DJ Soda says she was raped by a robber at home when she was six

South Korean performer DJ Soda says the trauma of being raped at six years old caused her to suffer from selective mutism. Photo: DJ Soda/Facebook

South Korean performer DJ Soda has disclosed that she was sexually assaulted when she was six years old. She also criticised the culture of victim-blaming.

The 35-year-old, whose real name is Hwang So-hee, revealed on social media on Aug 14 that she was groped and sexually harassed while performing at the Osaka Music Circus Festival in Japan on Aug 13.