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David Choi

David Yong Choi (최데이비드용) (born March 22, 1986)[1] is a Korean American musician and YouTube video producer living in Los Angeles.[2] He performs a mix of original songs and covers of pop hits. Choi released his first album, Only You, in October 2008.[3] His second album, entitled By My Side,[4] was released on May 18, 2010.

As of January 2011, Choi is the 6th most subscribed musician on YouTube, 38th most subscribed in the partners category and 40th most subscribed of all time, with over 712,000 subscribers and more than 10.9 million channel views.[5] Choi's videos have been viewed a total of over 83 million times.[5] His humorous song "YouTube, A Love Song" has received over 2.6 million views. The music videos for his singles Won't Even Start and That Girl, which are posted on both his and producers Wong Fu Productions' YouTube channels, has received a total of over 5 million views. He also posts non-music videos such as vlogs on his second channel.

Career

In 2004, Choi won the grand prize in David Bowie’s Mashup contest. Appearing in USA Weekend Magazine with Usher, he received the grand prize for the magazine's John Lennon Songwriting Contest for teens.[3] Choi has also worked as a songwriter and producer at Warner/Chappell Music, which signed him on after his participation in an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) workshop.[2] He has done promotion for Starburst candy and J. C. Penney clothes.[6][7][8][9] On February 21, 2009, he performed at the annual Kollaboration talent show.[2]

Choi embarked on his first tour[10] from November 12 to November 19, 2009. He sang live in the United States West Coast cities of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle, as well as in Vancouver, Canada.[11] In 2010 Choi embarked on his second tour singing live in the United States East Coast cities of Washington DC, New York, Boston, and Chicago as well as Toronto, Canada.

Choi often appears in online videos with fellow YouTube personalities, mostly playing a humorous character with a very straight face (his prominent trait). Some YouTube personalities, like Shane Dawson, often use Choi's music in their videos.

Discography

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Albums

Only You (2008)[12]
  1. Always Hurt
  2. Love
  3. Won't Even Start
  4. Heart
  5. Something to Believe
  6. Windmill
  7. Let Go
  8. Our Song
  9. Only You
  10. Don't Fade Away
  11. I Can Get Used to This
  12. Thief In the Night
  13. Hold On
  14. Enjoy the View (Bonus Track)
Only You (Korea Special Edition) (2009)[13]
  1. Always Hurt
  2. Love
  3. Won't Even Start
  4. Heart
  5. Something to Believe
  6. Windmill
  7. Let Go
  8. Our Song
  9. Only You
  10. Don't Fade Away
  11. I Can Get Used to This
  12. Thief In the Night
  13. Hold On
  14. Enjoy the View
  15. How Long (Bonus Track)
  16. We'll Make It Last All Afternoon (Bonus Track)
  17. Only You (Cover Ver) (Bonus Track)
By My Side (May 2010)[14]
  1. Better You
  2. By My Side
  3. That Girl
  4. You Can Win
  5. Uneasy
  6. A Dream
  7. This is a Way
  8. Amy Ave
  9. Heaven’s Ease
  10. Deserve to Be
  11. So Weightless
  12. What Do You Know

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Singles

Originals

  • YouTube (A Love Song)
  • TMI
  • Pick It
  • Mr. Audio Preview
  • It's Rad to Pick Your Nose
  • I Got a COCO Bidet
  • High School
  • Happiness is Always Near
  • Fart
  • Doesn't it All Taste Good
  • My Time With You (with Kina Grannis)
  • I Fart Like Everyone
  • WALK
  • Pants on the Ground (Remix)
  • Spinach Stew
  • I think I like you
  • Poke Her Face Instrumental
  • Nothing on Chick Fil A
  • Goodbye Snoopy (my dog)
  • Please Don't Touch My Junk

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Songs in other media

Year Title Type Song
2008 J.C. Penney Web Ad: "Back-to-School Interactive Initiative" "My Time With You"(with Kina Grannis)[15]
2010 Playful Kiss Korean Drama "Won't Even Start"[16]
2010 Secret Garden (TV series) Korean Drama "Love"[17]
2011 My Princess (TV series) Korean Drama "By My Side" "Won't Even Start"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated Work Category Result
2004 David Bowie Mash-up Contest "Big Shakin' Car" (Mashup of "Shake it" and "She'll Drive a Big Car") N/A Won[18]
John Lennon Songwriting Contest Himself Teens Won[18]
Songwriter Universe Song of the Month "Anything You Want" February Won[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905–1995, under CHOI, DAVID YONG, on 22 March 1986 in Orange County.
  2. ^ a b c "Up And Coming Artist: David Choi". allkpop.com. 3. Retrieved May 13, 2010. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b "David Choi". last.fm. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  4. ^ by 5artychickens (May 20, 2010). "David Choi, By My Side « 5artychickens". 5artychickens.wordpress.com. Retrieved May 31, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "Most Subscribed Musicians". YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  6. ^ Chang, Richard (May 29, 2009). "Meet O.C.'s latest Internet music sensation". The Orange County Register. Retrieved June 23, 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ Yang, Jeff (June 4, 2008). "Asian Pop". San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  8. ^ Santiago, Arabella (December 26, 2007). "YouTube, Land of the Brave Asian American". AsianWeek. Retrieved June 23, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Quinton, Brian (July 21, 2008). "Starburst 'Shares' Candy Over the Web". PROMO magazine. Penton Media. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  10. ^ "David Choi Tour – San Diego". YouTube. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  11. ^ "David Choi's past events". Eventful. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  12. ^ "David Choi Store – Only You". Davidchoi.myshopify.com. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  13. ^ "David Choi – Only You (Korea Special Edition) (Korea Version) CD – David Choi, Loen Entertainment – Korean Music – Free Shipping – North America Site". Yesasia. April 6, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  14. ^ "David Choi Store – By My Side". Davidchoi.myshopify.com. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  15. ^ http://www.jcpenney.net/shared/content/PDFs/ADDY.pdf
  16. ^ http://www.viikii.net/videos/watch/105043/0/video.html
  17. ^ Episode 4
  18. ^ a b "David Choi has more subscribers on YouTube than Miley Cyrus".
  19. ^ "David Choi's "Anything You Want" Named February "Best Song Of The Month"".


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