She’s no K-pop star but DJ Soda is lighting up the Korean music industry – here’s how she’s planning to keep her fans happy
- A major headliner at Asian music festivals in recent years, DJ Soda has more than 4 million followers on Instagram and over 1.5 million on YouTube
- As well as releasing her own music, including last year’s Shooting Star, she is looking forward to an upcoming collaboration with Momoland’s Ahin
DJ Soda knows people think she’s only here to put on a good show, but she hopes they give her music a chance too.
The baby-faced blonde bombshell closed out Sunday’s “Joy Ruckus Club’s K-pop Superfest” event, performing at the online concert for viewers across the world. Though she herself is not a K-pop idol, she felt excited to be included in the event, even if it was a bit of a struggle due to there being no live crowd.
“At first it was a bit lonely to go up on stage without any audience, but there was a monitor where I could see live comments and that gave me a lot of motivation to put on a good performance until the very end of the show,” she says backstage after her set.
Though she admits her energy is a bit low after the high of performing, she radiates excitement when discussing her work. “Since there was no audience available on the site, I worked really hard to turn up the heat more without seeing anyone.”
The 33-year-old, born Hwang So-hee, has been a major headliner at many Asian music festivals in recent years. She has more than 4 million followers on Instagram and over 1.5 million on YouTube, where she frequently shares content of her performing as an electronic artist as well as from her everyday life.