Recently, the leader of BTS, RM , shared a photo of him smoking on the story mode (24 hours) of his personal Instagram account. However, after only a few minutes of making it public, RM immediately deleted this image.

However, the fact that the male rapper actively “showed off” his smoking still became a controversial topic in the Korean online community.

Most fans believe that it is normal for not only RM but any member of the BTS group to smoke, because they are of adult age (26 to 30 years old) and have the right to make their own decisions. his behavior. Smoking is also not illegal in Korea.

But there are also opinions that RM’s smoking has “broken the image” he has built for so long as the leader of BTS.

On the other hand, some viewers said that RM’s smoking behavior is not worth arguing about, it is a personal choice, but the male rapper actively publicized this image on his Instagram account with 44.7 million followers, causing difficulties. understand. Is RM trying to inform fans about his smoking, or is there some other hidden meaning?

Another audience member said that RM has the right to smoke, but he is a celebrity with a large fan base, so he actively shares this image to more or less influence teenagers. RM’s behavior may lead to encouraging fans to smoke, as there are many comments praising him for being “cool”, “cool” and “wanting to be cool like RM” on social networks.

In addition, a part of fans expressed respect for RM, but advised him to limit smoking because it will affect his health.

Previously, the youngest BTS member Jungkook also caused controversy because Hollywood paparazzi captured him standing and smoking outside a restaurant in Los Angeles (USA), or V smoked a cigarette backstage at the 2022 Grammys. used to be a “hot” topic on forums.