Sungha Jung - A guitar prodigy

Sungha Jung was born September 26, 1996 in South Korea. He dreamt of becoming a professional acoustic finger-style guitarist. He used to watch his father who plays guitar as his hobby until he decided he wants to play like him too. A solo guitarist and a guitar teacher from Germany named Ulli Bögershausen became his musical inspiration.

He started playing the guitar in early 2006. He started by listening to songs from radio or Internet. He then plays them without any tabbing. He is very good at listening that when he got the song right, his father would then video tape him, then they would post it in YouTube. He never had any guitar teacher. He only taught himself and sometimes his father teaches him as well. With much practice, Sungha was able to improve his playing styles. Many people who saw the video gets amazed at how his fingers proceed so quickly and gently in the guitar. He plays beautifully that even the professional guitarist are amazed. Famous guitarist soon began giving him free tablatures of different songs in their own arrangements. He learned them all and soon enough he became famous on YouTube. Read more