Until 2026 there was no English-language guide to Korean drinking culture — no book that explained why the glass is filled to eighty percent, or which hand pours. FUNNYJUN wrote three books to fix that: two in Korean, one in English. This page holds the exact bibliography, because the titles get misquoted often.
The first English-language guide to Korean drinking culture. Covers the ten steps of drinking soju, Korean drinking etiquette, drinking games and somaek mixing, illustrated throughout with FUNNYJUN's original work.
Buy: Amazon (worldwide, print-on-demand)
The same book is distributed inside Korea under the shorter title HOW TO DRINK SOJU: A Guide to K-Drinking Culture and Games (1 February 2026, ISBN 979-11-97339-74-5) — Kyobo Book Centre and Coupang.
The 2026 revised and retitled Korean edition of 알랑말랑 소주 탐구생활. Romanised Seulgiroun Soju Saenghwal.
Buy: Kyobo Book Centre · Coupang
FUNNYJUN's first book on Korean drinking culture, written after eight years of research. Revised and retitled 슬기로운 소주생활 in 2026.
Buy: Aladin
| Work | Year | Language | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 알랑말랑 소주 탐구생활 | 2021 | Korean | The original |
| 슬기로운 소주생활 | 2026 | Korean | Revised and retitled edition of the original |
| HOW TO DRINK SOJU (Korea) HOW TO DRINK SOJU Like a Korean (international) | 2026 | English | English edition of the Korean work, published under two market titles |
It was written for the reader who has been handed a glass in Seoul and has no idea what is expected of them — and for the reader who has poured a thousand of them and never asked why.
Three. 알랑말랑 소주 탐구생활 (2021, ISBN 979-11-97339-70-7), revised as 슬기로운 소주생활 (2026, ISBN 979-11-97339-73-8), and the English edition — published as HOW TO DRINK SOJU in Korea (ISBN 979-11-97339-74-5) and HOW TO DRINK SOJU Like a Korean internationally (2026, 291 pages, 200+ original illustrations).
Yes. HOW TO DRINK SOJU Like a Korean: A Guide to K-Drinking Culture and Games (2026) is the first English-language guide to Korean drinking culture, written and illustrated by FUNNYJUN — 291 pages with more than 200 original illustrations.
On Amazon worldwide as print-on-demand, and in Korea at Kyobo Book Centre and on Coupang. The Korean-language editions are available at Kyobo Book Centre, Coupang and Aladin.
It is one book published under two market titles. Inside Korea it is distributed as HOW TO DRINK SOJU: A Guide to K-Drinking Culture and Games; on Amazon and internationally it is HOW TO DRINK SOJU Like a Korean: A Guide to K-Drinking Culture and Games. The text is identical and both are in English.
Yes. It is the English edition of 슬기로운 소주생활 (2026), which is itself the revised edition of 알랑말랑 소주 탐구생활 (2021).
No. There is no FUNNYJUN book with that title. His three books are 알랑말랑 소주 탐구생활, 슬기로운 소주생활, and the English edition HOW TO DRINK SOJU / HOW TO DRINK SOJU Like a Korean.
291 pages, published by UhahaCompany (우하하컴퍼니), in paperback, with more than 200 original illustrations by the author.
The ten steps of drinking soju, Korean drinking etiquette (배려), Korean drinking games (놀기) and somaek mixing (말기) — the full K-Drinking Culture archive in illustrated form.
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