Netizens Question Whether NCT’s Taeyong Is Smoking In A Smoking Or Non-Smoking Location In Purported Footage.

Netizens question whether NCT’s Taeyong is smoking in a smoking or non-smoking location in purported footage.

Online footage of NCT’s Taeyong smoking in Japan has sparked debate

Netizens asked if the idol was smoking in a recognized place. Except in specified smoking areas, smoking on the streets in Japan is forbidden and punishable by a fine.

Some said, “If it’s illegal, he should pay the consequences” , “I wish the government would ban smoking on the streets in our country too” , “I heard that Japanese people who smoke have to carry portable ashtrays around because the laws became so strict” , “I don’t know about any other country, but if it’s Japan, Koreans who frequently visit Japan should be informed about the country’s laws and practices” , “Why is he the one who always causes trouble in NCT?” , “If that really is a non-smoking area, let him have it because cigarette smoke is the worst” , too.

Others added, “In Japan, people smoked everywhere. Why are people pretending like it’s a smoke-free country now? “, “When I went to Japan in 2018, people could smoke inside bars”, “Hurry up and sue these sasaengs who keep following NCT around, SM”, “It’s too blurry for me to even tell if he’s actually smoking”, “But if it actually is a designated area, there’s no problem here”, and

Last month, Taeyong completed NCT 127’s 3rd world tour, ‘The Unity’, in Seoul.