SEOUL (CNA) - South Korea's baseball governing body announced today that the Paichai High School baseball team will be suspended for six months starting today, after players shouted slogans related to the Gwangju Uprising to mock opponents during a game. The slogans originated from a controversial promotion by Starbucks Korea. According to AFP, Starbucks Korea launched a "Tank Day" promotion for tumblers on May 18th this year, the 46th anniversary of the Gwangju pro-democracy movement. The promotion evoked memories of the military vehicles deployed during the suppression of the uprising, causing public outcry. Official statistics show that the Gwangju pro-democracy movement in 1980 was brutally suppressed by the military, resulting in 165 civilian deaths and 65 disappearances, with another 376 dying later from severe injuries. However, historians and activists have long believed that the actual death toll may be higher than officially reported. As the controversy continued to escalate, Son Jung-hyun, the head of Starbucks Korea, was immediately fired. Last week, Starbucks Korea closed over 2,000 stores nationwide early to provide employees with educational courses on the Gwangju Uprising. Players from Paichai High School (Paichai High School) used the related slogans to mock their opponents during a game, which not only caused the game to be temporarily suspended but also led to a public apology from the school. Videos circulating online show that when Paichai High School played against Gwangju Jeil High School on June 29th, players from Paichai High School first shouted in unison, "Cheer up! Let's go to Starbucks!", followed by a player shouting, "Tank Day." The coach of Gwangju Jeil High School protested on the spot, and the game was temporarily halted before resuming shortly after. Paichai High School eventually won 7-2. After the footage widely circulated online, it drew widespread criticism, and Paichai High School subsequently issued an apology. The Korea Base