Janus Del Prado recently received huge criticism sharing his two cents about "P pop."
"Ba't niyo pa tinawag na Ppop eh photo copy lang naman ng Kpop. Wala namang identity na sariling atin. Eh walang kabahid bahid ng pagka pinoy maliban sa in filipino yung lyrics. Kaya nga tinawag na Kpop kasi identified sa kanila yung ganyang style ng musika at ganyang itsura at pananamit. Haynaku. Balakayujan. (person facepalming emoji)," he wrote on Facebook a few days ago.
Meanwhile, on Instagram, he noted that he's nothing against K-pop, and in fact, he loves the genre for what it is.
"Nothing against the so called Ppop groups din. They are very talented. Pero wag natin i pasa na orig na genre ang Ppop. Plagiarism yan. Sana tinawag niyo na lang na Korean-Pinoy Pop o KPpop. Or pwede din naman PKpop. Ehankusenyu. Nakakabother lang. Just my two cents," he explained.
Note that for quite some time now, SB19 has been dominating the music scene.
The five-member Filipino boy band is the first Filipino act trained by a Korean entertainment company.
After their debut, P-pop groups such as MNL48, Bini, 1st.One, After5, and BGYO also emerged.