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<h3><strong>During a live-stream of the Olympic opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, one part of the performance modeled after the South Korean flag apparently wasn&#8217;t obvious enough for many viewers.</strong></h3>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="in">WOWOWOW <a href="https://t.co/GtnFbiGQw8">pic.twitter.com/GtnFbiGQw8</a></p>
<p>— جميلة (@jamiletchankai) <a href="https://twitter.com/jamiletchankai/status/961922156841111552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<h3><strong>Upon first glance, some thought it reminded them of a certain company ad promotion:</strong></h3>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-136158" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pepsi_waynes_world.gif" alt="" width="800" height="450" /></p>
<h3><strong>Apparently no one knows what the South Korean flag looks like and only recognized its similarity to the Pepsi logo:</strong></h3>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Didn’t know Pepsi sponsored the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Olympics2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Olympics2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/UEg4dkxPwg">pic.twitter.com/UEg4dkxPwg</a></p>
<p>— Ben Torgersen (@TorgersenBen) <a href="https://twitter.com/TorgersenBen/status/961922454162673665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">my stupid mind thought it was a pepsi logo <a href="https://t.co/eXUMTJLvrD">pic.twitter.com/eXUMTJLvrD</a></p>
<p>— suℓay&#x1f407; (@siriusuho) <a href="https://twitter.com/siriusuho/status/961925509553664001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">First glance it looks like a Pepsi commercial. <a href="https://t.co/9UKXkux0vU">pic.twitter.com/9UKXkux0vU</a></p>
<p>— Owen Russell (@OrussellRussell) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrussellRussell/status/961923561354035201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">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. <a href="https://t.co/9lu0z1xTll">pic.twitter.com/9lu0z1xTll</a></p>
<p>— KurtisBlowVEVO (@BWetherJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/BWetherJohnson/status/961949947179552768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nice work on the ambush marketing Pepsi <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PyeongChang2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PyeongChang2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpeningCeremony?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OpeningCeremony</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZsxIoK7cwm">pic.twitter.com/ZsxIoK7cwm</a></p>
<p>— Martin Ross (@martingrantross) <a href="https://twitter.com/martingrantross/status/961957181447950336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Me: Mom look at this, amazing right?<br />
Mom: What is that. Pepsi.<br />
Me: Mom, noooo. It&#8217;s South Korea&#8217;s flag</p>
<p>&#x1f602;&#x1f602;&#x1f602; <a href="https://t.co/8hlZw03Rco">https://t.co/8hlZw03Rco</a></p>
<p>— Bad Dess (@RVisGoddess) <a href="https://twitter.com/RVisGoddess/status/961943132303601664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">For some reason I really want a Pepsi &#x1f914; <a href="https://t.co/8OUs2GXPLY">https://t.co/8OUs2GXPLY</a></p>
<p>— Raphael de l&#8217;Ghetto (@KonaDrake) <a href="https://twitter.com/KonaDrake/status/961959812526419968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<h3><strong>For reference, this is what the latest Pepsi logo looks like:</strong></h3>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-136163" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pepsi-1-e1518578169958.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1101" /></p>
<h3><strong>And this is what the South Korean flag looks like:</strong></h3>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-136162" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/flag-e1518578163953.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" /></p>
<h3><strong>But it&#8217;s also possible people confused it with an older version of the logo they may have known for years:</strong></h3>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-136164" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pepsi2-e1518578177823.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="295" /></p>
<h3><strong>I hope we all learned an important lesson today.</strong></h3>


People Thought the South Korean Flag was the Pepsi Logo During the Olympics Opening Ceremony

People Thought the South Korean Flag was the Pepsi Logo During the Olympics Opening Ceremony

During a live-stream of the Olympic opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, one part of the performance modeled after the South Korean flag apparently wasn’t obvious enough for many viewers.

Upon first glance, some thought it reminded them of a certain company ad promotion:

Apparently no one knows what the South Korean flag looks like and only recognized its similarity to the Pepsi logo:

For reference, this is what the latest Pepsi logo looks like:

And this is what the South Korean flag looks like:

But it’s also possible people confused it with an older version of the logo they may have known for years:

I hope we all learned an important lesson today.