Finding their inspiration from the diverse city blocks and night club scene of Southern California, FM has built a strong internet fan base and a new lifestyle brand for the next generation of youth around the world. “The Far East Movement is the name for our music, lifestyle, and our party. For the diverse music fan that hits up 3 clubs in 1 night, tuned to the racing scene and fashion, and back on the computer religiously checking blogs and sites for anything related to that.”- FM
FM has embarked on 2 World Tours (including the USA, South America, Canada, Europe and Asia) and recently featured on the 35 city Party Rock Tour with LMFAO, signed distribution deals in Japan and Korea (Avex Network and JF Productions respectively), garnered multiple features on MTV World, and also featured music on worldwide media such as FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance”, MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew”, ABC Family’s Lincoln Heights, CBS Primetime shows “CSI: Miami” and “CSI: NY”, multiple placements on HBO’s “Entourage”, “Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift” and “Finishing the Game” (a featured film at Sundance 2007). FM was also the first Asian act to perform at the Sundance Film Festival’s prestigious Music Café Gala hosted by ASCAP, and was also recently a featured act at the Cannes Film Festival in France. As producers, FM worked with Jin the Emcee to create ABC JIN, an award-winning, platinum album that broke records for first week sales in Hong Kong.
In the world of marketing, the Far*East Movement has been sought out by major companies to endorse their products. They worked with McDonalds as celebrity judges and were featured artists for the national Big Mac Chant campaign and spokespersons/tour headliners for McDonald’s Lost Ring campaign during the 2008 Olympics. FM was also a featured artist for Verizon Wireless’s LG Dare ‘Touch One’ Campaign. They’ve also co-created a series of live concerts with Wong Fu Productions to benefit community outreach called the International Secret Agents with endorsements by JCPenney and Verizon.
Far East Movement’s single “Girls On The Dance Floor” has taken over clubs and radio stations around the world, reaching #1 on Los Angeles radio and charting on the Billboard Charts. On February 12th, 2010, the Far East Movement officially signed their first major label record deal with Cherrytree / Interscope Records. After 2 independent album releases and a rigorous tour schedule, the Far East Movement is in the studio working with the Stereotypes (Production team) on their 3rd album and first major release in 2010.
The original members of Far East Movement, Kevin Nishimura (Kev Nish), James Roh (Prohgress), and Jae Choung (J-Splif), grew up in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California. 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 "Emcee's 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 organized together an event called "Movementality" in Koreatown, LA, featuring ten different performances with all the proceeds sent to a local youth drug rehabilitation center. On September 21, 2016, S.M Entertainment, one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, announced that Chanyeol, from popular K-pop band EXO, would be collaborating with Far East Movement in their track "Freal Luv", which also features Tinashe and Marshmello.[26]
On October 10, 2016, Starship Entertainment announced that Hyolyn, from K-pop girl-group Sistar, would be featured in a new song titled "Umbrella".
Both songs were included in the band's fifth studio album, Identity, released on October 21. It features various Korean artists, such as Tiffany from Girls' Generation, rappers Yoon Mi-rae, Jay Park, Loco and R&B group Urban Zakapa, along with American singer-songwriter Macy Gray, rapper Soulja Boy and credits from British singer-producer MNEK. Identity debuted at #1 on the global iTunes dance charts.[citation needed] The music video for "Freal Luv" was viewed over 30 million times on YouTube.
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.
On October 26, 2018, Far East Movement released a song titled "Bamboo" which features vocals from Jason Zhang and Kina Grannis.
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.
On April 19, 2019, Far East Movement released a single titled "Paint the Clouds" which features vocals from Tia Ray.
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 and Shawn Wasabi.
On February 14, 2020, Far East Movement released a single "Nice Things" (with Henry and AlunaGeorge)
On May 14, 2020, Far East Movement released a single “Let the Future In” With Karen Mok
On May 18, 2020, Far East Movement released a single “ We Are the Truth” With Sha Sha Jones
So What
Far East Movement Lyrics
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So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
No lines we just walk up to the front
Thirty girls and my flavor of the month
Evel Knievel cause ya know I got a stunt (it's show time)
So whatcha whatcha whatcha need?
You wanna bang bang boogie with a freak?
Pop bottles at my table to the beat
Ya better gimme what I gimme what I need
Hey you take it to the room
We can blast off take it to the moon
We can wild out take it to the zoo
All I wanna do is zoom zoom zoom zoom
You and me in the backseat
Bass in the trunk, you remind me of my jeep
Bass hang low all the way to your feet
All I wanna do is beat beat beat
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
Hundred dollar bills stacked higher than the trunk
Eatin' real good take your ? out to lunch
Sleepin' real good take your vodka out to brunch
So whatcha whatcha whatcha need?
Need da be swimmin' in women like the sea
Super hot model chicks rum and lin-ger-ie
Need da spray em down with the cham-pag-ne
Hey you take it to the room
We can blast off stars take it to the moon
We can wild out take it to the zoo
All I wanna do is zoom zoom zoom zoom
You and me in the backseat
Bass in the trunk you remind me of my jeep
Bass hang low all the way to your feet
All I wanna do is beat beat beat
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
All I want is bass
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
The lyrics to Far East Movement's song "So What" are reflective of the materialistic and hedonistic culture of partying and clubbing. The repeated refrain of "So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?" suggests that the characters in the song are driven by their desires, be it attention from others or wanting to experience a wild and fun night. The lines "No lines we just walk up to the front/Thirty girls and my flavor of the month" depict a group of people who have achieved a level of status where they are allowed to bypass the typical waiting lines and attract the opposite sex easily.
Line by Line Meaning
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?
What is it that you desire?
No lines we just walk up to the front
There is no need to wait in line, we go straight to the front.
Thirty girls and my flavor of the month
I have my pick of thirty girls to choose from, and I go with the one I like best for the moment.
Evel Knievel cause ya know I got a stunt (it's show time)
I'm like Evel Knievel because I always have a trick up my sleeve, and now it's time to perform.
You wanna bang bang boogie with a freak?
Do you want to dance provocatively with me?
Pop bottles at my table to the beat
Let's drink some champagne at my table while listening to the music.
Ya better gimme what I gimme what I need
You had better give me what I want or else.
We can blast off take it to the moon
We can party so hard it feels like we are in outer space.
We can wild out take it to the zoo
We can have an extremely rowdy time, similar to being at a zoo.
All I wanna do is zoom zoom zoom zoom
All I want to do is have a great time and party hard.
You and me in the backseat
You and I are getting intimate in the backseat of a car.
Bass in the trunk, you remind me of my jeep
The bass is so loud that it reminds me of my car's stereo system.
Bass hang low all the way to your feet
The bass is so powerful that you can feel it all the way down to your feet.
All I wanna do is beat beat beat
All I want to do is have a great time dancing and enjoying the music.
Hundred dollar bills stacked higher than the trunk
I have a lot of money, with hundred dollar bills piled high like in the trunk of a car.
Eatin' real good take your ? out to lunch
I'm eating really well, and I can afford to treat you to lunch as well.
Sleepin' real good take your vodka out to brunch
I am sleeping well and can afford to take you out for vodka at brunch.
Need da be swimmin' in women like the sea
I want to have a lot of beautiful women around me, like the sea has a lot of fish.
Super hot model chicks rum and lin-ger-ie
I want to be surrounded by extremely attractive models wearing lingerie.
Need da spray em down with the cham-pag-ne
I want to spray the models and the room with champagne for a wild time.
All I want is bass
All I care about is the bass in the music.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: RAY ROMULUS, ADAM YAUCH, ADAM HOROVITZ, JONATHAN YIP, JEREMY REEVES, MICHAEL DIAMOND, KEVIN NISHIMURA, JAE CHOUNG, JAMES ROH, VIRMAN COQUIA
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IslandKari
first heard them perform this song live and always loved it Gotta say they got a beat i love
Lovemusicandbeauty
they came out with some really good songs love these dudes :]
alex daimon
Another hit from Far East Movement, great music!
kabelo nku
It's 2022 and I came just for this banger still goes hard💥💢💯
b m
so happy for this guys! keep it coming(y) you the best
colasticc
hi lol are you still alive?
•* l e e s h *•
Still one of my favorite songs 💪🏻
Baguettes
This was one of my faves on their album :)
Shelly Silva
Muito Bom!!!
Sasha Sobchak
Отличный клип !!!!!!!