“I get why you guys are upset,” the K-pop star added of her fanbase.
JENNIE doesn’t shut down when it comes to taking accountability. After a video of her vaping indoors sparked backlash this summer, the BLACKPINK star issued an apology almost immediately — and in her new Harper’s Bazaar cover story interview published Thursday (Sept. 19), she explains why.
“What can I do? If Korean people think it’s wrong, I’ve got to make up for it,” she told the publication. “It’s like, I get why you guys are upset. It’s cultural, it’s history. It’s time. And I can’t go against time.”
The incident in question happened back in July, when the 28-year-old performer posted a vlog featuring a snippet of her vaping while getting her hair and makeup done. After viewers pointed it out, the clip was edited out of the video and her reps issued a statement: “We sincerely apologize to everyone who felt uncomfortable with JENNIE’s actions … JENNIE acknowledges and deeply regrets her mistake of vaping indoors and causing inconvenience to the staff.”
