5+ K-Pop Idols Who Reacted After Being Informed Of Pro-Palestine Boycotts

Following the worldwide focus placed on the humanitarian issue in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian BDS National Committee shared a list of brands to boycott, placing them in categories.

Many brands cited as boycotted on social media are not part of actual BDS boycott targets but have since been included as organic targets, like McDonald’s and Starbucks.

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Many K-Pop idols have intentionally and unintentionally promoted these brands.

K-Pop Fans Upset As Idols “Promote” Starbucks Amidst Boycott For Palestine… But Should They Be?

However, several have responded to fans’ efforts to inform them of this.

Here are some of the idols that responded to fans’ calls.

1. aespa’s Giselle

Last year, aespa‘s Giselle included photos featuring McDonald’s in a photo dump post on Instagram.

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In January, the idol deleted the photos from the post following fans’ efforts.

Giselle’s post dropped from 10 photos to 7 after the deletion.

2. ATEEZ’s Seonghwa and Hongjoong

ATEEZ‘s Seonghwa and Hongjoong each shared photos featuring items from Starbucks on Instagram and KQ’s social media platform.

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Following fans’ comments on both, each idol deleted their posts.

3. Jeon Somi

Jeon Somi received much criticism for a video shared on TikTok where the Starbucks logo was clearly spotted.

The idol later deleted the video but still received criticism over the post.

4. ENHYPEN’s Jake

ENHYPEN‘s Jake drank Starbucks during a recent livestream, but responded to a fan’s comment asking that he and the group no longer consume products from the brand.

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5. TREASURE’s Yoshi

TREASURE‘s Yoshi posted a Weverse moment of himself holding a drink from Starbucks and deleted it shortly after fans’ efforts.

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6. ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo

ASTRO‘s Cha Eunwoo posted a photo of himself wearing Sketchers (another boycotted brand, but one he has is an ambassador for) with a Starbucks cup beside him.

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Eunwoo later deleted the post entirely from his account.

7. 2PM’s Taecyeon

2PM‘s Taecyeon uploaded a vlog with fellow member Jun K, in which he was seen drinking from a Starbucks cup. After Hottest began efforts to inform the idol of the reasons for the brand’s boycott, the vlog was removed from his channel.

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Most fans believe this is the “minimum” an idol can do, but they also appreciate their idols listening to what they say regarding this.