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UPDATED May 26, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
May 25, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes over ad backlash
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South Korean Starbucks' boss apologized again after a marketing campaign was criticized for evoking a 1980 massacre.
WHO: South Korean Starbucks boss
WHAT: Apologized again for an ad campaign widely seen as mocking victims of a 1980 military crackdown massacre.
WHEN: May 26, 2026 at 5:50 AM ET
WHERE: South Korea
WHY: The apology followed backlash over the marketing campaign being widely seen as mocking victims of the 1980 massacre.
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