Bao Nguyen (dir. of BTS: The Return) was asked about BTS's decision to not submit to the Grammys at a @HIFF Q&A.
BN: I wholly respect the decision and I think it's very brave for them to do this. … In solidarity with the group, we pulled our submission from the Grammys as well.
no way yall are blaming filipino lilies just bc her album isnt charting good here 😆
kpop is slow now in the philippines if you still dont get it. go research you lil shit. it’s easy actually. go peep spotify top 50 philippines and see which artists are dominating
SEA markets shifting away from kpop popped multiple bubbles. Especially of certain idols' pr image of worldwide popularity, that was hardcarried by numbers from SEA, especially from Indonesia and Philippines. One of several factors k-pop global charts crumbled. BTS remains tho 😌
SEAPOP TOP 10 | Indonesia and the Philippines dominate the ranking of the most-streamed Southeast Asian songs on Spotify for the week of October 16–22, 2026! 🇮🇩🇵🇭
Mariah Deborah’s “Na Para Bang” leads the chart, followed by Indonesian acts eńau, Ari Lesmana, and Raim Laode.
PH Top 200 for Oct 23 has no K-pop songs at all. Local music is HUGE right now, and honestly, I’M PROUD to see more FILOs embracing & supporting their own music. 🇵🇭
So to anyone lambasting filo rn just cuz of your chart obsession, GTFO of my account as this is run by a filo.
The man who went viral for carrying his corgi in a backpack is now using the same idea to help rescue dogs get noticed toting them around to boost their chances of adoption.
📹 kittytime
Throwback to Taehyung assigning jobs to ARMY on Weverse and an ARMY said they planned to marry Yoongi so he replied “Your partner is currently in Chungcheongnam-do. Please go there when you have time”
IT WAS A DENTAL CLINIC NAMED “MIN YOONGI DENTAL CLINIC” NOT YOONGI’S RESIDENCE
local music dominates the music scene in both countries. no matter how big the k-pop fandom is, k-pop will still struggle to break into their local music markets.
The Philippines is now in its Local Music Renaissance. It's really hard for foreign songs especially Kpop to chart here now. Song must be really good in order to chart. It's safe to say the Philippines moved on from KPop already. One of the first markets to accept it and moved on