Sungha Jung

Sungha Jung, known by his YouTube username jwcfree, is a South Korean musician and YouTube sensation. He is famous for his acoustic guitar solos and covers of famous songs. As of January 2014, jwcfree, Jung's Youtube channel, has over 2.3 million subscribers and 792 million video views.

Biography
Born in September 2, 1996, Sungha Jung is from Cheongju, South Korea. He started playing guitar at a very young age (2006) after watching his dad play for a few years. Sungha developed his style playing by ear, and not from written music or tablature. It usually takes him two or three days to practice and record a new piece; more difficult pieces take a week. In a video he recommended the "all ears method" for those who like his style of guitar playing and want to learn it.

Sungha Jung's practice routine lasts for one to two hours while he is in school, but he plays up to three hours a day during the school breaks.

YouTube
Sungha's videos showcase acoustic guitar covers of various popular songs. Sungha Jung posted his first YouTube video on September 8th, 2006. It was a acoustic guitar cover for Kotaro Oshio's Splash. Sungha was barely 10 years old at the time. His most popular video is titled (Movie Theme) Pirates Of The Caribbean - Sungha Jung. It was a Pirates of the Caribbean cover posted on October 12, 2008. As of January 2014, the video has over 41.5 million views.

After watching a video, it takes Sungha about one hour to figure out all the notes and fingerings to play the piece. He spends about five hours practicing before he attempts to record a piece, but for more accurate and better performances, he will some times spend several days up to a month practicing. "Wu Wei" by Pierre Bensusan and "Goutte D'or" by Michel Haumont have been such pieces. Sungha mostly plays guitar without any sheet music or tabs, but by watching video clips on internet. He sometimes uses sheet music when it is available, but about 90% of the videos posted has been played without the use of sheet music.

Outside YouTube
Sungha Jung's guitar is made and sponsored by Lakewood (a German acoustic guitar manufacturer) from January 1, 2009.

He has released various acoustic guitar albums. Paint It Acoustic was released April 15, 2013.