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Use mdy dates|date=June 2011Infobox musical artist |name = Far East Movement|image = 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards - Far East Movement.jpg|caption = Far East Movement at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards. From Left to Right: J-Splif , Kev Nish , Prohgress, DJ Virman.|landscape= yes|image_size =|background = group_or_band|genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , Electronic dance music|Electronic dance , Hip house , alternative hip hop |origin = Los Angeles, California, United States|years_active = 2003–present|label = Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree (US), Delicious Deli Records|Delicious Deli (JP)|associated_acts = Stereotypes (producers)|Stereotypes , Jin Au-Yeung|Jin , Frankmusik , Cherry Cherry Boom Boom ,|website = URL|Fareastmovement.com|current_members = Kev Nish Prohgress J-Splif DJ Virman Far East Movement (stylized Far?East Movement or abbreviated FM ) is an United States|American hip hop quartet based in Los Angeles . The group formed in 2003 and consists of Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh), J-Splif (Jae Choung), and DJ Virman (Virman Coquia).cite news |url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2009247833_zmus22fareast.html |title = Hip-hop crew Far East Movement at the King Cat Saturday |accessdate =September 26, 2010 |publisher=The Seattle Times |first=Marian |last=Liu |date=May 21, 2009 Far East Movement's first claim to fame was their song "Round Round" featured in the Hollywood movie, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift , and its subsequent The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (soundtrack)|soundtrack , video game and DVD.
Since "Round Round", the group has been featured on various network shows including CSI: Miami , CSI: NY , Entourage (TV series)|Entourage , Gossip Girl , and Finishing the Game (a featured film at Sundance 2007).cite web |url = http://www.aznlifestyles.com/far-east-movement |title = Far East Movement |accessdate =May 22, 2009 |publisher=AZN Lifestyles They were invited to perform on Power 106's Powerhouse 2009, the Disney show So Random, and one of the biggest hip-hop concerts on the U.S. West Coast, performing with the line-up including Jay-Z , Kid Cudi , Sean Paul , Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull , Lil Jon , LMFAO (band)|LMFAO , Ya Boy , Flo Rida ,and The Black Eyed Peas . Their single " Like a G6 " hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 Chart and on iTunes as well in late October 2010.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/hot-100? chartDate=2010-10-30 |title=Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-04 Far East Movement also has the distinction of being the first Asian-American group to earn a top ten hit on the Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Mainstream Pop charts in the United States.cite web|url= http://goldsea.com/Text/index.php? id=8652 |title=Asian American: Far East Movement No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Goldsea |publisher=Goldsea.com |date=2010-10-21 |accessdate=2011-09-04 http://www.earthwalkersmag.com/component/content/article/105-music-dance-and-art/431-congrats-fareast-movement-goes-platinum-first-asian-american-group-to-break-into-the-itunes-and-billboard-top-10-chart dead link|date=September 2011
Musical career
2003–2007: Folk Music
The three original members of Far East Movement, Kevin Nishimura (Kev Nish), James Roh (Prohgress), and Jae Choung (J-Splif), grew up in Downtown Los Angeles|downtown Los Angeles area. They were close companions in high school and shared a passion for music together. The trio promoted their music online and began performing at local clubs and events in Los Angeles; soon, they began their musical career with the name "Emcees Anonymous" by 2001. However, they later changed it to Far East Movement or FM, originating from a song that they produced with the same name. http://celebrityhighmag.com/mags/Dec_2010.pdf In 2003, they organized an event called "Movementality" in Koreatown, Los Angeles|Koreatown , Los Angeles, featuring ten different performances with all the proceeds sent to a local youth drug rehabilitation center.
In 2005, Far East Movement released a mixtape called "Audio-Bio," which was one of their first CDs and contained many of their earliest songs and many songs not available anywhere else.Their first album called Folk Music was released in early 2006.cite web |url = http://cdbaby.com/cd/fareast3 |title = CD Baby: Far East Movement: Folk Music |accessdate =May 22, 2009 |publisher=CD Baby The single "Round Round" was featured in the film, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift , appearing both on the self-titled soundtrack The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (soundtrack)|The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and video game. This critical breakout was the catalyst that cemented their decision to pursue music as a full-time career.cite news |url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/12/far-east-movement-hits-the-dance-floor.html |title = L.A. Times Far East Movement Interview and Article |accessdate =August 13, 2010 |work=LA Times | date=December 25, 2009 Their songs "Get Offa Me" and "Make Ya Self" were featured in The Fast and the Furious (video game)|The Fast and the Furious video game. They proceeded to perform on two world tours (including USA, South America, Canada, and Asia), and they signed distribution deals in Japan and Korea with Avex Group|Avex Network and JF Productions for their album. Their songs continued to be shown in the media and TV networks including VH1 , MTV and E! .
In 2007, they were featured in the Sundance Film Festival film called Finishing the Game , making the song "Satisfaction" for the film. They also released the single "You've Got A Friend" featuring Lil Rob and Baby Bash , which became their first song on major national radio.
2008–2009: DJ Virman and Animal
LA's radio station Power 106 DJ, DJ Virman, came to the group as their official DJ. They released another single titled "Lowridin" that received heavy airplay in 2008. Soon after, they planned on showcasing a second album, releasing Animal later on in the same year. Animal featured three hit singles that frequently won national radio play: “You’ve Got A Friend”, “Lowridin”, and the successful “Girls On The Dance Floor.” "Girls on the Dance Floor" reached 27th on the Billboard chart for the Latin Rhythm Airplay, which marked their debut on the Billboard's charts.cite web |url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp? cfi=403& cfgn=Singles& cfn=Latin+Rhythm+Airplay& ci=3109580& cdi=10237965& cid=07%2F11%2F2009 |title = Top Music Charts |accessdate =July 13, 2009 |work=BillboardDead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot
There were several collaborations on the Animal Album, including Stereotypes (producers)|The Stereotypes , Lil Rob , Baby Bash , Bruno Mars , Wiz Khalifa , Bionik, 24/8, IZ, DB Tonik, and Jah Free.cite web |url = http://www.dopeusa.com/servlet/Detail? no=118 |title = Far east movement animal album |accessdate =May 22, 2009 |publisher=dopeusaDead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot Their songs from the Animal album were featured in major film and television on multiple occasions. FM's single "Girls on the Dance Floor" has been played on MTV's '' America's Best Dance Crew on the Season 4 Finale during a performance with Artistry In Motion, Vogue Evolution and We Are Heroes . It was also featured on Get Him to the Greek '', FOX's So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance and on the 7th episode of CSI: Miami Season 8. In addition, "Dance Like Michael Jackson" was aired on ABC Family's Lincoln Heights (TV series)|Lincoln Heights on November 10, 2009 and on the Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl episode, "Dan de Fleurette". "I Party" was highlighted on FOX's TV series Lie To Me and "Fetish" was on Spike TV's Guy's Choice Awards 2009. "Girls on the Dance Floor" has attained over 5 million hits on Myspace while attracting over 8 million views on YouTube.
In 2009, they were one of the prominent acts in L.A.'s Powerhouse 106 concert with well-known artists such as Jay-Z , Kid Cudi , Sean Paul , New Boyz , Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull , Lil Jon , LMFAO (band)|LMFAO , Ya Boy , Flo Rida , and The Black Eyed Peas . Popular streetwear company, Orisue, had teamed up with Far East Movement and helped shoot a music video for "Lowridin". In May 2009, Far East Movement joined the well-known hip hop group from Korea, Epik High , on their "Map the Soul" tour throughout the U.S. Then they held their first headlining concert at the Roxy Theater in Hollywood by July 2009, which resulted in a sold-out show. Together with Wong Fu Productions , FM has established another three sold-out "International Secret Agents" concerts titled as "ISA", hosted in San Francisco , Los Angeles, and New York in order to promote Asian American artists in the media with performances by Quest Crew , Poreotics , Jay Park , and others.
FM's new mixtape named Party Animal was released on the first date of the Party Rock Tour (featuring FM, LMFAO (band)|LMFAO , Shwayze , Paradiso Girls , Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy and more). Their two singles, "Girls on the Dance Floor" and "2 is Better w/ Ya Boy ", have been garnering successful radio airplay. They later announced that they are working on a new album with Grammy nominated producers, The Stereotypes, who had produced their hit track, "Girls on the Dance Floor".
2010–2011: Cherrytree/Interscope Records and Free Wired
In February 2010, Far East Movement signed a major record deal with Cherrytree Records , a subsidiary of Interscope Records .cite web|url= http://blog.mtviggy.com/2010/02/15/far-east-movement-officially-signs-with-cherrytree-records-interscope/|title=Far East Movement Officially Signs With Cherrytree Records (Interscope)!|accessdate=February 5, 2010|publisher=MTV World & MTV Networks They are currently managed by Ted Chung of Stampede Management, who is also the President of Doggystyle Records .
Progressing further along in the same year, the group supported Robyn and Kelis on their double headlining tour along with Dan Black , in addition to being announced as the opening act of Lady Gaga 's tour on the Japanese leg of The Monster Ball Tour .cite web|url= http://www.fareastmovement.com/st/on-tour-w-lady-gaga-in-japan/|title=Far East Movement going on tour with Lady Gaga in Japan |accessdate=March 20, 2010|publisher=Far East Movement Furthermore, their previous hit track, "Girls on the Dancefloor" & "Fetish", was featured in Piranha 3D , yet it was not slotted into the film's soundtrack.
Their 2010 "ISA" shows in LA and New York were held on September 5 and August 28 respectively. They performed their songs alongside acts by AJ Rafael, Jay Park , Wong Fu Productions , Poreotics and Quest Crew (both winners from America's Best Dance Crew ), David Choi , Jennifer Chung, David Garibaldi (musician)|David Garibaldi , Lydia Paek, and more. Both of the shows were hosted by Lydia Paek, Kevin Wu and Ryan Higa .
From September 13 until mid-October, the group was one of the opening acts for the Up In The Air Tour with Mike Posner (musician)|Mike Posner , which spans across various cities in North America.cite web|url= http://www.fareastmovement.com/st/fm-x-mike-posner-tour/|title=Far East Movement and Mike Posner on "Up In The Air" National Tour with Karmaloop.com |accessdate=August 30, 2010|publisher=Far East Movement
Free Wired is the title of their first major debut album from Cherrytree/Interscope Records and was released on October 12, 2010. The album was made available in both the U.S. and Canada. Their tracks include popular artists such as Keri Hilson , Lil Jon , Snoop Dogg (their song co-written by Bruno Mars ), Mohombi , Colette Carr , Natalia Kills , Koda Kumi , and Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic .cite web|url= http://www.hitlab.com/83362/interviews/blog/47446/3/|title=Far East Movement Interview with Hitlab|accessdate=September 6, 2010|publisher=Far East Movement Their second single to be released for airplay as a follow up to "Like A G6" is called "Rocketeer", which will exclusively feature Ryan Tedder .cite web|url= http://www.complex.com/blogs/2010/07/05/far-east-movement-talks-interscope-deal-and-get-him-to-the-greek/4/|title=Far East Movement Interview Complex Magazine |accessdate=September 6, 2010|publisher=Complex Magazinecite web|url= http://www.fareastmovement.com/st/rocketeer-vid-preview/5/|title=Far East Movement Blog Ryan Tedder|accessdate=September 6, 2010|publisher=Far East Movement
In the October 30, 2010 edition of Billboard Magazine , their single featuring The Cataracs and Dev (singer)|Dev titled " Like a G6 " peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as iTunes Store|iTunes . While gathering success for both their album and single, they were featured in a series of tour dates with their Cherrytree/Interscope Record label mate, La Roux , from early November to mid-way of the month.cite web|url= http://www.theroundtableonline.com/2010/10/far-east-movement-announce-tour-dates-with-la-roux//6/|title=Far East Movement Tour Dates La Roux |accessdate=November 28, 2010|publisher=The Round Table
On November 20, it was confirmed that the group had reached the double platinum status for "Like a G6", collecting two million in sales and counting.cite web|url= http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx? nid=32167& aid=1159/6/|title=Far East Movement Double Platinum |accessdate=November 28, 2010|publisher=Interscope Records
The group was awarded Best International Artist in the Mnet Asian Music Awards#2010|2010 M.net Asian Music Awards .cite web|url= http://thekpopnation.com/blog/2010/11/28/mama-2010-far-east-movement-awarded-best-international-artist-award/|title=MAMA 2010 Far East Movement awarded "Best International Artist" award|accessdate=November 28, 2010|publisher=theKPOPNation
The group toured with Rihanna and Calvin Harris from late February to early March, as part of Rihanna 's Last Girl on Earth Tour . cite web|url= http://www.fareastmovement.com/blog/default.aspx? nid=33140|title=Far East Movement on Tour with Rihanna Right after the tour ended, the group began headlinging their own tour, The Free Wired World Tour. The group visited Manila , Philippines; Jakarta , Indonesia; Taipei , Taiwan; Hong Kong, Singapore, and Seoul . The tour will continue in Hamburg , Germany later this month and Bangkok in April. The group were due to tour selected venues in the UK early July but have since cancelled these dates due to recording commitments. However, they are still confirmed to perform at the Barclaycard Wireless Festival on July 1 in London.
Far East Movement are set to tour with Lil Wayne on the I Am Still Music tour.cite news| url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/05/far-east-movement-tapped-to-join-lil-wayne-for-summer-leg-of-i-am-still-music-tour.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Pop & Hiss On tour, the group took out a second tour bus to work on their second album under the Cherrytree Records label, which is scheduled to release in early 2012.cite news| url= http://www.channelapa.com/2011/09/far-east-movement-interview-with-channelapa-com.html | work=channelAPA.com | title=Far East Movement talks ISA, 2nd album, So What? music video & more
2012–Present: Dirty Bass
The lead single of their upcoming 2012 studio album Dirty Bass is named " Jello (song)|Jello ". The second single is named " Live My Life (song)|Live My Life " featuring Justin Bieber and was more successful than their last single.cite web|title=Justin Bieber, Far East Movement Drop Fist-Pumping 'Live My Life' The RedOne-produced party anthem is the lead single off FEM's Dirty Bass.|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679826/justin-bieber-live-my-life-far-east-movement.jhtml|publisher=MTV Networks|accessdate=1 March 2012 The single was released on February 28, 2012,cite web|title=Live My Life (feat. Justin Bieber) - Single|url= http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/live-my-life-feat.-justin/id505306655|publisher=iTunes/Apple|accessdate=1 March 2012 with the release of the music video nearly a month after, on March 23, 2012. The visual was shot on the streets of Amsterdam, and directed by Mickey Finnegan.cite web|url= http://www.ballerstatus.com/2012/03/23/far-east-movement-ft-redfoo-live-my-life-party-rock-remix-music-video/ |title=Far East Movement ft. Redfoo: Live My Life (Party Rock Remix) (Music Video) |publisher=BallerStatus.com|date=2012-03-23 "Dirty Bass" was released on May 18, 2012.
On February 12, 2012 Martin Kierszenbaum confirmed a collaboration between Far East Movement and Bill Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel for their new album.cite web|last=Kierszenbaum|first=Martin|title=Far East Movement to collaborate with Bill Kaulitz|url=https://twitter.com/#!/cherrytreerec/status/174283041714339841|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=1 March 2012 The song is called "If I Die Tomorrow". Far East Movement is also to work with producers such as David Guetta, Bangladesh, Cherry Cherry Boom Boom (aka Cherrytree founder/president Martin Kierszenbaum), will.i.am and RedOne.
Members
Kev Nish - Main Rapper, Songwriter, Producer
Prohgress - Lead Rapper, Songwriter
Jae Choung - Rapper, Songwriter
DJ Virman - Producer, Songwriter
Discography
main|Far East Movement discography
Filmography
The group appears in Episode 3 of Natalia Kills ' mini-series "Love Kills xx".
The group appears in the Music video for KevJumba s' and Wong Fu Productions ' "Dance to this Song".
The group appears on the Disney Channel sketch comedy TV series So Random as Themselves and Musical Guest performing Rocketeer
Year
TV/ Movie
Role
Director
2009
"http:/ / www.youtube.com/ watch? v=Fhxk4xNSs5k Far East Movement FUTURA"
Themselves
Evan Jackson Leong
2010
"http:/ / www.youtube.com/ watch? v=TlNNuMObVU0 Love Kills xx: Episode 3"
List of artists who reached number one in the United States
References
Reflist|2
External links
Official website| http://www.fareastmovement.com (USA)
Official website| http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ddr/artist/fem/index.html (Japan)
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