There seems to be just no
stopping what potential heights that one particular source of musical Pinoy
Pride in this day and age could reach. SB19, that plucky quintet of Filipino
youths given K-Pop training by a top South Korean agency, and now a prominent
face of the new P-Pop sub-genre of OPM, continue to shine with their songs
despite the difficulties of the COVID pandemic. Not even being quarantined for
suspected exposure this past March stopped the debut of their latest single “What?”
And now, no less than Billboard is giving them their biggest push yet via
nomination for Top Social Artist for 2021.
Inquirer.net reports that the 2021 Billboard Music Awards has
tapped SB19 as one its nominees for Top Social Artist, one of two categories in
the awards that is decided by online fan vote. The five-man group of Pablo,
Josh, Kell, Ken and Justin will find themselves among esteemed company in this
category. The other four acts on the running one American diva and three South
Korean K-Pop groups. Those would be Ariana Grande, Blackpink, Seventeen and –
yes, they went there – the global K-Pop juggernaut that is BTS. SB19 will have
a tough popularity fight to get this Billboard Music Award.
As expected, the official SB19
Twitter page crowed the success of the group late Thursday, April 29. Happily
greeting the “A’Tin” fan-base, the band expressed gratitude to them for helping
make their name a notable idol buzzword online. “We are so grateful for your
love and support,” the tweet read. “We wouldn't have come this far without all
of you. A'TIN 'TO! Iwawagayway ang WATAWAT!” While the
realistic chances of SB19 being named Top Social Artist is slim, with BTS
having won that accolade the last four years, just being there is a triumphant
step forward, ensuring that SB19’s star will not fade too soon.
WE MADE IT, A'TIN! 🎉
— SB19 Official (@SB19Official) April 29, 2021
We are nominated for Top Social Artist of this year's Billboard Music Awards!
We are so grateful for your love and support. We wouldn't have come this far without all of you. A'TIN 'TO!
Iwawagayway ang WATAWAT! 🇵🇭#SB19forBBMAs pic.twitter.com/eCjaPxNauH
Of course, the online A’Tin
fandom will help SB19 fight tooth and nail for winning Top Social Artist in
this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Social media activity on that end has
intensified to get fan voting done. It also helps that Billboard’s LyricFind
Global chart has seven SB19 songs at the top ranking alrady. Meanwhile, nothing
less than the US Embassy in the Philippines has congratulated the boys on their
nomination. Fans can see how this all pans out at the 2021 Billboard Music
Awards, May 24 (Philippine Time). The event will be hosted by Nick Jonas,
viewable on NBC.
Image courtesy of Preen.ph
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