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sort of like slumdog...

except, I don't understand how a kid gets into high school or learns how to sing while living on the street...
were the gum sales enough to pay for master classes?

if i was cynical, i'd say this smacked of government propaganda.

He said he would like to take master classes. He obviously can't afford them.

Tearjerker all the way.

>> ^Trancecoach:

were the gum sales enough to pay for master classes?
if i was cynical, i'd say this smacked of government propaganda.


Even without knowing Korean you can tell the translation is clearly off in some spots just because the results don't make any sense. I can't help but wonder if "I took master classes if I had a chance" was actually "I would take master classes if I had a chance". It seems to fit better that way.

As for this being propaganda, it doesn't seem like the kind of thing South Korea would put out. Maybe North Korea.

>> ^xxovercastxx:


As for this being propaganda, it doesn't seem like the kind of thing South Korea would put out. Maybe North Korea.


Oh no?

What about this?
and this?

I'm not saying S. Korean gov't lies, but they have been caught in a lie before.

>> ^Trancecoach:

>> ^xxovercastxx:

As for this being propaganda, it doesn't seem like the kind of thing South Korea would put out. Maybe North Korea.

Oh no?
What about this?
and this?
I'm not saying S. Korean gov't lies, but they have been caught in a lie before.


I didn't mean that South Korea wouldn't make shit up, I meant that this didn't seem like the kind of thing that South Korea would make up.

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somehow korea has defeated america in the battle of hyper-exaggerated sap.

So for the record, he apparently attended a performing arts high school, but "could not continue with any professional training because of his financial situation" (according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Sung-Bong). So he is by no means a street urchin who had never sung before.

There was also a bit of a controversy because he apparently stated that he had been trained to sing in high school but it was edited out for television audiences. This would not be the first such occurrence, as recently on So You Think You Can Dance the choreography performed by two of the performers was directly lifted from another group (called Les Twins), and nonetheless praised for its originality - apparently the duo did credit their source, but it was edited out to make them appear more impressive.

I also learned from this research that apparently Susan Boyle had recorded a CD for charity before her appearance, and Paul Potts had been an amateur operatic singer who had taken a masterclass with Pavarotti.

For the inevitable cries of "hater" out there - I do not think that this diminishes their talent or achievement, or how tough this kid's life has clearly been. But people do not just turn into semi-professional opera singers by practicing in their rooms...

How is he "a kid"...he's 22 years old! He's a man.

@carrot
i love you

Absolutely beautiful

This show is identical in every country. It scares me that all cultures are equally defenseless to the power of extreme sap.

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