First-Generation K-Pop Idol Faces Backlash For “Smoking” On The Street

Some felt that this was unnecessary.

Former Fin.K.L member and music actress Ok Joo Hyun caused a stir online with her most recent smoking video.

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On November 5, she posted a video with the caption, “Smoking is hard. I’m going to study hard so as not to disappoint the teachers who helped me.”

In the video, she inhales a vitamin stick and exhales smoke in the street at night.

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Turns out, she’s been training for her lead role in the musical Mata Hari. She has been learning to perfect her smoking scene from other actors, but it was harder than expected.

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However, the video was met with divided reactions from netizens.

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• “How is this a controversy?”
• “This is the beginning of creating a controversy.”
• “Is this really a controversy?”
• “It’s not even a real cigarette…”
• “Seriously…”
• “Where is this a controversy? The people who smoke on the streets are the problem.”

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• “Did she really have to practice in the streets?”
• “Why don’t you criticize the people who actually smoke on the streets and spit and throw away the cigarette butts.”
• “It’s not even a real cig.”
• “She’s not causing harm to anyone, so what’s the problem?”

What are your thoughts on this?