This was a different response from international fans.
Koreaboo
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Recently, BTS’s Jungkook held a live stream that sparked significant controversy for his views on certain topics.
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He expressed his wish to follow his own desires without worrying about his idol image and even openly mentioned his smoking history.
🐰: i want to talk to them about this too… about the cigarette/smoking
👤: you don’t smoke now though
🐰: i don’t smoke now, but still, why can’t i talk about this? i’m almost 30 now
🐰: i did smoke before, like a lot, but i worked hard to quit, and did so.
🐰: as i talk about… pic.twitter.com/uJdICEGGtV
— lissa⁷ 🌷 ⦿☰☲ (@tekookmoments) February 25, 2026
Knowing how hard it is to quit smoking, many international fans praised him for his honesty.
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However, K-Netizens had a totally different response to his smoking remarks.
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- “We don’t want to know about it.”
- “There isn’t anyone who doesn’t know you smoke…it’s a lifestyle management thing, so we don’t want to know about it…why do we have to know about it?”
- “When did he change this much?”
- Their comeback is just around the corner. Why is he trying to be so honest right now? Isn’t it time to lay low?”
- “If the idol culture is too uptight and makes you want to run away, then just leave the group and perform overseas.”
- “Looks like puberty hit him hard.”
- “He’s free to smoke, but do the fans really need to hear about this through a live stream?”
- “He always had the image of doing whatever he wanted…But I guess he wants to be even freer.”
- “Then you should’ve been more honest about your dating, LOL. But I guess you’re scared since that will make more fans leave.”
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