Sungha Jung on TV! (080505)

-Host says: Are you ready to watch the music movie? Korean August Rush!

Sungha plays Mission Impossible Theme

-Host: It's difficult work even for grown-ups!

Sungha finishes his play

-Host: Jung Sung Ha, the guitar prodigy!! Can you introduce yourself?

Other man introduces sungha

-OM: He's more famous in the world than in Korea. His viewcount on Youtube marked more than 5230000 count.
And famous guitarists from German, USA, France wanted to play with him.

-Guest asks: when did you start to play?
-Sungha: when i was 10(*in korean age-he was 9 actually)
-Guest: then it took less than 3 years!

sungha introduces himself!
-Sungha: Hello. I'm Jung Sungha, who is 6th grade in Ganri elementary school.

Host: Is it true that you're more famous in the world than in korea?
Sungha: (redfaced)yes
HOst: Is it true that famous guitarists in the world gave you their CDs and asked you to play with them?
Sungha: (redfaced) yes
Host: Is it true that you've been playing for less than 3 years?
Sungha: yes
Host: Where did you learn it?
Sungha: Nowhere. I practiced by myself watching clips and listening to music.
Host: What about the score?
Sungha: If i have the score, i read it, but if i don't, i play by clips and music.

(some guests' joke)

Host: I think your way to play is little bit different from common playing? It's unique.
Sungha: It's "Fingerstyle" execution.
Host: what is 'fingerstyle?'
Sungha: You can play melody and rhythm with one guitar at the same time.

Sungha shows how

Host: what is that tapping?
Sungha: It's called "bodytapping."
(Guest: Drum sound from the guitar!)
Host: Did you developed it?
Sungha: I copied it watching clips
Guest: A born guitarist!

Sungha plays

Host: What was that?
Sungha: It's Left hand tapping.
Host: Show us more more more more more
Guest: What about the ending music for our program?

Sungha plays...

Host: Are there many people who play with that kind of execution?
Sungha: I'm only one among the children and not many grown-ups do that.
Host: You're the only one child in the whole world, aren't you?
Sungha: (redfaced)
Host: Is there something more?
Sungha: I practiced this 2 years ago. I'll play with left hand and right hand at the same time.

Sungha palys Canon

Host: Do you have scores in your head?
Sungha: Yes. I draw it in my head.
Host: What...how can we understand this?
(some joke)
Host: Then you have a score of Mission impossible theme too?
Sungha: yes
Host: In a drawer of thoughts? A drawer of thoughts, I think this expression is so classy!
(some jokes)
Guest: I think if he gets systematic education, he can be big. He has a really bright future!
Host: When you practice a lot you have blisters on your hands. Show me your hands...oh my...There is a layer of callus on the natural skin.
Guest: Like you have callus on your fist when you do Taekwondo, he has it on his fingertips.
Host: oh my...your fingers doesn't match to your face

Guest: You can do it when you really like it. Why do you like playing the guitar?
(some jokes)
Host: Like he asked, why of all things did you choose the guitar?
Sungha: Because I can espress what i want to tell as much as possible.
Host: Because you can make any sound you want with your guitar?
Sungha: yes. My father have been playing the guitar and i thought he looked cool, so I started to play it.

Host: How many pieces did you finish?
Sungha: About 80..I composed 2 originals.
Host: Can we listen to a complete piece once more?

Sungha plays Come together


StarKing is kind of 'Britain's got talent' show. You can see his cute smile!
I'm not a good English speaker and my translation sucks but i think at least you can understand his music!:-)