Overview
- Shukan Bunshun, which published its report Wednesday, said RM smoked in Shibuya no‑smoking zones and tossed cigarette butts on the ground.
- The magazine ran multiple photos and quoted a building guard who said he warned the group, and a staffer was later seen cleaning discarded cigarettes.
- BigHit Music did not issue an apology, and in a note reported by iMBC it asked outlets not to publish the paparazzi images.
- Other outlets relayed the tabloid’s claims while noting the lack of independent verification, and RM has not commented.
- The alleged conduct followed BTS’s Tokyo Dome shows, and in Japan many streets ban public smoking, which heightens backlash and potential reputational risk.