On March 8, Ryu Shi Won shared several photos from his Japanese fan meeting via Instagram. Among the photos were also selfies of him smoking cigarettes�in a room.�

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Netizens found his indoor smoking problematic. Some even criticized his "aged" look. Comments stated, "Ew", "Wtf grow up", "Act your age man", "He looks like a Chow Chow."

Ryu Shi Won ultimately deleted the post in response to the negative comments.�