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Now that the Hallyu phenomenon is officially in full swing, many K-Pop acts are seeking bigger and brighter futures as regional stars in Asia and across the world. Established stars like SM Entertainment's Super Junior, Girls' Generation, TVXQ, and SHINee, YG Entertainment's Big Bang and 2NE1, and JYP's 2PM, 2AM, and Wonder Girls are among the many legendary K-Pop artists who are making waves all across Asia, including the Philippines.
Let's take a look at a few K-Pop acts who are currently not available locally but may be quite big if their music was released in the country.
Secret
This four-member girl group officially hit the big time when their single Shy Boy topped a variety of K-Pop music charts, including the Big Three countdowns (Inkigayo, M! Countdown, and Music Bank). Their follow-up Starlight Moonlight was equally charming with its light pop 60s atmosphere. But before Hyosung, Jieun, Zinger, and Sunhwa took the pa-cute route to stardom, they unleashed two aggressive pop-rock tracks to K-Pop radio including the irresistibly brassy radio hit Madonna (the Japanese version of which recently entered the Top 10 in Japan) and the effusively infectious horns-tinged Magic. Reminiscent of Beyonce, but with the sweetness that only K-Pop girl groups can give, a Secret album that compiles these four tracks would be an ideal introduction of this talented foursome to the local market.
Winterplay
Winterplay is a four-piece Korean jazz quartet who came to the Philippines in 2009 as part of the Korea-Philippines Friendship celebration, alongside idol group SHINee and hiphop artists Mighty Mouth. Lee JuHan (trumpet), Choi Woo Joon (guitarist), and So Eun Kyu (contrabassist) amazed the crowd with their excellent pop-jazz material, but vocalist Moon Hye Won charmed the Philippine audience with her warm voice and elegant charm. The band promised to release an album locally, but to date, we have yet to see any new material from this talented foursome. Check out the group's YouTube page here to get a taste of some delightfully seasoned K-Pop jazz.
Piggy Dolls
Filipinos love the divas, and we are generally kinder to, um, plus-sized artists more than other cultures. In an industry of stick-thin idols, Piggy Dolls was supposed to stand out when they debuted, touting impressive vocal skills alongside great dance moves. The way the girls danced and sang despite their size was already noteworthy. Videos of them singing killer vocal tracks like "One Night Only" from "Dreamgirls" only underscored their talent.
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