2016 Jung developed an interest in guitar after watching his father play. He found his father's guitar playing more interesting than piano, which he was already learning. Jung's father taught him the basics, and after learning the basics, he developed his skill greatly just by trying to play what he heard. Jung came to play fingerstyle when his father discovered the technique on the internet. His first "idol" was guitarist
Kotaro Oshio, from whom he developed an interest in fingerstyle guitar. Soon after his debut video on the internet, he garnered many supporters, from whom he asked for advice on his playing. Jung has received guitar lessons from Hata Shuji, a well-known Japanese jazz guitarist. He has also been mentored by German guitarist Ulli Bögershausen, who Jung has referred to as his musical inspiration, and from whom he learned much about composing and arranging. In a video, he recommended the "AllEars method" for those who like his style of guitar playing and want to learn it. In addition to
steel-string and
classical guitar, he has been recorded playing
twelve-string guitar,
electric guitar,
ukulele,
guitarlele,
harp ukulele, and piano. He has also sung live, such as when he sang "
Falling Slowly" at a concert in
Bangkok. Apart from
Korean, Jung speaks English, Upon discovering Jung's skill with the toy-like guitar, his father decided to buy him a better one – a
Cort Earth900. Jung began seriously playing with this guitar. His third guitar was a custom-made small-combo sized "All Spruce" Selma model, upon which
Thomas Leeb wrote "KEEP ON GROOVING! TO MY FRIEND, THOMAS LEEB"
Practice and recording Jung's daily practice time as a child was one to two hours long when there was school, and up to three hours during school breaks. Jung usually takes seconds to figure out the notes and fingering to a piece, and typically takes a few hours to practice before cover a piece. However, to make his songs better and more accurate, he occasionally spent from a couple of days up to a month practicing.
Performances In 2010, Jung was featured on
Narsha's solo album
NARSHA, for the song "I'm in Love". In 2011 he performed in the US with
Trace Bundy, and also toured
Scandinavia and Japan. In 2012 he collaborated with
2NE1, creating acoustic versions of the group's hit songs "Lonely" and "I Love You". Later in 2012, he participated in a live stage with BIGBANG's
G-Dragon, where they performed "That XX". He performed "I'm Yours" with
Jason Mraz, who described Jung as "amazing" and his "hero", in 2013. Jung played Ahn Hyeok in the 2011 Korean movie,
The Suicide Forecast. ==Albums==