(picture credit goes to DFD @ Transparent Agency, Paul Sun of Social Trust, and FM’s website )
so the music video is finally out!! i’ve waited since summer for this!
the song ROCKETEER is the new single of FM’s new album, Free Wired, which all of you should go grab, because it’s that gooooood!
just a little background…this song is featuring RYAN TEDDER of ONE REPUBLIC, produced by the STEREOTYPES (reason why you might think it sounds like Bieber’s Somebody to Love) and co-written by BRUNO MARS (reason why you might think this is something he would sing)!
this song talks about dreaming and that everything is possible. this music videos features pretty much the important people that helped FM get to where they are today and without them, they wouldn’t have became such big stars. so you might find some people that go by the name of…let’s see…WONGFU and QUEST!!
Hey peoples!! I know it’s been like 2 weeks since I’ve updated…had mid-term after mid-term…but any hoo…
Last night, Oct 21 2010, I had the opportunity to see FM perform in my city! Yeah, a city in freezing cold Canada! Never would I have thought FM would come to my city so fast, since they’re so fresh outta the oven! But about a month ago, it was announced that they were coming and I bought my ticket as soon as I was able to!
As a FM fan for about 2-3 years, it really made one of my dreams come true. I watch them birth hit songs such as Girls on the Dance Floor, Like A G6, and many more! I also watched them get signed to Cherrytree Interscope Records! Though Jin was the first Asian American to sign to a big label, FM is the first Asian American group to make it big in mainstream music and onto the BIG charts, such as Billboards and Itunes. Yeah, I’m proud to be Asian but music is music, an universal language. Seeing the way Like A G6 blew up the charts, race or ethnicity was not a major factor for FM. They had the passion, hearts and dreams to make it this far! Like A G6 hit #1 two days ago, beating out their homie, Bruno Mars! Being able to celebrate with them for the Billboards and the birth of a new baby, FREE WIRED, was really special!
Enough with the blabbing and on we go…
I was so excited that I didn’t even turn my phone off for my mid-term like i was supposed to and just turned it on silent, knowing FM would tweet their whereabouts or what they were doing
So…the event promoters said doors open at 8:30PM while FM said it was 8:00PM on FB events. So I decided to get there early to get in line, since there were a few hundred people attending the event. Doors weren’t open and it was a cold night, despite a really warm day, so I went into the mall (connected to where the event was held) and walked around, hoping to be lucky to catch FM (even though I knew they might’ve been setting up or something…) Finally got in the doors a few minutes after 8:30PM, got my ID checked, patted down and grabbed a seat. In front of the stage was the open dance floor area with a few tables w/o chairs. My friends and I wanted the ones with chairs, so went to the right side of the stage and got second row of seats. The place was pretty much like a lounge bar. The DJs of the events started DJing while people were getting in, settled and slizzurd. Nothing but musicand dancing was happening till about 11PM. People who didn’t feel like dancing just sat and stood around waiting for something to happen. At 11PM, the opening act comes on. It was a Canadian singer that’s not really big but big enough to have her music played on the radio. She sang a few songs and got off stage. That took like 20mins. The DJs then told the crows that FM was going on stage in 10mins. That didn’t happen for the next half hour, till 12AM. At 12AM, the party finally started and FM came out in their space helmets and people just went crazy, including me!! They performed maybe about 7 songs or so…I don’t quite remember…LOL! (What a fan, eh?) GOTDF, like a g6, rocketeer, she owns the night, fetish, so what, and i think 1 or 2 more songs…don’t quite remember. That took about 45-50mins.
Virman continued to DJ while the rest of them went backstage for like 5-10mins. FM then announced the meet and greet (it was really just picture time!). I got in line and then like 5mins later, security was told to cut the line off. I tried to explain and he didn’t care…but it’s not like he would’ve understood anyways…The line got cut off at like 10-15 people in front of me. I was like “WTF?!?!?!” I was also like “this is not cool! it cannot happen! I had to get my album signed and my pic take with FM!! I am a Cherrybomber!!” (So we all know FM signed with Cherrytree, like I mentioned above. FM has a weekly Saturday party mix where Virman/Brass mixes up music for an hour and chats with the fans. I’ve been to almost all of those shows cuz I am dedicated fan!! So all the fans there are called “cherrybombers”, as the show is called “cherrybomb”) So while that security was talking to a group of guys telling them to just leave, I snuck past him and into the line. The other security didn’t really care and let me in line. There was only like 2 people in front of me then and I was so excited!!
I think Kev knew I was trying to give him my card all night, since I was pretty much in front of the stage on the side trying to give it to them! I got to touch all their hands, except Virman (who was busy dj-ing while they performed). I think he knew because when I walked up to them, Kev starting thanking me for it! So I asked them to sign my CD and they were happy to do that (cuz they said they were gonna be signing them on twitter…which not a whole lot of people knew…i was like one of the only two or three people that knew!)!! They asked for my name while shaking their hands and I told them also them I was a Cherrybomber and they were like, woah, cool! And then they were like, “what’s do you use as your sign in?” I said, “Michelle or aka epiklove91@twitter!” and they were thinking that it sounded familiar, and J-Splif actually remembers! (now I know he’s behind some of the tweets, since he doesn’t have FB!! hahaha! i spam them too often XD) They seemed so happy to meet a Cherrybomber! Hahaha!! I got some hugs and a few high fives from them! Before I left, they just told me, “See you saturday!”, since cherrybomb is on saturday night!! they are such humble men!! love you guys FM (if you guys are reading this…lol!!)
In conclusion, the whole thing didn’t end till about 1AM and I got home around 1:20AM and hopped into bed before 1:30AM. Had class a 9AM the next day (today), which i surprisingly got up my usual time but got downstairs to eat breakfast and make my lunch 10mins early. but out the door 3mins late, still got to class early now that’s #freewired!! haha!
And here are 2 videos of my 2 local hit music radio stations interviewing FM.
(i’m wondering who the old guy outside the studio is, i think i saw him at the show…)
(Jae: food is not surprising to us fans! and there is nothing that you find only in edmonton…we have everything everywhere already has! and doing the interview in “chinatown” of the mall doesn’t distinguish who the guys are…asians..lol!!)
I’ve always been a fan of FM and I’m so proud to be their fan because of what they’ve done and how far they’re going. On Oct. 12, they will be releasing their new album, Free Wired. This is their FIRST album under a MAJOR record label, Cherrytree Records/Interscope, which is also Lady Gaga’s label.
So, I’m helping them spread the great news! Please help supports the Asians who are making it big and making history!! Pre-oder your copy on ITUNES, AMAZON, BEST BUY or grab the physical copy on OCT 12 in a music store near you!!
Free Wired
1. Girls On the Dance Floor (ft Stereotypes)
2. Like a G6 (ft.The Cataracs & Dev)
3. Rocketeer (ft. Ryan Tedder)
4. If I Was You (OMG) (ft Snoop Dogg)
5. She Owns the Night (ft. Mohombi)
6. So What?
7. Don’t Look Now (ft. Keri Hilson)
8. Fighting for Air (ft. Vincent Frank aka FrankMusik)
9. White Flag (ft. Kayla Kai)
10. 2Gether (with Roger Sanchez ft Kanobby)
11. Go Ape (ft. Colette Carr & Lil’ Jon) [Bonus]
And as a bonus, here is a mixed version of the preview to the album! Enjoy!
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