ＢＬＡＣＫＰＩＮＫジェニーさんに屋内喫煙疑惑 韓国ネットで批判の的

【ソウルＡＦＰ＝時事】韓国の人気女性グループ「ＢＬＡＣＫＰＩＮＫ」のメンバー、ＪＥＮＮＩＥ（ジェニー）さんが屋内で電子たばこを吸っているように見える動画がネットで批判を浴びている。韓国外務省には、本件の調査を求める請願も届いているという。（写真は韓国の人気女性グループ「ＢＬＡＣＫＰＩＮＫ」のジェニーさん）
　動画は、動画投稿サイト「ユーチューブ（ＹｏｕＴｕｂｅ）」にＶｌｏｇ（ビデオブログ）の一環として投稿された。後に削除されたが、ネット上にはコピーが拡散している。
　動画の中でジェニーさんは、メークやヘアメーク中にスタッフが目の前にいるにもかかわらず、電子たばこを吸い、煙を吐き出しているように見える。
　韓国では屋内で紙巻きたばこや電子たばこを吸うのは違法。動画はトップニュースで取り上げられ、ネットユーザーの怒りを呼んだ。韓国のＸ（旧ツイッター）でも、「屋内喫煙」や「ＢＬＡＣＫＰＩＮＫジェニー」がトップトレンドになった。
　また聯合ニュースが「ＢＬＡＣＫＰＩＮＫジェニーの屋内喫煙めぐり物議、スタッフの顔に煙を吹きかけ」との見出しで報じた他、多くの韓国語メディアが同様の論調で報じた。
　韓国英字紙コリア・タイムズによれば、動画の撮影場所はイタリアのカプリ島である可能性が高いとあるインターネットユーザーが指摘。在イタリア韓国大使館と外務省に本件の調査を要請したという。
　このユーザーは韓国政府に対し、「イタリア当局にＢＬＡＣＫＰＩＮＫのジェニーさんの屋内喫煙事件に関する調査を要請し、厳正な措置を取る」よう求めたとされる。
　韓国外務省は９日、ＡＦＰに対し、本件に関する請願を受けたことを認めた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/07/09-18:42）

A now-deleted video showing K-pop megastar Jennie of BLACKPINK apparently 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.
Smoking cigarettes or vapes indoors is illegal in South Korea and the footage triggered headlines and online outrage, with indoor smoking and BLACKPINK Jennie becoming top trending topics on X in the South.
Controversy over Jennie's indoor smoking... exhaling smoke in the face of her staff, was the headline of the Yonhap news agency's report on the incident, typical of the widespread reporting in Korean-language media.
One internet user claimed the incident likely happened in Italy's Capri, where Jennie had been filming, and said they had requested that the South Korean Embassy in Italy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs probe the BLACKPINK star, the Korea Times reported.
The user urged Seoul to request an investigation from the Italian authorities regarding BLACKPINK's Jennie's indoor smoking incident and take strict action, the report said.
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told AFP on Tuesday that they had received a petition related to the incident.
BLACKPINK is one of South Korea's most successful K-pop girl groups, with their songs topping charts both locally and internationally.
BLACKPINK's other achievements include being the first K-pop girl group to reach the top of the US Billboard 200 chart, and the first Asian artists to headline prestigious music events such as Coachella.
Posting such a video on her own SNS channel raises serious questions about her common sense... It is deeply disappointing, said one commentator on South Korean portal Naver.
Smoking rates are relatively high in South Korea, but according to official data, as of 2022, only five percent of South Korean women smoke, compared to 30 percent of men.
South Korean pop stars undergo rigorous training for years before their debut and are held to high behavioural standards, with smoking, dating and swearing largely forbidden, especially in the first years following their debut.
Jennie has previously confessed to struggling with these expectations.
It's really harsh, Jennie, who debuted with BLACKPINK in 2016, said in a Netflix documentary.
We were not allowed to drink, smoke or get a tattoo, she recalled of her training period, adding that she had to endure being told that I'm not good at stuff.