{"id":139006,"date":"2025-03-09T10:58:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T17:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=139006"},"modified":"2025-03-09T11:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T18:31:00","slug":"boynextdoors-leehan-under-controversy-for-alleged-underage-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/boynextdoors-leehan-under-controversy-for-alleged-underage-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"BOYNEXTDOOR\u2019s Leehan under controversy for alleged underage smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BOYNEXTDOOR\u2019s Leehan<\/strong> is facing backlash after an old photo surfaced, seemingly showing him<strong> smoking as a minor<\/strong>. The photo, believed to be from his school days, has sparked mixed reactions\u2014some fans argue it\u2019s an overblown mistake, while others see it as a serious issue for an idol. The controversy exploded online, with people debating whether the smoke in the photo confirms Leehan\u2019s past behaviors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Leehan-boynextdoor-smoking.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Leehan-boynextdoor-smoking.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Leehan-boynextdoor-smoking-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Leehan-boynextdoor-smoking-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Leehan-boynextdoor-smoking-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Leehan-boynextdoor-smoking-1100x733.jpeg 1100w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Leehan-boynextdoor-smoking-680x453.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Leehan-boynextdoor-smoking-200x133.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In<strong> South Korea<\/strong>, underage smoking is illegal and can damage an idol\u2019s reputation. While some believe the image alone isn\u2019t proof, others argue that just being around cigarettes sends the wrong message. This isn\u2019t the first time Leehan&#8217;s pictures have been met with controversy, though\u2014his graduation photo previously stirred criticism for containing profanity, making netizens question his past behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the online discussions, neither <strong>HYBE<\/strong> nor<strong> KOZ E<\/strong>ntertainment have addressed the alleged illegal smoking footage. While some fans argue that this was a mistake from his teenage years, more conservative people think this brings a bad image upon idols and BOYNEXTDOOR. Until an official statement is released, the debate over whether Leehan\u2019s alleged photos will go on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOYNEXTDOOR\u2019s Leehan is facing backlash after an old photo surfaced, seemingly showing him smoking as a minor. The photo, believed to be from his school days, has sparked mixed reactions\u2014some fans argue it\u2019s an overblown mistake, while others see it as a serious issue for an idol. The controversy exploded online, with people debating whether [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":139007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16],"tags":[],"tmauthors":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-139006","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139006"},{"taxonomy":"tmauthors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tmauthors?post=139006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}