There are
three Original Pilipino Music (OPM) acts that you must watch out for this year 2013!
Young,
talented, and oozing with mass appeal, they are a glimpse of the future of the
Philippine music industry.
We’re talking about rock band Letter
Day Story,
balladeer-songwriter Myrus, and boy band 1:43 (pronounced as “one forty-three”). These
three, who are all managed by public relations and social media expert Chris
Cahilig, have been making waves across all media platforms.
LETTER DAY STORY, composed of rockers Aldrick “Dex” Yu, John
Oliver “Oli” Agustin, Chrisanthony
“Not” Vinzons, and Emil Joseph “EJ” Arabit, won the Best Rock/Alternative
Recording trophy at the 2012 Awit Awards for their song “Save Me.” They won
over the other nominees, who are all more established and highly-respected
bands and solo artists.
Their latest digital single, “Maiwang
Mag-isa” written by Agustin is currently receiving a lot of airplay over radio
stations nationwide.
Earlier, Letter Day Story also won at
the 2010 Awit Awards for their song “Martilyo,” which they recorded with
Gloc-9, also for Best Rock/Alternative Recording.
They’ve recorded 11 singles that all
made it to the Pinoy MYX Countdown. They released three albums namely “Sulat
Aral Kuwento,” “Sama-Sama,” and “Breakaway” all from Sony Music. Likewise, they
endorsed brands including Revicon Forte, Mossimo, Vans and AXN.
They’ve also appeared in many TV shows
including “Umagang Kay Ganda”, “Unang Hirit”, “Music Uplate @ ABS-CBN” and have
performed in major shows organized by MTV, MYX, and Alliance Francais (Fete
dela Musique).
MYRUS, who delighted listeners with his
remake of the 1970s love song “Sayang” (originally by Claire dela Fuente) has
reinvented himself from being one of our most favorite romantic balladeers into
one of the country’s most sought-after singer-songwriters.
In 2012, Myrus has released a
critically acclaimed album titled “Wanted: Just Alive” featuring his original
compositions “Pusong Lito” and “Sige Na Nga.” An intriguing song about being
torn between two beloved, “Pusong Lito” became a monster hit and was named as
the No 5 most popular OPM song in 2012 by the Philippine Music Charts. It was
also used as a soundtrack of Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Teen Edition in ABS-CBN
and its official music video and lyric videos has garnered over 10 million
views in Youtube so far.
In a few weeks, the public will hear
three of Myrus’ compositions as soundtracks of the most anticipated primetime
soaps in ABS-CBN. His original composition for his co-talents 1:43, “Sa Isang
Sulyap Mo” will be one of the soundtracks of Coco Martin’s new fantaserye “Juan
dela Cruz” while “Pusong Lito” and his new hit single “Hiling” will be included
in Angeline Quinto’s romantic comedy soap, “Kahit Konting Pagtingin.”
Myrus has proven himself not only as a
singer, songwriter, vocal arranger, producer and creative artist but also as an
effective and dedicated advocate for the local music industry. He earned
everyone’s respect as an OPM activist during his stint as the Project Head of
“Tunog Natin.” In December, Myrus was declared as a UH Morning Star by the
GMA-7 morning show, “Unang Hirit.”
Myrus is acclaimed as “The Sentimental
Prince of OPM” because of his romantic flair and smooth vocals. He has won
prestigious awards including a Gold Record for his debut album “Love Cycle”
under Sony Music, an ASAP 24K Artist Award, the Top Entertainment Award for
Best RnB Artist and nominations in the 2010 Awit Awards and the First
Philippine Radio Music Awards.
1:43 (ONE FORTY-THREE) is currently the hottest and most
popular boy band in the Philippines, and they have steadily and impressively
expanded their fan base in just two years.
The 1:43 hit, “Sa Isang Sulyap Mo” has
topped numerous year-end music charts of 2012 and the song’s music video was
hailed as one of the Most Viral Videos of 2012 according to YouTube
Philippines. To date, its official music video, reposts and lyric videos have
received over 30 million views on Youtube. It is also one of the most
downloaded songs in MyMusicStore, Videokeman, iTunes Philippines, and Sun
Cellular and ranked No 2 in the Philippine Music Charts tally for 2012, next to
Gloc-9’s “Sirena.”
The best thing about 1:43 is that they
are living proof that Filipino talents can successfully hold their own against
the K-Pop fever. Their powerful mass appeal led to their guestings in “ASAP,”
“KrisTV,” and in “Sarah G” to name a few. 1:43 have been declared as one of the
UH Morning Stars of the GMA-7 morning show, “Unang Hirit”.
Composed of Anjo Resurreccion; Goldmon
Aquino; Kent Malunda; and Yuki Sakamoto have recorded two albums-- “Time for
Love” and “Sa Isang Sulyap Mo” under MCA Music and were included in OPM
compilation albums “Tunog Natin: Songs from Home” and “40 Most Requested Love
Songs.” They have been nominated twice in the Awit Awards for Best Christmas
Song and Best New Group.
The boys of 1:43 are expected to
duplicate their success in 2012 with the chart-topping single “Halika Na” and
numerous product endorsements line-up.
With the popularity of foreign musical
acts in the Philippines, it’s inspiring to know that there are still original
Filipino acts like these three, that are going strong and holding up high the
banner for OPM.
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