Far East Movement (abbreviated FM) is an American
hip hop and
electronic music
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group based in
Los Angeles
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. The group formed in 2003 and as of August 2018 consists of Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh), DJ Virman (Virman Coquia), and formerly J-Splif (Jae Chong).
Their 2010 single, "
Like a G6
"Like a G6" is a song by American music group Far East Movement featuring fellow American musicians Dev and The Cataracs, released as the lead single from Far East Movement's third studio album ''Free Wired''. The track reached number one on the ...
", featuring pop-rap duo
The Cataracs
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and singer
Dev hit number one on both the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and on the
iTunes
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chart in late October 2010,
making them the first Asian-American group to earn a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Among their other chart successes are: "Rocketeer" featuring Ryan Tedder of One Republic, which peaked at number seven on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100; "Turn Up the Love", which peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom, and their 2012 remix of the song "
Get Up (Rattle)
"Get Up (Rattle)" is a song by Dutch house DJ and production duo Bingo Players, featuring vocals from American hip hop group Far East Movement.
Background and composition
"Get Up (Rattle)" was released in the Netherlands on 11 December 2012 and ...
" by the
Bingo Players, which topped the charts in the United Kingdom.
The group's latest album, ''
Identity
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'', is the first release under their own record label Transparent Music. ''Identity'' focuses on bridging Eastern artists with FM's Western dance music roots. The album received a positive review in ''Billboard'' magazine; the single "Freal Luv" with
Marshmello
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featuring
Tinashe
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and
Chanyeol
Park Chan-yeol (; born November 27, 1992), better known mononymously as Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor and model. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and sub-u ...
from the chart topping K-pop group
Exo
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, received 40 million plays on YouTube. Far East Movement has also branched out with a number of collaborations on labels Ministry of Sound, Dim Mak, and Ultra.
In 2016, Far East Movement's company, Transparent Arts (TA), moved into artist management. TA manages seven artists of various genres, including Korean-American K-pop superstar
Tiffany Young
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, rappers
Dumbfoundead
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and Year of the Ox, DJ producers Yultron, Autolaser, and singer Satica. The artists have garnered millions of social media plays, sold out national tours, and have released tracks through labels Owsla, Spinnin', Armada, and Universal.
FM also has a joint label, BredNButter, with Trap City, a large
YouTube
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dance music channel with more than ten million subscribers. BredNButter's many releases have amassed millions of plays in total in a little over a year of existence.
They also founded Identity Festival, a festival celebrating Asian American Heritage with the City of Los Angeles on the steps of City Hall that gathered over 10,000 attendees in 2018 with headliners
Mike Shinoda
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of
Linkin Park
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and K-pop star
Jay Park
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.
Far East Movement is in the process of recording their next full-length release.
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 the
Downtown Los Angeles
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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. In 2003, they organised an event called "Movementality" in
Koreatown
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History
Koreatowns as an East Asian ethnic enclave have ...
, 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, titled ''Folk Music'', was released in early 2006.
The single "Round Round" was featured in the film, ''
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'', appearing both on the self-titled
soundtrack
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and video game. This critical breakout was the catalyst that cemented their decision to pursue music as a full-time career.
Their songs "Get Offa Me" and "Make Ya Self" were featured in ''
The Fast and the Furious
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'' 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 Network and JF Productions for their album.
In 2007, they were featured in the
Sundance Film Festival
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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
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Biography
Flores was born in San Diego and raised in La Colonia de Eden Gardens, a Mexican American neighborhood i ...
and
Baby Bash
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, which became their first song on major national radio.
2008–2009: DJ Virman and ''Animal''
![FarEastMovement](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/FarEastMovement.jpg)
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 27 on the
Billboard chart
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for the Latin Rhythm Airplay, which marked their debut on the Billboard's charts.
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There were several collaborations on the ''Animal'' album, including
The Stereotypes
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,
Lil Rob
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Biography
Flores was born in San Diego and raised in La Colonia de Eden Gardens, a Mexican American neighborhood i ...
,
Baby Bash
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,
Bruno Mars
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,
Wiz Khalifa
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, Bionik, 24/8, IZ, DB Tonik, and Jah Free.
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
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'', FOX's ''
So You Think You Can Dance
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'' and on the 7th episode of ''
CSI: Miami
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'' Season 8. In addition, "Dance Like Michael Jackson" was aired on ABC Family's ''
Lincoln Heights'' on November 10, 2009 and on the ''
Gossip Girl
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'' episode, "Dan de Fleurette". "I Party" was highlighted on FOX's TV series ''
Lie To Me
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'' 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.
Streetwear company Orisue teamed up with Far East Movement and helped shoot a music video for "Lowridin". In May 2009, Far East Movement joined the Korean hip hop group
Epik High
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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
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, FM has established another three sold-out "International Secret Agents" concerts titled as "ISA", hosted in
San Francisco
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, Los Angeles, and New York in order to promote Asian American artists in the media with performances by
Quest Crew
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,
Poreotics
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,
Jay Park
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, and others.
FM's mixtape ''Party Animal'' was released on the first date of
LMFAO
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's Party Rock Tour. Their two singles, "Girls on the Dance Floor" and "2 is Better w/
Ya Boy
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", garnered successful radio airplay. They later announced that they were 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''
![KoreAm 2010-10 Cover](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/KoreAm_2010-10_Cover.jpg)
In February 2010, Far East Movement signed a major record deal with
Cherrytree Records
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, a subsidiary of
Interscope Records
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.
They were managed at the time by Ted Chung and Russell Redeaux of Stampede Management.
Later in the same year, the group supported
Robyn
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and
Kelis
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on their double headlining tour along with
Dan Black
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, in addition to being announced as the opening act of
Lady Gaga
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's tour on the Japanese leg of
The Monster Ball Tour
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. Furthermore, their previous hit track, "Girls on the Dancefloor" & "Fetish", was featured in ''
Piranha 3D
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'', yet it was not slotted into the film's soundtrack.
Their 2010 "ISA" shows in New York and LA were held on August 28 and September 5 respectively. They performed their songs alongside acts by
AJ Rafael
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Rafael ...
,
Jay Park
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,
Wong Fu Productions
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,
Poreotics
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and
Quest Crew
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(both winners from
America's Best Dance Crew),
David Choi
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, Jennifer Chung,
David Garibaldi, Lydia Paek, and more.
From September 13 until mid-October, the group was one of the opening acts for the Up In The Air Tour with
Mike Posner
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, across various cities in North America.
''
Free Wired
''Free Wired'' is the third studio album and major label debut of American group Far East Movement, released on October 12, 2010, by Cherrytree Records and Interscope Records.
The album debuted at number twenty-four on the ''Billboard'' 200, ...
'', their debut album from Cherrytree/Interscope Records, was released on October 12, 2010. The album includes collaborations with
Keri Hilson
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,
Lil Jon
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,
Snoop Dogg
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(their song co-written by
Bruno Mars
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),
Mohombi
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,
Colette Carr
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,
Natalia Kills
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,
Koda Kumi
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After debuting with the single " Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, " Real Emot ...
, and
Ryan Tedder
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from
OneRepublic
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.
In the October 30, 2010 edition of ''
Billboard Magazine
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'', their single featuring
The Cataracs
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and
Dev titled "
Like a G6
"Like a G6" is a song by American music group Far East Movement featuring fellow American musicians Dev and The Cataracs, released as the lead single from Far East Movement's third studio album ''Free Wired''. The track reached number one on the ...
" peaked at number one on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 as well as
iTunes
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.
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
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, in November 2010.
On November 20, it was confirmed that the group had reached the
double Platinum
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status for "Like a G6", collecting two million in sales.
Their second single which was released for airplay as a follow up to "Like A G6" was "Rocketeer", which featured
Ryan Tedder
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.
The group was awarded
Best International Artist in the
2010 M.net Asian Music Awards.
The group toured with
Rihanna
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and
Calvin Harris
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His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...
from late February to early March, as part of Rihanna's
Last Girl on Earth Tour
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.
Right after the tour ended, the group began headlining their own tour, The Free Wired World Tour. The group visited
Manila
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,
Jakarta
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,
Taipei
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, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Seoul
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,
Hamburg
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and
Bangkok
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. The group were due to tour selected venues in the United Kingdom in early July but cancelled these dates due to recording commitments. However, they performed at the Barclaycard
Wireless Festival
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on July 1 in London.
Far East Movement toured with
Lil Wayne
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on the I Am Still Music tour. On tour, the group took out a second tour bus to work on their second album under the Cherrytree Records label.
2012–2015: ''Dirty Bass'' and ''KTown Riot''
Their second major label album, ''
Dirty Bass'', was released on May 18, 2012. The lead single from the album was "
Live My Life", featuring
Justin Bieber
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. It was more successful than the original first single "
Jello
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". The single was released on February 28, 2012, with the release of the music video on March 23, 2012. The video was shot on the streets of Amsterdam, and directed by Mickey Finnegan.
Far East Movement also worked with producers such as
David Guetta
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, Cherry Cherry Boom Boom (aka Cherrytree founder/president Martin Kierszenbaum),
will.i.am
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...
and
RedOne. In September 2012, the group performed in
Charlotte
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with
Perez Hilton
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as part of the
2012 Democratic National Convention
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. On October 22, 2012, they released a new single, "For All" which they then performed at then President Barack Obama's re-election inauguration.
Far East Movement also performed the official theme song for the first season of the American-Japanese animated series ''
Monsuno
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'', which airs in the United States on
Nicktoons
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.
In January 2013, "
Get Up (Rattle)
"Get Up (Rattle)" is a song by Dutch house DJ and production duo Bingo Players, featuring vocals from American hip hop group Far East Movement.
Background and composition
"Get Up (Rattle)" was released in the Netherlands on 11 December 2012 and ...
," a song by the
Bingo Players on which they were featured, topped the charts in the United Kingdom. It remained at the top of the
UK Singles Chart
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for two weeks before being dethroned by "
Thrift Shop
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* Syd Thrift (1929–2006), American baseball exe ...
" by
Macklemore
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&
Ryan Lewis
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. "Turn Up the Love", a track from "Dirty Bass", reached the top 5 on the overall singles charts in over a dozen countries.
On April 29, 2013, Far East Movement released the song "Lovetron", featuring
Travis Garland
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. On June 2, 2013, they released the song "
The Illest
"The Illest" is a song by American hip hop group Far East Movement. The song was co-written and produced by Norwegian music producer and songwriter Axident and Wallpaper. aka Ricky Reed, and features a guest appearance from American rapper Riff R ...
", featuring
Riff Raff
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* Riff Raff (rapper), from Texas
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* ...
. On January 9, 2014, they released the song "Bang It To The Curb", featuring
Sidney Samson
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Career
Samson started DJing at the age of 13, focusing on hip hop music be ...
. Their EP ''KTown Riot'' was released on October 28, 2014.
2016: ''Identity'' and J-Splif's Departure
On September 21, 2016,
S.M Entertainment, one of the largest entertainment companies in
South Korea
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, announced that
Chanyeol
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, from popular
K-pop
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band
EXO
Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...
, would be collaborating with Far East Movement in their track "Freal Luv", which also features
Tinashe
Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe ( ; born February 6, 1993), known mononymously as Tinashe, is an American singer, dancer, and actress. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Tinashe moved to Pasadena as a child to pursue a career in entertainment. Her notab ...
and
Marshmello
Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. His songs "Silence", "Wolves", "Friends", " Happier", and " Alone" have been certified multi-platinum in several ...
.
On October 10, 2016,
Starship Entertainment
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They had been recognized for their contributions to the Hallyu Wave, being home to several ...
announced that
Hyolyn
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, from
K-pop
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girl-group
Sistar
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, would be featured in a new song titled "Umbrella".
Both songs were included in the band's fifth studio album, ''
Identity
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'', released on October 21. It features various Korean artists, such as
Tiffany from
Girls' Generation
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, rappers
Yoon Mi-rae
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,
Jay Park
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,
Loco
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and R&B group
Urban Zakapa
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, along with American singer-songwriter
Macy Gray
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Gray ha ...
, rapper
Soulja Boy and credits from British singer-producer
MNEK
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. ''Identity'' debuted at #1 on the global
iTunes
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dance charts. The
music video
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for "Freal Luv" was viewed over 30 million times on
YouTube
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.
On October 14, 2016, Far East Movement released "We Out Here" featuring
Blackbear and Thurz.
On November 23, 2016, Far East Movement announced that J-Splif had left the group due to family reasons.
2017–present: International collaborations
On October 26, 2018, Far East Movement released a song titled "Bamboo" which features vocals from
Jason Zhang
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By the end of May 2017, Zhang ha ...
and
Kina Grannis
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.
On February 8, 2019, Far East Movement released a single titled "Blossoms" which features Troop Brand and Chinese rapper
Vava.
On March 14, 2019, Far East Movement released a single titled "Lovebird" which features
Lay
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People
* Lay (surname)
* ...
.
On April 19, 2019, Far East Movement released a single titled "Paint the Clouds" which features vocals from
Tia Ray
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.
On June 21, 2019, Far East Movement released a single titled "Maps", featuring Diamond, Starchild Yeezo, and Rell the Soundbender.
On July 26, 2019, Far East Movement released a single titled "Glue", featuring
Heize
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and
Shawn Wasabi
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.
Discography
*''Folk Music'' (2006)
*''Animal'' (2009)
*''
Free Wired
''Free Wired'' is the third studio album and major label debut of American group Far East Movement, released on October 12, 2010, by Cherrytree Records and Interscope Records.
The album debuted at number twenty-four on the ''Billboard'' 200, ...
'' (2010)
*''
Dirty Bass'' (2012)
*''
Identity
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* Identity document
* Identity (philosophy)
* Identity (social science)
* Identity (mathematics)
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Identity'' (1987 film), an Iranian film
* ''Identity'' (2003 film), ...
'' (2016)
Filmography
Members
DJ Virman joined the group in 2007. Before joining Far East Movement, he was working as a DJ for the Power 106 radio station in Los Angeles.
On November 23 2016 , The group announced that J-Splif had left the group due to family reasons and can still be a part of the group sometimes
;Current Members
*Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura, born January 12, 1980) (2003–present)
*Prohgress (James Roh, born January 14, 1980) (2003–present)
*DJ Virman (Virman Coquia, born January 24, 1982) (2007–present)
;Former Members
*J-Splif (Jae Choung, born February 11, 1984) (2003-present)
See also
*
List of artists who reached number one in the United States
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References
External links
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* (Japan)
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