It’s finally here. For the last 3 months we’ve been saying, “coming soon” and finally… “Dance to this Song” the music video is online for your viewing enjoyment. Check it out!
WHAT TOOK SO LONG?
We shot the video in March, the week before we shoot the “That Girl” mv. We released the song and trailer at the end of April. So why’d it take so long to release the video? Yeah we know, we know. The main reason was because of “Funemployed”. At the time we shot the video, we weren’t sure when Funemployed would be released, and we wanted the music video to come out either toward the end of the series, or at the very end. Funemployed kept getting pushed back, and therefore the music video had to as well. Hope it was worth the wait.
The shoot for this video was probably one of the most intense music video shoots we’ve done, primarily because it involved the most people. We’ve never had so many cast members for one music video before, and the locations we were using were much grander and more unique than ever before.
LOCATIONS
We chose “Jason” and “Kyle’s” jobs based on the locations that we found. We didn’t first think, “Hey, Jason should work at a donut shop. Let’s go find a donut shop.” No, it was…”Hey, we got a donut shop, let’s make him work there.”
The donut shop was owned by a friend’s family. California Donuts, in Los Angeles (Koreatown). Go support them if you can! So much delicious. Trying to focus on the shoot with all those donuts right there was tough.
The warehouse was also courtesy of a friend’s family business. Located almost 1 hour away from us, getting all the cast members and dancers out there was a challenge, but everyone was up for it and made it out. This was a GREAT spot for us not only because it was so big and we had it all to ourselves, but also because we had forklifts and shipping crates at our fingertips. It made for a lot of unique shots and sets.
CAST
The other challenging part about making this video was organizing all the cast and dancers. We’ve never brought in this many friends and cameos (David Choi, Kina Grannis, FM, Jeri Lee, Chester See, Chris Dinh) along with other actors, plus a team of dancers. The dancers are from a hip hop team called CADC from UC Irvine. They were friends of Phil’s back in college and haven’t lost a step. It was great to have them be a part of the project. Overall though, directing 20 some people on set was new to us, but resulted in a hilarious, colorful, exciting cast.
PRODUCTION
A lot more can be said about the actual shoots (two long nights), but I think the video behind-the-scenes say it better. If you’re really interested in how WFP work, definitely watch both clips all the way through.
So there you have it. We’re so glad to finally share this project with you. HUGE props and thanks to David Choi who spent countless hours editing the song and making it sound as epic and catchy as it is. And to Kevin Wu for his dedication and giving us a reason to make this song and video. It was an honor to work with him on this.
Pass it on to your friends, request it at your school dances, make it your ringtone, post it on your facebook, play it for your grandma, get everyone to DANCE TO THIS SONG!
