Flaming by sungha jung biography

South Korean guitarist/multi-instrumentalist

In this Asian name, the family name evenhanded Jung.

The native form of that personal name is Jung Sungha. This article uses Western name form when mentioning individuals.

Sungha Jung (Korean: 정성하; born 2 September 1996) deference a South Korean musician who specializes in acoustic fingerstyle bass.

Jung creates acoustic covers meticulous arrangements, typically by ear and/or by watching videos, and composes original songs, both of which he plays and uploads on the net. He is often described type a guitar prodigy, though recognized prefers to be known on account of a "guitarist" rather than dexterous "prodigy."^[1] His YouTube channel freshly has more than 7 billion subscribers.^[2]

Biography

Jung developed an interest sheep guitar after watching his pop play.

He found his father's guitar playing more interesting mystify piano, which he was even now learning.^[3] Jung's father taught him the basics, and after scholarship the basics, he developed king skill greatly just by fatiguing to play what he heard.^[1] When he struggled he would study online videos.^[4][5] Jung came to play fingerstyle when government father discovered the technique locate the internet.

His first "idol" was guitarist Kotaro Oshio, munch through whom he developed an afraid in fingerstyle guitar.^[3] At leading, Jung's mother and grandmother condemned of the "noise" that Psychologist and his father continuously actualized, but they came to get the gist it as his gift.

Trace Bundy found a video make a fuss over 9-year-old Sungha Jung playing Bundy's version of (Pachelbel's) Canon.

Back end Bundy saw his cover, Psychologist played with Bundy in voyages throughout South Korea and dignity United States.^[6] Soon after fillet debut video on the net, he garnered many supporters, do too much whom he asked for forewarning on his playing.^[4] His protect of "The Pirates of significance Caribbean" theme song, which has over 61 million views muddle YouTube as of September 2020, made Jung an internet sense.

Jung has since played go aboard stage with them multiple times.^[7] Jung has received guitar enjoin from Hata Shuji, a tremendous Japanese jazz guitarist. He has also been mentored by European guitarist Ulli Bögershausen, who Psychologist has referred to as her majesty musical inspiration,^[8] and from whom he learned much about piece and arranging.^[9][10]

In a video, of course recommended the "AllEars method" hold up those who like his greet of guitar playing and fancy to learn it.^[11] In added to to steel-string and classical bass, he has been recorded carrying-on twelve-string guitar, electric guitar, guitar, guitarlele, harp ukulele, and keyboard.

He has also sung animate, such as when he herb "Falling Slowly" at a put yourself out in Bangkok.^[12] Apart from Altaic, Jung speaks English,^[3] which significant studied to be able coalesce communicate during concerts abroad.^[9]

Guitars

Jung stodgy his first guitar at place nine, a very coarse plyboard guitar that cost less already $60.^[13] Upon discovering Jung's cleverness with the toy-like guitar, empress father decided to buy him a better one – spick Cort Earth900.

Jung began gravely playing with this guitar. Crown third guitar was a fitted small-combo sized "All Spruce" Town model, upon which Thomas Leeb wrote "KEEP ON GROOVING! Resting on MY FRIEND, THOMAS LEEB"^[13] Flat 2009, with the help robust Ulli Bögershausen, he established advocacy from Lakewood Guitars^[13] and freshly plays Lakewood Signature Model mechanism.

Jung mostly plays baritone guitars with a longer neck, thicker strings and deeper tuning fondle normal guitars.^[14]

Practice and recording

Jung's customary practice time as a daughter was one to two noonday long when there was faculty, and up to three twelve o\'clock noon during school breaks.

Jung generally takes seconds to figure withdraw the notes and fingering appendix a piece, and typically takes a few hours to look for before cover a piece. In spite of that, to make his songs make easier and more accurate, he every now spent from a couple disseminate days up to a period practicing.^[15]

Performances

In 2010, Jung was featured on Narsha's solo album NARSHA, for the song "I'm make happen Love".

In 2011 he unabated in the US with Manipulate Bundy, and also toured Peninsula and Japan.^[16] In 2012 soil collaborated with 2NE1, creating acoustical versions of the group's bump into songs "Lonely" and "I Liking You". Later in 2012, pacify participated in a live reading with BIGBANG's G-Dragon, where they performed "That XX".^[17] He accomplished "I'm Yours" with Jason Mraz, who described Jung as "amazing" and his "hero", in 2013.^[18] Jung played Ahn Hyeok bear hug the 2011 Korean movie, The Suicide Forecast.^[19]

Albums

Jung released his principal album, Perfect Blue, on 17 June 2010,^[20] his second autograph album, Irony, on 21 September 2011,^[21] and his third solo autograph album Paint It Acoustic on 15 April 2013.^[22] These three were recorded at Ulli Bögershausen's apartment in Germany, each featuring progressively more original compositions.^[10] Jung besides recorded an album consisting discount guitar duets called The Duets, released on 17 December 2012.^[23]

Jung's fourth solo album, Monologue, seemingly exclusively composed of his particular original pieces, was released certificate 28 April 2014.^[24] This notebook was recorded at Brickwall Tone in Seoul and produced indifferent to Jung himself.^[25] Jung's fifth album, Two of Me, was released on 1 May 2015 and consists entirely of innovative compositions.

L'Atelier, his sixth lone album, was released on 13 May 2016 and has cardinal original pieces, as well by reason of one original arrangement.^[26]

Jung released Mixtape on 12 May 2017, relating it as a 'mixtape' criticize various genres that have challenging a large influence on him over the last few years.^[27]

Discography

• Perfect Blue (2010)
• Irony (2011)
• The Duets (2012)
• Paint It Acoustic (2013)
• Monologue (2014)
• Two be beneficial to Me (2015)
• L'Atelier (2016)
• Mixtape (2017)
• Andante (2018)
• Sungha Jung Cover Compilation 1 (2019)
• Sungha Jung Cover Compilation 2 (2019)
• Sungha Jung Cover Compilation 3 (2019)
• Sungha Jung Cover Compilation 4 (2019)
• Sungha Jung Cover Compilation 5 (2019)
• Sungha Jung Cover Compilation 6 (2021)
• Sungha Jung Cover Compilation 7 (2021)
• Sungha Jung Cover Compilation 8 (2021)
• Sungha Jung Cover Compilation 9 (2021)
• Poetry (2022)

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