It's cheap, it's everywhere, and it outsells every whiskey and vodka on the planet. How did a plain little green bottle from Korea quietly become the best-selling spirit in the world — and then start showing up in American bars as fruity, low-proof "soju cocktails"?

In this episode of The Story Real Korea, we pour out the story of soju — from its long history and the rice-ban era that changed how it was made, to Jinro and Chamisul dominating global spirits rankings year after year, to the wave of flavored, lower-proof soju that hooked a younger crowd overseas. We get into why soju is woven into Korean daily life and work culture, and how it rode the K-wave onto shelves and menus around the world.

In this episode: • Why soju is the world's best-selling spirit • The rice ban that reshaped soju • Jinro, Chamisul and the green-bottle gian ...