Far East Movement

Far East Movement
Far East Movement at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards. From left to right: J-Splif, Kev Nish, Prohgress, DJ Virman.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Hip hop electronic
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Cherrytree Interscope Delicious Deli Spinnin' Transparent Agency E1
Associated acts	Stereotypes Flo Rida Sidney Samson Cherry Cherry Boom Boom Jin Ken Oak The Cataracs Dev Ryan Tedder Snoop Dogg Frankmusik Colette Carr Natalia Kills Cover Drive Justin Bieber Redfoo Sidney Samson Riff Raff Skrillex Diplo Afrojack Marshmello Tinashe Chanyeol Hyolyn
Website	fareastmovement.com
Members	Kev Nish Prohgress DJ Virman
Past members	J-Splif

Far East Movement (stylized as FAR★EAST MOVEMENT or abbreviated FM) is an American hip hop and electronic music group based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and consists of Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh) and DJ Virman (Virman Coquia). Their single "Like a G6", featuring pop-rap duo The Cataracs and singer Dev hit number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and on the iTunes chart in late October 2010, making them the first Asian-American group to earn a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The 2012 remix song "Get Up (Rattle)" by the Bingo Players, on which they were featured, was also a worldwide hit.

Their song "Round Round" was featured in the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and its subsequent soundtrack, video game and DVD. Since "Round Round", the group has been featured on various network shows including CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Entourage, Gossip Girl, and Finishing the Game (a featured film at Sundance 2007).

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 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, Los Angeles, featuring ten different performances with all the proceeds sent to a local youth drug rehabilitation center.