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Shinsegae chair controversy deepens amid Starbucks
‘Tank Day’ backlash

@crecente
@aburtch
@kaosk
The renewed scrutiny of Shinsegae Group Chairman
Chung Yong-jin’s political views,
following Starbucks Korea’s recent promotion controversy
— which critics say referenced Korea’s pro-democracy movements of the 1980s in an inappropriate manner
— is beginning to spill over into the group’s broader business portfolio beyond the coffee chain.

Chung’s long-running controversies are now raising concerns that the conglomerate’s ongoing development projects
-- and its partnership with Starbucks headquarters in Seattle
could come under pressure.

The fiasco has also reignited questions over his leadership and management judgment.

His far-right views began drawing public backlash in 2021 and continued into the following year,
when he repeatedly used the word “myeolgong”
— meaning “eradicate communism” in Korean
— in Facebook posts.

He also uploaded posts condemning communism with the hashtag “myeolgong”
and mocked reporters who questioned his social media activity by leaving sarcastic comments on their news articles online.

The provocative rhetoric sent shockwaves through the country’s retail industry, consumers and the broader public,
fueling concerns that his unrestrained online behavior had exposed a worldview seen as being at odds with democratic values.

Beyond his keyboard warrior-like online activity, Chung in 2021 attended the musical “Park Chung Hee,”
an event that attracted a number of far-right public figures.

In 2023, he also sent a congratulatory video message to Build-Up Korea,
another event associated with far-right political groups
#tankday #starbucks
#ai #myeolgong #korea
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260521/shinsegae-chair-controversy-deepens-amid-starbucks-tank-day-backlash

Shinsegae chair controversy deepens amid Starbucks
‘Tank Day’ backlash

@crecente
@aburtch
@kaosk
The renewed scrutiny of Shinsegae Group Chairman
Chung Yong-jin’s political views,
following Starbucks Korea’s recent promotion controversy
— which critics say referenced Korea’s pro-democracy movements of the 1980s in an inappropriate manner
— is beginning to spill over into the group’s broader business portfolio beyond the coffee chain.

Chung’s long-running controversies are now raising concerns that the conglomerate’s ongoing development projects
-- and its partnership with Starbucks headquarters in Seattle
could come under pressure.

The fiasco has also reignited questions over his leadership and management judgment.

His far-right views began drawing public backlash in 2021 and continued into the following year,
when he repeatedly used the word “myeolgong”
— meaning “eradicate communism” in Korean
— in Facebook posts.

He also uploaded posts condemning communism with the hashtag “myeolgong”
and mocked reporters who questioned his social media activity by leaving sarcastic comments on their news articles online.

The provocative rhetoric sent shockwaves through the country’s retail industry, consumers and the broader public,
fueling concerns that his unrestrained online behavior had exposed a worldview seen as being at odds with democratic values.

Beyond his keyboard warrior-like online activity, Chung in 2021 attended the musical “Park Chung Hee,”
an event that attracted a number of far-right public figures.

In 2023, he also sent a congratulatory video message to Build-Up Korea,
another event associated with far-right political groups
#tankday #starbucks
#ai #myeolgong #korea
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260521/shinsegae-chair-controversy-deepens-amid-starbucks-tank-day-backlash

In even more goofy Starbucks news, right wingers are making their customer nicknames pro-right slogans to force baristas to call them out when coffee is ready. #탱크데이 #스타벅스 #Starbucks #TankDay https://it.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2023092163199

In even more goofy Starbucks news, right wingers are making their customer nicknames pro-right slogans to force baristas to call them out when coffee is ready. #탱크데이 #스타벅스 #Starbucks #TankDay https://it.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2023092163199

Cut from a musical, kept by the ballet: how Korea‘s two stage worlds reacted to one actor’s photo at Starbucks

Why a Daehangno musical instantly dropped a versitile actor while his ballet company stood by him Capture of…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Jeongyong-jin #Korean #Shinsegae #StarbucksKorea #starbucksspillover #startbuck #TankDay
https://www.europesays.com/korea/36618/

Is #AI responsible for the #TankDay marketing campaign that is ‘tanking’ the #Starbucks brand in #SouthKorea ? 🤔 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/starbucks-tank-day-ad-campaign-south-korea-backlash-rcna346856

#Resist #AIslop.

Is #AI responsible for the #TankDay marketing campaign that is ‘tanking’ the #Starbucks brand in #SouthKorea ? 🤔 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/starbucks-tank-day-ad-campaign-south-korea-backlash-rcna346856

#Resist #AIslop.

https://www.europesays.com/videos/32966/ Starbucks faces South Korean backlash following campaign echoing 1987 massacre • FRANCE 24 English #AdCampaign #Boycott #Boycotts #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #gwangju #GwangjuMassacre #shinsegae #ShinsegaeStarbucks #SouthAsiaPolitics #SouthKorea #SouthKoreaEconomy #SouthKoreaHistory #SouthKoreaMilitaryDictatorship #SouthKoreaPolitics #Starbucks #StarbucksBacklash #StarbucksBoycott #StarbucksMarketing #StarbucksTankDay #TankDay

Some stills from #TankDay tonite. #snailposting #snails #pets #photography #macroPhotography

Today was #tankday, I had to completely replace the soil with coco coir because the flies were totally out of hand. The little ones seem to like it alright at least. Unfortunately both #pillbugs got a bit stressed by the cleaning, probably since I usually just let them chill in the substrate? #snail #snails #snailposting #snailphotography #snailsofmastodon #terrarium #pets #petsofmastodon #snailcare #mosstodon #fairygarden