SEOUL, South Korea — A now-deleted video showing K-pop megastar Jennie of Blackpink apparently smoking a vape indoors has sparked online outcry, with Seoul's foreign ministry telling Agence France-Presse Tuesday it had received a formal complaint.
SEOUL, South Korea — A now-deleted video showing K-pop megastar Jennie of Blackpink apparently smoking a vape indoors has sparked online outcry, with Seoul's foreign ministry telling Agence France-Presse Tuesday it had received a formal complaint.In the footage, uploaded as part of a live blog on YouTube for fans but subsequently removed even as copies of it spread across the internet, Jennie appears to exhale vape smoke while a bevy of hair and make-up artists work closely on her face.
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told AFP on Tuesday that they had received a petition related to the incident.Blackpink is one of South Korea's most successful K-pop girl groups, with their songs topping charts both locally and internationally.Blackpink's other achievements include being the first K-pop girl group to reach the top of the US Billboard 200 chart, and the first Asian artists to headline prestigious music events such as Coachella.
Petitioned To Probe Blackpink Jennie's 'Vaping Incident'
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