BLACKPINK Jennie’s Comment On Her Smoking Controversy Garners Mixed Reactions
Most recently, BLACKPINK’s Jennie personally commented on her smoking controversy.
Back in July, she was caught smoking a vape indoors while getting her hair and makeup done.
She received much criticism for smoking indoors, and the footage was then deleted from the vlog.
BLACKPINK’s Jennie Gets Caught Smoking Indoors In Now-Deleted Video Footage
As the issue garnered more attention, her agency, OA Entertainment, issued an official apology.
However, the apology was seen negatively, with many feeling that it was lacking.
BLACKPINK Jennie’s Agency Apology Sparks Even More Heated Reactions
On September 19, photos of Jennie for Harper’s Bazaar were released online.
In the interview, she personally addressed the smoking controversy.
‘What can I do? If Korean people think it’s wrong, I’ve got to make up for it,’ says Jennie. She makes a point to see her fans’ concerns from their perspective. ‘It’s like, I get why you guys are upset. It’s cultural, it’s history. It’s time. And I can’t go against time.
— Harper’s Bazaar
With this, Korean netizens had mixed reactions to her comment.
- “She was answering the question ‘Why are you making an apology to the public,’ why is everyone criticizing her about it? Other countries don’t have a public apology culture like Korea and so they asked because they were curious.”
- “Yea I get it. People from other cultures might think that she only needs to apologize to the specific person and I agree, too. Korea has this public apology culture.”
- “So many trolls are jumping on this since yesterday and most aren’t even her fans.”
- “I’m not trying to be a troll, I’m just saying that celebrities need to be conscious about smoking as they are always being watched and filmed.”
- “She’s being criticized even for giving a proper answer to a question.”
- “I guess this is why they just skip over the apology. People are trolling even more when there is one.”
- “Besides smoking indoors, she would be criticized in any culture for blowing smoke in a staff member’s face.”
- “She answered really well though?”
- “I read somewhere that international fans don’t understand why she has to make a public apology and that shouldn’t she just apologize to the staff member. It’s because of these cultural differences that they are asking those questions.”
- “Why are so many people mad about this? She apologized to the staff and to the public.”
- “It looks like so many people were just waiting to troll on her.”
What are your thoughts about this?
