'Let's Go to Starbucks' Chant Becomes South Korean Political Flashpoint

'Let's go to Starbucks' chant becomes flashpoint in political debate

A controversial chant by high school baseball players has erupted into a political flashpoint in South Korea, with rival parties clashing over whether the students deserve harsh punishment. The "Let's go to Starbucks" chant was widely interpreted as a derisive slogan evoking Starbucks Korea's "Tank Day" promotion. The campaign sparked outrage last month for allegedly belittling the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising, a significant event in South Korea's democratic history commemorated on May 18. L

By The Korea Herald