Baekhyun Acknowledges and Apologizes for Indoor Smoking Controversy

On the 16th, Baekhyun's agency, INB100, issued an official statement admitting and apologizing for the recent indoor smoking incident involving the artist. The agency stated, "We sincerely apologize to anyone who experienced inconvenience due to our artist Baekhyun's indoor smoking, which has been circulating on the internet."

They explained, "At that time, Baekhyun and our staff were not aware that Macau prohibits the importation of e-cigarettes. While dining with staff after the Macau concert, Baekhyun unconsciously used an e-cigarette as the conversation progressed. The location in question was Macau."

The agency added, "Baekhyun is deeply sorry for disappointing many fans with his careless behavior. Both we and Baekhyun will be more cautious to prevent this from happening again in the future. We promise our fans that we will not disappoint them with such situations."

Baekhyun also expressed, "I will do my best to show a more mature side of myself. Once again, I sincerely apologize for causing concern and discomfort to many people. I'm sorry," promising to prevent a recurrence.

Earlier that day, videos of Baekhyun smoking indoors with acquaintances spread across various social media platforms and online communities. In the videos, Baekhyun was seen smoking while sitting in a corner and conversing with others, who appeared to be staff members. It is known that Baekhyun is a smoker.

Meanwhile, Baekhyun released his fourth mini-album, 'Hello, World,' on the 6th.

Official Statement from INB100 Regarding Baekhyun's Indoor Smoking Incident:

Hello, this is INB100.

We sincerely apologize to anyone who has experienced inconvenience or discomfort due to reports circulating on the internet about our artist Baekhyun smoking indoors.

At that time, Baekhyun and our staff were not aware that bringing e-cigarettes into Macau is strictly prohibited. While dining with staff after the Macau concert, Baekhyun unconsciously used an e-cigarette as the conversation progressed.

Baekhyun is deeply sorry for disappointing many fans with his careless behavior.

Both we and Baekhyun will take greater care to ensure that such incidents do not happen again, and we promise not to disappoint our fans in this way.

We are committed to showing a more mature side of ourselves.

Once again, we sincerely apologize for causing concern and discomfort to many people. We are sorry.