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{{Short description|South Korean guitarist (born 1984)}}
[[Image:16guitar.jpg]]
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = funtwo
|image =
|caption =
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
|alias = funtwo, Oscar Lim
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|07|05}}
|birth_place =South Korea
|origin = [[Seoul]], South Korea
|instrument = [[Guitar]]
|genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Instrumental Rock]]
|occupation = [[Musician]]
|years_active = 2004–present
|website = http://www.funtwo.us
}}
{{Infobox Korean name/Musical artist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| hangul = 임정현
| hanja = 林正鉉
| rr = Im Jeonghyun
| mr = Im Chŏnghyŏn
| title = [[Korean name]]
| tablewidth = 265
}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Im (Korean name)|Lim]]||lang=Korean}}
'''Lim Jeong-hyun''' ({{Korean|hangul=임정현}}; born July 5, 1984), also known by the online alias '''funtwo''', is a South Korean [[guitar]]ist known for his cover of the piece [[Canon Rock (song)|Canon Rock]].


==Canon Rock cover==
8 months ago a video call guitar showed up on youtube. he was playing the pachelbel canon on the electric guitar in a blue t-shirt and he called himself funtwo.
{{Further|Canon Rock (music)}}
nobody was able to find who this guy was. but finaly a new york times reporter was able to track hem down. his real name is Jeong-Hyun Lim.

Lim played and recorded his cover of "Canon Rock" by [[JerryC]] on October 23, 2005.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QwQPYOvtPs|title=10th Anniversary of Canon Video|date=|type=video|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> He uploaded his video to the popular South Korean music website [http://www.mule.co.kr/ Mule.co.kr]. A [[YouTube]] user named "guitar90" uploaded the Mule video to YouTube under the title ''guitar'', with the introductory comment "this guy iz great!!!". The identity of guitar90 is unknown.<ref name="nyt-heff" />

In March 2016, the original YouTube video was restored and is once again publicly available. The video still holds the views before it was taken down in 2011.

Lim's cover of "Canon Rock" has been mentioned on [[CNN]], [[20/20 (US television series)|20/20]], ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref name="nyt-heff">{{cite news|last = Heffernan|first=Virginia|title= Web Guitar Wizard Revealed at Last
|work =[[The New York Times]]|date = 2006-08-27
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/arts/television/27heff.html?ei=5088&en=5b993ce30a7b7039&ex=1314331200&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all|accessdate =2008-12-05}}</ref> and [[National Public Radio]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Guitarist Behind 'Canon' Video Revealed
|publisher=NPR.org|date = 2006-08-28|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5725826 |accessdate =2007-07-02}}</ref> in addition to [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] news, [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Radio]], [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]] news, and other South Korean news stations.

Many viewers have speculated and thought of the video as fake because the audio is not synchronized with the video. Lim later stated to ''[[The New York Times]]'' that this had to do with the fact that "he recorded the audio and video independently and then matched them inexactly."<ref name="nyt-heff"/> The performance itself was recorded in two parts, and edited together. An image of a traffic light was used to make the transition.

==Other activities==
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 initially expressed no wish to carry on playing as a professional guitarist. However his online fame has allowed him to play to live audiences several times— once for the South Korean [[ambassador]] in [[Washington, DC]], then again at the KORUS festival the same year. At the KORUS festival, Lim played improvised, altered versions of the [[Aegukga|Korean national anthem]] and the [[American national anthem]]. The third time he played was in 2008, the November 22, at the [[YouTube Live]] festival where he performed with [[Joe Satriani]], he played first a mix of Canon Rock and Joe's "[[Surfing With the Alien]]" and then "Canon Rock". In October 2009, he was a featured performer at the fall [[ICANN]] meeting's welcoming ceremony and later joined in at their music night. 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 150/60 out of 100.

The beginning of the music video for [[Weezer]]'s song "[[Pork and Beans (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 [[List of Internet phenomena|internet phenomena]].<ref>{{cite news|last = Ihaka |first=James|title= Cyberspace star inspired by NZ |publisher =[[New Zealand Herald]]|date = 2006-09-09
|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10400424|accessdate =2009-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= New Zealand's YouTube stars |publisher =Sunday Star Times |date = 2009-01-21 |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/804145|accessdate =2009-06-18}}</ref>

==Pieces==
{{Listen
|filename=Jeong-Hyun_Lim_-_Canon.ogg
|title=Lim Jeong-hyun "Canon Rock"
|description=30 second sample from Funtwo's performance of [[Canon Rock (music)|Canon Rock]]}}

===Funtwo===

#''Canon Rock''
#''Overture 1928''
#''Summer''
#''Carol (funtwo is coming to town)''
#''Mission (Main Theme)''
#''I'm Alright (Neil Zaza)''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJJzWDXGum0 YouTube - funtwo - I'am alright<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
#''Triptych (Daita of Siam Shade)''
#''Zenith (Daita)''
#''Happy Birthday To You''
#''Bumble''
#''Mule Jam Project'' (Remix of Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple)
#''Carol 2009''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* [http://screens.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/08/16/the-real-real-funtwo-comes-forward-by-his-pinky-you-will-know-him/ The REAL Real Funtwo Comes Forward: By His Pinky You Will Know Him]

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjA5faZF1A8/ Original 2005 Video]
*[https://www.funtwo.net/ Official Website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/funtwohimself/ Youtube Channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF6cnLnEARo Canon Rock Video on YouTube]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/arts/television/27heff.html Web Guitar Wizard Revealed at Last]
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-axeman-cometh-pachelbel-makeover-makes-a-web-superstar-414069.html Pachelbel makeover makes a web superstar]
*[http://www.wikiguitarist.com/wikiguitarist/Guitarist:Jeong-Hyun_Lim WikiGuitarist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207073046/http://www.wikiguitarist.com/wikiguitarist/Guitarist:Jeong-Hyun_Lim |date=2009-02-07 }}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Musicians from Seoul]]
[[Category:South Korean YouTubers]]
[[Category:21st-century South Korean guitarists]]

Latest revision as of 06:12, 2 December 2024

funtwo
Also known asfuntwo, Oscar Lim
Born (1984-07-05) July 5, 1984 (age 40)
South Korea
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresRock, Instrumental Rock
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2004–present
Websitehttp://www.funtwo.us
Korean name
Hangul
임정현
Hanja
林正鉉
Revised RomanizationIm Jeonghyun
McCune–ReischauerIm Chŏnghyŏn
In this Korean name, the family name is Lim.

Lim Jeong-hyun (Korean: 임정현; born July 5, 1984), also known by the online alias funtwo, is a South Korean guitarist known for his cover of the piece Canon Rock.

Canon Rock cover

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Further information: Canon Rock (music)

Lim played and recorded his cover of "Canon Rock" by JerryC on October 23, 2005.[1] He uploaded his video to the popular South Korean music website Mule.co.kr. A YouTube user named "guitar90" uploaded the Mule video to YouTube under the title guitar, with the introductory comment "this guy iz great!!!". The identity of guitar90 is unknown.[2]

In March 2016, the original YouTube video was restored and is once again publicly available. The video still holds the views before it was taken down in 2011.

Lim's cover of "Canon Rock" has been mentioned on CNN, 20/20, The New York Times,[2] and National Public Radio,[3] in addition to MBC news, CBC Radio, KBS news, and other South Korean news stations.

Many viewers have speculated and thought of the video as fake because the audio is not synchronized with the video. Lim later stated to The New York Times that this had to do with the fact that "he recorded the audio and video independently and then matched them inexactly."[2] The performance itself was recorded in two parts, and edited together. An image of a traffic light was used to make the transition.

Other activities

[edit]

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 initially expressed no wish to carry on playing as a professional guitarist. However his online fame has allowed him to play to live audiences several times— once for the South Korean ambassador in Washington, DC, 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. The third time he played was in 2008, the November 22, at the YouTube Live festival where he performed with Joe Satriani, he played first a mix of Canon Rock and Joe's "Surfing With the Alien" and then "Canon Rock". In October 2009, he was a featured performer at the fall ICANN meeting's welcoming ceremony and later joined in at their music night. 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 150/60 out of 100.

The beginning of the music video for Weezer's 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.[4][5]

Pieces

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Funtwo

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  1. Canon Rock
  2. Overture 1928
  3. Summer
  4. Carol (funtwo is coming to town)
  5. Mission (Main Theme)
  6. I'm Alright (Neil Zaza)[6]
  7. Triptych (Daita of Siam Shade)
  8. Zenith (Daita)
  9. Happy Birthday To You
  10. Bumble
  11. Mule Jam Project (Remix of Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple)
  12. Carol 2009

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 10th Anniversary of Canon Video (video) – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c Heffernan, Virginia (2006-08-27). "Web Guitar Wizard Revealed at Last". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  3. ^ "Guitarist Behind 'Canon' Video Revealed". NPR.org. 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  4. ^ Ihaka, James (2006-09-09). "Cyberspace star inspired by NZ". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  5. ^ "New Zealand's YouTube stars". Sunday Star Times. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  6. ^ YouTube - funtwo - I'am alright

Sources

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