This is part of our cover series on Asian American YouTube stars.
Writers, producers, actors
The trio behind Wong Fu Productions has come a long way since its first hit online video, Yellow Fever. Ted Fu, 28, Philip Wang, 26, and Wesley Chan, 26, can boast over 150 short films, including At Musing’s End and A Peace of Home, both of which were shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, and they show a level of professionalism that’s rare, especially compared to all the other hastily webcam-shot videos posted online. Their ability to produce high-quality shorts means that they’re at the heart of the scores of collaborations produced among Asian America’s creative pool. “There aren’t a lot of Asian American artists on YouTube that actually produce content, or shoot or edit; there aren’t that many people who do what we do, so we’re one of the go-to people when it comes to [collaborations],” says Wang. Wong Fu Productions recently finished airing a short series titled Funemployed, which featured what seemed like the Brat Pack of the YouTube scene, and also co-founded the International Secret Agents Concerts (ISA) with Far East Movement.
Story by Elizabeth Eun
Photographed by Eric Sueyoshi in Pasadena, California.
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“Dance to this Song” Official Video created by WongFuProductions, KevJumba & David Choi
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