David Yong Choi (최데이비드용) (born March 22, 1986)[1] is an American musician and YouTube video producer living in Los Angeles.[2] He performs a mix of original songs and covers of pop hits. Choi released his debut album, Only You, in October 2008.[3] His second album, By My Side,[4] was released on May 19, 2010. His songs and tracks have been heard on NBC, FOX, VH1, MTV, A&E, E!, Travel Channel, Style, PBS, Food Network, Disney, as well as in commercials internationally. He has worked with companies including Kelloggs, Starburst, the American Cancer Society, General Electric, YesStyle, Samsung, and J. C. Penney.[5][6][7][8] On YouTube, he has over 900,000 subscribers, 97,000,000 total video views, and more than 12 million channel views.[9][10] Choi worked as a songwriter and producer at Warner/Chappell Music, which signed him on after his participation in an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) workshop.[2] On February 21, 2009, he performed at the annual Kollaboration talent show.[2]
His humorous song "YouTube, A Love Song" has received over 2.6 million views. The music videos for his singles Won't Even Start and That Girl, which are posted on both his and producers Wong Fu Productions' YouTube channels, has received a total of over 5 million views. He also posts non-music videos such as vlogs on his second channel. Choi often appears in online videos with fellow YouTube personalities, mostly playing a humorous character with a very straight face (his prominent trait). Some YouTube personalities, like Shane Dawson and Wong Fu Productions, often use Choi's music in their videos.