David Daewon Song is a Korean-American professional skateboarder

Skateboarding

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, recognized for his technical street skateboarding. He is a co-owner of Almost Skateboards

Almost Skateboards

Almost Skateboards is an American skateboard company owned by Dwindle Distribution.-History:Almost Skateboards is a company that operates under Dwindle Distribution...

 along with Rodney Mullen

Rodney Mullen

John Rodney Mullen is a professional freestyle and street skateboarder. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential street skaters in the history of skateboarding...

, and skates for the company-sponsored team.

Career

Daewon Song was first sponsored by Sporting Ideas in Gardena, California. Later, he became sponsored by World Industries. He appeared in their 1992 video titled Love Child. After nine years with World Industries, Song left in 1999 to start his own company called Deca Skateboards. Deca closed after three years citing failure to grow. Song then went on to start Almost Skateboards

Almost Skateboards

Almost Skateboards is an American skateboard company owned by Dwindle Distribution.-History:Almost Skateboards is a company that operates under Dwindle Distribution...

 with Chris Haslam

Chris Haslam

Chris Haslam is a Canadian professional skateboarder.- Biography :Haslam was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada in 1980. He lived in St. Catherines and London, Ontario, attending Parkview Elementary school. When he was 11 he moved with his parents to Singapore...

, Rodney Mullen

Rodney Mullen

John Rodney Mullen is a professional freestyle and street skateboarder. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential street skaters in the history of skateboarding...

, Cooper Wilt, and Vet-Zidpn. In 2006, he was named Thrashers Skater of the Year.

Song has made several appearances as a playable character in video games such as Grind Session

Grind Session

Grind Session is a skateboarding game, developed by Shaba Games, released on the PlayStation in 2000.- Skaters :Grind Session features six professional skaters and nine hidden characters...

and the Tony Hawk series of games. He remained a playable character in each iteration of the Tony Hawk series starting with Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

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and continuing until Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

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, with the exception of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

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. He also appears in the game Tony Hawk: Ride.
He is credited with the first hardflip on film.
Song's latest video part, "New Year's Dae", debuted on 1.11.11 through The Berrics

The Berrics

The Berrics is a privately owned, indoor skatepark owned by pro skateboarders Steve Berra and Eric Koston. It is also a website providing content filmed in the skatepark, as well other skateboard-related media...

website.