Musinsa's 2019 ad Controversy Resurfaces Amid Starbucks' ‘Tank Day' Backlash
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As the controversy surrounding Starbucks Korea (SCK Company)’s ‘Tank Day’ event escalates due to criticism that it disparaged the May 18 Democratization Movement and the 1987 torture and death of activist Park Jong-chul, now online fashion platform Musinsa
Lee takes aim at Musinsa ad from 7 years ago: "How can they do this while wearing a human mask?" Following Starbucks on Tank Day, a 7-year-old ad is being brought up again. The Blue House expresses determination to root out the trivialization of the democratization movement. On the 20th, President Lee Jae-myung [regarding] the domestic clothing shopping mall Musinsa's past advertisement using the phrase "I slammed my hand on the desk, and it dri…
[Digital Daily Reporter Yoo Chae-ri] As the fallout from Starbucks Korea's recent "marketing disparaging the May 18 Uprising" spread to the fashion platform Musinsa, the company has issued an official apology regarding its past wrongdoings. In its apology statement on the 20th, Musinsa conveyed its apologies to the bereaved family of the late democratic activist Park Jong-cheol, relevant officials, and customers, stating, "While watching with a…
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