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Also known as FEM

American band

Key facts

Origin
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Genres
Hip-hop pop EDM synth-pop electro hop electropop pop rap alternative hip hop hip house
Years active
2003–present
Labels
Cherrytree Interscope Delicious Deli Spinnin' Transparent Arts Entertainment One
Members
Kev Nish Prohgress Jerm Beats Ray Ro Jon Street DJ Virman
Past members
J-Splif
Website
fareastmovement .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
musical group
Country of origin
United States
Record label
Interscope Records
Official website
www.fareastmovement.com
Image
2011 MuchMusic Video Awards - Far East Movement.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Far East Movement
inception
2003-00-00
social media followers
1160000
location of formation
Los Angeles
start of work period
2003-00-00
native label
Far East Movement
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Encyclopedic overview

Far East Movement (abbreviated FM) is an American hip-hop and electronic music group based in Los Angeles, composed of Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif, Jon Street, Ray Ro, DJ Virman, and Jerm Beats. They signed with Martin Kierszenbaum's Cherrytree Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, to release their 2010 single "Like a G6" (featuring The Cataracs and Dev), which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making them the first Asian American group to reach number one on the chart. Their follow-up single, "Rocketeer" (featuring Ryan Tedder), peaked at number seven and led their third album and major label debut, Free Wired (2010). It performed moderately on the Billboard 200, while their fourth album, Dirty Bass (2012) saw a steep commercial decline, although its lead single, "Live My Life" (featuring Justin Bieber) reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The group's fifth album, Identity (2016) focused on bridging Eastern artists with the group's Western dance music roots. Released independently, the album received positive reviews and spawned the single "Freal Luv" (with Marshmello featuring Tinashe and Chanyeol). Far East Movement has also branched out with a number of collaborations on labels Ministry of Sound, Dim Mak Records, and Ultra Records.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Far East Movement” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.