DAEWON SONG | EPICLY LATER'D | VICE | FULL LENGTH

Skater Dae-Won Song talks about the benefits of skating in shitty neighborhoods. Hella nostalgic skate tricks from back in the day. For more skateboarding action, check out VICE's Epicly Later'd: vice.com/epicly...

[@FlockofSmeagles]

Way back in 2007 Daewon did a demo at evo skatepark in greeneville SC and I was one of a few kids who were skitching on the back of his team's van when they were leaving. He was so impressed that he took off his shirt that he was wearing and threw it out of the van. Needless to say. I still have that shirt to this day, framed and fondly remembered as one of the greatest moments of my teenage life.

[@TheKorfish]

broshaman nice

[@dannyj6434]

I can possibly get him to sign it 🤔

[@kjeezy2990]

Cap

[@chazzbranigaan9354]

U a fan fam 😂

[@DoggoWillink]

I don't care what anyone says, the shit he did on picnic tables was just fucking insane. I loved that shit.

[@Ayyyyyyyeeeeeee]

Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song

[@zezuntxiduntxi]

No serious person would ever say otherwise.

[@Motthias]

@@zezuntxiduntxi it was rad, for 1 part. But then you saw it show up in many different vids in all the parts and then it got lame.

[@josephrosas1621]

samee

[@ImSamSuburban]

man Daewon is such a cool guy

[@alexcorona]

SuburbanSam Hilarious also, him and MJ would be a duo to have their own TV Show

[@satevo462]

Daewon has just the most relaxed, smooth style ever. He's so much fun to watch.

[@ultimateglutton3768]

I never really got into the world of skateboarding, as I grew up longboarding. That being said, I love skateboarding as a form of expression and self healing. I am now in my late 20's with crippling depression, but the hapiness that Daewon Song brings me is insurmountable. I genuinely smiled the whole time while rewatching this video for the 999th time. It only gets bettter. Thank you for KZbin, and Daewon. You're a fucking legend!

[@jakegetscake4672]

Such a cool dude! Talks about other guys the whole time so humble: being the first to show of a hard flip, and says some random guy actually did it. Not many people would say that.

[@qayss8977]

There´s a reason him and Mullen have gotten along for so long ;)

[@nb101893]

That school is so fun to skate, its mellow , daewon first pro i skated with , mad respect for him he kept me in it years later

[@9usuck0]

Damn, Daewon has an amazing memory for tricks!

[@Eatzdiary]

Im sure he watched the clips before

[@gogleplusisshit1317]

Kenny Nam Of course he did, but still i wouldn't remember that many tricks

[@moreblankets]

I thought the same thing.

[@TheMadisonHang]

he probably has like specific photographic memory he associates certain spots with certain tricks its like burned in his memory in a specific way

[@keithgraham8588]

I find it amusing how he doesn't use the modern terms like tre flip, or varial heel flip. He just says 360 flip and heel flip shove it lol

[@pressureflipin1992]

in my mind the picnic table thing never got old, hell, i get excited when i see someone these days skating one. its rare.

[@spencerkochel4390]

Daewon has put limitless inspiration out into the universe. Always doing it his own way. Legend.

[@ianmoone4331]

One of my skate buddies in the 90's absolutely idolized Daewon. There was a time where we spent more time dragging picnic tables around, than actually skating.

[@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059]

daewon song is everything a skate should be. humble, creative, never thinks he's above anyone. great dude and the Mullen of there was no Mullen

[@jeremyhearn8941]

Daewon, I never felt line you ever fell off! I still show new friends the old Rodney VS Daewon videos. Sir, you are and always will be a legend until the end of time! Daewon forever!!!

[@tylerbentley8427]

Hell yea I went to Alta Vista elementary and grew up in Redondo Beach. I used to skate Torrance High all time. Stoked to see some pros come out of my hood.

[@GeeCeeAte]

Redondo Beach isn't a hood. It's for millionaire spoiled kids. Kind of the complete opposite of a hood.

[@DRiggity9810]

how the fuck does he remember every trick that happened at every spot, that shit is nuts

[@americanpatriot3667]

One of those things you just do

[@iDerekMC]

+RamuneFlavor cuz he nailed it?

[@DRiggity9810]

***** makes sense

[@ILoveAnchovies334]

damn bro, I remembered every trick from those early world vids

[@zodom7]

Daewon Song is the nicest person ever. When i spotted him skating in Pasadena years ago, before I could say, "Hi" Daewon gave me the biggest hug and said, "nice to meet you brother."I think we shared a bromance moment lol.

[@staphinfection]

Daewon is so humble.. instead of talking about himself, he just talks about how awesome everyone else is... Such a chill dude.

[@veiledrecalcitrance4314]

It’s so great that he’s finally known for how unbelievably amazing he is, instagram showed the world that Daewon is in a whole league of his own. He is and has been my favorite skater for a long time

[@leoperez9732]

Daewon man I haven't heard anything about him in along time he was always his worst critic when he was always spot on with his skating skills, one of the best skaters in my opinion....

[@MasterGuero]

"Sorry we couldn't get you the picnic table" lmao

[@offtherailscunt]

+tra789 That cracked me up.

[@skateysteve4202]

"Well, god damn it. There's nothing I can do here. I'm out."

[@falcosk8]

favorite skater of all time!

[@christhompson9141]

i wish they made a epicly later'd for lewis marnell :'( he was such a sick skate. S.I.P.

[@rego00001]

no words to say about daewon. miss them days

[@fifthgear93]

These picnic table constructions look very fun to skate. I don't understand why people were giving him shit for that.

[@Nirvezz]

Thanks to daewon I started doing that as well. Not as crazy tricks but it was actually fun since skate blockers were ruining places I skated

[@levimcknight1072]

cause thats all he did for years and people wanted to see his full potential

[@maraswrath8186]

gaps or go home was the creed of the 90's

[@cicris9]

The picnic table stuff is awesome! I would watch round 2 then go to the church down the street and put a picnic table down the 4 stair and 50 50 the bottom part of the bench. It made me and my friends feel like bad asses even though we kinda sucked. Thank Daewon for the motivation!!!

[@TheReaper42069]

Relatable!!

[@acetate909]

Those picnic table parts are iconic classics. No apologies necessary. Anyone complaining is lame as fuck and should make their own videos if they think they know what's best for skating.

[@shredrik]

We owe it all to these guys!!! Mad respect to Daewon!!

[@soldier4christ993]

You can tell Daewon is very humble but also a really talented skater. That's why he is one of my top skaters.

[@SDallstar]

I'm still waiting for daewon and rodney to play skate.

[@travissecrist4693]

Daewon, Muska, and Bucky were my favorite skaters back in the day.

[@alesagui]

you know when a skater´s OG when he calls a Varial hell a Hellflip Shuv.

[@CarsCatAliens]

Ask an old school skater what a hardflip is lol You'll get 180 kickflip shuv

[@skaterboi65]

switch 540 bigflip. But they didn't get that one so I went with the heelflip shuv it

[@Surfmus]

Daniel is a proskater and a legend. What a shame for writing amateur skater when introducing him.

[@themysticfedora]

Half a decade late my guy

[@screenfixer1936]

Love child... One of my favorite of all time... Incredibile video... Cheers from 🇮🇹 italy y

[@staphinfection]

These are so goood! Can't stop watching!

[@AEMBowers]

I remember when Rodney vs Daewon first came out. Unbelievable. And then part 2, part 3, ... I never looked at his pic-nic table skating as anything lame in any way. With the kind of style and command he had of his skateboard, and the difficulty of the tricks he did, there was no way my friends or I could think anything negative. On another note, I didn't know Daewon had taken any sort of hiatus from skateboarding before the release of Trilogy. Man, am I glad he picked up that video part in Trilogy. His part seriously made had me stoked on skateboarding. Watching him skate those smallish beige ledges at that one school ... damn, man, I couldn't believe how clean and fast he rode. And Daewon, it seemed to me, was always behind the scenes, possibly someone who less serious skaters had never heard of. But those of us really into skateboarding always knew of his incredible talent. It was just a matter of when he was going to appear again. Thank you, Daewon, for being an inspiration for me and my friends. And thank you to World Industries and all of Daewon's sponsors who truly care about skateboarding, for making it possible for Daewon to make a living off skateboarding and to continue spreading his zeal for this awesome sport!

[@washerdryer]

it's crazy growing up WORSHIPPING Daewon in transworld and random photos and not hearing him speak until seeing this. This guy has blown my mind for so long

[@CultRelics]

I used to love this guy im glad to see he hasnt washed up

[@MrBigolnuts]

Daewon always blew me away, seeing slides and manuals over gaps was nuts...best shoes ever, Daewon Song DVS.

[@josiahamaze]

Bro I love how koston and guy are on the set of full flared while talking about this. Mad history here.

[@FREESTYLEMARCOTV]

Daewon is sick!

[@strangersound]

He is a Wizard. :)

[@everythingallin4905]

I remember watching the Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song video back in the days in complete amazement of their skill level.

[@ldred2604]

Dae won is an amazing person

[@mcdzmcdz6342]

dude that was the best hardflip ive seen that was gnar looking

[@ryanmiddleton2431]

I never realised the thing with the picnic tables! Those vids with the picnic tables inspired me so much back then, totally got me back into skating hardcore again!

[@UKUAPGUY]

I'd be super proud of the picnic benches, great video.

[@DaFunkYaaa]

I totally agree dude. I'm 16 and when i first skating I skated vert until i got good at it. Then I switched to street and it without a doubt helped me get grinds when i switched over to street.

[@GSA_Drums]

LEGEND!

[@RXVIVAL]

idk how any1 can hate on the picnic table era. i was astonished as a kid watching that happen

[@wsdamico]

I love that they brought up the picnic tables... what a walk down memory lane.

[@jibiji123]

he's so modest, if you never saw him skate you'd never know hes one of the best in the world

[@chrishendricks1160]

Pure class, RESPECT.

[@cobhcdr]

I remember when i was little backin like 99' I was skating with my brother at my elemntary school and Dae-won came and started skating with us, my brother recognized him from the VHS videos we used to watch. Hes a pretty cool dude. more recently he came into the restaurant my brother worked at and gave him some prototype dvs shoes.

[@ODAHUSTLA]

mad memories watching this.

[@mistaskeem]

Daewon is the GOAT!

[@code_red7744]

The picnic tables were some of my favorite...Daewon is the GOAT

[@lowkeyhim556]

I live off Torrance Blvd. skated at Torrance high a few times. did not know pro skaters skated here!!

[@MILOgirl1]

I respect Song

[@Jordan-mw1lb]

Amazing doco!

[@ivangotyokes]

Daewon/Mullen GOATS

[@ieprince]

daewon is so fuckin humble. as a legend and all he talks about is his homeboys.big ups g

[@ConnorHolbrook419]

the talk Rodney said they had when everyone quit to make girl. Rodney said he figured Daewon would leave too, but he said “Well, I guess it’s just you and me Rod”

[@fatribz]

" I'll eat a whole cake.. and it drives people nuts,they'll be like "dude, please..no more...' "

[@AsaLSB]

btw i lol'd at alex olson being am back when this was recorded. time flies

[@jumill87]

Daewons an awesome skater. Gave me a free deck when I was 12.

[@iLewk]

We loved the picnic table skating. Our group of friends all split into either Mullen or Song camps, and there was no admitting that both were good :P

[@full6330name]

yeah. Geoff Rowley..the main guy on Vans,helped Volcom become what it is today and owns one of the best skate companys ever in Flip. oh,he was also skater of the year and put out gazillion iconic videoparts. Haslam is a great skater,second best behind daewon when it comes to tech skating,but he still needs to prove himself. that's how I see it. longevity counts man.

[@ohdonky]

Say what you want about Vice, but the Epicly Later'd series are always fire

[@veloxfelix]

i have so much respect for that man

[@cartoonisanimating2520]

Awesome guy the whole video he talked about everybody else except himself ✊️🤙🏽

[@Skatebit1]

Daniel Castillo: Amatuer Skater... wtf? lol

[@friscostreetstories5403]

Daewons a good dude. No wonder he kicks it with Castillo they are both from tha hood.

[@ukyo6195]

Is he the first to get not in drugs and alcohol?

[@Kari2025]

I’m so bummed that Rodney Mullen never got his own epically later’d episode. Or Ryan Sheckler, Nyjah or Tony Hawk.

[@StankPlanks]

Awesome stuff, Daewon is crazy good!

[@rhallmedia8473]

Need an updated one. He’s still ripping today

[@1anonlyedwiltshire]

What a rad humble guy

[@kingpin1118]

I remember I had that DECA bright yellow vhs tape.

[@GeeZeeX3]

Daewon is a Sk8 God !! Like the Ninja of Skateboarding.

[@EX7RUD1CON]

I love daewon, so humble, and a fucking amazing skater. Haslam daewon, and mullen. Fucking badass

[@xRisingForcex]

keep on doing you my brother.

[@FULLPEAKmedia]

More please!!!

[@acdc363]

he's one of the best

[@premkamandir]

Daewon = a wise skateboarder!

[@JustSujC]

These shorter epicly laterd episodes are way better than the long ass multiple parts that are coming out.

[@jakegolleher-johnson9089]

💖 ya deawon

[@CT-nb5lm]

----It always bothered me WHY Mullen & Rocco screwed up & dropped the ball with the whoooole Love Child team including Kareem & not having they're World Industries decks released in time.. -By the time these dudes decks dropped= it was 2 years later and the World hype has started to fade some.-I don't even remember world decks from Daniel Catillo,Spencer Fujimoto,,Jed Walters..-The 1st Daniel Castillo deck I recall was on Chocolate.~~These dudes were soo popular the 6 months after Love Child and people woulda been all over these decks had they dropped...~~~if I'm not mistaken, that summer was when everyone had Jeremy Klein vegetables deck,,,The Mike Vallely elephant deckB4 his infamous double kick barnard..-The Rocco deck with Pooh bear on it.-and of COurse Jason Lee's 2 bind decks. Esp the big hat on little guy dr.seuss graphic..-Maybe Jesse Martinez was in there too.. Not to mention the 1ST Gonz blind deck..~~But had the love child street kids dropped decks @ same time! it woulda been a bum-rush to have them.--As I type this I think love child mighta been 18 months'ish later and afterwards And that could explain why the decks never dropped in time...ANYONE ELSE WITH A BETTER MEMORY CARE TO set the record str8 on the dates...--Daewons picnic tble joke is sooo funny..i laugh everytime ---Picnic tables---Look how easy he makes grinding and doing disaster slides on the top part. wtf!!!at best i could just slide the top part...the only grinding is the seat part for me :D but i was never a high high ollier..---tthat love child 4 step at the end of Daewons line woulda been a huge ollile for me..i woulda had to 180 up it most likely I wish Daewon could KNOW how eff'n EPIC his infamous long-line to open Love Child..--He is SOOOO Humble...-That kickflip wasn't "LAME". it was slo mo and showed style & uber control. everyone respected that kickflip..-The whole Love CHild video and Video Days made all teenagers now focus on style. ===Daewon is also the only due who could skate to The Killers(when were young) lol

[@Hachiae]

i remember seeing him in the decka video (dont remember the spelling, i was like 5). shit was crazy, but after that i never saw from him again until almost round 3

[@jcolterh]

Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song Round 2 was the first skate tape I ever saw. Which is kind of weird because I started skating in 1989. I remember thinking, Holy shit you can Ollie on to a table! That's insane!

[@KenobiStark1]

Childhood revisited haha damn hell yeah Bros!!

[@itscrazybilly]

GOAT baby.

[@thethethereal]

Other than the blatant destruction of property, why was there ever reason to give Daewon shit for the picnic tables? That was so innovative and mind blowing to my friends and I at the time. I saw Daewon on the Tony Hawk tour and he literally ripped everything in the park. From the huge hubbas, pads, and transition. With what seemed to be little to no effort. Daewon IS SKATEBOARDING.

[@rons8749]

Deawon you are too humble you were a major icon

[@Deejaynext]

a lot of people get bummed by the "only good at one thing" phenomenon. it's all good daewon. all those hard earned skills will transfer straight over to the next thing when the time comes.

[@MrJimWub]

tybg for vice

[@stevensong4769]

yeah my brother loves skating..... and his memory for skating is beyond ridiculous

[@brendan9868]

Are you really Daewons brother?

[@AntonAdelson]

+Brendan Adams Yes

[@WelshGrey]

+Anton Adelson Me too

[@DoggoWillink]

I always wondered if he kept his tail truck tighter. I always have my tail tighter, although it can be annoying when you get it turned around for various reasons. But that's cool, I always wondered if it was weird to do that, I never actually asked anyone else for some reason.

[@hollis831streetskate6]

i taught him everything he knows

[@BigErnMcCracken777]

Daewon is the man, super down to earth guy seems like. I’m trippin on his trucks though lol, my trucks are pretty loose too but his are beyond lol