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Boy's Cover Of 'Pirates Of The Caribbean" Theme Goes Viral
Even though he's so young, his finger-picking and guitar skills are incredible.
Ryan Aliapoulios
09.19.19

The internet has changed all kinds of things in the world, one of which is how we discover new entertainment and art.

In the old times, you would have to wait to be discovered by a talent agent or hit the streets and cafés performing open mics to share your talent.

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Nowadays, all you have to do is upload a video of your talent online and see what the world says about it. Though it goes without saying, plenty of new starts have been discovered that way.

And the performer we’re talking about in this story is one of them.

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The performer we’re talking about is Sungha Jung, an international guitar phenom from South Korea.

He was born in 1996 and started his career by uploading videos of himself to YouTube when he was very young. He’s now 23, and he still plays guitar as beautifully as ever, covering and reinterpreting all kinds of famous songs.

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Though he’s successful enough now to go on tour and to be recognized by famous musicians of all kinds, it all started with one video.

And that video is the one we’re talking about today.

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In Jung’s first clip that he ever loaded onto the internet, he decided to play a cover of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song.

As the video begins, little Jung gets in position and puts his guitar in place. He starts by finger-picking out the basic rhythm before flowing into the more recognizable part of the song.

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Even though he’s so young, he already shows incredible fluency with the guitar. His finger-picking is so precise and his other hand flies over the fretboard with ease. Although it takes people years and years to master the instrument as he has, it’s clear that he has a special talent!

Since the clip was first uploaded, it has earned nearly 60 million views on YouTube!

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As mentioned, Jung has continued loading videos onto his channel and has gradually developed a reputation as a guitar prodigy.

One of Jung’s other most popular videos is a performance of “Canon Rock,” a guitar arrangement of Pachelbel’s “Canon in D.” As the video starts, Pachelbel’s version plays in the background to orient the viewer to the music.

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This time, Jung is equipped with an electric guitar rather than an acoustic one. After a few moments, the music picks up and Jung starts playing a precise and beautiful guitar line to the tune of Pachelbel’s music. As it goes on, he pulls off some incredible musical flourishes and generally does an amazing rendition of the song!

That video was uploaded seven years ago and also has around 54 million views.




Needless to say, Jung’s approach to music is a good example of the way things work these days—and he’s so talented.

He started playing when he was very young and loaded his videos online. Over time, he did more and more work and kept honing his craft.

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Now, he shares his talent with the entire world on a global scale and has even gotten recognition from other famous artists. All we know is that we’re going to keep checking his channel for updates.

Congratulations to Sungha Jung on all of his success! Be sure to watch the full clip in the link below:

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