We know that Linsanity has taken over the world by now, and it’s possible that your twitter and facebook feeds are flooded w/ JLIN posts forever…but we just couldn’t resist making a video about Jeremy and the amazing impact he’s had in our society. What he’s done in just a short 2 weeks (but coming from a lifetime of hardwork of course) is just something we can’t ignore, it almost wouldn’t make sense for us NOT to make a video about him!

So here is our Jeremy Lin inspired sketch, based on something I’m sure a lot of you are experiencing…JLin fever…Linfluenza. This idea came up because it’s happening to us. We can’t stop watching his highlight videos, interviews, and articles. It’s come to a point where… it’s like an addiction, haha. So this video is based on truth and we were so lucky to find some amazing actors to work with.

Tanya is a girl we’ve already had in our shorts several times. She was in David Choi’s “Won’t Even Start” mv, the hairstylist in “The End of Wong Fu” and the drunk girl in “Two Weeks Later”. But most notably, she’s Kelly on Nickelodeon’s “Big Time Rush”. Tanya’s always been so cool with us, doing the supporting roles, and this time we got her as the main lead. Leonard is an actor we found through Randall Park (Too Fast) and has been on MTV’s WildnOut! Leonard definitely MADE the short. It was our first time working with him, but he came in and just blew us away. He was the perfect guy for the role, so funny, and made the short even better. The two of them made the shoot a lotta fun, and the finished product something we’re really proud of (for something we threw together in less than a week!)

Anyway, hope you enjoyed our take on the Linvasion. We’re so proud of Jeremy for persevering through all he’s been through and shining in this spotlight, while being humble and grateful. You’ve been an inspiration to Asian Americans, and non-Asians alike, and just a freaking good basketball player overall! Keep it up Jeremy! And we’ll keep watching you… proudly!

In this episode of Wong Fu Weekends Wes, Ted and Phil tries to make their own Valentines Day cards.

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Wong Fu Productions Live in Jakarta!
Sunday 26 Feb 2012
Venue: XXI Epicentrum Walk
Time: 11.00am – 12.00pm
Meet and Greet 12:30pm-2pm
Meet and Greet Venue: Pandava Coffee Bar, Epicentrum Walk Unit W1 19
Price: RP 300,000 Standard Tickets; RP400,000 inclu Meet and Greet and Standard Tickets
Tickets available at www.soulmannalive.com

Social Media Unveiled**
Monday 27 Feb 2012
Venue: NTUC Auditorium @ One Marina Boulevard
Time: 6:30pm for registration, event starts at 7:30pm
Price: $80 PAssion cardholder; $95 Non-PAssion cardholder
Fees inclusive of dinner and post event F&B
Tickets available at www.soulmannalive.com
**Minister Chan Chun Sing will be gracing the event, as well as other notable guests joining the Q&A session

Wong Fu Productions Live @ Rock Auditorium!
Tuesday 28 Feb 2012
Venue: Rock Auditorium at Suntec City Mal #03-063/065
Time: 7.00pm-8.00pm
Meet and Greet session: 8.00pm – 9.00pm
Price: $35 (PAssion cardholder); $45 (Non-PAssion cardholder);
Tickets available at www.soulmannalive.com
Meet and greet tickets sold out.

Wong Fu Productions Live in Manila!
Thursday 1 March 2012
Venue: Music Museum Level C Shoppesville Arcade, Greenhills, San Juan Metro Manila
Time: 7:30pm
Price: PHP1490; PHP950; PHP2050 (inclu Meet and Greet) *prices do not include ticket charges
Tickets available at www.ticketworld.com.ph
Meet and greet tickets sold out.

Wong Fu Productions Live in Melbourne!
Saturday 3 March 2012
Venue: RMIT Storey Hall, Building 16, 336-348 Swanston Street, Melbourne City Campus
Doors open: 6:30pm
Meet and Greet 8:30pm-9:30pm
Tickets: $38 General Admission; $75 Meet&Greet and General Admission
Tickets available at www.soulmannalive.com

Wong Fu Productions Live in Sydney!
Sunday 4 March 2012
Venue: UNSW Science Theatre, Building F13, UNSW Kensington Campus, Kensington, NSW
Doors open: 4:30pm
Meet and Greet: 7:15-8:30pm
Ticket Prices: $38 Standard, $75 Meet&Greet and Standard
Tickets available at www.soulmannalive.com  ***More tickets to be released!***

Wong Fu Productions Live in Brisbane!
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Venue: Princess Theatre 8 Annerley Road Woolloongabba
Doors open 6:30pm
Meet and Greet: 8:15pm-9:15pm
Tickets: $38 General Admission; $75 Meet&Greet and General Admission
Tickets available at www.soulmannalive.com

We’ve been in Malaysia for 3 days now, and we have SO much to cover and catch up on. It’s been a whirlwind of press conferences, interviews, and today’s epic event. So much to say, but until we have more time to gather everything, we just wanted to share this great video of our radio interview from last night. What are two guys who don’t sing or rap, from a group that doesn’t do anything musical, doing on a radio station?? haha. We were just as confused as you are, but it’s still an honor to have been on the show. A lot of fun, and this video is just so well put together! Can’t believe this was going out to millions across the country. Some old taxi driver out there now knows who we are! lol Enjoy!

*As you can see Ted is not there with us, sadly. He really wanted to come with us, and we wanted him there too, but unfortunately some personal issues came up last minute that prevented him from traveling with us.*

Last year around this time we first got an email from a company called FremantleMedia. After a quick search we learned what a big deal this was. This was the company that makes American Idol, and distributes countless other mainstream programs here in the US and abroad. We thought, what could such a big company like this want with us?

Our first meeting with the team of developers went really well. We clicked and could tell they understood Wong Fu Productions and the possibilities in new media. They had a track history of taking successful shows or series from the web and bringing them to television and they saw that potential in us.

So our goal with them? Create a web series like a tv show pilot episode. If it did well, they might be able to show networks its success and try to pitch them to turn it into a real television show. With this in mind, we set to come up with ideas with the destination of TV in mind, not just YouTube. The idea of HANS was among a few that we pitched them, but the concept came about because we thought, why has there not been a show on tv with an Asian family? There are African Americans, Hispanics, why not Asian? Without getting into the politics, we decided to create a story that melded the two cultures, in an effort to make seeing Asians in not such a strange light as the general TV audience might see it. Fremantle liked the idea and wanted us to go with it. They agreed with us that an Asian American cast has a place on television and wanted to support it.

Fast forward a few months of developing the outline and scripts and we were shooting out first “meant for tv” web-series. Hopefully that gives you some insight and understanding as to how this idea came to be, and why we made it. We’re really glad we had this opportunity and hope you enjoy the coming episodes. Who knows, if we get some great response and views, this might have a chance to go to TV! How amazing would that be? But it’s up to you, so please share the video and series with your friends of all backgrounds. Hopefully you don’t just see this as an Asian show. Yes It has Asians in it, but it’s not just Asian jokes and stereotypes. It’s about emotions everyone can understand and a family trying to reconnect. Of course, with a Wong Fu Productions twist Thanks for watching!

EPISODE 2

In this episode, we focused more on revealing more about the relationships he has with everyone at home. A little scene with his mom, Patrick, Ellen, and the family as a whole each show a bit more personality about the characters and how they’ve been living in the time that Derek’s been gone. We chose to have these scenes because we felt it was important for the viewers to learn more about each character and how they’ll possibly continue on in the series.

You may or may not have noticed during the time of the release that we were 2 days late in releasing this episode. This was due to, what we announced as, “an unexpected major technical issue”. Now that it’s out, we’ll just tell you what happened. Since this series is co-produced with Fremantle (a HUGE media corporation) we have to send each episode in for their approval before releasing. Before we left for our Malaysia tour, we submitted the video not expecting any problems, as we’ve been showing them our progress throughout. But while we were there, they came back to us with some bad news from the legal department. The posters in Patrick’s room had to be changed. You see, originally they were a poster of Cloud from Final Fantasy, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We shot with this posters to give character to Patrick’s room, not thinking it’d be an issue, we were wrong. And so, we had to get our good friend and visual effect editor, Derrick, to go in and frame by frame, replace those posters with an ISA and Wong Fu short poster. And since we were in Malaysia, we couldn’t get him the files to work on until we got back, 1 day before release. So he worked like crazy for 3 days to fix the issue. Now, hopefully you didn’t even notice that those posters were put in AFTER. Movie magic Thanks Derrick!

EPISODE 3

Finally…we get introduced to the dad, Andrew Han. After fearing his first meeting with his new stepdad, Derek finally faces it, only to be surprised that Andrew is nothing like he imagined. In fact, they have a lot more in common than he thought.

We’re so glad to have the amazing Randall Park lend his talents to this project. He definitely brings in a new energy to the series and this was exactly how we had intended it to be. When we were conceptualizing the father figure for the series we went back and forth a lot about how we felt he should act. Should he be a traditional “Asian father”, strict, accents, generation gap? Well, while we definitely think that could be funny and that there’s a place for that… we didn’t want him be that stereotype, completely. TV already has an terrible problem depicting Asians always with accents, and we didn’t want to add to that. While it may have been more accurate, we’re trying to change the general public’s perception. (PLUS, it’s very hard to find actors of immigrant background, most older Asian actors within our reach are from the 2nd generation, for obvious cultural reasons. Furthermore, we really just wanted to work with Randall again, haha) So we ultimately decided for a more westernized father, and to make him rather cool and outgoing, but with hints of the stereotypes peeking through. Randall fit the part perfectly. An awkward, but firm, dad that is a little lost but still finds joy in his family.

We also find out more about Derek in this episode. Wanting to give him more depth, Derek reveals more about his past and feeling of defeat and regret. Making both him and Andrew vulnerable allows them to connect and create a friendship that can continue through the series. The whole goal was to make these two unlikely people, friends, and if the series continues, we want to show more of their relationship grow.

Here’s the trailer for our upcoming mini series! We haven’t given much information about it, so this might be unexpected, but we’re glad to bring you something new and different from us, family comedy!

Derek has been away from home for 2 years, distancing himself from his mother and life back home. But in the end, his dreams have gotten him nowhere and he reluctantly decides to return home. To his surprise though, his new step-dad and family are not what he expected, and this new life might just be what he needs most.

Our goal with this series is to show a general audience who might not be used to seeing Asians as a typical TV family, that seeing our faces in these roles should not be strange. We have a place among everyone else and we can all get along and make great content. We’re excited to be working with FremantleMedia who sees the potential for Asian Americans in the mainstream media. We hope you can share and support this new project.

Wherever we go, people are always asking us if we’ll ever have internships. Well, for the first time ever, Wong Fu Productions is opening its doors in search of passionate, hard working people to help us out! This is your chance to get involved with our work and be a part of our creative process.

We’re very excited about the continuing growth of Wong Fu Productions and we’re sure that the right people with the right skills and motivation are out there. We’re looking for individuals to assist us on projects and shoots, and it could be you!

This process and position is meant for truly serious people. While the work is fun, it can also be very busy and demanding. But because of this, the end product is all the more fulfilling. We love all our supporters for their endless enthusiasm, but for this position, we really need qualified people with an understanding of the work involved and a desire to grow with Wong Fu Productions.

If you meet the requirements visit the link and fill out the Wong Fu Productions PA/Internship Application. Thank you.

JAKARTA
Wong Fu Live In Jakarta
26 Feb, 2012 (Sun)
11a-12p; Meet&Greet 12p-1:30p
Tickets available at www.soulmannalive.com
Please bring your Ticket email confirmation at least 30min before to exchange for your tickets.

SINGAPORE (two events!)
Social Media Unveiled
27 Feb 2012 (Mon)
Venue: NTUC Auditorium : NTUC Centre @ One Marina Blvd.
7p registration & dinner. 8p seminar starts

Wong Fu productions Live in Singapore
28 Feb 2012 (Tue)
Venue: Rock Auditorium: Suntec City Mall #03-063/065
7p-8:30p, Meet&Greet 8:30p-9:30p

For ALL event and ticket information please visit and contact www.soulmannalive.com. See you on the other side of the Pacific!

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