Remember how Filipinos massively consumed Thai BL where it came to a point that local creatives hopped on the trend and not just created but also reinvented the trajectory in this form of media entertainment?

That should be the thing for PPOP too. (1/n) https://twitter.com/KringKim/status/1345681796797587457

Just like the BL trend, there has been a huge market potential for idol industry over the past few years but no one has ever dared to traverse and launch critically good filipino idols until a few local industries gambled, hence the debut of SB19 and MNL48. (2/n)

However, there has been troubling notions prior and after the launch. Some people would see it as too KPOP-y or JPOP-y, cringey, gaya-gaya etc.

Bear it in mind that kpop just like any other genre is a marriage of preexisting cultures and conventions, popular or not. (3/n)

The issue, on the other hand, does not rely solely on the general public but also on how idol managements train their idols and how they represent their brand. Paano nga ba naman tatangkilikin if it's cringey and "pilit" talaga to begin with? (4/n)

So paano at anong kinalaman nito sa BL, Jolens?

To say that Filipinos are talented is an understatement. We have been known for stepping up the game. When they gave us cliché college love drama, Juan Miguel Severo gave us Gaya sa Pelikula,... (5/n)

a serye that highlighted REAL struggles in the stories of coming out and of being an "ally". Local creatives gave us Gameboys, which became an int'l hit, despite Covid restrictions.

Non-escapist. Well-constructed. Better execution. Smart. Definitely an upgrade! (6/n)

Ang punto ko lang naman: kung gagawa tayo ng material na wala namang pinagkaiba sa mga mas nauna, beh lalangawin lang. Wala namang bago, dun na lang ako sa nakasanayan.

Kung baga, usapin na 'to ng "edge". (7/n)

So ano nga ba "edge" ng PPOP? Ano nga bang pinagkaiba?

As what i have observed with the recent trend, PPOP benches on flawless dance and vocal skills which seemed pretty easy for most groups compared to other countries. Bigay na natin. Ngl, they had it easier. (8/n)

Anuba?! Sabi nga eh pinanganak ang mga pinoy na may hawak na microphone, Charot! Totoo naman tbh. MNL48 was not hailed as the power vocals of 48G for nothing? Skeki? Amy? Also SB19? Stell? Sejun? Hello? MNL48 was even called "too refined" for doing the bare minumim lol (9/n)

Kung meron man, the most promising trait for me is how visually appealing these idols are, especially SHA trainees, for both the SEAn and East Asian market. Each encompasses both standards. There's no point in denying. Hands down. Perfect. This could be their "edge".(10/n)

These traits could have an easy benchmark for local audience. As per Melai earlier, non verbatim, "Nakakatuwa na meron na rin tayo. Magagaling. Finally, sariling atin."

It's a call for us Filipinos to realise that we are capable, na kaya naman natin! (11/n)

Can i just add that i am so impressed that some of them are moreno/morena! With these hints, we get this sense of familiarity. Relatable. Real.

Don't nag about it being gaya-gaya or localized kpop when kpop is literally influenced by jpop and western pop culture. Lmao (12/n)

However, as much as we would love PPOP to be known internationally, fans and pinoys in general need to step up and should be the bedrock of this venture. Sa madaling salita—tangkilikin natin ang sariling atin. (13/n)

With our collective effort, recent involvement of ppop in mainstream media, and how general public is slowly getting exposed to these new forms, it will not be long until ppop's local and international success. Manifesting (14/14)