One surefire indicator that a
Philippine music artist or group somehow managed to build a visible overseas
presence, is getting nominated for any edition of the MTV Music Awards. Often
that category nomination would be for something like Best Act from Southeast Asia,
especially if the MTV Music Awards is not the regional Asian version. Then
again, the MTV Asian Music Awards (and Philippine Awards) were last held back
in the 2000s, so recognition can now only come from the US or Europe. But we
digress. The thing is, a Philippine Pop act did get an MTV nomination, for
Europe.
The Philippine Star reports that P-Pop boy band SB19 is a nominee at
the next MTV Europe Music Awards for the Best Southeast Asian Act category.
This honor is the second time a Philippine music artist got some representation
at the European-based awards show. SB19 is vying for the Best Southeast Asian
Act award alongside a formidable ensemble of SEA talent: Indonesia’s Lyodra,
Malaysia’s Naim Daniel, Singapore’s JJ Lin, Thailand’s Ink Warunton, and
Vietnam’s K-ICM. Perhaps the quintet act of Josh, Justin, Ken, Sejun and Stell
will win this accolade from MTV Europe that eluded their predecessors in 2020,
Ben&Ben.
SB19 has been making greater
strides in international presence even before getting their MTV Europe
nomination. Back in April the group became the first Philippine and Southeast
Asian artist/group to be nominated in the Top Social Artist category of the
Billboard Music Awards. The only reason they did not win was because they were
beaten by South Korea’s BTS. But for SB19, a group trained similarly to K-Pop
idols, to share a category on the Billboard Awards with THE K-Pop act here and
now, is already an achievement worth remembering.
The 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards
will be hosted in Hungary next month, November 15. The ceremony will be
broadcast live on MTV channels in 180 countries around the world. Fans can vote
for various categories, including Best SEA Act for SB19, on the official awards
website. Voting only lasts until the 10th of November.
Image: CNN Philippines
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