Who is the busker grandfather of Haeundae?
Recently, the so-called "Haeundae busker grandfather" has been drawing attention on social media. The protagonist is mainly spotted in Gwangalli and Haeundae in Busan, and videos with tens to hundreds of millions of views feature a passionate performance by a man in his 60s. Netizens have commented, "It's not trot, traditional music, or ballads, but I feel sadness," and "Real emotions!" among other warm responses.
The focus of interest is Han Su-seong (68 years old)! Han Su-seong became a topic on social media because of his cover song of Lee Seung-cheol's "There is no one like that" released in 2009... What is the secret behind Han Su-seong's "cider singing method" that has excited the MZ generation? Moreover, Han Su-seong is also known as the composer of a famous song known to the entire nation, raising curiosity.
Han Su-seong has worked as an elementary school teacher for over 40 years and is a composer of more than 100 children's songs, including "kite flying." In fact, four of the children's songs composed by Han Su-seong are included in elementary school textbooks. However, Han Su-seong's life, which seems to be like cider, also had its ups and downs. He had a major ordeal for three years due to a plagiarism dispute over the national children's song "Daddy, hold on!"
Eventually, Han Su-seong won a lawsuit in which a compensation of 50 million won was at stake. What sustained him was his "family." His wife, who is a children's song lyricist, his daughter-in-law who teaches children and majors in vocal music, their son who is a music producer, and his granddaughter who is called a music prodigy! Han Su-seong's family is said to be a "three-generation musical family." Notably, his son also participated in the 7th MBC Creative Children's Song Festival in 1989 with his kite flying in his childhood.
After retiring, Han Su-seong became a professional singer with the "YOLO" album. Even though he will be turning 70 in two years, the vibrant life of 68-year-old Han Su-seong, shining with music, can be seen on MBC's
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