Who owns Chum Churum Soonhari?
Chum Churum Soonhari is owned by Lotte Chilsung (South Korea, KRX: 005300).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Liquor brands - Lotte Chilsung Beverage (English site), Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2017
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Soju
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 005300
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Chum Churum Soonhari
Fruit-flavoured diluted soju at 12% alcohol that Lotte Chilsung describes as the original flavoured soju and as the drink that started the fruit soju trend. Its export page lists peach (2017), yogurt and grape (2018) and blueberry (2020) flavours. The earliest listed release is 2017, which is used here as the launch year.
Ownership timeline of Chum Churum Soonhari
- Current owner Lotte Chilsung [1] reported
Where Chum Churum Soonhari sits in Lotte Chilsung
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Lotte Chilsung
Lotte Chilsung controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Chum-Churum (2006)
- Kloud (2014)
- Ku (2004)
- Kyougetsu Green Soju (1995)
- Majuang (1977)
- Saero (2022)
- Scotch Blue (1997)
- Seol Joong Mae (1997)
- Yeowool (2024)
Other brands in soju, and who owns them
Lotte Chilsung has more brands in soju on Brandtree than any other owner: 6 of 15.
About the owner: Lotte Chilsung
Lotte Chilsung is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1950. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 005300.
South Korean beverage and liquor company that began business as Chilsung Cider in 1950 and trades under the Lotte name. Its own English brand pages list soft drinks and a liquor range covering soju, beer, cheongju, fruit liquor, wine and spirits. It is a separate company from Lotte Corporation, the confectionery and holding company. Its English site also lists third-party beer and spirits it sells in Korea (for example Coors Light, Blue Moon, Svedka); those are not counted here as owned brands.
Lotte Chilsung: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇷 Chum Churum Soonhari and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Chum Churum Soonhari is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chum Churum Soonhari?
The parent company of Chum Churum Soonhari is Lotte Chilsung, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Chum Churum Soonhari owned by HiteJinro?
No. Chum Churum Soonhari is owned by Lotte Chilsung, not HiteJinro.
Is Chum Churum Soonhari South Korean?
Yes. Chum Churum Soonhari originated in South Korea in 2017 and its owner, Lotte Chilsung, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Chum Churum Soonhari still owned by Lotte Chilsung?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Chum Churum Soonhari is still owned by Lotte Chilsung. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Liquor brands - Lotte Chilsung Beverage (English site) — Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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