Sung-Bong Choi - A Quick Catch-Up

A lot has happened to the manual worker from Daejeon over the past 8 months, and every day for the next few weeks until we reach the present moment, every aspect of that journey will be told.

This story paused at the point just before Sung Bong was invited to play at the Shani Rigsbee event entitled 'We Hear Your Voice', an event designed to achieve global awareness and strengthen solidarity through the unity of musical figures of hope. They would all come together to sing the song "We Hear Your Voice" which was also written by Shani herself to be performed by the entire ensemble (the lyrics to the song are enclosed in the gallery below).

There was initially some concern and worry as the target of $4500 in order to pay for Sung Bong's travel expenses was not reached. But where there is a will there is a way and he was able to make the trip and perform on August 4th 2012 to a packed Greek Theater in Los Angeles, USA. Shani personally expressed how overwhelmed she was upon hearing Sung Bong's story while looking on the internet and how she knew there and then that he just had  to be involved in the inspirational event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfPlWL9T-cU

A full video of the event will be available soon and all the proceeds from the downloadable single help promote the welfare of children throughout the world.

Pictures of the wonderful experience have been added to Sung Bong's Flikr photostream below

Photostream of Sung Bong Choi at The Greek Theater, Los Angeles

Sung-Bong Choi - Finishes Second in Korea's Got Talent

Even though Sung-Bong Choi didn't become the overall winner of Korea's Got Talent, a destiny that became apparent during his audition way back on on June 4th, he invariably won the world hearts instead. His story to us seems to have only just started. Still raw from the traumas of his unfortunate past Choi dedicates his life to sharing his song with those who have suffered as he has.

Sung-Bong Choi CNN Interview Stills- August 21 2011

Sung-Bong Choi CNN Interview - August 21 2011, a set on Flickr.

Sung-Bong Choi talks further about how life was like for him as a small boy, selling gum and drinks in the red light district of Jae-Dun city, troubled by criminal gangs who would cruelly humiliate him whenever Choi's presence would aggravate them.