Thankfully all of us don’t like to screw around and we are all very good at what we do so it makes things a bit easier. Currently we have four people that work on Shot with Soju. How long do it take to put together a typical ten or so minute episode? I think people might not realize how much work goes into putting out high quality video content like you are. How did your Shot with Soju video show (Subscribe to her channel here!) come about? You’ve also become a “YouTube star” as the kids say these days. I think if I started drag in any other city, I might not have gotten this far. Chicago drag queens are some of the most unique and talented queens I’ve ever seen. I think it was a way I earned their respect and trust. They were all very welcoming and supportive of my drag. Back then I lived two hours away from the city, but I made the trip whenever I could to go support the drag queens and learn from watching their performances. Before starting drag I went to every single drag show I could go to. Then when I started doing drag she introduced me to all the other queens in Chicago. I really loved how she made me feel like part of the community. Trannika Rex was the first Chicago drag queen I fell in love with. How did you find your niche in the Windy City?
The Chicago drag scene is very hot right now and incredibly diverse. Once I did and when I noticed people’s reaction to my art, I fell in love. Drag basically brought all my artistic expression together. I went to a fine arts school and in college years I joined a very prestigious acapella group. What was it the attracted you to drag once you were exposed to it? With Kahmora Hall, Photo by Adam Ouahmane She was the best teacher because she let me grow on my own while teaching me to be polished.
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I then met my drag mother Khamora Hall and she taught me how to get in drag. I really give thanks to my ex boyfriend for introducing me to drag which got my interest started. I came out when I was 21 so I had so much to explore and so much to learn. Before I started drag in Chicago I was just a queer Korean boy in his early 20’s trying to figure life out after college. *Laughs* Not the biggest, maybe a shinning star. You’re currently one of the biggest stars in the Chicago drag scene but where does your story begin? There you go kids! Get busy if you want Soju in your town! So in the meantime while they do that, let’s hit rewind for a moment. There are Kpop communities everywhere you just have to search and see. I’ve had Kpop Community in certain cities do this and we are in the works with the clubs now to bring the party. I can’t do much by just asking the clubs. If people from other cities want to see you bring the party to their hometown, what do you suggest the do? Tweet at you? Message their local venue?įirst they should gather as many friends as they can and go to their local gay bar and express how they want the Kpop Party to come to them. After that I just decided we need to throw Kpop Parties! It was clear to me that my heritage and culture is something that makes me unique. That’s when I realized that lot of my drag fans are also Kpop fans. When I started sharing some of my favorite artist or songs, my fans really showed a lot of interest in it. In America people voice their Kpop more because it’s something different to them and they want to find other people that also love Kpop. lol But when I lived in America I didn’t necessarily felt the need to share my love for Kpop because it was just so natural to me. I was born and raised in Korea so obviously Kpop was in my blood. Kpop was part of my life since I was a little kid. What made you want to get started with these Kpop parties? Was it as simple as seeing a an opportunity in the marketplace? I think that’s why it’s becoming more and more popular. It’s light hearted and fun so it’s easy to get down to. You don’t really have to speak Korean to love Kpop. It was already the biggest thing in Asia and now it’s spreading far into all parts of the world. Yeah! Kpop is global and it’s only getting bigger and bigger.
A contributor to our site was a backup showgirl at a Kpop festival in LA and was blown away by the size and passion of the crowd! I think a lot of people, especially in this country, don’t realize how hugely popular Kpop is.
New York City really has an amazing energy and we felt it at the party. Starting a new party in a new city is really hard but our team really pulled through. Me too! I’m disappointed that we weren’t able to talk before your last Kpop party here in NYC with our own Jasmine Rice Labeija and Juicy Liu! How did that event go? Oh I couldn’t get RID of them! I’m so happy to do the interview finally after so much phone tag! Hi there Soju! I’m very excited to be talking with our reigning Queen of Chicago! I hope the paparazzi haven’t been TOO relentless since our readers voted you the winner?
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