On July 9, a topic titled “Minji also seems to smoke indoors” was published on the Korean forum Pann Nate, drawing attention with over 71,000 views.
The topic’s author attached footage of NewJeans’ Minji during a livestream with her group, where the female idol can be seen using her fingers to hold on a toy horn and blow on it.
The author seems to imply that Minji’s gesture resembles how to hold a vape diffuser and allege the female idol of being used to smoking. However, netizens who see this accusation dismiss it as complete nonsense.
Below are some comments from netizens”
- NewJeans seems to be really popular these days for these kinds of posts to be appearing
- It’s really non-sensical to connect something like this to whether or not a person smokes.
- Female idols seem to have a tough job… In the music video for “Twenty-three,” IU played a toy flute and people were making up theories about how it represents a cigarette… Don’t live like that, people
- I don’t smoke at all and I’ve never touched a cigarette, but I do this gesture a lot with my hand…
- For round objects like straws, it’s easiest to hold them between your index and middle fingers rather than holding them with your thumb and index finger, so I don’t know why you would make such a connection…
Source: Pann Nate
