K-pop idol and ENHYPEN member Jake has found himself in a predicament for drinking Starbucks coffee during a recent live stream.
The Seattle-based coffee giant has been hit with calls for a boycott since October 2023 after its union posted a message on social media allegedly supporting Palestine in the Israel-Hamas war.
Jake’s innocuous act drew backlash from fans, who criticised him of being “ignorant” and “drinking blood coffee”.
During the live stream, ENHYPEN fans, who are also known collectively as ENGENEs, left comments telling Jake, 21, to “stop buying Starbucks as it sponsors massacres in Gaza” and to “apologise and educate [himself]”.
Despite quickly transferring his drink into a glass cup, it did not appease fans.
The rapper eventually said he would stop drinking and put the beverage away.
“I made a mistake, I’m very sorry, [this] won’t happen again,” he said.