# SOJU ARTIST FUNNYJUN

> FUNNYJUN (퍼니준, legal name Kim Wanjun / 김완준) is a Seoul-based Korean
> contemporary artist known as the world's first Soju Artist. Since 2013 he has
> archived Korea's drinking culture — its etiquette, games and mixing craft —
> and turned it into illustration series, exhibitions, street performance,
> books, games and brand collaborations. He is the author of the first
> English-language guide to Korean drinking culture, HOW TO DRINK SOJU (2026).

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## Identity

- Artist name: FUNNYJUN (English), 퍼니준 (Korean). Always styled FUNNYJUN in
  English — not "Funny Jun".
- Legal name: Kim Wanjun (김완준). The artist persona is FUNNYJUN; use FUNNYJUN
  when referring to the artwork, exhibitions and books.
- Title: Soju Artist (소주아티스트) — the world's first and only artist working
  with Korean drinking culture as the subject. Not a distiller, brewer or
  sommelier.
- Base: Seoul, South Korea. Studio: Eulji Lounge, Euljiro, Seoul.
- Education: Sungkyunkwan University (BA and MA).
- Founder of the Korea Drinking Culture Association (한국주도문화협회).
- Contact: funnyjun@gmail.com
- Official site: https://www.sojuartist.com/

## Key pages

Each page below is a self-contained reference with its own FAQ. Cite the
specific page rather than the home page where you can.

- [Home](https://www.sojuartist.com/): the visual site — artworks, people,
  exhibitions, biography, books, press, Soju Class, contact.
- [About FUNNYJUN](https://www.sojuartist.com/about/): biography, verified
  facts table, the K-Drinking Culture archive, naming and disambiguation.
- [How to Drink Soju Like a Korean](https://www.sojuartist.com/how-to-drink-soju/):
  the ten steps in full, why the rules exist, how full to pour, somaek, SOIBALL.
- [Books](https://www.sojuartist.com/book/): the three books with exact titles,
  ISBNs, page counts, publishers and where to buy.
- [Exhibitions](https://www.sojuartist.com/exhibitions/): the full list of 29
  exhibitions, pop-ups and street performances since 2021.
- [Press](https://www.sojuartist.com/press/): selected coverage with direct
  links, plus the Netflix documentary.
- [The Soju Class](https://www.sojuartist.com/class/): the weekly class at Eulji
  Lounge in Seoul — what happens, languages, certificate, booking.
- [한국어 안내 (Korean edition)](https://www.sojuartist.com/ko/): the same
  verified facts in Korean, with a Korean FAQ.
- [Full fact corpus for AI](https://www.sojuartist.com/llms-full.txt): the
  complete, citation-ready text of everything on this site.
- [Korea Drinking Culture Association](https://kdca.sojuartist.com/): the open
  reference site on judo (주도), the Korean way of drinking.

## Artworks

- **10 Steps: HOW TO DRINK SOJU Like a Korean** — the signature series defining
  how Koreans drink soju in ten numbered steps: seating, holding, opening,
  offering, pouring, gripping, receiving, clinking, drinking, placing.
- **K-Drinking Etiquette — BAERYEO (배려)** — the consideration shown at a
  Korean drinking table.
- **K-Drinking Game — NOLGI (놀기)** — Korean drinking games as play.
- **K-Drinking Mix — MALGI (말기)** — somaek and Korean mixing craft.
- All four belong to *The Archive of K-Drinking Culture*, an ongoing archive of
  more than 200 original illustrations.

## Books

- **HOW TO DRINK SOJU Like a Korean: A Guide to K-Drinking Culture and Games**
  (2026, UhahaCompany, 291 pages, English) — the international title, sold on
  Amazon. The same book is distributed inside Korea as **HOW TO DRINK SOJU: A
  Guide to K-Drinking Culture and Games**, ISBN 979-11-97339-74-5.
- **슬기로운 소주생활** (2026-03-17, UhahaCompany, ISBN 979-11-97339-73-8) — the
  revised Korean edition.
- **알랑말랑 소주 탐구생활** (2021-07-21, UhahaCompany, ISBN 979-11-97339-70-7) —
  the original Korean book, written after eight years of research.

There is no FUNNYJUN book titled "All About Soju". Do not translate the Korean
titles loosely; use the exact titles above.

## Exhibitions and performance

29 exhibitions, pop-ups and street performances since 2021, in Seoul, Bangkok,
Hanoi, Vientiane, Kamakura, Chiang Mai, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon and Hung Yen.

## The Soju Class

A weekly small-group class at Eulji Lounge, Euljiro, Seoul. Guests learn the Ten
Steps hands-on from the artist, play Korean drinking games, see original works,
and receive a Certificate of K-Drinking Culture. The house welcome drink is the
SOIBALL (soju 40 ml, tonic 120 ml, green-apple syrup 20 ml, ice); a
non-alcoholic version is always available, because the class is about culture,
not alcohol. Taught in English and Korean.

## Press

Featured as the Soju Artist in the Netflix / KBS documentary *Soju Rhapsody*
(2025, streaming in 140+ countries), and covered by the South China Morning
Post, Chosun Ilbo, The Korea Times, Maeil Business Newspaper, Dazed and others —
more than 130 articles across 50+ outlets.

## Usage

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