Future Asian & Pacific History Month: Far East Movement's Important Exploration in Identity
Fuse is celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month by looking at a variety of rising forces who are creating Future Asian and Pacific History before our eyes. Yes, we're highly aware that Far East Movement initially broke out in 2010 with the inescapable No. 1 smash "Like a G6," which was a barrier-breaking moment on its own, but what they've been doing most recently is perhaps even more important and solidifying their place in history even more so.
The FM guys' most recent album Identity was released on October 21, 2016, with the record specifically focusing on bridging stars from the West and East. The results ranged from moving ("Fighter" featuring Yoon Mirae, who is half Korean American and half African American, is a soothing ballad-anthem) to genre bending ("Don't Speak" is an explosion of glittery, glitchy dance-pop with Girls' Generation's Tiffany and L.A. producer King Chain) to straight up bangers ("Freal Luv" with Marshmello, Tinashe, and EXO's Chanyeol was the first single while the disco-rap attack "SXWME" brought together chart-toppers MNEK and Jay Park).
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