Soju

Soju
Biographical Information
Drag Name	Soju (KO: 소주)
Ethnicity	Korean
Date of Birth	May 8, 1991
Age	32
Birthplace	Seoul, South Korea
Hometown	Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Location	Chicago, IL, USA
Season Information
Season	Season 11
Place	15th
Eliminated	Episode 1
Sent home by	Kahanna Montrese
Challenge Wins	0

Soju (KO: 소주) is a former Korean American drag performer, content creator and one of the Season 11 contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race.

On January 21, 2021, Soju was accused of sexual assault by multiple men. Soju came forward with a statement admitting to the accusations. Since the incident, she has deleted her Twitter account.

On March 9th, 2021, Soju publicly announced that she had quit drag for her mental health.

Drag Name Origin

College was a very significant time for Soju because it was when she came out to her parents, lost her virginity, and had her first alcoholic drink. The name "Soju" comes from the Korean liquor which she drank all throughout college. Soju felt that this was a very fitting name for her new career in the drag world since it represents the time when she began accepting and loving who she truly was.

Track Record(s)

Soju

Statistics	USA Season 11
Ranking:	15th Place
Maxi Challenges Won:	0
Mini Challenges Won:	0
Times as Team Captain:	0
Times in Bottom:	1 (Ep. 1)
Episode Eliminated:	Episode 1

Memorable Quotes

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11

• "I have a cyst, I'm currently oozing."
• "I love drag, but I love boys more."
• "I'm literally leaking as we're speaking."
• "Gunbae!"

Farewell Message

"I LOVE ALL OF YOU CYSTERS! HAVE FUN ♡ — GUNBAE, BITCHES! SOJU ♡"

Trivia

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• Soju's drag mother is Season 13 contestant Kahmora Hall. Season 4 contestant Dida Ritz, Season 8’s Naysha Lopez, and Season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall are Kahmora's drag sisters, making them Soju's drag aunts. Soju's drag sisters are Eva Young and Briawna Banana.
• She revealed that, during her first time in drag, many people thought she was Kim Chi, who would later help her get drag clothing (as she stated on " Hey Qween!").
• She was best known for her weekly YouTube series, " Shot with Soju", where various drag queens from Drag Race appeared.
• Soju was raised in South Korea.^{[citation needed]}
• She is bilingual (speaks English and Korean).
• She is a taekwondo master, she's able to use weapons like nunchakus (what she did on her entrance, being the first contestant to enter brandishing weaponry).
• She is a K-pop fan.
• She shares a birthday with Yara Sofia, India Ferrah and Kenya Michaels (May 8).
• Her favorite past-contestant is All-Star Detox.
• Not counting returning first-outs Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Shangela, Soju is the second most followed first-out contestant on Instagram, with the first being Dahlia Sin.
• She was paired with Victoria Parker for the Mini Challenge photoshoot, which is a coincidence since both of them are first-outs.
• If Soju would have made it to the Snatch Game episode, she would have done Jennifer Coolidge. Renée Zellweger was her second choice.
• As she stated in her episode, Soju had a cyst at the time of competition, it is unknown what happened to it.
• Soju was the first contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race to place 15th, as she placed last in the first season with more than 14 contestants.

Controversies

On January 21, 2021, multiple Twitter users came forward with allegations of sexual assault against Soju. The first victim, going by the name of "Kev", said that beginning in January 2016, he was "sexually assaulted, manipulated, and gaslit by Soju several times." Instances included being blackout drunk and not able to consent but having sexual relations with Soju, and, in January 2018, being physically forced to perform oral sex on Soju and not being brought home until he complied with Soju's demands. Another person alleged that while in a monogamous relationship Soju invited him over, gave him wine, and, the next morning, took pictures of them naked and asleep, and after going back to sleep they woke up to Soju's hand feeling their naked body. When the person rejected, Soju allegedly asked why they came over. The same person said that another time Soju asked them to help her pack up before moving and once again got them drunk and tried to make moves without consent.

After the allegations came out, Soju put out a statement on Instagram, saying “At the time, I was promiscuous and led a stereotypically ‘f**k boy’ life,” Soju explained. “That being said, I never once in my life did anything without the other person’s consent. Consent matters. No matter how much I wanted to have sex with someone, I never proceeded without the partner’s permission. And never once did I take advantage of someone when they were too drunk to make decisions or blacked out. My way of life could’ve made people feel like all they were good for in my life was the sex. But I never let my way of life intentionally hurt people... I’ve always been transparent and honest with you guys and I will never stop...I’m sorry to everyone who feel disappointed by me. I’m sorry to anyone that I hurt in any way, shape, or form. Thank you for your understanding and your patience.” In an official statement to Out Magazine, Soju said that "While I await full advice from my legal representative to make an official statement, I will share that I have anticipated these claims after threats and an extortion attempt were sent to me as recently as January 2020. These claims were first brought to my attention by a contact asking for a large sum of money, threats that they would make my life difficult if I did not pay, as well as full admission their lawyer saw this 'case' as an opportunity to spread her name. I have photographic proof of these attempts, among other evidence to point these claims have been orchestrated towards me, and I will share when my full case is prepared."

On March 9, 2021, after a hiatus from Instagram and having deleted her twitter, Soju posted a statement on her Instagram, saying "Thank you all for the messages, just a quick update to the people that are concerned about me, I have been diagnosed and am getting professional help. Please don't worry. TBH IDK if I'm doing the right thing, but for my mental health I won't be returning as Soju. I'm taking it day by day. Again, ur messages have saved me from many dark nights. So again, thank you."

Gallery

Mini Promo

Mini Promo

Mini Trailer

Mini Challenge Photoshoot – Victoria "Porkchop" Parker

Season 11 Looks

Promo Look

Entertainment Weekly Promo Look

Cast RuVeal Look

Confessional Look

Entrance Look

Legendary Look – Kim Chi

Unaried What's Your Sign? Look

Unaired Fringe Look

Unaired Orange Alert Look

Unaired Witch, Please! Look

Unaired Snatch Game at Sea Look – Jennifer Coolidge

Unaired Sequins on the Runway Look

Unaired Face-Kini Realness Look

Unaired Caftan Realness Look

Drag Family Values Look — Silky Nutmeg Ganache

Reunion Look

Grand Finale Look

Discography

Singles

• "So Juicy" (2017)
• "K-Pop Idol Reject" ft. Edward Avila (2018)
• "Coin" ft. Ariel Versace (2019)

External Links

• Apple Music
• Facebook
• Spotify
• Tumblr
• YouTube