Pinoy Pop group SB19 (Sound Break 19) continues to make history as they secured the 5th spot in the Billboard’s Social Top 50 chart.
This new milestone makes SB19 the first-ever Southeast Asian act to make it to the chart’s top 5.
BTS, an internationally renowned Korean Boy group still leads the chart for the 175th week now followed by another K-Pop group GOT7. Andrea Bocelli landed in the third place while NCT 127 ranked fourth.
For the information of many, the Billboard Social 50 is a weekly “ranking of the most active artists on the world’s leading social networking sites.”
Other personalities/groups who made it to the top 10 are:
EXO, Tomorrow x Together, NCT DREAM, ATEEZ, and Fiersa Besari.
This week's top 10 on the #Social50 chart:
1. @BTS_twt (record-extending 175th week at No. 1)
2. @GOT7Official
3. @AndreaBocelli (debut)
4. @NCTsmtown_127
5. @SB19Official
6. @weareoneEXO
7. @TXT_members
8. @NCTsmtown_DREAM
9. @ATEEZofficial
10. @FiersaBesari— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) April 21, 2020
The quintet composed of Sejun (John Paul Nase), Josh (Josh Cullen Santos), Stell (Stellvester Ajero), Ken (Felip Jhon Suson), and Justin (Justin de Dios) has been a mainstay in the Billboard Social Top 50 but it’s the first time that their group reached the Top 5.
In a previous interview, the group expressed their happiness and gratitude when they made it to the top 10 of the Billboard Social chart.
SB19 member Josh said, “Hindi po namin akalain na ganun kasi, sabi nga po nila, it was the first time na consistent po na nangyari yung ganun.
“Sobrang grabe kasi, para po sa amin, hindi pa po kami enough para mapasama sa Billboard chart na ‘yon.
“Pero, siyempre, sa tulong po ng fans namin, nangyayari po lahat. Dream come true lang po talaga lahat. Parang nanaginip pa rin po kami hanggang ngayon,” he added.
Stell, on the other hand, stated, “Tsaka ayon po, nung nakita po namin ‘yun, talagang napatanong po kami sa sarili namin na deserve ba talaga namin na mapunta kami sa Billboard? Tapos naglolokohan kami, sabi namin wala na, hindi na tayo aangat, sobrang taas na po ng nasa taas namin na artist.
“Sabi namin masaya na kami dito sa top 10, sobrang blessing na po nito para sa amin. Hindi po kami makapaniwala na parang kada gigising kami sa umaga, iniisip namin na panaginip lang. Sana po magtuloy-tuloy lang po. At kung papalarin at umangat, mas magiging masaya po kami,” he continued.
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Aside from the Billboard Social 50 Chart, SB19 has also landed on the 25th spot of the Billboard’s Emerging Artist chart.
They also became the first Filipino Idol group to secure a spot (6th) on Billboard’s Next Big Sound Chart.
SB19 is the first-ever Pinoy Pop boy group that was trained under a local branch of Korean entertainment agency ShowBT, under the same system that launched internationally successful K-pop artists.
The group made their debut in 2018 with their first single “Tilaluha.” Although they have only released three songs including “Go Up” and “Alab” since their official launch, SB19 has successfully broken into the music scene with their ‘new and fresh sound’ not only in the Philippines but in other parts of the world as well. In just one year or so, this Filipino boy group has already gained international recognition with a growing fanbase which they refer to as “A’Tin” (pronounced as eighteen).
