YouTube Sensation Funtwo Tracked to New Zealand

Posted by Alex in Blog & Internet, Video Clips on October 7, 2008 at 1:44 pm


So you think you know pop culture (or more exactly, YouTube pop culture). Quick, what’s the most popular fan-made music video on YouTube? It’s Canon Rock, a rendition of Pachebel’s classical music played by Jeong-Hyun Lim (better known as his online handle funtwo). The video clip has been viewed nearly 50 million times.

So what happened to Jeong-Hyun? David Farrier of TV3 in New Zealand went in search of funtwo, and found him not in South Korea, but in Auckland, New Zealand, studying computer science!

Here’s David’s interview with the YouTube sensation:


[YouTube Link]

Thanks David!


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10 comments to "YouTube Sensation Funtwo Tracked to New Zealand"

  1. MrEpilepsy
    October 7th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    That guy makes me smile. Keep up the good work. The world needs more Jeong-Hyun Lims and fewer Axl Roses.

  2. Ali S.
    October 7th, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    Wait a minute...what about the guy who started this whole Canon Rock thing? I believe his name was Jerry C!

  3. Alex
    October 7th, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    Jerry C composed the Canon Rock thing, funtwo (Jeong-Hyun) played it, and yet another guy (guitar90) uploaded it to YouTube ...

  4. DOJ
    October 7th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    cool videos

  5. Ali S.
    October 7th, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    @ Alex

    Ah, so it's like a domino effect. ;)

  6. Christophe
    October 7th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    Pachelbel. Yuk. I cannot stand it anymore.

  7. PapaTango
    October 8th, 2008 at 12:12 am

    Follow up this Pachelbel's Canon with this!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

  8. SenorMysterioso
    October 8th, 2008 at 9:09 am

    Nice story. I think that there are thousands of incredible musicians out there who you will never even hear of with similar stories.

  9. Xinavera
    October 8th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    It's stuff like this that reminds me how I've always wanted to learn the guitar. Amazing stuff.

  10. Stratoblogster
    October 8th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    Check out Doug Rappoport's guitar solo at this link:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNcALrQaCnk

    Let him know what you think. He just released his first solo album.


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