So Jae-won, "Did you not receive history education?" delivers a sharp rebuke to Baejae High School baseball team over 'the 18th mockery chant' [Star Issue]

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Novelist So Jae-won sharply criticized the Baejae High School baseball team for chanting "Let's go to Starbucks" during a national high school baseball tournament.

On the 30th, So Jae-won posted on his personal account, "Did the Baejae High School baseball team swing bats and throw balls without even receiving history education?"

So Jae-won stated, "The the 18th incident is by no means something so trivial that it can be used as a subject of mockery. It is a history where even the vibrant energy of a bright spring dares not show its brilliance, bowing its head in sacred solemnity."

Furthermore, So Jae-won said, "Just a few decades ago, military boots ruthlessly spilled citizens' blood on this land, and that blood is still engraved in the hearts of all Koreans. How dare you mock it while the living witnesses of history are still alive and watching! Is this even conceivable! It is chillingly frightening and sad that the blood shed for democracy could become a subject of ridicule for you."

He continued, "With a heartbreaking heart, I want to give you a sincere piece of advice: Live with shame. You must reflect on your dirty actions, and I hope you convey a heartfelt apology and regret to the fighters watching from above."

Previously, on the 29th, during the 81st Cheongryonggi National High School Baseball Championship and Weekend League King of Kings match between Gwangju Jeil High School and Baejae High School, some Baejae High School student-athletes sparked controversy by repeatedly chanting "Go, go, go to Starbucks" toward the opposing dugout.

The chant was interpreted as a mocking slogan reminiscent of last month's controversy surrounding Starbucks Korea's so-called 'the 18th Tank Day' event, drawing criticism that it was a derogatory remark targeting the region.

Following this, Baejae High School posted an apology on its website. The school stated, "We sincerely apologize for causing deep hurt and disappointment to the Gwangju Jeil High School team, parents, alumni, and many Gwangju citizens due to the inappropriate cheer chant by some student-athletes." The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is reviewing an investigation into Baejae High School.

Meanwhile, So Jae-won is a novelist who wrote the original works for films such as 'Beastie Boys', 'Wish', and 'Tunnel'.

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