The popularity of Pokemon Bread, which was released again after 16 years, is still hot.
Netizens are arguing with the news that a portion of the bread price will be returned to Japanese companies as royalties.
SPC Samlip has signed a license agreement with Pokemon Korea, which is 100% owned by a Japanese company, to re-release Pokemon Bread.
A certain amount of Pokemon Bread sales is paid as royalties.
This makes some consumers uncomfortable.
In 2019, the so-called No Japan movement, a boycott of Japanese products that started as Korean companies took a hit due to Japan's export control measures, recently took place.
Among the netizens, reactions such as 'why do you boycott beer and clothing but make an exception' and 'it's bittersweet like a selective boycott'.
On the other hand, there was an opinion that there was nothing that could be bought by applying the No Japan movement to bread sold by domestic companies.