Why Blackpink's Jennie Apologized for Vaping Indoors

"I get why you guys are upset," she said of her fans in a cover story interview with 'Harper's BAZAAR'

Jennie Kim of Blackpink has opened up about why she apologized for vaping indoors.

In a cover story interview with Harper's BAZAAR on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the K-pop star, 28, reflected on the July incident in Italy, in which she was using a vape while getting her hair and makeup done in a vlog shared to her YouTube channel.

"What can I do? If Korean people think it’s wrong, I’ve got to make up for it,” she told the publication.

Jennie also said she understood from her fans' point of view why she needed to say something.

“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," she added.

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Back in July, the South Korean singer's reps issued an apology one week after the action, saying she didn't mean to offend anyone by using a vape indoors.

"We sincerely apologize to everyone who felt uncomfortable with Jennie’s actions in the content released on the 2nd," read the note from OA Entertainment, a record label founded by the performer in 2023.

It continued: "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," the statement concluded.

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Following the incident, the YouTube video, titled "A Moment in Capri with Jennie," was edited to remove the shot of Jennie vaping indoors.

The remainder of the clip showed her getting ready to make her runway debut at fashion designer Jacquemus' show in Italy at the time.

Elsewhere in the interview with Harper's BAZAAR, Jennie opened up about her forthcoming solo album, which follows her 2018 debut as a solo artist with the aptly-titled single "Solo" and "You & Me" and "One of the Girls" with The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp from The Idol, in which the Blackpink member costarred in 2023.

With her record, she said she will bring "myself to the world for the first time."

“I don’t want to lose their trust,” the "Solo" singer said of her fans. “It is so important for me to have my culture, and everyone around the world, love me.”

Of her forthcoming LP, Jennie added: “Blackpink Jennie will always be a part of me, but you will also get to experience this new side.”

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