Police raid Starbucks headquarters over disastrous ad campaign

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSouth Korean police raided Starbucks Korea's headquarters as part of a criminal investigation into its controversial "Tank Day" promotional campaign. The campaign was accused of mocking the 1980 Gwangju uprising, a brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protests, and referencing the torture death of activist Park Jong-cheol. Investigators are probing whether Starbucks Korea employees deliberately approved marketing that referenced these sensitive historical events, with the warrant issued on suspicion of insult. Starbucks Korea withdrew the campaign, apologized for its "extremely inappropriate" wording, dismissed its CEO, and pledged to strengthen internal review procedures and historical awareness training. The controversy sparked widespread public outrage, calls for a boycott, and political criticism, with some opposition figures accusing police of political motivation for the raid. In fullStarbucks Korea offices raided over controversial ‘Tank Day’ campaignMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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