'Far-right' JK Kim Dong-wook: "Mocking Baeja High School's Starbucks chant? They got scraped up over a trivial incident" [Star Issue]

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Singer JK Kim Dong-wook expressed his views regarding the controversy over alleged derogatory remarks about the May 18 Democratic Uprising, which arose after Baeja High School players mocked the phrase "Let's go to Starbucks."

On the 30th, regarding the controversy over Baeja High School's Starbucks mockery, JK Kim Dong-wook stated, "They really got scraped up," adding, "They're blowing up a trivial incident that occurred during the kids' baseball game? The extreme leftists who are marking coordinates must stop their heinous acts and disappear; they are trashy sentiments."

JK Kim Dong-wook has consistently voiced support for President Yoon Suk-yeol and has continued to issue sharp criticisms against the Lee Jae-myung administration.

Recently, regarding the controversy over Starbucks' 'May 18 Tank Day' marketing, JK Kim Dong-wook also publicly expressed support by posting a message saying, "If you want to go, go. The choice is free."

Born in 1975, JK Kim Dong-wook is active in Korea but is known as a Korean-Canadian. He has directly stated, "I was born in Samyang-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul; I attended Gongeong Elementary School, Hage Middle School, and dropped out in the second year of Daejin High School before immigrating to Canada." Consequently, he acquired Canadian citizenship, was exempted from military service obligations, and has no voting rights in Korea.

Previously, on the 29th, Baeja High School sparked controversy during a match against Gwangju Jeil High School (hereinafter Gwangju Il-go) at the Seoul Mokdong Baseball Stadium in the 81st Cheongnyonggi National High School Baseball Championship and Weekend League King of Kings Tournament. With a 7-inning cold-game victory within reach, some players in the dugout repeatedly chanted slogans such as "Let's go, let's go, let's go to Starbucks" and "Tank Day."

This drew public outrage because the slogans were reminiscent of an incident last May 18, on the commemoration day of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, when Starbucks Korea used phrases like 'Tank Day' and 'Desk's Desk' in a tumbling sales event, sparking controversy over mocking the May 18 Democratic Uprising and the torture-related death of martyr Park Jong-chul.

At the time, the Gwangju Il-go coach, upon hearing this, immediately lodged a strong protest with the umpires, who also stepped in to mediate.

The controversy resurfaced after broadcast footage of the game was released. Notably, Baeja High School had appeared on SBS Plus' 'Special Bulkkot Baseball Live Broadcast' on the 7th at the Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome, where they faced off against the 'Bulkkot Fighters,' and the team was in the spotlight ahead of the main broadcast.

Baeja High School immediately issued an official apology, stating, "We sincerely apologize for causing deep hurt and disappointment to the Gwangju Jeil High School players, parents, alumni, Gwangju citizens, and many others due to the inappropriate cheer slogans of some student-athletes." They added, "The cheer was a highly inappropriate action that violated the spirit of sportsmanship, which requires respect for opposing schools and local communities. There was a lack of respect for historical significance and the local community." The school also announced plans to refer the involved student to the Student Life Education Committee for strict handling in accordance with school regulations and to conduct special education on sportsmanship, human rights sensitivity, and player ethics for all members of the baseball team.

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