Far East Movement
Far East Movement are a Los Angeles group blending hip-hop, pop and electronic music, known for “Like a G6,” “Rocketeer” and building bridges between Asian and Western artists.
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Known for
- Like a G62010 · With The Cataracs and DEV
Music video - Music videoRocketeer2010 · Featuring Ryan Tedder
- Free Wired2010 · Major-label debut album
Album - Live My Life2012 · Featuring Justin Bieber
Music video - Freal Luv2016 · With Marshmello, Chanyeol and Tinashe
Music video - Identity2016 · Independently released album
Album
Overview
- From
- Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
- Members
- Kev Nish, Prohgress and DJ Virman
- Breakout
- “Like a G6” topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2010
- Beyond the group
- Founders of Transparent Arts
Mini bio
How it started.
High school friends Kev Nish, Prohgress and J-Splif began making music in downtown Los Angeles, with DJ Virman joining later. Their early recordings included Audio-Bio and Folk Music. “Round Round” reached a wider audience through The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in 2006.
The breakthrough.
“Like a G6” made them the first Asian-American group to top the Billboard Hot 100 in 2010. Free Wired also introduced “Rocketeer,” featuring Ryan Tedder. Dirty Bass followed in 2012 with the Justin Bieber collaboration “Live My Life.”
Finding their own direction.
In a 2016 interview, they described learning the business through publicity internships, DJ work and Koreatown parties. Their name came from an early song about their LA upbringing. On Identity, they brought Asian and Western collaborators together, including Chanyeol, Jay Park, Tiffany, Tinashe and Macy Gray.
Building for other artists.
Kev Nish, Prohgress and DJ Virman also founded Transparent Arts. Their work now includes artist development and production alongside Far East Movement releases and performance clips. In February 2026, Transparent Arts partnered with Jay Park’s More Vision to expand its international business.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2016IdentityRecording artists; independent album
- 2016Freal LuvCollaboration with Marshmello, featuring Chanyeol and Tinashe
- 2012Live My LifeRecording artists, featuring Justin Bieber
- 2010Free WiredRecording artists; major-label debut
Awards
Quotes
Music inspires music always.Far East Movement, EDM Identity interview
Discussing how other artists help their sound evolve, November 14, 2016. Source: https://edmidentity.com/2016/11/14/featured-interview-far-east-movement/
Trivia
- They previously called themselves Emcees Anonymous before adopting the title of one of their own songs as the group name.
- Their earliest creative life included freestyling in Koreatown parking lots and DJing clubs around Los Angeles.
- They co-hosted Koreatown’s Spam n Eggs events with TOKiMONSTA and Dumbfoundead.
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