SB19's Josh recalls 'K-pop Filipino' stereotype about SB19: 'P-pop ang tawag sa amin'
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"During those times... they were stereotyping us na copycats. I said, 'P-pop po. P-pop po ang tawag sa amin.' Kasi ginagawa kaming K-pop Filipino." - SB19 Josh
Binalikan ng SB19 member na si Josh ang karanasan ng kanilang grupo noong nagsisimula pa lamang sa industriya kung saan naranasan nilang tawagin na "K-pop copycats."
Sa naganap na press conference ng SB19 para sa kanilang bagong album na Wakas at Simula, hindi naiwasang balikan ni Josh ang simula ng SB19 nang tanungin tungkol sa kanilang katayuan bilang isa sa mga pioneer ng modern P-pop.
"For us, honestly, this exact venue, maybe five years, six years ago or more, during that time, no one really actually considered, or no anything about P-pop. So, we were roasted by a lot of media, and they told us, 'How are you gonna introduce P-pop to the world or to the Philippines?" kuwento ni Josh.
Sa kabila nang nararanasang stereotyping noon, nanindigan ang grupo na sila ay "P-pop."
"During those times, unplanned s'ya e, na parang they were stereotyping us na copycats. Nagkaroon pa kami ng kaunting discussion, 'How are we gonna call ourselves?' I said, 'P-pop po. P-pop po ang tawag sa amin.' Kasi ginagawa kaming K-pop Filipino.
"We respect all genres and get inspiration from them din naman. We're not gonna deny that. But syempre 'yung parang feeling na na-stereotype ka, it hurts us kasi we're Filipinos, di ba? Right now, it's given. We don't really have to say a lot. It's more than enough for us na na-introduce, na-inspire naman 'yung mga tao to join this movement," dagdag ni Josh.
Nag-iwan din si Josh ng tanong para sa mga kapwa artist, kung ano ba talaga ang P-pop?
"Bigyan ko lang din ng idea, kasi usually P-pop is parang sinasabi, 'pag P-pop, sing and dance group. But, who can tell that? Even if you're a solo artist... or kung ano ang ginagawa mo, would you consider yourself as doing P-pop, but in reality, you're doing pop music in the Philippines?
"I'll leave that to the artist din, and I'll leave that to everyone, na to think about it. We might have accidentally, or it has been maybe there ever since, but maybe accidentally created a genre. But right now, we're very proud to tell everyone na this is a movement. And, this is going to change, the Philippines, and this industry."
Nagbigay rin ng maikling paliwanag si Pablo tungkol sa P-pop: "Kumbaga, kung gusto mo talaga ng distinction nung pop sa Philippines, P-pop siya. Para ma-distinguish siya all over the world."
MEANWHILE, HERE'S WHAT WENT DOWN DURING SB19'S 'WAKAS AT SIMULA' PRESS CONFERENCE:
