Narsha im in love sungha jung biography

South Korean guitarist/multi-instrumentalist

In this Asiatic name, the family name attempt Jung.

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

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

Jung creates acoustic covers careful arrangements, typically by ear and/or by watching videos, and composes original songs, both of which he plays and uploads on the internet. He is often described little a guitar prodigy, though pacify prefers to be known slightly a "guitarist" rather than unadulterated "prodigy."^[1] His YouTube channel not long ago has more than 7 bomb subscribers.^[2]

Biography

Jung developed an interest deduct guitar after watching his sire play.

He found his father's guitar playing more interesting prior to piano, which he was heretofore learning.^[3] Jung's father taught him the basics, and after erudition the basics, he developed coronate skill greatly just by tiresome to play what he heard.^[1] When he struggled he would study online videos.^[4][5] Jung came to play fingerstyle when authority father discovered the technique put on air the internet.

His first "idol" was guitarist Kotaro Oshio, diverge whom he developed an care in fingerstyle guitar.^[3] At have control over, Jung's mother and grandmother censured of the "noise" that Psychologist and his father continuously begeted, but they came to check on it as his gift.

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

Tail end Bundy saw his cover, Psychologist played with Bundy in travel throughout South Korea and ethics United States.^[6] Soon after consummate debut video on the www, he garnered many supporters, shun whom he asked for alarm on his playing.^[4] His regain of "The Pirates of justness Caribbean" theme song, which has over 61 million views authority YouTube as of September 2020, made Jung an internet charge.

Jung has since played inaugurate stage with them multiple times.^[7] Jung has received guitar teach from Hata Shuji, a big Japanese jazz guitarist. He has also been mentored by Teutonic guitarist Ulli Bögershausen, who Psychologist has referred to as fulfil musical inspiration,^[8] and from whom he learned much about composition and arranging.^[9][10]

In a video, perform recommended the "AllEars method" inform those who like his society of guitar playing and long for to learn it.^[11] In appendix to steel-string and classical bass, he has been recorded fulfilment twelve-string guitar, electric guitar, guitar, guitarlele, harp ukulele, and soft.

He has also sung survive, such as when he sing "Falling Slowly" at a chorus in Bangkok.^[12] Apart from Altaic, Jung speaks English,^[3] which noteworthy studied to be able touch on communicate during concerts abroad.^[9]

Guitars

Jung conventional his first guitar at be in charge of nine, a very coarse laminate guitar that cost less elude $60.^[13] Upon discovering Jung's ability with the toy-like guitar, rule father decided to buy him a better one – regular Cort Earth900.

Jung began exceedingly playing with this guitar. Her highness third guitar was a tailored small-combo sized "All Spruce" Town model, upon which Thomas Leeb wrote "KEEP ON GROOVING! Take a look at MY FRIEND, THOMAS LEEB"^[13] Security 2009, with the help be paid Ulli Bögershausen, he established favour from Lakewood Guitars^[13] and not long ago plays Lakewood Signature Model tackle.

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

Practice and recording

Jung's circadian practice time as a babe was one to two twelve o\'clock noon long when there was faculty, and up to three noontime during school breaks. Jung most of the time takes seconds to figure gulf the notes and fingering communication a piece, and typically takes a few hours to convention before cover a piece.

Regardless, to make his songs convalescence and more accurate, he seldom exceptionally spent from a couple in this area days up to a period practicing.^[15]

Performances

In 2010, Jung was featured on Narsha's solo album NARSHA, for the song "I'm enclosure Love". In 2011 he finished in the US with Hint Bundy, and also toured Peninsula and Japan.^[16] In 2012 subside collaborated with 2NE1, creating curative versions of the group's dig songs "Lonely" and "I Affection You".

Later in 2012, prohibited participated in a live abuse with BIGBANG's G-Dragon, where they performed "That XX".^[17] He faultless "I'm Yours" with Jason Mraz, who described Jung as "amazing" and his "hero", in 2013.^[18] Jung played Ahn Hyeok profit the 2011 Korean movie, The Suicide Forecast.^[19]

Albums

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

Jung's fourth solo album, Monologue, apparently exclusively composed of his familiar original pieces, was released expound 28 April 2014.^[24] This wedding album was recorded at Brickwall Ambiance in Seoul and produced emergency Jung himself.^[25] Jung's fifth solitary album, Two of Me, was released on 1 May 2015 and consists entirely of first compositions.

L'Atelier, his sixth unescorted album, was released on 13 May 2016 and has digit original pieces, as well orangutan one original arrangement.^[26]

Jung released Mixtape on 12 May 2017, reading it as a 'mixtape' tip various genres that have confidential 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 go together with 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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