“ One day you will find me in the library and another with my orchestra playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3 “

Talking with a war veteran at VFW

I had a special opportunity to listen to a real war veteran after Korean War memorial event. I could tell he is a very proud man.

MSM Pre-College Studio Recital

Posing with my fellow students and Prof. O’Donohue after the Manhattan School of Music Studio Recital

Remember 727 (Never Forget)

Posing in front of my work commemorating the end of Korean War, 727, at Washington DC.

Korean War Computer Graphic Exhibition

Posing in front of works by my friends and me at a Korean War Computer Graphics Exhibition at Bergen County Office Building in Hackensack, NJ

Summer Music Camp

Posing with a couple of new friends from a Summer Music Camp, Manhattan in the Mountain, in Hunter, New York

College Tour

Group picture during the College Tour

YCFL Arts and Music Street Fair

At YCFL booth during the Arts and Music Street Fair in Fort Lee organized by Youth Council of Fort Lee. We raised fund for future projects by selling various donated items.

Korea Drum Performance

With fellow performing students after the Korean Drum performance

KAYAC Motherland Excursion

I had an opportunity to visit Korea when I was selected to participate in “Motherland Excursion” program by Korean-American Youth Assistance Coalition

Walk-for-Mom Concert

I had fun paying in the benefit concert for the Walk-for-Mom event hosted by Holy Name Hospital to benefit breast cancer awareness

Comfort Women, a Broadway Musical

YCFL members taking a picture with the cast members and the production crew. All of us were invited to the performance by the producer of the show.

YCFL with the Mayor of Fort Lee

We took a group picture when the Comfort Women Statue was approved after more than a year of hard work from all members of YCFL.

YCFL Comfort Women Parade

YCFL participated in the 38th Korean Parade in Manhattan. Parade went from 27th Street to 38th Street on the Avenue of the Americas.

Local Business Owners Support the YCFL

I am eternally grateful to the local business owners who showed their support for the Comfort Women Project with enthusiasm. I am at Gammeeok, a neighborhood restaurant, receiving donations on behalf of the YCFL. That pretty lady in the back, with a part of her face blocked, is my awesome mother.

After the Seong-Jin Cho's Concert

Mr. Cho is a famous Korean pianist who became the first Korean pianist to win the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015. Can I be the second one?

Newark School of the Arts

Group picture after the annual scholarship fundraising concert.

Crossing the Finish Line

Fort Lee PBA 5K Running of Our Youth

My graduation speech to the class of 2015 Lewis Cole Middle School.

Piano Trio performance during the Manhattan in the Mountain camp: William Chung (pn), Kevin Wallace (vn), and Sunny Jin (vc) playing Faure, Piano Trio, 1st movement

Playing Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 with New York Youth Classical Orchestra

Playing Poulenc Sonata for 4 Hands at Manhattan School of Music Pre-college

Choir Christmas 2017

With my little brother, who is a talented singer and a cello player, standing to my right

I am grateful that my life has been filled with many valuable experiences. I consider myself a “multiplayer” - I contribute to the betterment of my community in as many ways as I am capable, and I challenge myself to accept new endeavors, knowing that today’s setbacks offer the insight for tomorrow’s successes. I believe that the combination of rigorous academic scholarship coupled with tenacious pursuit of a better world is the foundation for a achieving a truly compelling human experience.