Somaek Performance Appears on NBC’s ‘Jimmy Fallon Show’

On May 8 local time, NBC’s popular talk show ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ featured Korean-style somaek, a mix of soju and beer. The broadcast showed a performance in which chopsticks were placed on top of a beer glass and a soju glass was gently set above them, followed by the chant “One, two, three! Geonbae!” Somaek is a well-known mixed drink in Korean drinking culture, and the segment drew attention as an example of Korean drinking customs appearing on a major U.S. talk show. The information was cited from mk.co.kr.