20 Facts About Sungha Jung

Sungha Jung is a South Korean musician who specializes in acoustic fingerstyle guitar.

Sungha Jung developed an interest in guitar after watching his father play.

Sungha Jung found his father's guitar playing more interesting than piano, which he was already learning.

Sungha Jung's father taught him the basics, and after learning the basics, he developed his skill greatly just by trying to play what he heard.

Sungha Jung came to play fingerstyle when his father discovered the technique on the internet.

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

Sungha Jung's cover of "The Pirates of the Caribbean" theme song, which has over 61 million views on YouTube as of September 2020, made Jung an internet sensation.

Sungha Jung has since played on stage with them multiple times.

Sungha Jung has received guitar lessons from Hata Shuji, a well-known Japanese jazz guitarist.

Sungha Jung has been mentored by German guitarist Ulli Bogershausen, who Jung has referred to as his musical inspiration, and from whom he learned much about composing and arranging.

Sungha Jung has sung live, such as when he sang "Falling Slowly" at a concert in Bangkok.

Apart from Korean, Sungha Jung speaks English, which he studied to be able to communicate during concerts abroad.

Sungha Jung received his first guitar at age nine, a very coarse plywood guitar that cost less than $60.

Sungha Jung mostly plays baritone guitars with a longer neck, thicker strings and deeper tuning than normal guitars.

Sungha Jung usually takes seconds to figure out the notes and fingering to a piece, and typically takes a few hours to practice before cover a piece.

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

Sungha Jung played Ahn Hyeok in the 2011 Korean movie, The Suicide Forecast.

Sungha Jung released his first album, Perfect Blue, on 17 June 2010, his second album, Irony, on 21 September 2011, and his third solo album Paint It Acoustic on 15 April 2013.

Sungha Jung recorded an album consisting of guitar duets called The Duets, released on 17 December 2012.

Sungha Jung released Mixtape on 12 May 2017, describing it as a 'mixtape' of various genres that have had a large influence on him over the last few years.