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David Choi discography
David Choi at the Esplanade Recital Studio introducing his new song "This And That".
Studio albums3
Music videos9
Singles6
Tribute albums2
Special editions2
Featured singles4
Soundtrack appearances2
Originals (albumless)15
Promotional songs1

The discography of independent Korean-American (US-born Asian) artist David Choi includes a total of 55 songs (as of June 2011), self-written and collaborated, 3 studio albums, with 1 coming October 2011, 5 singles, 9 music videos, 2 cover albums, 2 special editions, 4 collaborations, 3 songs for two soundtracks, 15 albumless originals and 1 promotional song over a span of 11 years (2000–2011). David Choi has released few songs for sale on iTunes and has distributed his 2 studio albums, titled Only You and By My Side, physically.

All releases were and are released independently, without help of any record label. Choi owns all rights to them and the master recordings. He is also the sole songwriter of all 55 songs, also the sole composer and performer, except for some collaborations.

Studio albums[edit]

David released his first studio album, Only You, in August 2008[1] on iTunes and in October 2008,[2] physically. It was accompanied with his first single Won't Even Start. He released his second album in May 2010,[3] and his third single That Girl, which was written in 2003.[4] He has announced in gigs that he will be unveiling "Forever and Ever" with new songs in the month of October 2011.

Singles[edit]

Over 11 years, David has released only 6 official singles, many of which have been written earlier than 2008, though many originals are released the way singles are themselves, but free.[5] He has 3 independent singles (singles which were originally accompanied no albums at time of release)[6][7] and 3 singles released accompanying an album.[8] David has also hinted the release of another song, This And That, in his upcoming third album, as a single, though it might not end up as one.

Music videos[edit]

In 2008, David released his first music video, in collaboration with artist Kina Grannis, for their song, My Time With You, and it has since fetched 1.29 million over views.[9][10] Since that year, David Choi has released 8 music videos, 7 for singles and 1 for a song. All have fetch a million over views on video-sharing website YouTube. He collaborates with production company Wong Fu Productions most of the time and has produced four music videos with them.[11] He also made a video for a song called "I Choose Happiness" which the instrumental version is what KevJumba and Wong Fu Productions always use in their videos. It will appear in the new 2011 movie "Lucky".[12]

Song Single? Date of release Special cameo Producers
My Time With You[13] Yes (featured) Aug 12, 2008 - David Choi and Kina Grannis
Won't Even Start[14] Yes May 5, 2009 Lana McKissack Wong Fu Productions
I Can Get Used To This[15] No Aug 31, 2009 - David Choi and Jude Weng
That Girl[16] Yes May 18, 2010 Julia Chang Wong Fu Productions
Dance To This Song[17] Yes (featured) Aug 3, 2010 Kina Grannis, Jeri Lee and Far East Movement Wong Fu Productions and KevJumba
I'm Hardcore[18] Yes (featured) Jan 25, 2011 Chester See David Choi, Ryan Higa and JR Aquino
The Way You Are[19] Yes (featured) Feb 16, 2011 - David Choi and Kina Grannis
I Choose Happiness[12] Yes June 28, 2011 "Lucky" snippet David Choi
By My Side[20] Yes July 7, 2011 Jenny Ong Wong Fu Productions

Cover albums[edit]

David has produced and released a two-part cover album, separated into two albums, titled "YouTube Covers". Altogether, it contains 26 famous tracks covered by him and uploaded on video-sharing website YouTube. It was released in July 2010,[21] after his album by My Side.

Special editions[edit]

Main articles: Only You (David Choi album) and By My Side (album)

David has released 2 special editions of his 2 studio albums, By My Side and Only You, in Korea. They include nothing more than a different cover, 3 bonus tracks (Only You) and 2 bonus tracks (By My Side). They are only available in Korea.

Collaborations[edit]

David has collaborated with semi-notable figures such as Kina Grannis,[13][14] Ryan Higa, Kevin Wu, Philip Wang and even Far East Movement[23] (though not actually doing a song). He has produced 4 singles out of these collaborations, 2 were released on iTunes, 1 taken down from iTunes and another released free. All four singles are accompanied with a music video.

Soundtrack appearances[edit]

He has appeared on 1 soundtrack, for Korean Drama All My Love. The original soundtrack contained two of his albumless songs, Happily Ever After and its Korean counterpart. Also, in 2011, he might appear on a soundtrack for movie Lucky for his song I Choose Happiness.

Originals[edit]

David has a few original songs, all of which are albumless. They are released free on his official website,[5] but as they go accompanying the album through the years, they are taken down, like his humorous love song, My Company. Originals also include the time when he made songs out of his YouTube fans' love stories, in which he did with Starburst.[24] He has made 4 songs in this side-project.

The list is shown here in two columns:

All songs written, composed and performed by David Choi.

Promotional[edit]

As a parody of B.o.B and Bruno Mars' Nothin' on You, David overwrote the lyrics and did a song for his favourite restaurant Chick-fil-A. It was entitled Nothing on a Chick-fil-A.[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Only You by David Choi – Download Only You on iTunes". iTunes Store. August 10, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "David Choi's Story " David Choi | Videos". Davidchoimusic.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "By My Side by David Choi – Download by My Side on iTunes". iTunes Store. May 18, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  4. ^ David Choi admits That Girl as a song written in 2003 when in Singapore for a gig on June 22, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Originals " David Choi | Videos". Davidchoimusic.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  6. ^ "iTunes Music – Valentines – Single by David Choi". iTunes Store. March 2, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  7. ^ "iTunes Music – We'll Make It Last All Afternoon by David Choi". iTunes Store. December 1, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  8. ^ "See 'Only You' and "By My Side"". iTunes Store. March 22, 1986. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  9. ^ Grannis, Kina (August 5, 2008). "My Time With You- Kina Grannis and David Choi". Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ David, Choi (August 12, 2008). "David Choi & Kina Grannis – My Time With You". Retrieved June 25, 2011 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "See 'Music Videos' playlist and look out for David Choi". Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ a b "I Choose Happiness – David Choi – Lucky Movie Trailer/Music Video". June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ a b "David Choi & Kina Grannis – My Time With You". August 12, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ a b "David Choi – Won't Even Start – Official Video". Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "David Choi – I Can Get Used to This – Music Video". Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "David Choi – That Girl – Official Music Video – Wong Fu Productions". Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "Dance to this Song (Official)". August 3, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "I'm Hardcore". January 25, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "Kina Grannis and David Choi – The Way You Are – Music Video". February 16, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ "By My Side – David Choi – Official Music Video Teaser". June 22, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ a b Side, My (July 8, 2010). "Youtube Covers Vol. 1 by David Choi – Download Youtube Covers Vol. 1 on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  22. ^ "Youtube Covers Vol. 2 by David Choi – Download Youtube Covers Vol. 2 on iTunes". iTunes Store. July 13, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  23. ^ "Back to School Tips". August 5, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ "David Choi – Happiness is Always Near 1/4 (FREE MP3!!!!)". December 8, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ "Nothing on Chick Fil A (B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars – Nothing on You)". April 5, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2012 – via YouTube.
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