://t.co/5zVRto2Lxn
— Cname (@cnamex) July 9, 2024
The fact that children in Congo are dying because of people want to slowly kill themselves is sad & the fact Jennie is always sick hope she knows it’s bad for her body. Just smoke a cigarette oh my fucking gosh. It’s like celebrities choose not to be educated. Vape is also waste. https://t.co/eNIL9WTlXP
— shinjiiiii (@havesenseplease) July 8, 2024
🤣 yall need to stop. Jennie is not defying anything especially in Korea where lot of ppl smoke! Not only she is harming her self but her staff’s health too! Second hand smoking/vaping are just as bad for the person. If u going to mess up ur body do it privately not in public! 😠 https://t.co/2rfpXHxfwK
— Waterfall_Girl (@ZoomOut365) July 9, 2024
the problem isn't Jennie's age (everyone knows that she's a grown woman), but it's her smoking in the room. the case is the same as what happened to haechan long time ago https://t.co/8Fz1L4q8WH
— ℒily (@lilreadings) July 9, 2024
jennie… as a fan, this is disappointing seriously, smoking is one but smoking in front of your make up artist… even if u ask permission.. you don’t have enough empathy towards their health? this is why i hate smokers https://t.co/pbhIlHoqgt
— annie (@baekflair) July 9, 2024
Smoking indoors using a vape or traditional cigarette is taken seriously by the law. K-pop idol Haechan from NCT previously had to pay a fine for vaping indoors in South Korea.
Fans came into her defense claiming that Jennie used a diffuser due to respiratory issues and made an attempt to clarify the issue by sharing the identical-looking product.
"jennie has clean lungs" "jennie hates smokers" "jennie will never smoke"
meanwhile jennie being best friends of cigarette, vape and marijuana smokers (not to mention the parties) but blinks always in denial as they dragged bts as if them had committed a crime https://t.co/oedLVTbh91 pic.twitter.com/wjQWKy1CVV
— •_• (@kkb_000) July 8, 2024
Your fav is dating a man who is funding a whole aSs genOcide, strIpping in front of old men
But Jennie a 28yr old woman can’t do vape?
And it’s still a speculation bcs it can easily be a vitamin diffuser https://t.co/IPnekNBXCu— ᴼᴬ 💋 𐙚🐐 (@kumaisabully) July 8, 2024
You can clearly see in picture 1 that the one that jennie has is accurate to a herbal vapor. The second picture is an example of a vape pod and you can clearly see that it's round lol https://t.co/GCsQKNr2t0 pic.twitter.com/XxVFOIaF06
— yai (@rubyvapes) July 8, 2024
I don’t think jennie vaped y’all it’s a diffuser 😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/mGdilXkC1X
— eli 🏹 (@jnkrealcunt) July 8, 2024
1. she’s a grown woman, she can do everything that she wants.
2. it’s not a vape, but it’s a diffuser— hiro (@rubyjaneroses) July 8, 2024
jennie is a grown woman and plus she’s taking her vitamin b diffuser i do that as well. ya’ll are just some immature kids who don’t know how to grow up touch some fucking grass and leave jennie alone
— jennierubyjane (@donna077dmr) July 9, 2024
Upon hearing about the smoking controversy, her agency, ODD ATELIER, released a statement via X (formerly Twitter) addressing the issue which reads:
“Hello.
This is OA Entertainment.
We sincerely apologize to everyone who felt uncomfortable with Jennie’s actions in the content released on the 2nd.
Jennie acknowledges and deeply regrets her mistake of vaping indoors and causing inconvenience to the staff. Jennie has personally apologized to all the staff on-site who may have been affected.
We apologize to her fans who have been disappointed through this incident. We hope to prevent this from reoccurring in the future.
Thank you.”
The K-pop idol’s vlog entitled “A Moment in Capri with Jennie was posted on her official YouTube channel. This was filmed after the Jacquemus fashion show and uploaded last July 2.
Her vlog highlighted candid moments from Jennie’s time in Capri, Italy, wherein she walked the runway for the 15th-anniversary show of Jacquemus, LA CASA, last June 10, 2024.
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