"I get why you guys are upset," she said of her fans in a cover story interview with 'Harper's BAZAAR' Jennie Kim of Blackpink has opened up about why she apologized for vaping indoors. In a cover story interview with Harper's BAZAAR on Wednesday,

After facing significant backlash for vaping indoors—illegal in many countries, including South Korea—and blowing smoke towards her stylist's face, BLACKPINK's Jennie issued a public apology for her actions. Recently, she addressed the incident and explained her reasons for apologizing.

JENNIE doesn’t shut down when it comes to taking accountability. After a video of her vaping indoors sparked backlash this summer, the BLACKPINK star issued an apology almost immediately — and in her new Harper’s Bazaar cover story interview published Thursday (Sept. 19), she explains why.

In July, a video of BLACKPINK's Jennie vaping indoors sparked controversy. She vaped while getting her makeup done and blew smoke towards the staff.