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K-pop, C-pop and now P-pop? Philippine groups put country’s pop music in the global spotlight
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P-pop group SB19 stops traffic to give a surprise performance for their fans at the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, in July 2023.
PHOTO: STHANLEE B. MIRADOR
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MANILA – Fandom wars make riveting headlines. Social media platform X in the Philippines erupted into a ruckus as two of the country’s biggest fan groups collided mid-year – thanks to a veteran journalist’s remarks about a rising Filipino pop group finally breaking onto the international scene.
Broadcaster Karen Davila said during the July 23 episode of the country’s prime-time news show TV Patrol that the eight-member, all-girl group Bini was “opening the door” for Pinoy pop, or P-pop, to the world stage.
