ITZY‘s Ryujin was spotted with what appears to be an e-cigarette.
On May 5, the JYP Entertainment singer posted a photo of herself in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on the app Bubble.
Fans quickly zoomed in and noticed that she was holding what looked like a purple vape cartridge.
ITZY's RYUJIN stuns with a vape in-hand in a newly shared photo.
pic.twitter.com/Jz1mmnVr6a
— ⍤ (@jisuluver) May 4, 2024
It appeared to be the “Purple Snow” variant of brand Relx.
Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling an aerosol produced by an electronic cigarette. Since it is similar to smoking, it is considered inappropriate for K-Pop idols to be seen with such a device.
Fans, however, came to Ryujin’s defense. They noted that vaping is a personal choice that she, an adult, is entitled to make.
We don’t care if ryujin vape ! She’s 23 she can do what she want!
— ♡ (@0RJH3) May 5, 2024
Shes a grown woman she can do whatever she wants to, slay https://t.co/aNR3sD3WhG
— Lisas whore ྀི (@mnblisaslover) May 5, 2024
I personally think vaping is wack but it don't matter man, she's an adult bro let her be. it's realistically no different than drinking and I don't think anyone would care if she posted a pic with a bottle of beer https://t.co/S8ban3hPLP
— ethn #1 gods enjoyer (@ethnlmao) May 5, 2024
In fact, many thought it was attractive that she was so open with her hobby.
i can watch ryujin doing her vape tricks all day pic.twitter.com/6iQLWivC2V
— ney (@yen_ackerman) May 5, 2024
and that make her looks hotter ngl https://t.co/csEnHuAGcP
— ky (@shakeezz) May 5, 2024
Others speculated that she could have been holding lipstick or hand sanitizer instead of vape.
y’all that’s a hand sanitizer. obviously. https://t.co/ENMWHO1AKr
— alexis (@alexismarsh77) May 5, 2024
why are ppl saying its lipstick
its a goddamn relx yo btw ryujin lmk if u need pods https://t.co/lk3qS80f8b
— maki (@lattesooya) May 5, 2024
Either way, they made it clear that she is far from the first idol caught smoking.
everyone freaking out over ryujin with a vape i hope y'all know that most idols smoke ….
— maddie ❀ (@idkmaddie) May 5, 2024
Besides Ryujin, groups like NCT are known for being frequently caught with vape in their rooms. WayV‘s Xiaojun and YangYang were recently seen with one as well.
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