South Korea’s Flag Gets Mistaken As Pepsi Advertisement At Winter Olympics
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Composite image by DesignTAXI. Pepsi logo via Wikimedia Commons (public domain), background video screenshot via Olympic

The 2018 Winter Olympics kicked off in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Friday. While it’s an exciting time for its athletes, a beverage brand might have already walked away with a win through free, unintentional advertising.

As viewers tuned in to the live stream of the opening ceremony, they were surprised to see a group of traditional drummers get in formation to what apparently looked like Pepsi’s logo. It was, of course, a representation of the South Korean flag.

“Did anyone else think the 2018 Winter Olympics [was] sponsored by Pepsi?” asked a Twitter user.

As it turns out, she wasn’t the only one who thought the image served as product placement for Pepsi at first.

“I wonder how much Pepsi paid the Olympics for this opening ceremony shoutout,” joked another.

Here’s a comparison between South Korea’s flag and the Pepsi logomark. To be fair, they do look pretty similar.

Composite image by DesignTAXI. South Korean flag (left) via Wikimedia Commons (public domain), Pepsi logo via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

I wonder how much @Pepsi paid the #Olympics for this #OpeningCeremonies shoutout pic.twitter.com/DtSnq4lUyi

— Logan Smith (@LoganJames) February 10, 2018

Was watching the opening ceremony and thought Pepsi was plugging it, but it’s the South Korean flag 😂😂 #OpeningCeremony #olympics pic.twitter.com/SwY8xhXtRv

— Treymond Green (@TreymondGreen) February 10, 2018

I for one am sick and tired of the commercialization of the olympics. South Korea making a giant human Pepsi logo during the opening ceremonies?? For shame. pic.twitter.com/9lu0z1xTll

— KurtisBlowVEVO (@BWetherJohnson) February 9, 2018

brought to you by Pepsi. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/avKA3fOBji

— Andi (@AndiMcLellan) February 9, 2018

my stupid mind thought it was a pepsi logo pic.twitter.com/eXUMTJLvrD

— suℓay🐇 (@siriusuho) February 9, 2018

Was watching the opening ceremony of Winter Olympics with my bartender and he was disgusted at Pepsi’s blatant advertising being incorporated into the show. What are South Korea playing at? 😜 pic.twitter.com/lA89Gx40MO

— Roger Clark (@rclark98) February 11, 2018

*watching the olympics*

Dad: Why are they showing the Pepsi logo?

Me: Dad, that’s the South Korean flag.

— Austin Kosley (@austinkosley) February 10, 2018

My 6yr old just asked why the Korean flag is Pepsi… #Olympics #ParentFail

— Jared Stimson (@jaredstimson) February 10, 2018

*watching the band at the Olympics opening ceremony*

Mom: “they formed the Pepsi logo!!”

Me: “that’s the South Korean flag.”

— Braden Kopf (@LegendaryBraden) February 10, 2018

Watching the winter olympics #OpeningCeremony my dad asked why they had a Pepsi logo everywhere……

well u see dad, that’s the south korean flag

— Elizabeth Medina (@Liz_Medinaaa) February 10, 2018

[via BuzzFeed , images via various sources]

February 12, 2018 at 06:29PM
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