Jennie was criticized because of Baekhyun (EXO), the biggest scandal of her career was rekindled

From "the nation's darling", Jennie became the top controversial subject in Korea after the incident of smoking and blowing smoke into the face of an employee. It seemed that this scandal had quieted down, but recently Baekhyun (EXO) "harmed" the female idol of BLACKPINK, once again being criticized.

On September 16, social media suddenly spread a video of Baekhyun (EXO) smoking in a closed room. As the most popular member of SM's 3rd generation "top boy group", this video was quickly spread by netizens. Possessing a professional idol image, without any personal scandals, Baekhyun's smoking scene was exposed, shocking people.

It is known that this video was recorded in a restaurant, when Baekhyun and his crew went to eat during the Lonsdaleite concert schedule in Macao, China in June. Before that, netizens discovered an image of a pack of cigarettes on the dining table, predicting that the male idol had a smoking habit.

Baekhyun's incident caused a huge controversy. On social media, people left mixed opinions about Baekhyun's act of smoking in a closed room. Many people thought this was normal, because Baekhyun was 32 years old, and he also smoked at a restaurant, while eating.

However, in Korea, smoking indoors is illegal. According to the National Health Promotion Act of Korea, office buildings, factories, and mixed-use buildings with a total floor area of 1,000 square meters or more are designated as no-smoking areas throughout the entire facility. If you smoke indoors in a no-smoking area, you will be fined up to 100,000 won (VND 1.8 million).

Male idols Haechan (NCT) and DO (EXO) were fined by authorities after being discovered smoking e-cigarettes indoors in Korea. In Baekhyun's case, if the local law in Macau prohibits it, he faces the risk of being punished.

Immediately after the image went viral, INB100 - Baekhyun's company quickly posted an apology. The company admitted their mistake, saying that Baekhyun's smoking in the restaurant was unintentional. The male idol did not know that smoking indoors is prohibited in Macau.

Recently, Kpop has been famous for idols smoking in private rooms, especially after Jennie was "caught" puffing in front of a makeup artist in a vlog on her personal YouTube channel. The shock of electronic cigarettes almost ruined the reputation of the female rapper of BLACKPINK at the time of the controversy.

The BLACKPINK female rapper was heavily criticized for her awareness. For Kpop idols, the use of stimulants such as drugs and alcohol is taboo. Because the largest fan base of Jennie and BLACKPINK is young people, including many minors. Jennie's smoking in a closed room also violates local law (Capri Island, Italy has a law prohibiting smoking in closed rooms). Jennie was heavily criticized, some people even sent a complaint to the embassy against the female idol.

From "the nation's darling", Jennie was heavily criticized by the Korean media. In particular, Jennie's act of blowing smoke into the makeup artist's face was accused of "abuse of power". This is a "heavy" comment, especially in a country with a sensitive hierarchical culture like Korea. Jennie became the target of criticism from Korean netizens, especially office workers. Knet commented that Jennie was an arbitrary and selfish boss.

In the face of public opinion, Jennie admitted to vaping and apologized to the affected employees. This was also the first time she spoke up to clarify the controversy. Despite facing it, this move still could not calm the wave of anger directed at Jennie.

Jennie was criticized for being insincere, only apologizing for being exposed. Netizens believe that the female idol does not feel remorseful at all, if the incident of smoking was not exposed, this behavior would probably continue. Not to mention, a group of extreme fans blindly protecting Jennie also increased public anger. It can be said that in 8 years of working, this is the most serious scandal Jennie has been involved in.

Jennie was defeated by Lisa "colluding" Ningning (aespa) after the smoking scandal Châu Anh14:33:06 15/07/2024Caught in the noise of smoking, Jennie (BLACKPINK) is facing a wave of harsh criticism from the online community. At the same time, the female idol was also criticized for being inferior to her sisters Lisa and Ningning (aespa).