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Pinoy pop girl group BINI makes history anew as world-renowned music and pop culture magazine Rolling Stone named it one of the rising international artists under the Spotify RADAR 2022 program. Dubbed by their followers as the Nation’s Girl Group, they are included in the list of emerging artists who bring “a little something for everyone, whether you need hope or healing” through its latest song “Pit A Pat".
Rolling Stone described the eight-member group composed of Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena as having “a loud, vibrant, sugar-coated vibe that is only second to their commanding, ear-grabbing style". It also hailed BINI’s latest track "Pit A Pat" as “a summer anthem brimming with attitude and optimism that sees the group confidently singing about empowerment, respect, and ambition". Tara Aquino of Rolling Stone wrote, “They’re here, and they won’t let you forget it.” The song was written by Korean singer-songwriter Sophia Pae with music composition and arrangement by Rohan and Ddank. BINI members also took part in the songwriting of its Filipino verses.
Meanwhile, fans of the fast-rising Pinoy pop girl group were treated to a special event entitled "Bloom1ng: The 1st BINIversary" held last June 11, 2022 (Saturday) at the SM Megamall Ice Skating Rink in celebration of the group's first year anniversary. BINI also continues to add vibrancy to the music scene as it dropped the official music video for the song “Na Na Na” last June 8, 2022 (Wednesday). It was also confirmed that their previous hits, “Golden Arrow” and “Kapit Lang,” will be part of the Lunar Codex time capsules to be sent to the Moon in 2023 with the aim to be discovered by future generations. The P-pop group is among the Kapamilya artists who are slowly breaking into the international scene as ABS-CBN continues to champion Filipino talents on the world stage.
Viewers can catch the latest adventures of BINI as its members go around the Philippines in “BINI Roadtrip Adventures” on BINI Official YouTube channel. Get regular updates by following BINI_ph on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and subscribing to their official YouTube channel, BINI Official.
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Netizens Rave For Puregold Channel's "Ang Babae Sa Likod Ng Face Mask"
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With major buzz stoking thrill and excitement over the show, netizens are wildly anticipating the Puregold Channel original series “Ang Babae sa Likod ng Face Mask” which premiered last June 11, 2022 (Saturday). In the series, TV and online personality Herlene Budol takes on her first-ever starring role as the romantic interest of TV heartthrob and lead actor Joseph Marco. The series is poised to be a certifiable hit. Even in the run-up to its official debut, “Ang Babae sa Likod ng Face Mask” has been reaping massive online support — garnering over 1.1 million views within 24 hours of its release on Facebook. Comments have been pouring in from netizens — all over the country — who are looking forward to the show’s premiere.
“Hala, nakaka excite naman” goes Shandel Bacasmo in the comments for the trailer. There are fans like Ghiavanniel Gabrieles Romero who can’t help noting the electric chemistry between Herlene Budol and Joseph Marco. “Kakakilig naman nyan!!! Bagay kayo,” Romero writes. Joseph Marco’s own fans express their all-out support, like Assenav Siedaba, who remarks, “Kakilig kA tALaga jOseph marco!” A gaggle of Herlene Budol fans likewise declares their love for her, even raving over her looks. Leslie Vallejos Casitas Macalla comments, “For me hindi sya panget.” To be sure, fans of both Herlene and Joseph are thrilled about the hilarious and kilig moments the show is expected to deliver.
Herlene Budol’s character, Malta, has not been lucky in love because she sees herself as a “hipon” — or someone blessed with a shapely figure but a plain and homely face, something that the sweet and kind Malta is able to conceal under her facemask. Malta works to support her mother, Madam Baby, played by Mickey Ferriols, a struggling vlogger and owner of a sari-sari store. A scene later shows that the bills are piling up and Malta decides to help make ends meet for her family. Meanwhile, viewers are introduced to Sieg, Joseph Marco’s character. Sieg is hurting from the end of another relationship, and is nursing a broken heart.
What will happen when Malta and Sieg first meet? How can Malta help support her mother in these difficult times? Can Sieg move past the pain of heartbreak? What’s in store for the duo will be revealed in the upcoming episodes of “Ang Babae sa Likod ng Face Mask”, uploading every Saturday at 7:00 pm on Puregold Channel's official YouTube channel.
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Red Bull Dance Your Style Is Coming To The Philippines
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For the first time ever, Red Bull Dance Your Style, the brand’s take on a global 1-on-1 street dance competition with a unique battle format featuring the latest hits and timeless classics that challenge a dancer’s freestyle and improvisation skills, is coming to the Philippines. Unlike other major dance competitions with professional judges, the crowd will play a crucial role in determining the winner of each battle. The crowd participation means the dancers will really need to express their personality and passion through their dancing. They’ll need to win the crowd to move past their opponents.
The first major Red Bull Dance Your Style Philippines event will kick off at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) Amphitheatre with the National Finals on July 23 featuring the top 16 dancers qualified and pre-selected by nationally-established dance consultant and a member of the Philippine All-Stars Vince Mendoza. “The selection process was not easy and hard as well. Can you imagine gathering talented people and sizing up their skill-set? It’s like a dream and also having that excitement during the selection process," shares Mendoza when asked about the decision-making that went into choosing the country’s representatives. All the participants will be gathering together in one place for an intense yet fun dance battle to test the diversity of their move-set while proving that they are the best dancer in the world.
Each round of every battle will consist of two thrilling rounds with the DJ spinning mixes of different genres ranging from modern pop and rap music to old-school classics. The competitors will need to prove that they have rhythm, movement, creativity, and charisma since capturing the crowd’s attention and acquiring their approval is the only way to secure a spot in the next round of the competition. The winner of the National Finals will then move on to the World Finals and represent the Philippines, competing against over 60 dancers from 30 countries. The World Finals is set to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 2022. Interested viewers may secure their spot to watch Red Bull Dance Your Style live by registering online at www.redbull.com/danceyourstyleph.
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VCT APAC Last Chance Qualifier To Take Place On August
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While the 20 teams from across the region who have qualified for the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Challengers APAC Playoffs start to compete for a slot at Masters 2 in July, other teams who have not qualified for Playoffs can still have a chance to accumulate enough VCT Circuit points to qualify for Champions through the Last Chance Qualifier. Last Chance Qualifier takes place in 5 different groups of regions simultaneously - North America (NA), Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA), Brazil/Latin America (BR/LATAM), Asia Pacific (APAC), and East Asia (EA).
The VCT APAC Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) will take place on August 1-7, 2022. The event will provide the top 9 teams from Southeast Asia and South Asia that have accumulated the most Circuit points across Challengers and Masters and 1 team from Oceania with the opportunity to fight for one last seat at Champions, the end-of-the-year final where the VALORANT World Champion will be crowned. Champions will take place in Istanbul, Turkey on September 2-18, 2022. The event will feature the top 16 teams from around the world, including 3 representatives from the APAC region. Out of the 3 representatives the top 2 teams will have accumulated the most points across Challengers and Masters. The final team will earn the last slot through the APAC LCQ.
The 10 teams who qualify for APAC LCQ will be seeded into 2 brackets where they will fight through a series of double elimination matches. Teams will be seeded according to their VCT points positioning. Teams who qualify for the APAC LCQ will be revealed closer to the date.
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Honor Of Kings Bares Global Release Via Level Infinite, 2022 World Champion Cup
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TiMi Studio Group officially confirmed that Honor of Kings will receive a global launch later this year on mobile devices (Android and iOS) and it will be published by Level Infinite. Players across the world will soon be able to experience this gaming phenomenon when Honor of Kings will commence a series of tests in select countries from July before beginning a phased worldwide roll-out.
Released in China in 2015, Honor of Kings recorded over 100 million average daily active users in November 2020, making it not only the most popular MOBA mobile title, but the most played video game in the world on any platform. Six years on from launch, Honor of Kings is still demonstrating its enduring popularity among gamers. Recent figures from QuestMobile showed that the title recorded over 145 million monthly active users in March 2022 while Honor of Kings was the top grossing mobile game worldwide in Q1 2022 according to SensorTower.
TiMi also announced today that the 2022 Honor of Kings World Champion Cup (KCC) will be held at the end of this year and will welcome 16 international teams to join the tournament. These international teams will join the battle to be crowned champions and compete for a share of the US$10,000,000 prize pool. Since its launch in 2019, KCC has established itself as the peak of competitive play for Honor of Kings. This competition has attracted a growing audience of engaged fans with more than 570 million viewers watching the 2020 final. This excitement extends across the Honor of Kings eSports ecosystem with over 73 billion views of content from the professional circuit in 2020. Details of the global launch plan for Honor of Kings and more information on KCC will be revealed in the coming weeks.
