After the controversy over Starbucks' "Tank Day," conservative-leaning entertainers have come out with public support one after another, keeping the aftershocks going.
Singer JK Kim Dong-wook on the 25th posted on social media a Starbucks-related image along with the words, "I don't usually go, so why make me want to bother going?" The photo carried the Starbucks logo with the phrase, "If I want to go, I will. The choice is freedom."
Earlier, actor Choi Jun-yong also posted in succession on his social media purchase verification photos of Starbucks drinks along with messages such as "Coffee means Sbucks," "Sbucks love continues," and "Iced Americano is, of course, Sbucks."
JK Kim Dong-wook and Choi Jun-yong were figures who publicly supported former President Yoon Suk-yeol during last year's impeachment turmoil.
On the 18th, the anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement, Starbucks held a so-called "Tank Day" event and used phrases such as "bang on the desk," touching off accusations of distorting and making light of history.
As the controversy spread, Starbucks Korea dismissed the CEO and the executive in charge and posted an additional apology while launching its own fact-finding investigation. Chung Yong-jin, chairman of Shinsegae Group, also issued an official apology on the 26th at Josun Palace in Gangnam District, Seoul, saying, "I sincerely bow my head in apology and ask for your forgiveness."