Photo: Seu Trinh
Word finally broke that skateboarding legend Daewon Song is out of Thank You Skateboards, and the whole thing is basically done.Their website doesn’t have any options for buying products, no teams, and is just a landing page with Song’s photo.Their socials had a last post on August 20, 2025 with David Reyes joining Zero Skateboards, Gustavo Ribeiro and Danny Hamaguchi no longer had Thank You tags on their bios.Sources close to ShreddER said that the brand is no longer in business, but both Song and T-Puds kept quiet.That changed when one of our day one supporters, abrahammayorga, sent over a screenshot of Song’s Instagram story. Because it was a story, it vanished fast, so a lot of skaters did not even get the chance to see it. But it was legit. The Skateboarding Hall of Famer himself said he was done. He wrote that he was riding his last Thank You board and gave props to Torey, saying he’s one of the hardest grinders he’s ever rolled with. Then he showed mad love to everyone who had his back over the years. It wasn’t salty or smoke, just him keeping it real and closing that chapter.
The sad reality is that this hits a lot of skaters in the chest. Song has tried multiple brands throughout his career. Deca, Artafact, Almost, and then Thank You. Each one was built with passion and creativity but the world of skateboarding can be cold. Sometimes companies fade even when the talent behind them is legendary. Now that Song is out, T-Puds is standing alone with the brand’s name but no real structure around it anymore. Recently he has been skating blank boards and not showing any sign of repping Thank You. That alone already tells a story. It feels like the lights are off and the door is closed even if nobody spelled it out in a formal statement.From here T-Puds has options but nothing is guaranteed.He might rebuild something new from the ground up. He might chill for a while and just skate without worrying about running a company.Or he might pop up with a different crew altogether. T-Puds has always kept people guessing so nobody knows until he speaks.Meanwhile Song pulled up at the Crail Couch recently. Skaters think he might land at Girl or Chocolate. It makes sense considering the history and the respect he has with that whole circle.Nothing is confirmed but the streets love to speculate, and it would not feel strange seeing him roll with them.Even though Thank You might be done, nobody can deny what Song and T-Puds brought to it. Two heavy hitters building something from their own inspiration andtrying to give the scene something awesome.The skate world is crowded right now with too many board companies trying to stay alive in a market that gets more stacked every year.Some stick around and some disappear fast. Thank You had a solid run and meant a lot to the people who connected with it.No one knows if the two will link again someday or if they will stay on separate paths for good.Right now they are moving in their own directions and focusing on what feels right for them. The community is watching closely because both of them have too much history and too much skill to ever fade out of the conversationWhatever they choose next, core heads will pay attention. Skaters grow up on these two. They shaped the culture in different ways. And even if Thank You is finished, the impact they left together is not going anywhere.
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