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Daewon David Song〔 (born February 19, 1975) is a Korean-born American professional skateboarder, recognized for his skillful technical street skateboarding.〔 He is a co-owner of Almost Skateboards, along with Rodney Mullen,〔 and also skates for the company alongside other sponsored team riders. Song was named the 2006 "Skater of the Year" by ''Thrasher'' magazine,〔 an award that is widely considered to be one of the most significant honors in skateboarding. ==Early life== Song, a Korean American, was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in Gardena, California, following a year spent with his grandmother in Hawaii, US.〔〔 During the first half of his life, Song was raised by his older sister, who also raised Song's brother. Song revealed in a "Milestone" interview for ''The Skateboard Mag'' that both of his parents were perceived as "insane" by their neighbours due to the constant fighting that they were engaged in—Song explained that, on occasion, he would need to telephone the police. Song's mother, who had shot bullets into her husband's face, died in 1999 before the death of Song's father. When he was fourteen years of age, Song started skateboarding during a two-month period when his parents were separated—he was given his first skateboard by his mother and was later sponsored by a skateboard shop in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, California called "Sporting Ideas".〔〔 Prior to this, Song received attention for his artistic abilities and won drawing contests, as well as engaging in the commercial art field, at a very young age.〔 Song provided insight into his family life in a 2005 interview:
Song attended the 135th Street school in Gardena, known for its aggressive reputation, and has explained the challenges that were present while he was growing up in the area, where gang activity was prolific:
Song has relayed that he sighted Mullen skateboarding at his school and that Mullen, in turn, had observed Song skateboarding there. Song explained in a 2012 interview that his friend at the time spoke with Mullen and the professional skateboarder revealed that he was impressed by Song's skills and wanted to send Song skateboard decks to ride as an introduction to Mullen's fledgling business. Song agreed to the proposal and the relationship between the two skateboarders, now co-owners of the Almost skateboard company, commenced at that point in time.〔 Mullen became a mentor figure to Song and the latter became a team rider for the Tensor company as the result of this relationship (as of July 2014, Song continues to be sponsored by Tensor).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daewon Song」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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