But there was a song,

through which I could escape from the cruel reality.

At the age of five after escaping from the orphanage

there were just two things I knew

Must Eat, Must Sleep

About twenty years in the dark

Alone, without any help

That’s how it all started

- Life on the street, selling gum

Normal people’s daily life

was a dream, a fantasy for me.

Sungbong Choi’s Bio

Popera singer / author

Date of birth: February 18, 1990

Debut: Korea’s Got Talent 2011

Education: Kyung-Hee Cyber University (2013-present)

Dae-Jeon Arts High School (Vocal Music Major, graduated in 2009)

Passed GED of elementary school and middle school (2004 and 2005

respectively)

Awards: Grand prize in the vocalist category of the Korean Culture and

Arts Awards Committee, the Republic of Korea Contribution

Foundation (2014)

New Artist Award by the Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club (2013)

Ninth Candle Award by Korea Pop Culture (2012)

First runner-up of Korea’s Got Talent 2011

Media's Choice:

CNN International’s “Best News”.

Cover story by international press in 65 countries.

Ranked seventh in the 2015 Global Got Talent in terms of viewership

by YouTube, and second in 2014.

Selected as the best speech by Speech 100℃, a program

broadcast on Korean Broadcasting System in 2014.

Autobiography:

Singing is My Life: A Memoir of My Journey From Homelessness to Fame

(English edition published on February 18, 2016.)

(Korean edition published by Munhakdongne in May 2012.)

The Korean edition has been a bestseller since 2012 until present.

Album: Third Korean album “You Are A Blessing” released on June 30, 2016 (Bong Bong Company, Sony Music Inc.).

Second Korean album “I Pray” released on April 12, 2016 (Bong Bong Company).

Korean debut album “Slowcoach” released in April 2014 (Bong Bong Company).

Korea’s Got Talent compilation released in 2011 (Sony Music Inc.).

Performances

* Gave over 1,000 performances in Korea and internationally since 2011 and still counting.

Gave performances across four continents - Asia, Europe, North and South America.

International

To perform for the Bobby Resciniti Healing Hearts charity dinner (November 4, 2016).

To perform for Fernando Varela's concert (October 1 to October 8, 2016)

Performed for the Philippine central bank Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (July 7, 2016).

Performed for Rotary International Annual Convention alongside world-class artists including PSY (June 1, 2016).

Performed for the Center for Seniors in Chicago, USA (October 2015)

Performed for Bank Julius Baer in Hong Kong (February 2015)

Performed for Enterprise Asia in Singapore (July 2014)

Macau, Malaysia, Singapore Performances (February-April 2014)

Gave speech at the Korean Cultural Institute, Osaka, Japan (October 2013)

Performed for Enterprise Asia in Hong Kong (2013)

Performed at the YouFest Final Concert with Paul Potts, Madrid, Spain (September 2012)

Live concert at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, USA (August 2012)

Performed for Cisco at the invitation of the company’s chairman, San Diego, USA (April 2012)

Christmas charity concert in Palo Alto, San Francisco, USA (December 2011)

Domestic

Daegu performance (December 2015), Yangyang performance (December 2015)

Busan performance (December 2015) , Ansan performance with the student survivors of

the Sewol ferry disaster (November 2015)

Incheon performance (November 2015), Gimhae performance (October 2015)

Busan performance (October 2015)

Performed for venture capitalists & CEOs at Busan Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (October 2015)

Performed for the CJ Group CEO night along with Paul Potts (July 2015)

Joint performance with renowned orchestras in Korea such as Seoul Philharmonic, Mostly Philharmonic Orchestra, and W Philharmonic

Led the Seoul Multi-Cultural Festival with participation from Seoul Mayor Mr Park and ambassadors from 12 countries (May 2013)

Half-time performance for Suwon International Olympics Peace Cup (July-August 2012)

Singing the National Anthem for the:- Inauguration ceremony of The London Olympics

- National Assembly, Constitution Day

- Baseball Match LG Twins

- Dae-Gu Football Club

TV appearances

Korean Broadcasting System’s You are the Flower (February 2015)

Korean Broadcasting System’s Speech 100℃ (November 2014, June 2012)

Munwha Broadcasting Corporation’s documentary program Good People (May 2014)

Maeil Broadcasting Network’s News Square (February 2013)

KBS Speech 100℃ (June 2012)

Korean Broadcasting System’s Morning Yard (May 2012)

Spanish talk show El Hormiguero, Aantena3, Spain (May 2012)

tvN’s Korea's Got Talent (November 2011)

Live talk show Taxi (September 2011)

Baek Ji Yeong's People Inside (September 2011)

Documentary film Rebel of 3-Color Talent (September 2011)

Also appeared on many other TV programs on broadcasting

stations such as CBS, CTS, CGV, and TBS.

Endorsements

Simmons Mattresses (January 2014)

Korea Highway Corporation’s Belt Song (November 2013)

Radio Campaign “Wait” (July 2012)

Election Committee’s Radio Campaign (March-April 2012)

Featured on

Lady Kyung-Hyang magazine, Korea (October 2013 & 2011)

Woman Sense Magazine, Korea (April 2013)

Korean Daily 100℃ newspaper, Korea (May 2012)

* Sungbong Choi’s talk concert is a combination of live music performance and speech. Through his

songs and speeches, Choi would like to send messages of hope to people around the world.

As the youngest speaker in Korea, Sungbong Choi has been giving speeches and talk

concerts to a wide range of audience since 2010. They include:

• Former President Lee Myung-Bak and former Chief Secretary Lim Tae-Hee

• Various ministries including the Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Education

• Renowned corporations such as Samsung, CJ Group, and Heidrick & Struggles

• Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club

• Korean Broadcasting Corporations

• Korea’s top universities such as Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei

University

• National Sports Team

• High schools

Talk Concert

Honorary Ambassador

- from being a beneficiary to an honorary ambassador

• 2013 Chang Dong Social Welfare Center

• 2012 Child Fund Korea

Talent Donation

- caring for the neglected

• Homeless people

• Single moms

• Starving children

• Child breadwinner

• Hospice

• Victims of child sex abuse

Won the 9th Candle Award presented by Culture Critic

Committee of College Union (2012)

Selected as "Best News" Selected as “The week ' s best viral videos“

by CNN

Sungbong Choi’s debut performance

on Korea’s Got Talent appeared as a cover story in more than 65 international media

Singing Hope at the Edge of Despair

Printed and sold 25,000 copies English edition published on February 18, 2016

Korean debut album “Slowcoach”

released in April 2014Second Korean album “I Pray” released

on April 12, 2016

Third Korean album “You Are A Blessing” released

on June 30, 2016

Movie MusicalPublication CharityAlbum

Ambition

“To me, music was my first step into the world; it’s my way of reaching out to people all over the world when I could not

reach out my hands first to anyone or start a conversation." – Sungbong Choi

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