BLACKPINK's Jennie breaks her silence on indoor vaping incident: “What can I do? If Koreans think this is wrong…”

Jennie on indoor vaping

Jennie said, “What can I do? If Koreans think it's wrong, I have to make it right. I understand why you're upset. It's culture, it's history. It's time. And I can't go against time.”

Jennie talks about health problems

She also spoke about her mental and physical struggles after years of touring and doing events with little privacy. In the same interview, she said, “I just thought, I can't take this anymore.” She also spoke about her life as an intern for six years, adding, “During that process, I was so focused on becoming a performer that I didn't really understand what it meant to become an artist.”

About Jennie's vaping incident, agency apology

On July 8 this year, a video of Jennie vaping indoors caused controversy. The clip, which was part of a vlog on Jennie's YouTube channel, showed her vaping indoors while getting her makeup done. She could also be seen blowing smoke towards the staff. The scene was later deleted.

On July 9, OA Entertainment said in an official statement, as quoted by Soompi: “Hello. This is OA Entertainment. We sincerely apologize to anyone who was made uncomfortable by Jennie's behavior in the content released on July 2. Jennie acknowledges and deeply regrets her mistake of vaping indoors and causing inconvenience to the staff.”

It continued: “Jennie has personally apologized to all on-site staff who may have been affected. We apologize to her fans who were disappointed by this incident. We hope this will not happen again in the future. Thank you.”

Jennie is a member of BLACKPINK along with Jisoo, Rose and Lisa. The group debuted in August 2016.