Customers had been using the “Call My Name” option — often used for jokes and K-pop fandom — to have baristas shout political ...

South Korean businesses and celebrities usually strive to be seen as neutral. But it has become more crucial in recent months ...

Starbucks has barred customers from using the names of presidential candidates in their orders ahead of a tense election.

Voters will head to the polls on June 3 following the impeachment of former president Yoon Suk Yeol for briefly declaring ...

Some customers are turning their coffee purchases into a political movement ahead of the country’s presidential election.

To stay neutral while South Korea's election season is heated, Starbucks is preventing customers from using presidential ...

After months of political turmoil, South Korea will elect a new president this week to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, ...

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SEOUL – Starbucks stores in South Korea have banned customers from using certain names as their own when they order their coffees – specifically, the six names that will be on the presidential ...

Walk into any Starbucks in South Korea right now, and there are some names you definitely won't be hearing. Six to be exact - and they happen to be the names of the candidates running in the ...