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Jeong-Hyun Lim (임정현),
also known by the online alias funtwo,
is a South Korean guitarist known for his cover of JerryC's Canon Rock.
He is currently, in 2008,
studying 'Information System' at the
University of Auckland, New Zealand.
He played and recorded his cover of Canon Rock during 2005.
He uploaded his video onto the popular Korean music site called Mule.co.kr.
It was then uploaded to YouTube by a viewer,
under the title guitar. It was not long before it
gathered popularity and speculation as to who
was beneath the baseball cap.
Funtwo's cover of Canon Rock has been mentioned on
CNN, 20/20, The New York Times[1], and
National Public Radio[2], in addition to
MBC news, CBC Radio, KBS news, and other Korean news stations.
Many viewers have speculated and
thought the video as fake since the music
is not in proper sync with the video.
Lim later stated to The New York Times
that this had to do with the fact that
"He says he recorded the audio and video
independently and then matched them inexactly."
The performance itself was recorded in two parts,
and edited together. An image of a
traffic light was used to make the transition.
In addition to playing the work of others,
Lim has now started to arrange well-known music by himself.
He composed a holiday card to his fans called
"Carol Rock (funtwo Is Coming to Town)",
a rock version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
He also played Dream Theater's Overture 1928,
and recently he posted a video of himself performing
Antonio Vivaldi's Summer from the
"Four Seasons," one of Vivaldi's most famous works.
Lim has expressed no wish to carry on playing
as a professional guitarist.
However his online fame has allowed
him to play to live audiences twice
— once for the Korean ambassador in Washington, DC,
and then again at the KORUS festival the same year.
At the KORUS festival, Lim played improvised,
altered versions of the Korean national anthem
and the American national anthem.
In the same interview in which he stated
his wish to carry on playing guitar simply as a hobby,
he also rated his own playing a modest 50/60 out of 100.
The beginning of the Weezer song "Pork and Beans"
is set in Lim's iconic room, with the various
members playing their various instruments.
The video as a whole contains references
to numerous other internet phenomena.
Origin Republic of Korea
Born, July 5, 1984 (1984-07-05)
(age 24)Seoul, Republic of Korea
Other name(s) , Jay Lim
Occupation, Student
Genre(s), Neo-classical metal
ツ Canon Rock
ツ Funtwo at CNN
ツ Live! in washington DC
hear more great music from his website
his official website: http://www.funtwo.us/
thank god hes not good looking if not...
i sure pangseyy super junior xD
lol of course not la suju is
the first n last thing on my list man!
and not to forget my baby kim
4mth liao :D im so happy
really want it to last Loooooooooong
*all words in blue are linked*
also known by the online alias funtwo,
is a South Korean guitarist known for his cover of JerryC's Canon Rock.
He is currently, in 2008,
studying 'Information System' at the
University of Auckland, New Zealand.
He played and recorded his cover of Canon Rock during 2005.
He uploaded his video onto the popular Korean music site called Mule.co.kr.
It was then uploaded to YouTube by a viewer,
under the title guitar. It was not long before it
gathered popularity and speculation as to who
was beneath the baseball cap.
Funtwo's cover of Canon Rock has been mentioned on
CNN, 20/20, The New York Times[1], and
National Public Radio[2], in addition to
MBC news, CBC Radio, KBS news, and other Korean news stations.
Many viewers have speculated and
thought the video as fake since the music
is not in proper sync with the video.
Lim later stated to The New York Times
that this had to do with the fact that
"He says he recorded the audio and video
independently and then matched them inexactly."
The performance itself was recorded in two parts,
and edited together. An image of a
traffic light was used to make the transition.
In addition to playing the work of others,
Lim has now started to arrange well-known music by himself.
He composed a holiday card to his fans called
"Carol Rock (funtwo Is Coming to Town)",
a rock version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
He also played Dream Theater's Overture 1928,
and recently he posted a video of himself performing
Antonio Vivaldi's Summer from the
"Four Seasons," one of Vivaldi's most famous works.
Lim has expressed no wish to carry on playing
as a professional guitarist.
However his online fame has allowed
him to play to live audiences twice
— once for the Korean ambassador in Washington, DC,
and then again at the KORUS festival the same year.
At the KORUS festival, Lim played improvised,
altered versions of the Korean national anthem
and the American national anthem.
In the same interview in which he stated
his wish to carry on playing guitar simply as a hobby,
he also rated his own playing a modest 50/60 out of 100.
The beginning of the Weezer song "Pork and Beans"
is set in Lim's iconic room, with the various
members playing their various instruments.
The video as a whole contains references
to numerous other internet phenomena.
Origin Republic of Korea
Born, July 5, 1984 (1984-07-05)
(age 24)Seoul, Republic of Korea
Other name(s) , Jay Lim
Occupation, Student
Genre(s), Neo-classical metal
ツ Canon Rock
ツ Funtwo at CNN
ツ Live! in washington DC
hear more great music from his website
his official website: http://www.funtwo.us/
thank god hes not good looking if not...
i sure pangseyy super junior xD
lol of course not la suju is
the first n last thing on my list man!
and not to forget my baby kim
4mth liao :D im so happy
really want it to last Loooooooooong
*all words in blue are linked*