BLACKPINK’s Jennie Hit With Smoking-Related Criticism Over Birthday Update
BLACKPINK‘s Jennie has been hit with criticism following her birthday celebration.
January 16 marked Jennie’s 30th birthday, and fans around the world have celebrated alongside the idol. Members of BLACKPINK have also joined the celebrations, sharing their own messages for the birthday girl.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIE🎉
✅2026.01.16#BLACKPINK #JENNIE #HAPPYBIRTHDAY #20260116 #YG pic.twitter.com/R7xNED0tmY— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) January 15, 2026
Jennie also shared her own post for the occasion, showing herself and others helping her light a cake with the number 30 on it. The clip was posted to her TikTok and Instagram accounts, where many fans found the video highly amusing.
@jennierubyjane thirtyyyyyyy
However, the video resulted in Jennie’s past smoking controversy resurfacing.
In summer 2024, a now-deleted clip from a vlog appeared to show Jennie smoking a vape indoors, then blowing the smoke toward her makeup artist. The idol’s agency issued an apology for smoking indoors, adding that Jennie apologized to the staff involved.
BLACKPINK’s Jennie Gets Caught Smoking Indoors In Now-Deleted Video Footage
An article about her birthday post linked the incident, saying the candle being lit in her mouth was reminiscent of smoking.
In a post discussing the article, netizens came to Jennie’s defense, saying that it was a malicious reach to connect the two.
- Isn’t that just a Reel? I’ve seen it a lot on Shorts too.
- The way she did the candle looks more like she was trying to be cute than imitate smoking, honestly…
- It’s a trending Reel, yet the forced hate is unreal lol
- So malicious.
