[stylinexpat]

Great story Did he sing a National Song of some sort? I like that TV Hostess chick in the middle. She could give me a hug

[vioaltec]

Originally Posted by stylinexpat

Great story Did he sing a National Song of some sort? I like that TV Hostess chick in the middle. She could give me a hug

Its nella fantasia

[TiAg335i]

Originally Posted by stylinexpat

Great story Did he sing a National Song of some sort? I like that TV Hostess chick in the middle. She could give me a hug

it's italian....

[Little_Titto]

Originally Posted by Spool

it's very heart warming indeed...now don't call me an asshole or anything, but it's very difficult to believe he was homeless since 5 and survived..


when i was 5 i could barely wipe my own ass, let alone sell stuff on the streets to support myself...

Just remember that we live a life of luxury in the US. Don't be shocked that somebody actually lived like this. We might have systems in place so things like this don't happen, but the rest of the world doesn't give a shit.

[Nutballa]

Originally Posted by Gearcraft

hearing a story like this makes me think of how fortunate i am and im a little ashamed of my complaints with life's little inconveniences. slept in stairs and public toilet for ten years.... wow. and he thought he did not sing well after that...

+1

[SchlauCow]

Originally Posted by Spool

it's very heart warming indeed...now don't call me an asshole or anything, but it's very difficult to believe he was homeless since 5 and survived..


when i was 5 i could barely wipe my own ass, let alone sell stuff on the streets to support myself...

you'd be surprised at how quickly you grow up when you're under constant psychological and physical siege.

great story, in any case, hope life goes well for him from now on. at least he's not a drunkard like ted williams.

[TiAg335i]

im just surprised how no one saw this poor kid on the streets and didn't help him out in some way....some type of homeless shelter or something.....there's gotta be some laws that protect kids like that in korea, no?

[MadDog]

Originally Posted by SilverII

i wish i can speak korean

My wife is Korean. The English translation didn't do justice to what he said. My wife was crying throughout the entire song.

Hope he does well and someone gives him a nice recording contract. He deserves it after what he 's been through.

[asdflkijd]

There was some bad media on the news about him lying. he said that he's never had experience/ lessons before but apparently he did take classes for a short period during middle school.

Nonetheless, what an inspirational story and I hope the best for him.

[BMW F22]

Originally Posted by Spool

it's very heart warming indeed...now don't call me an asshole or anything, but it's very difficult to believe he was homeless since 5 and survived..


when i was 5 i could barely wipe my own ass, let alone sell stuff on the streets to support myself...

Different people react to things differently. In Vietnam there are plenty of kids that pretty much survive on their own selling lottery tickets or begging for money. It's unbelievable how young some of them are.

Originally Posted by SilverII

i wish i can speak korean

I wanted to learn a while back too but never got around to it. haha

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by asdflkijd

There was some bad media on the news about him lying. he said that he's never had experience/ lessons before but apparently he did take classes for a short period during middle school.

Nonetheless, what an inspirational story and I hope the best for him.

The producers "cut" the part where he said he had some opera experience because it made a better story.

[stylinexpat]

Originally Posted by asdflkijd

There was some bad media on the news about him lying. he said that he's never had experience/ lessons before but apparently he did take classes for a short period during middle school.

Nonetheless, what an inspirational story and I hope the best for him.

Parts of South Korea in the bigger cities see -10 to -20 in the winters. I don't know how anyone could survive outside. With a shi* load of clothes on I can barely stay outside for a few minutes. I can't imagine how anyone could survive on the streets in their winters. You rarely see any homeless people in Seoul because of the extreme whether conditions in the winter lol..

[Freakazoid]

Originally Posted by asdflkijd

There was some bad media on the news about him lying. he said that he's never had experience/ lessons before but apparently he did take classes for a short period during middle school.

Nonetheless, what an inspirational story and I hope the best for him.

Didn't he say that he didn't attend middle school? Took the GED or whatever and high school was his first real schooling? was that badly translated?

[Crimson92]

Originally Posted by Spool

it's very heart warming indeed...now don't call me an asshole or anything, but it's very difficult to believe he was homeless since 5 and survived..


when i was 5 i could barely wipe my own ass, let alone sell stuff on the streets to support myself...

youve never been south of the border...theres toddlers selling shit on the street.

[chungdae]

Wow.

[gun6slinger9]

Originally Posted by stylinexpat

Parts of South Korea in the bigger cities see -10 to -20 in the winters. I don't know how anyone could survive outside. With a shi* load of clothes on I can barely stay outside for a few minutes. I can't imagine how anyone could survive on the streets in their winters. You rarely see any homeless people in Seoul because of the extreme whether conditions in the winter lol..

He also stayed in public washrooms

[coh4777]

Originally Posted by stylinexpat

Parts of South Korea in the bigger cities see -10 to -20 in the winters. I don't know how anyone could survive outside. With a shi* load of clothes on I can barely stay outside for a few minutes. I can't imagine how anyone could survive on the streets in their winters. You rarely see any homeless people in Seoul because of the extreme whether conditions in the winter lol..

You make it sound like Seoul is in Siberia haha! Seoul has roughly the same climate as New York City, and believe me there are plenty of homeless there.

[Bimmer335i]

Originally Posted by Spool

it's very heart warming indeed...now don't call me an asshole or anything, but it's very difficult to believe he was homeless since 5 and survived..


when i was 5 i could barely wipe my own ass, let alone sell stuff on the streets to support myself...

i'm sure you've been to Thailand, Mexico, Vietnam and any of those 3rd world countries, right? They're all over the street, dude...

[markham335i]

Originally Posted by McMuffin

Keep the thread updated with his progress.

+1

[Spool]

Originally Posted by Bimmer335i

i'm sure you've been to Thailand, Mexico, Vietnam and any of those 3rd world countries, right? They're all over the street, dude...

i know i was semi joking...Vietnam is 2nd world by the way, not 3rd...im from Vietnam

[Bimmer335i]

Originally Posted by Spool

i know i was semi joking...Vietnam is 2nd world by the way, not 3rd...im from Vietnam

that's a matter of opinion..i would like it to be 1st world, if there's such a thing, since i'm from there too...

[-=Hot|Ice=-]

What's sad is how people have to go through times like that. No one deserves to be treated like garbage being dumped into an orphanage at such a young age.

I raise you with America.