新世界集团董事长郑溶镇就星巴克韩国引发争议的“坦克日”促销活动公开道歉。该活动于5月18日举行，而这一天正值光州民主化运动纪念日，活动中使用的词汇令人联想到军事坦克及一起酷刑事件。
新世界集团董事长郑溶镇周二就星巴克韩国于5月18日光州民主化运动纪念日当天举行的争议性“坦克日”促销活动发表公开道歉。
郑溶镇在声明中表示，他“深刻伤害了为5月18日民主运动牺牲者的精神、其遗属以及韩国民众”。他称此次促销是“一场绝不该发生的、极不妥当的营销活动”，并承诺将全面整顿相关程序并开展强制性的历史教育。
星巴克韩国此前发起的随行杯促销活动使用了“坦克日”以及“伴随‘哒！’的一声放在桌上”等措辞。批评人士指出，这些表述嘲讽了1980年的光州起义以及1987年学生运动领袖朴钟哲被酷刑致死的事件。公司随后暂停了该活动并进行道歉，运营公司的负责人也在几小时后被解雇。
新闻界重点报道了星巴克韩国因在光州起义纪念日举行不当促销活动而迅速道歉并叫停事件，并跟进了新世界集团董事长将相关负责人解雇的消息。普通用户对这种具有冒犯性的军事主题促销表示强烈批评，并表达了抵制意向。
Starbucks Korea has apologised and cancelled a promotional event after launching "Tank Day" tumbler sales on 18 May, literally the day of the 46th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratisation Movement -- and massacre -- with slogans evoking the 1980 bloody military crackdown. pic.twitter.com/X8whpJTvcO
— Raphael Rashid (@koryodynasty) 2026年5月18日
Update: Shinsegae chairman Chung Yong-jin has fired Starbucks Korea CEO Son Jung-hyun after the company launched "Tank Day" sales on 18 May, the day of the anniversary of the Gwangju Democratisation Movement and massacre by military regime. https://t.co/YxvEpahN8y
— Raphael Rashid (@koryodynasty) 2026年5月18日
@Starbucks What @StarbucksKorea did today is absolutely disgraceful and unforgivable. Using ‘Tank Day’ marketing on May 18 is deeply offensive. I won’t go there again, nor will my family.https://t.co/gUKcsBMi6c
— Hanjin Lee (@jinifor) 2026年5月18日
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