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David Choi Releases the ‘Forever and Ever’ Album
David Choi has reached a great milestone in his relatively short career, he’s just released his 3rd full length album in just as about as many years. Forever and Ever is the latest collection of a dozen original tracks by the Youtube staple, including the single “This and That is Life“. If you didn’t get your pre-order in, you can find the album online from various distributors. We’ll be sure to update this post with the links as they become available.
- Can’t Take This Away
- When You’re Single
- This and That is Life
- Thinking About You
- Missing Piece
- Underneath Your Love
- Out of Tune
- You Were My Friend
- Forever and Ever
- Lucky Guy
- We’re Supposed to Be Happy
- Rollercoaster
Worst Ever: Forever 21 Plagiarizes David Choi’s Lyrics
You’ll have to grant us a late pass for this one, but we still found it worth sharing. Audrey Mag broke the news that Forever 21 had printed lyrics from David Choi‘s song, “That Girl“, onto some of their apparel without authorization or even credit. Choi had the following comment for AM:
“I’m disappointed that Forever 21 [because I felt] like they didn’t have to ask permission to use my lyrics in their commercial product, but I’m also flattered at the same time”
I can certainly understand his mixed reaction but in the end I still view this as a huge gaffe on Forever 21′s behalf – and deem it a shame that David was both disrespected and short-changed by the company. That’s not to say this is the first time this type of situation has happened to the Youtube star, as he’s found his music being used without proper licensing in several TV programs that aired in South Korea.
Now, let me go ahead and say I have no idea if the situation has been rectified or whether or not the merchandise is still for available for sale – but at the end of the day someone at the clothing chain dropped the ball, regardless of intention. Not only were they profiting of his work, but they didn’t even give him the credit he deserves as the author of those words. The use of his work is kind of a back-handed compliment; recognition without proper compensation.
Worst Ever is an editorial feature highlighting some of the more ludicrous and cringe worthy moments in Asian-American music. The views and comments made by the author do not necessarily reflect those of a-Tunes.net as a whole.
David Choi Shares “This and That is Life” and Opens Pre-orders for ‘Forever and Ever’
David Choi‘s next album, Forever and Ever, has officially reached pre-order status as of today (we shared the album cover a few days back). To help commeroate the occasion, he’s shared a illustrated music video for the song “This and That Is Life” – a catchy pop tune with the visuals done courtesy of DK (The same guy who did the animated fan video for Dumbfoundead’s “Are We There Yet“). Hopefully this is an accurate indication of things to come. Lyrics are after the break!
Thank you guys so much for your continued support! I’m happy to announce pre-orders for my new album “Forever and Ever”!!! Make sure you grab your copy!
I also hope you enjoy this song that means a lot to me. Life can suck sometimes, but life can be good sometimes. Sometimes, it’s just plain weird. In the end, we’re just all trying to find happiness.
Jin “Disses” Youtube Stars
Jin must have been real bored. His latest video is a humorous “attack” at his fellow internet-era contemporaries. The 4 minute freeverse includes mentions of Joseph Vincent, JR Aquino, AJ Rafael, David Choi, Victor Kim, Kina Grannis, Erika David, Jayesslee, J. Reyez, D-Pryde, Dumbfoundead, Crazed, Traphik, Toestah and more. Only, before anyone jumps to conclusion, it’s all a roundabout way of acknowledging and recognizing his friends and colleagues for doing their thing in a new age of entertainment. It’s a backhanded diss, if you will.
David Choi Reveals Album Cover Art for ‘Forever and Ever’
It’s kind of wild to think that singer David Choi will soon be releasing his 3rd full length album. As one of the earlier youtube stars, he’s developed quite the fan base and continues to stay active with the impending release of Forever and Ever, due at the end of the month – October 25th. Above is the cover art for the LP, continuing his tradition of featuring unique illustrations in his artwork. The album will be available on his website as well as iTunes/Amazon in digital formats. Check out the Facebook event for more details.
Just ‘Cause: David Choi Presents “Choiception”
“Choiception” has just come up with a creative way to promote the upcoming release of his next album. The following video has three friends pondering on how Choi’s music found it’s inspiration and inception. It’s a silly watch but an effective comedic short that cleverly sneaks in a promotional angle. Spoiler alert: It was Pepper.
ISA Festival LA 2011 – October 1st
If there were a short list of MUST SEE events this year, ISA Festival LA 2011 certainly makes it near the top right up there with Kollaboration. The line up is absolutely ridiculous! You got FM, Jay Park, Wong Fu, David Choi, Traphik, Dumbfoundead, AJ Rafael, Clara C, New Heights, afterschoolspecial, Blush, I.AM.ME crew and even B.o.B. & Sean Kingston! This isn’t just a concert, it’s a friggn festival! Check out the video and blurb below for more details. Southern California, I implore you, do NOT miss out!
FOR TICKET PURCHASE AND FESTIVAL INFO: http://isatv.com/?p=2296
This year ISA Festival LA will be on October 1st, 2011 at Harry Bridges Memorial Park at the Queen Mary.
Far East Movement, B.o.B., Sean Kingston, Wong Fu Productions, and 10 others along with hosts Cathy Nguyen, Kevin Wu, and Ryan Higa return to Los Angeles to make this year’s ISA to be the biggest yet! It’s so big, we are calling it our first ever festival! Enjoy a full day of music, dance, film, and food at the Harry Bridges Memorial Park near the Queen Mary.
David Choi Presents a “Better You” MV
Whoa! It’s a surprise new music video from David Choi for his song “Better You” from his album By My Side. The video features some creative visuals and sets that match the light hearted up-beat feel of the song very well. It’s a quick watch but a welcome visual return for the veteran Youtube star. It may not be his most fancily produced effort yet, but it certainly gets the job done well.
The All-Male Youtube Cover Round-Up – 8/25/11
Last time around we featured an all-female line up of Youtube covers so it was only fair we showcased some talent from the other sex. Today’s round-up features the return of the esteemed team of Legacy & Summerbreeze, a remix of Drake by On Fire & Rocky, a couple more R&B covers from JRA & Jason Chen and two acoustic offerings from David Choi and Joseph Vincent. So go ahead and sit back and enjoy some good music by some talented lads.
Legacic x Summer Breeze Cover “She Ain’t You” by Chris Brown
David Choi Interviews w/ The Other Asians
TOA continues their great streak of in-depth, interesting interviews with artists from our community. The latest is none other than Youtube musician pioneer, David Choi. A lot of ground is covered here but mostly they focus on his experiences and insight on his career and the state of the industry as a whole. Plus there are some tidbits in there about his upcoming third album, due in October. You can catch the read along with a ton of fun underwater photos from their shoot over at The Other Asians website.
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