Support Pours In for BLACKPINK’s Jennie Following ODD ATELIER Issuing a Statement Confirming the “Vaping” Incident

BLACKPINK Jennie's latest vlog, "A Moment in Capri with Jennie," posted on her official YouTube account, has become a hot topic of discussion.

Netizens criticized the idol for vaping indoors with staff present, sparking a wave of backlash. In response to the criticism, her label, ODD ATELIER, issued a statement:

Hello.

This is OA Entertainment.

We sincerely apologize to everyone who felt uncomfortable with Jennie’s actions in the content released on the 2nd.

Jennie acknowledges and deeply regrets her mistake of vaping indoors and causing inconvenience to the staff. Jennie has personally apologized to all the staff on-site who may have been affected. We apologize to her fans who have been disappointed through this incident. We hope to prevent this from reoccurring in the future. Thank you.

Jennie became the FIRST K-Pop artist to edit out a clip of herself smoking in her latest vlog on YouTube because she's afraid of being canceled. I know Koreans are going to eat her stinky @ss soon

1st clip (original video)
2nd clip (edited by one and only smoker @oddatelier) pic.twitter.com/22qK4BZ84W

— . (@LSMTRENDS) July 8, 2024

안녕하세요.
OA엔터테인먼트입니다.

지난 2일 공개된 콘텐츠 내 제니의 행동에 불편함을 느끼신 모든 분께 진심으로 사과의 말씀을 전합니다.

제니 또한 실내에서 흡연한 점, 그로 인해 다른 스태프분들에게 피해를 드린 점에 대해 반성하고 있으며 당시 현장에 있던 스태프에게도 직접 연락을 취해… pic.twitter.com/pAQnXOBg19

— OA (@oddatelier) July 9, 2024

Jennie has since apologized to both the staff on-site and her fans, expressing deep regret for the incident. The controversial vaping clip has been edited out of the vlog, as of writing.

• No need to apologize. We’re just hoping that your team will listen to us too. We love you. Thank you
• You didn’t have to apologize, you’re an adult free to do whatever you want. We appreciate you, JENNIE. You could never disappoint your fans. Thank you so much for releasing this statement and we can’t wait to hear new music from you.
• No need to apologize queen, you did nothing wrong in the first place. We love you and will always support you, my dear.
• We appreciate you addressing the situation. Please take care of yourself and don’t forget that we rubies are always here to support you. We love you!
• We love & support you always Jennie
• Honestly, you don’t need to apologize Jen
• No need to apologize, you can do what you want. Don't pay attention to them interfering in your life, they don't really know you completely. Don't be affected. Do what you want to do. We love you, Jennie.
• An apology letter... there was no need for that.
• We appreciate the efforts made to reassure fans and the commitment to safeguard Jennie’s privacy and prevent similar situations in the future.

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