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A customer picks a pack of Japanese beer product Sapporo at a supermarket. [NEWS1]

Ten months after 'pee-gate,' Chinese beer continues struggling in Korea

The once-dominant Chinese beer has lost its foothold in Korea — due, experts say, to the lasting impact of a viral video that showed a man urinating into a tank at Tsingtao's brewery facility.

2024.8.20

Chinese Tsingtao beer and Japanese Sapporo beer, along with other beer imports, are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul in November. [NEWS1]

Japan ousts China to reclaim No. 1 in Korea's foreign beer market

Japanese beer has reclaimed the number one spot for Korea's beer imports after five years, while Chinese beer imports fell to third place due to the fall in China's Tsingtao beer sales after a video of a man peeing in Tsingtao's brewery went viral.

2024.1.17

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A video seemingly shows an employee urinating in a Tsingtao Brewery factory in China [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Video of Tsingtao employee peeing in brewery decimates company's sales [REWIND 2023]

A video of a Tsingtao employee appearing to urinate in a brewery's storage facility decimated the company's sales and imports, prompting it to offer a voluntary retirement program.

2023.12.26

An image from the video in which a man urinates in a Tsingtao manufacturing facility China [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Tsingtao beer importer asks employees to resign after urination video leads to sales drop

BK has already encouraged all of its 120 employees to resign voluntarily, offering severance packages, according to industry insiders on Wednesday.

2023.11.16

Tsingtao beer displayed at a supermarket in Seoul. [YONHAP]

Korea's Tsingtao importer vows strict inspection over 'pee-gate'

BK, the Korean importer of China's Tsingtao beer, will conduct a hygiene inspection of imported beers amid concerns over a viral video showing a Tsingtao factory worker urinating into a tank.

2023.11.3

Bottles of Tsingtao beer are displayed at a Chinese food restaurant in Sangam-dong, western Seoul. [PARK EUN-JEE]

[EXCLUSIVE] Chinese restaurants ditch Tsingtao over 'pee-gate'

Compared to last week, the sales for the beer went down by 26.2 percent at one convenience store chain and decreased by 20 and 13 percent at two other chains, News1 reported Monday.

2023.10.24

Tsingtao beers are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Monday. Sales for Tsingtao beer dropped 26.2 percent over the weekend compared to last week for one convenience store chain, and decreased 20 percent and 13 percent for two other chains. This comes after the now-viral video of an employee seemingly urinating in the production area of a Tsingtao factory in Qingdao, China, popped up. BK, the Korean importer of Tsingtao, issued a statement on Sunday that the beer produced at the factory shown in the video is for the Chinese market, and that separate manufacturing facilities are operated for exports, including those for Korea. [YONHAP]

Tsingtao, anyone?

Sales for Tsingtao beer in Korea dropped significantly after a viral video showed an employee apparently urinating in a Chinese factory.

2023.10.23

No urine in exported Tsingtao, Korean importer says

The Korean importer of Tsingtao beer said Tsingtao products imported to Korea are unconnected to the factory in Qingdao, China, where an employee was seen in a now-viral video seemingly urinating in the production area.

2023.10.22

No booze just beer

An employee organizes cans of non-alcoholic beer on a shelf at a discount store in Seoul on Thursday. As more Koreans prefer to drink responsibly, competition for non-alcoholic beer is heating up.

2020.6.18