Emerging Ppop artist GAT is now ready to bring excitement to the music world with their Daleng Dale skills.
Gawang Atin ‘To (GAT) is a Ppop boy group consisting consisting of Ethan David, Charles Law, Michael Keith, Derick Ong, and Hans Paronda. On March 5, the GAT press launch took place at the Viva Cafe.
The group’s “Daleng Dale” TikTok challenge piqued people’s interest with their dance moves. It is currently one of the most popular content in the platform. Aside from that, their version of the song continues to climb Spotify’s Viral Songs PH chart.
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The group shares their expectations from the industry.
Despite the busy schedule—some of them are still in school— Michael shares:
I don’t want to meet people’s expectations; instead, I want to set our own expectations for ourselves and our group.
He doesn’t want other people to compare them to anyone, and he would rather not say that they want to achieve the level of success that others are. Ethan also stated that because he started in the industry at the age of 13, he has no expectations and simply wants to enjoy what he has right now.
They simply want to enjoy the present moment, make everyone happy, and entertain them. Of course, they expect love from their fans.
They talk about the artists they aspire to work with in the future.
Michael produces and confesses to writing a song for the group with the intention of sharing it in the future, while Hans writes music in addition to singing and dancing.
Regine Velasquez and Sarah Geronimo are two of Ethan’s musical idols, and he has expressed his desire to perform a song alongside them. The members also expressed their hopes to collaborate with their kuyas in Alamat, the nation’s girl group BINI, R&B artist Jay R, rapper-singer Al James, and Ppop kings SB19.
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They talk about their goals for this year, individually and as a group.
Pop Journal asked them about their group and individual goals for this year.
Ethan shares:
For the group, we want to do an EP like a mini-album, and also shows out of town and provincial. And also, gusto ko rin gumawa ng movie like sa Viva One po like a documentary for us. Like yung journey namin as a group.
Additionally, Derick mentioned his wish to play at Coke Studio. Hans wants to strengthen their group synchronization, while Charles stated that he wants to work on his craft more with his dancing and singing voices. Ethan adds that they hope to perform at the New Frontier Theater by the end of the year.
International artists who inspire GAT.
Artists from the early 2000s, including Michael Jackson, Air Supply, Justin Bieber, One Direction, Zayn Malik, Chris Brown, and Bruno Mars, were mentioned by GAT members as those who inspire them. Some were influenced by their parents’ admiration for music and that’s how they know these artists, and fans can see how they value music as new performers.
To learn more about them, visit their official accounts.
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Special thanks to Viva Records for inviting Pop Journal to the GAT press launch.
Photos: Charie Navarro
