Lee Chae-young of fromis_9 , left, and Kim Yoo-yeon of tripleS
Two female K-pop singers have publicly denied persistent smoking rumors, calling them false and baseless. Both performers said the claims had spread online and were treated as fact, saying they were unfairly accused.
On Thursday, comedian Lee Yong-jin's YouTube channel released an episode of its talk show, "The Trueman Show," featuring fromis_9 members Lee Na-gyung and Lee Chae-young.
During the show's lie-detector segment, Chae-young said she does not smoke. When host Lee asked whether she wanted to clear the air, she brought up the smoking rumors without hesitation.
"When you search my name, 'cigarette' comes up," she said. "I am a nonsmoker and have never smoked."
