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Starbucks Korea CEO Dismissed Following Backlash Over Controversial ‘Tank Day’ Marketing Campaign.
May 19, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Starbucks Korea CEO Son Jung-hyun has been dismissed after a marketing campaign titled 'Tank Day' coincided with the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy uprising, sparking national outrage for insensitive references to the military crackdown.



