"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,

Blackpink's Jennie drew mixed reactions on social media after personally addressing her recent indoor vaping incident.

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.