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South Korea netizens slam K-pop star for drinking Starbucks coffee: ‘ignoring genocide’
- Some commenters said the episode could haunt Le Sserafim’s Huh Yun-jin for the rest of her career and urged her to apologise and take accountability for endorsing the brand
- Huh is the latest South Korean celebrity to face the ire of fans over endorsing alleged pro-Israel products
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K-pop singer Huh Yun-jin of girl group Le Sserafim has been caught in the eye of a pro-Israel storm as fans unleashed a social media barrage against her for drinking a Starbucks coffee, saying she should “educate” herself and boycott the American chain in South Korea over its perceived links to the mainly Jewish state.
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Fans flooded Huh’s Instagram page with critical comments after a photo of her sipping the brew was widely shared online, accusing her of “ignoring the genocide” in Gaza.
“Please educate yourself, this is disappointing,” a pro-Palestinian supporter said.
Some said the episode could haunt her for the rest of her career and urged Huh to apologise and take accountability for endorsing the brand.
“I’m gonna ‘change the industry’ by drinking Starbucks and doing nothing,” a fan commented, referring to a statement Huh made during her debut in 2022.
Responding to the saga, Starbucks on March 18 said none of its profits were used to fund any country’s government or military.
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