INDY REVIEW: Who Needs Hollywood When You Are "Wong Fu Production"!

Welcome back to my blog .. Since you have seen that I am very interested in ability of the independent artist who uses Social network as a tool to make them famous. I posted some of the beautiful examples to this blog so if you haven't seen it yet please check it out! I can guarantee that they did a very excellent job.

I mostly enjoy listening to music on YouTube. Every time when I search for my favorite song I don't search for the original version but cover. Come on! You will hear the perfect, edited, sound when you search for the original version.. I need a different! I need something creative and fresh! Without commercial and money .. believe me all these independent artists do everything with their passions!

I have an excellent example that will make you say WOW in what they do. This time is not about a Singer but they are a film production group. They are the independent film production that posted their work to Cyber world, since 2003, before YouTube exists. They currently have their own production company and it's growing up to the international market. After 5 years of hard work, Wong Fu's YouTube Channel finally hit one million subscribers with more than 130 million viewers.

One of many things I love in them is .. Passion of making their work is always still in their mind no matter what takes them to the bigger step.

Here they are, Wong Fu Production!

Wong Fu Production Logo from Alivenotdead

Philip Wang, Wesley Chan, and Ted Fu of Wong Fu Production
Picture from StudentLife

The story began when Phillip Wang, a fresh man in University of California, San Diego decided to do his first project, Justin Timberlake's song "Senorita" music video cover, and shared it to their classmates in 2003. He did not actively promote it but the video was quickly circulated among other fellow college students. Phillip finally met his team, Wesley Chan and Ted Fu, in 2004 and they began working on a small scale projects in their spare time. After graduation in 2006, they all moved to Los Angeles and continued their passion under the professional name Sketchbook Media and started to post their first short series, "Just a Nice Guy", on YouTube and they finally became a famous YouTube sensation.

Just a Nice Guy Part 1 by Wong Fu Production
Video from Pwong

Click to watch Part 2 and Part 3

This series was the beginning of the "Nice Guy" brand that Wesley designed for Phillip to wear in the series. Thousands of fans asked to buy this shirt then they decided to launch the online store called "Are You a Nice Guy". As the brand grew with new products and more customers, they now have financial freedom to work and focus on their Production Company. They finally had a chance to work with Far East Movement in the short film called " You've Got a Friend".

You've Got a Friend,
Original music from Far East Movement and Phillip Wang
Video from Pwong

Click to watch Part 2 and Part 3

In 2008, They spent most of the year working in a new full length movie which a couple producers and a manager approached them to do but it did not work for them. They felt losing focus and control. They decided to bring back the way to be Wong Fu Production who follow their passion not money. Finally in 2009, CNN came to them and shared story to the world.

Wong Fu Productions feature on CNN, Video from MajaFlavaz

Wong Fu Production is expanding their work by opening the online YouTube community and joining many independent artist, YouTube Sensation, such as David Choi, Christine, Kevin from "KevJumba", Cathy Nguyen, AJ Rafael, Ryan from "NihaHiga" and also commercial Chinese artist "Wang Leehom".

"Still in Love With You"
Wang Leehom's latest official music video by Wong Fu Production

Wong Fu Production right now plugged themselves into the social network of extremely talented people. They still focus on their work which has led by his passion and believe ..

I posted some of my favorite video right here .. Check it out!