Blackpink's Jennie’s ‘vaping incident’ stirs online outcry

A now-deleted video showing K-pop megastar Jennie apparently smoking a vape indoors has sparked online outcry, with Seoul's foreign ministry telling AFP on July 9, 2024 it had received a formal complaint. Photo: AFP

A now-deleted video showing K-pop megastar Jennie of Blackpink smoking a vape indoors has sparked online outcry, with Seoul's foreign ministry telling AFP 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 bevvy of hair and make-up artists work closely on her face.