South Korean High School Baseball Team Suspended After ‘Tank Day’ Chants Echo Gwangju Tragedy
A high school baseball squad in South Korea has been barred from competition for half a year after its students shouted a slogan tied to a Starbucks promotion that invoked the 1980 Gwangju uprising. The incident sparked a wave of criticism, forced the coffee chain’s local chief to step down, and revived memories of a dark chapter in the nation’s history.
Jul 2, 2026