Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Soju yakatanga kudhirirwa munenge muzana remakore rechi13, panguva yokupinda kwevaMongol muKorea
. VaMongol vakanga vawana unyanzvi hwekugadzira "Arak" kubva kunyika yeMuslim panguva yekupinda kwavo muCentral Asia uye kuMiddle East munenge muna 1256, yakazoziviswa kuKorea uye distilleries yakatangwa pedyo neguta reKaesong. Zvechokwadi, munharaunda yakapoteredza Kaesong, Soju inozivikanwa se"Arak-ju" (hangul: 아락주). Mukutonga kwaMambo Chungryeol, soju yakakurumidza kuva chinwiwa chakakurumbira, nepo nharaunda yakamira mauto eMongolia yakauya kuzobereka soju yemhando yepamusoro, somuenzaniso muAndong.