BTS star Namjoon has sparked controversy and public scrutiny after he accidentally shared a picture of himself smoking on his Instagram story. The musician was seen smoking a cigarette on his Instagram story. While he later deleted the controversial images, it was already late and people quickly took screenshots of his story.
Many BTS fans were not only shocked by the picture but also criticised the K-pop idol citing the ill effects of smoking.
In the picture shared on Saturday, November 11, Namjoon aka RM can be seen standing with a friend, who put his hand over his head as the two smoked along in public. Nevertheless, while some fans even advised the singer to stop smoking, others backed him over smoking being a matter of personal choice.
Technically, the singer is 29-year-old and he is of legal smoking age. The latest development comes as a shock as cigarettes are widely disapproved of in South Korea and many criticised Namjoon for his actions.
people shitting and crying over namjoon smoking like if anything he would be the first member to come to mind if you asked me who smokes sorry pic.twitter.com/vnIvr3VD7P
— lilly⁷𒄬⑰ (@goldwingsfallin) November 10, 2023
Reacting to the same, one user said, “This is the same person by the way… Call it Kim Namjoon and his duality, or call it his true colours coming out. Either way, we are disappointed in you RM Namjooning in 2023 is Joon smoking with his men ✋🚭 I refunded my 032 magazine, you don't have my support. Smoke.”
Another said, “I refunded my RM O32 magazine and threw out my Indigo album and photo cards and everything that I had.”
Meanwhile, others backed the Lonely singer citing it as a personal choice, and one user wrote, “I think that's normal because they are adults, so let them enjoy their time like this before leaving for military service, right?”
Another said, “Smoking is literally so huge in Korea almost like the drinking culture. Its no suprise.” One more user said, “I think he deleted it bec fans did not like it. It is not our business, he chose to post it. I want to celebrate his freedom of choice. Dont worry, people have short attention span, this post will be forgotten in an hour.”
Image Source: Instagram