JK Kim Dong-wook, following Choi Jun-yong, says "I want to go to Starbucks"... Public support [Star Issue]

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Singer JK Kim Dong-wook publicly supported Starbucks, following actor Choi Jun-yong.

On the 25th, JK Kim Dong-wook posted a photo on his Instagram, saying, "I don't usually go there, so why make me want to go when it's such a hassle?"

The photo featured the text "If you want to go, go. The choice is yours" above the Starbucks logo.

Starbucks Korea ran a tumbler promotion event from the 15th to the 26th. However, during this process, the use of phrases such as "Tank Day" and "On the desk" on the 18th sparked controversy.

Criticism arose, particularly within online communities, that these expressions mocked the the 18th Democratization Movement and the 1987 torture-to-death case of activist Park Jong-chul. As the controversy grew, Starbucks Korea halted the event and issued an apology.

However, as a result, a boycott movement against Starbucks emerged in some parts of Korea, while a counter-movement supporting Starbucks arose, turning Starbucks into a tool for "publicly declaring political leanings."

Prior to JK Kim Dong-wook, actor Choi Jun-yong had been continuously posting photos confirming purchases of Starbucks beverages on his SNS, with captions such as "Coffee is Starbucks," "Starbucks love continues," "Iced Americano is definitely Starbucks," and "It was delivered?"

JK Kim Dong-wook and Choi Jun-yong previously expressed their public support for Yoon Suk-yeol Jeon (President) during last year's impeachment political crisis.

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