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
- Genre
- hip house
- 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
- nominated for
- MTV Europe Music Award for Best Push Act
- 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.