Fans Defend NCT's Taeyong After A Video Of Him Smoking Goes Viral

A video of NCT‘s Taeyong recent went viral after he was captured smoking in the video. The video was allegedly taken in September 2023, on the streets of Japan. The original poster alleged that smoking in the streets is illegal.

태용 일본 2023년 9월 길거리흡연
길거리에서 담뱃재 터는 영상
일본은 길거리 흡연 불법이라 승한이는 탈퇴했다 #태용 #taeyong #시즈니트친소 #더비트친소 #마이트친소 #모아트친소 #브리즈트친소 #テヨン #nct127 #드림트친소 pic.twitter.com/oFr5oRAlLo

— neow (@neow9132) December 1, 2023

Taeyong smoking on the streets in Japan, in September 2023. A video of him flicking the ashes off on the streets. It is illegal to smoke in Japan on the streets. But Seunghan got kicked out of the group.

— neow9132

The video was allegedly spread online by a RIIZE akgae to take attention away from Seunghan‘s recent controversy. It quickly went viral, with over 400,000 views.

Many are defending the star over the matter. After all, Taeyong is a grown adult and it is not illegal for him to be smoking. On the other hand, it is illegal in Osaka, where the video was taken, to smoke on the streets in non-designated areas.

오사카라 불법이 아닐 뿐더러
29세 성인이 피는거 뭐가 문젠지 1도 모르겟음 https://t.co/iloxLDP5ye

— 양도 (@sksllq0191) December 2, 2023

Isn’t the only illegal thing here that he’s smoking in the streets in Osaka? He’s a grown man at 29, I don’t see what’s the problem.

— sksllq0191

오히려조아? https://t.co/OUSmbGj5dl

— slow 키키 (@tyx0ngx1) December 1, 2023

I actually like it more.

— tyx0ngx1

태용이는 좃나 섹시한데
난 개좋음 https://t.co/CYw2vPc03D

— 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝗝𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗡 (@shinemuskitty) December 2, 2023

Taeyong is f*cking sexy. I love it.

— shinemuskitty

나 양아치같은사람 캐조음
샛시해 https://t.co/RhuoFf8L9C

— 툥 (@NCT_221030) December 2, 2023

I like people who are like delinquents. Sexy.

— nct_221030

The original source of the video, @nct_hi_ive, has already taken down the original video. Despite this, the video continues to be spread by reposters for malicious purposes.