Chaeyoung of K-pop sensation TWICE was recently embroiled in a controversy after being spotted allegedly smoking in public.
The K-pop star became a hot topic online after videos circulated showing her holding an unidentified object to her mouth, which some netizens speculated was a cigarette.
Chaeyoung later addressed the speculation through the global fan platform Bubble, clarifying that the item was not a cigarette but a drink.
“I wanted to stay quiet, but people kept talking about cigarettes around me,” the idol said, as quoted in a report by Chosun Daily.
“That’s not a cigarette—it’s a drink. Look closely,” she clarified.
Chaeyoung also expressed her frustration over the speculation, saying, “This is so tiring. I was just having fun. And what they’re saying doesn’t make sense.”
She added, “There were so many people around—do you think I’d be that reckless? I’m not that thoughtless.”
Chaeyoung and her fellow TWICE members recently wrapped up their “THIS IS FOR” world tour and are currently in discussions regarding their contract renewals with longtime agency JYP Entertainment.
Jeongyeon recently became the first TWICE member to announce her departure from their company, although she confirmed that she will continue her activities as a member of the group.
