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DJ Soda

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In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.
DJ Soda
DJ Soda in March 2024 opening the Kansai Collection fashion show
DJ Soda in March 2024 opening the Kansai Collection fashion show
Background information
Birth nameHwang So-hee
Born (1988-04-07) April 7, 1988 (age 36)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)DJ, Model
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
황소희
Revised RomanizationHwang So-hui
McCune–ReischauerHwang Sohŭi

Hwang So-hee (Korean: 황소희, born April 7, 1988), known by her stage name DJ Soda, is a South Korean DJ. Hwang has built her reputation on being a frequent headliner for several Asian music festivals, including "S2O Songkran Musical Festival".[1]

Career

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2013–2017: Beginnings as a DJ

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Hwang began work as a DJ in June 2013.[2] Hwang began majorly touring with the Korea World DJ festival in 2015.[3]

In June 2016, Hwang released her debut EP Closer through Warner Music Group. She also collaborated with labelmates Sistar.[4]

In 2017, Hwang performed at the "S2O Songkran Music Festival" in Bangkok, Thailand.[5]

2018–present

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In 2018, Hwang joined Starship Entertainment's new sublabel, "House of Music".[6] She was later moved to another of Starship's sublabels, Highline Entertainment, as the earlier sublabel became defunct. In June, Hwang participated in "Ultra Music Festival Korea" (UMF).[5] In July, she released a song in collaboration with Walshy Fire, titled "Never Let You In", which topped charts in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.[1]

In 2019, Hwang participated in Typhoon 8, a musical festival in Singapore.[7] In December, Hwang performed at World Club Dome: Snow Edition held at the Jungfraujoch railway station in Switzerland.[8]

In December, Hwang was awarded the culture prize in the indie category for the 9th Korea Hallyu Awards.[9]

In April 2020, Hwang collaborated with Psycho Boys Club for the single "Over You".[10] In November, Hwang collaborated with Kryoman and 1st Klase to release the song "Holding Back" featuring KYE. In 2019, she released a remix of the song by DJ Lost Chameleon.[11]

In June 2020, she participated in Electric Blockaloo, a dance music livestream.[12] In November, Hwang took part in her label Highline Entertainment's special performance The Color.[13] She also released a single, "Shooting Star", on June 26.[14]

In August 2021, she released a new single, "Okay!", with Lost Chameleon and Ahin of Momoland.[15]

In November, DJ Soda ended her exclusive contract with Highline Entertainment.[16]

Philanthropy

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On March 8, 2022, she donated ₩10 million won to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of a massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and had spread to Samcheok, Gangwon. It was later extinguished on March 15, 2022.[17]

Sexual victimization

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She performed on the third day of MUSIC CIRCUS '23 on August 13, 2023. When she interacted with the audience at the end of the performance, she reported on her SNS the following day, August 14, that she had been sexually assaulted by several people who touched her breasts.[18][19]

On August 15, organizer TryHard Japan announced its intention to file a criminal complaint with the police against the perpetrator on charges of non-consensual obscenity and other offenses.[20][21] The organizers also released a statement saying that they would "take strict legal action in some cases" concerning slander and hate speech against DJ SODA in relation to the incident.[22]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Details Sales
Closer
Track listing
  1. Interstellar Love
  2. Kung Fu Dab
  3. BB탄
  4. 22 Cities

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Stay Sweet" 2017 Billboard Presents Electronic Asia Vol. 1
"Never Let You In"
(DJ Soda and Walshy Fire) 		2018 Non-album single
"Think About It"
(DJ Soda and Cuebrick feat. Baer)
"Holding Back"
(DJ Soda, Kryoman, and 1st Klase feat. KYE)
"Icy"
(DJ Soda and Kaku feat. Young Kay and Pluma) 		2019
"If I Die"
(DJ Soda and Dolf) 		Nighttime
"Empire" (remix)
(Wengie, Minnie, and DJ Soda) 		Empire Remixes
"Over You"
(DJ Soda and Psycho Boys Club) 		2020 Non-album single
"Shooting Star"
"Obsession"
(DJ Soda and RayRay) 		BF200
"Okay!"
(DJ Soda, Lost Chameleon, Ahin of Momoland) 		2021 Non-album single
"Starlight" 2022
"Cold"
(DJ Soda and Spirit Link)
"Tiktok"
(DJ Soda and LNY TNZ)
"Alice In Wonderland"
(DJ Soda, Blasterjaxx, Hard Lights) 		2023
"Memories"
(DJ Soda, Highup, Justin J. Moore)

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, recipient of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
Korea Hallyu Awards 2020 Indie Artist DJ Soda Won [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b DJ 소다, 월샤이 파이어와의 신곡 ‘NEVER LET YOU IN’ 해외 음악 사이트 메인 섭렵. Korea Economic Daily TV (in Korean). July 12, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Naver.
  2. ^ DJ SODA 황소희, ‘볼륨감 넘치는 완벽 S라인’ 눈길. Financial News (in Korean). August 21, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b 디제이 소다(DJ SODA), 워너뮤직과 글로벌 계약. 왜?. Sports Seoul (in Korean). June 3, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. ^ 씨스타XDJ SODA, 케이팝-디제이 콜라보 어떨까. SBS Biz (in Korean). June 10, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. ^ a b DJ 소다, 9일 아시아 초대형 음악 축제 울트라 코리아 2018 출격. Korea Economic Daily TV (in Korean). June 1, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Naver.
  6. ^ "DJ Soda set to go global with Warner Music Group". The Korea Herald. June 20, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. ^ DJ 소다, 싱가포르 EDM 페스티벌 '타이푼 8' 출격. Sports Seoul (in Korean). September 20, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. ^ DJ 소다, 스위스 융프라우서 '월드 클럽 돔 스노우 에디션' 공연..현지 매체 집중보도. OSEN (in Korean). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Naver.
  9. ^ a b DJ 소다, '대한민국 한류대상' 순수문화대상 인디예술부분 수상. Hankyung (in Korean). December 14, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  10. ^ DJ 소다, 24일 싸이코 보이즈 클럽과 콜라보곡 ‘Over You’ 발표. Korea Economic Daily TV (in Korean). April 24, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  11. ^ DJ 소다, 오늘(4일) 인기 DJ 로스트 카멜레온 리믹스곡 발표..역대급 조합. OSEN (in Korean). July 4, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Bain, Katie (June 11, 2020). "The Biggest Dance Music Livestream of Quarantine Just Got Even Bigger: See The Lineup". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  13. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (November 19, 2020). 하이라인, 오늘(19일) ‘더 컬러’ 출격…원호→드레스 총출동. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  14. ^ DJ 소다, 신곡 ‘Shooting Star’ 26일 발매. Korea Economic Daily TV (in Korean). June 26, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "DJ SODA, LOST CHAMELEON AND AHIN OF K-POP SUPERGROUP MOMOLAND JOIN FORCES FOR PARTY-STARTING SINGLE "OKAY!"". edm.com. August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  16. ^ Hwang, Ji-young (November 10, 2021). [단독] DJ 소다, 하이라인엔터테인먼트와 전속계약 종료 [[Exclusive] DJ Soda ends exclusive contract with Highline Entertainment]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Lee Jae-eun (March 8, 2022). "DJ 소다, 산불피해 구호성금 1000만원 기부" [DJ Soda donates 10 million won to forest fire relief] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Satoko Yasuda (安田 聡子) (August 14, 2023). "「どんな服を着ていても性的暴行は正当化できない」DJ SODA、日本のフェス出演中に胸を触られたと報告". ハフポスト日本版 (in Japanese). BuzzFeed Japan株式会社. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  19. ^ "韓国女性DJが日本音楽フェスでセクハラ被害". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). 株式会社oricon ME. August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "About the sexual assault that occurred at MUSIC CIRCUS'23" (in Japanese). TryHard Japan. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  21. ^ "DJ SODA "sexually assaulted at event" organizer to file criminal charges" (in Japanese). NHK. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  22. ^ "韓国女性DJ SODAの性的被害、主催・当人側が共同声明発表 誹謗中傷にも法的対応へ＜声明全文＞". モデルプレス (in Japanese). 株式会社ネットネイティブ. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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