Students who chanted 'Let's go to Starbucks' quit Paichai High School baseball team
Two students on Seoul’s Paichai High School baseball team have decided to give up playing baseball after becoming embroiled in controversy for chanting slogans criticized for mocking the May 18 Democratic Uprising during a game against Gwangju Jeil High School. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Tuesday that the two students recently notified their school of their intention to leave…
Two students from Seoul's Paichai High School baseball team have decided to quit the sport following a controversy involving their chants at a game against Gwangju Jeil High School. The students were criticized for their slogans, which some deemed as mocking the May 18 Democratic Uprising. After becoming embroiled in the dispute, the two players informed their school of their decision to leave the baseball team.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education confirmed that the students cited the incident as the reason for their departure. The team had come under scrutiny after their chants during the June 29 match echoed Starbucks' controversial "Tank Day" promotion from May, including "Let's go, let's go, let's go to Starbucks" and "Tank Day".
The game took place at Mokdong Baseball Stadium as part of the 81st Blue Dragon National High School Baseball Championship.
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