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'Duty After School,' Mackenyu: Google releases top search trends in the Philippines in 2023

Published Dec 19, 2023 04:54 pm

Google is ending the year again by releasing the Year In Search 2023, its annual compilation of the top trending keywords and terms that Filipinos search for.

From SIM registration, Mackenyu, Katy Louise Saunders (Korean actor Song Joong-ki's wife) to Lakers vs Warriors, Google’s Year In Search 2023 in the country offers an array of topics that attracted attention. 

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(Clockwise from top left) Korean actor Ahn Bo-hyun, "Moving," Mackenyu in "One Piece," Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, Chinese actor Chen Zhe Yuan and Mike Enriquez (Photos: Instagram, Disney+, Netflix, Weibo, GMA News on Facebook) 

The top 10 lists serve as a record of the many events and issues that people have gotten caught up in over the year. 

SIM registration topped the News list due to a new law requiring everyone to register their phone numbers, and because Filipinos wanted to know more about the process. 

Major international events are also high on Filipinos’ awareness, as the Israel-Hamas war is ranked fifth in the top News trends.

Korean actor Ahn Bo-hyun is No. 1 in the top 10 male personalities list after he got into a romantic relationship with BLACKPINK’s Jisoo. They admitted their relationship in August but broke up nearly three months later.  

Actor Mackenyu is No. 2 because of Netflix’s “One Piece” while Chinese actor Chen Zhe Yuan is No. 10. 

The No. 1 top trending Korean series in the Philippines in 2023 is “Duty After School” followed by “Moving,” “The Glory,” “Twinkling Watermelon” and “King the Land.” 

TV shows and movies available on streaming platforms earned more places on this year’s lists, which lines up with the steady growth of online media consumption as projected in this year’s eConomy SEA Report.

Here are the top search trends in the Philippines in 2023: 

News

1. SIM registration

2. precinct finder

3. persona non grata

4. Nipah virus

5. War in Israel and Gaza

6. lato-lato

7. Typhoon Egay update

8. Taal Volcano update

9. Turkey earthquake

10. MoCa Farm

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Sports 

1. Lakers vs Warriors

2. Lakers vs Nuggets

3. FIBA World Cup

4. Miami vs Denver

5. Lakers vs Grizzlies

6. Suns vs Nuggets

7. Celtics vs 76ers

8. Heat vs Knicks

9. Golden State Warriors vs Kings

10. Ginebra vs Bay Area

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Shows or Series 

1. Duty After School

2. Maria Clara at Ibarra

3. Moving

4. The Glory

5. Twinkling Watermelon

6. King the Land

7. XO, Kitty

8. The Last of Us

9. My Lovely Liar

10. Strong Girl Nam-soon

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Songs or Lyrics 

1. Say You Won't Let Go

2. ERE

3. Pasilyo

4. Uhaw

5. Lupang Hinirang English

6. Angels Like You

7. California King Bed

8. Rapstar

9. Raining In Manila

10. Jopay

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Games

1. Blade Ball codes

2. Delta Executor

3. Soldier, Poet, or King quiz

4. Cosmic Values

5. Anime Adventures codes

6. Farlight

7. Choox Sega

8. Honkai: Star Rail

9. Minecraft 1.20

10. Project Slayers codes

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Male Personalities 

1. Ahn Bo-hyun

2. Mackenyu

3. Marco Gumabao

4. Taylor Lautner

5. Travis Kelce

6. Liam Hemsworth

7. David Licauco

8. Kyle Kuzma

9. Juan Karlos

10. Chen Zhe Yuan

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Female Personalities

1. Katy Louise Saunders

2. Cristine Reyes

3. Millie Bobby Brown

4. Lee Da-in

5. Issa Pressman

6. Janna Dominguez

7. Bada Lee

8. Jenna Ortega

9. Emily Rudd

10. Isabel Santos

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Movies

 1. Oppenheimer

2. John Wick: Chapter 4

3. Barbie

4. Insidious: The Red Door

5. The Menu

6. Extraction 2

7. I Love Lizzy

8. Evil Dead Rise

9. Nowhere

10. Kill Boksoon

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Farewells

1. Mike Enriquez

2. Joey Paras

3. Matthew Perry

4. Andrei Sison

5. Patrick Guzman

6. Mario Dumaual

7. John Regala

8. Michael Gambon

9. Park Soo Ryun

10. Tina Turner

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Korean Series

 1. Duty After School

2. Moving

3. The Glory

4. Twinkling Watermelon

5. King the Land

6. My Lovely Liar

7. Strong Girl Nam-soon

8. Alchemy of Souls

9. Island

10. A Time Called You

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