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MNL48 Version
MNL48 (read as ''M.N.L. Forty-eight'') is a Filipino idol girl group based in Manila, Philippines. Formed in 2018, they are the fourth international sister group of AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48, China's SNH48 (''former''), and Thailand's BNK48. The group is named after Manila, the capital of the Philippines. MNL48 is the only AKB48 sister group that debuted with exactly 48 members on its First Generation. Dubbed as "P-Pop (idol) Pioneers", MNL48 paved the way to the new era of Philippine pop idol industry and is known within the 48 Group as "Vocal Queens" for their singing ability. History 2016–2018: Formation On March 26, 2016, the formations of MNL48, BNK48, and TPE48 were announced at Minami Takahashi's concert. On October 13, 2017, Hallo Hallo Entertainment announced registration and audition tour dates for the group's first generation. The following month on November 10, Hallo Hallo Entertainment held the first audition for MNL48. In early 2018, a segment was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PPOPCON
The Pinoy Pop Convention (PPOPCON) is a music fan convention and concert intended to celebrate Pinoy pop music and culture annually. With its first edition held on April 9 and 10, 2022, it is the first and biggest event of its kind in the Philippines. The event was announced to take place two years after on-ground concerts had been halted by the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The April 10 concert was the biggest entertainment event to take place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum since 2020. Background The PPOPCON was first announced on February 15, 2022 across their official social media platforms, announcing that the event aimed to gather P-pop fans and celebrate Pinoy pop culture and music. The head of PPOPCON Project, Andie Salutin said in a press release: "P-Pop is quickly gaining international attention and many fans are recognizing the talent and passion of many P-Pop acts.""Through PPOPCON, we are celebrating the growing P-Pop community through the first event of its kind righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKB48 Team TP
AKB48 Team TP formerly known as TPE48, is a Taiwanese idol group and the sixth international sister group of AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48, China's SNH48 (''former''), Thailand's BNK48, Philippines's MNL48, and China's AKB48 Team SH. The group is named after Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. History 2011–2012: Creation On October 10, 2011, AKB48 announced the creation of TPE48, and will build the theater next year summer. At that time, AKS cooperated with Yoshimoto Kogyo and expected to start audition work in 2012. However, the two sides failed to reach a consensus in the preparation work, and thus they were discontinued after the second half of 2012. 2014–2015: AKB48 Taiwan Audition On December 7, 2014, during HKT48's Taipei concert, AKB48 announced that they will hold an audition for members of the AKB48 in Taiwan someday, but it was unclear whether the audition is related to TPE48. Subsequently, AKB48 officially announced its will hold the "AKB48 Taiwan A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitakatta
is Japanese idol group AKB48's third single, and the first major single released through DefSTAR Records, on 25 October 2006. Regarded as the signature song of AKB48, the song has continued to be AKB48′s most recognizable tune among the public. It was also the theme song for the AKB48 TV show ''AKBingo!'' until 2016''.'' Promotion With support from DefStar Records, the song has played a major role in causing the public to take notice of AKB48, as it has been frequently used as an introductory song when AKB48 appears on TV programs as guests, including the 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. It is also the theme song of their own TV late night show, ''AKBingo!'', which has been broadcast since 2008. The girls took a trip down to Tateyama, Chiba to film the video clip, with the main dance scenes set at the cliff of the Sunosaki Lighthouse. Each first pressing CD included a DVD, including Aitakatta's video clip and , as well as following premiums. * Original Trading Cards (one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eton Centris
Eton Centris is a development in Quezon City by Lucio Tan's Eton Properties Philippines. Eton Centris is located at the southeast corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue. It is a major component of the Triangle Park business district.Eton unveils second mixed-use project in GC ABS-CBN News It covers an area of .SM now one of the tenants in Lucio Tan-controlled property firm GMA News History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by the López family ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) and Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN). ABS was founded in 1946 by American electronics engineer James Lindenberg as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1952, BEC was renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) with its corporate name, Alto Sales Corporation after Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of President Elpidio Quirino, purchased the company and later launched the first TV station in the country, DZAQ-TV on October 23, 1953. The company that would later be merged with ABS to form ABS-CBN was founded in 1956 as Chronicle Broadcasting Network, Inc. (CBN) by Eugenio Lopez Sr. and his brother Fernando Lopez, who was the sitting Vice President of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKS (company)
, formerly , is a Japanese talent agency, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is involved in various entertainment-related activities, including music, film and merchandise production. History AKS had managed the Japanese idol groups AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and NGT48, as well as the Japanese promotional activities of South Korean-Japanese idol group, Iz*One. AKB48 employed a so-called "transfer system" for the first to tenth generation members, where members started out under AKS management and should receive a contract offer from other artist management companies after a predetermined period. Members in the next generations would be managed directly by AKS, although they could still accept offers to transfer to other agencies. In 2016, ownership of NMB48 was transferred from Kyoraku Yoshimoto Holdings to AKS, putting all the 48 groups at the time under AKS's banner. In 2019, the talent agency KeyHolder acquired SKE48 and placed it under the management of its subsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family of Iloilo, López family. The network is headquartered at the ELJ Communications Center and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu, Davao City, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in ABS-CBN Soundstage, Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN is colloquially referred to as the ''Kapamilya'' Network; the branding was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhong Hilario
Virgilio Viernes Hilario Jr. (born August 11, 1976), professionally known as Jhong Hilario, is a Philippines, Filipino actor, dancer, television host, and politician. He is part of the Filipino dance group ''Streetboys''. He is currently serving as a Sangguniang Panlungsod, councilor of Makati from its Legislative districts of Makati#1st District, 1st district since 2016. He is widely known for his antagonist roles in television; as Gary David in the Mara Clara (2010 TV series), 2010 remake of Mara Clara, and as Homer "Alakdan" Adlawan in ''Ang Probinsyano, FPJ's Ang Probinsyano''. He currently appears as a regular host on ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN's noontime variety show ''It's Showtime (Philippine TV program), It's Showtime.'' Early life Hilario was born on August 11, 1976 in Asingan, Pangasinan. He attended primary school at Bangkal Elementary School II in Makati and secondary school at South Eastern College in Pasay from 1991 to 1995. He availed a high school home study p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karylle
Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari (born March 22, 1981), known mononymously as a Karylle, is a Filipino singer, actress, TV host and musical theatre performer. She is heralded as "''OPMs Showbiz Royalty''". She notably received a nomination for "''Best Actress for TV Series-Drama''" in one of Europe’s most prestigious television awards, the Monte-Carlo TV Festival. In 2002, she won "Best New Artist" at the MTV Philippines. Her album titled "''K''" and debut album "''Time to Shine''" received a gold certification from PARI, while her albums titled "''Time for letting Go''" & "''Roadtrip''" all reached Platinum status in the Philippines. She also took part of the International Emmy-nominated telenovela Dahil May Isang Ikaw. She is a regular host and judge on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show '' It's Showtime''. Early life Karylle was born on March 22, 1981,http://entertainment2.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/itsshowtime/artists in Manila to Zsa Zsa Padilla, a singer-actress and Dr. Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Crawford
Billy Joe Ledesma Crawford (born May 16, 1982) is a Filipino actor, musician, singer, dancer, comedian and television host who released 7 studio albums and has had a number of singles, notably " Trackin'", " When You Think About Me" (a remake of a One Voice hit) and "You Didn't Expect That" amongst others. In 2019, he released the single "Filipina Girl" and the album ''Work in Progress'' on Viva Records. He has hosted a number of talent shows of ABS-CBN including '' Pinoy Dream Academy'', ''Pilipinas Got Talent'', ''Your Face Sounds Familiar'', '' Pinoy Boyband Superstar'', '' Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids'', ''Little Big Shots'' and ''Idol Philippines'' and became a judge in ''World of Dance Philippines'' and ''Your Moment''. Early life and career Billy Joe Ledesma Crawford was born in Manila, Philippines, to a Filipino mother from Jaro, Iloilo City named Mayette Ledesma and an American father named Jack Crawford. He has two half-brothers. Crawford was discovered at the ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Curtis
Anne Curtis-Smith(; born 17 February 1985) is a Filipino-Australian actress, model, television host, entrepreneur and recording artist. She is dubbed as the "''Multimedia Superstar''" for her talent and influence. Curtis has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two FAMAS Awards, a Luna Award, two Metro Manila Film Festival Awards, and five PMPC Star Awards for Television. Additionally, she has also been nominated for two Gawad Urian Awards, and eight PMPC Star Awards for Movies. Regarded as one of the most influential celebrities in the Philippines, ''Forbes Asia'' named her as one of the top 100 digital stars in the Asia-Pacific region. As of 2021, she remains as the Philippines' top Instagram personality with over 17 million followers, and is also the 4th most followed Filipino celebrity on Facebook with over 18 million followers. She was also the first Filipino to reach 14 million followers on Twitter, and is currently the second most followed Filip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
