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Soju prices rise from May. As the number one maker in the industry is going to increase the price of the product, other companies will increase the number of products.

It is Park Chan-geun.

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There is no news for employees and ordinary people enjoying a cup of coffee on the way home.

[Cho, Sung Il / Gyeonggi-do, Gyeonggi-do: If you are burdened and the price increases. There is a lot of work going to the house after work. It's hard.]

Hite Jinro, No. 1 in the shochu industry, raises 6.45% of the price of 'Chamuisu' to 1,182 won per bottle from the following month.

It is only 3 years and 5 months after exceeding 1,000 won for the first time in November 2015.

[Kim Dae-jung / Hite Jinro Public Relations Manager: I was raised in 3 years and 5 months due to raw material price and manufacturing cost increase.]

As the soju industry has appealed for the rise in costs, Lotte's mainstay "like the first time" and local shochu are likely to be added soon.

Considering that the shipment of Soju has increased from 100 won to 200 won at convenience stores 3 years and 5 months ago and from 500 won to 1,000 won at restaurants, It is expected to rise to 5,000 won at a restaurant or tavern.

[Kim Mi-sook / Restaurant owner: I'm going to raise the price of alcohol, I will raise the labor cost, so I have to pay 5,000 won for a bottle of shochu. .]

Earlier this month, the price of bottled beer in the domestic beer market, which is the number one spot in the domestic beer market, has risen by 5 percent to 1,203.2 won.

Now, there is a concern that one bottle of shochu, one bottle of beer, will cost ten thousand won.

(Image editing: Jung Yong Hwa, VJ: Jung Min Woo)