Our Story

In the search for stillness, SUMMARU was born.

A story about stillness, sound, and the space between breaths.

Founder

차진영 (Jinyoung Cha) — 강가에서 싱잉볼을 연주하는 모습

Jinyoung Cha (차진영)

Founder & Creator · SUMMARU

Numata, Japan

When the weight of it all became too much to carry, I chose to put everything down. I left for somewhere I didn't know — a country, a language, not a single face I recognized. Call it running away. I just needed to exist somewhere no one expected anything of me.

In the quiet mountains of Numata, Japan, something that had been loud inside me for a long time finally went still. The resonance of a singing bowl was more than just sound. It was an anchor — something to breathe with.

SUMMARU began with a simple wish: to share that stillness with more people. So that even in the middle of a busy life, that quiet is just one tap away.

The Name

숨마루

SUMMARU

Maru · The Place

The Place

Maru — in the traditional Korean home, the wooden floor open to sky and breeze. The place where you remove your shoes, sit without agenda, and simply breathe.

The elevated wooden floor of the Korean home. Where shoes come off, pace slows, and you simply breathe.

Maru · The Peak

The Peak

Maru also means summit. The crest of a mountain. The exact top of a breath — that suspended moment between inhale and exhale where everything, for just a second, goes completely still.

The crest of a mountain, the summit of a breath. That suspended instant between inhale and exhale.

Soom · Wholeness

The Wholeness

Soom (숨) — breath — carries within it the character for mind resting by itself (息: 自+心). When breath reaches its peak, the mind becomes whole. This is SUMMARU.

Soom (息) carries the character for mind resting by itself (自+心). When breath reaches its peak, the mind becomes whole.

“The moment breath reaches its peak — a mind made whole at last.”

The moment breath meets its peak — you become whole.

— the breath that completes you

Our Team

차진영 (Jinyoung Cha)

Jinyoung Cha

FOUNDER & CREATOR

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COMING SOON

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COMING SOON

History

2024

SUMMARU concept · Singing bowl & AI sound research

2025

App development begins · Beta testing

2025

iOS & Android app launch

2025

Website launch · YouTube channel starts

Present

This moment, here with you

What We Believe

01

Stillness is not a luxury

Just five minutes of stillness in a busy day can change everything. We make those five minutes as beautiful as possible.

02

Sound transcends language

Sound reaches where words cannot. The resonance of a singing bowl needs no explanation.

03

Technology is the tool; recovery is within you

AI creates the sound, but you are the one who cares for your heart. SUMMARU is a gentle guide along the way.