Members of the P-pop girl group FINA (from left) Nala, Cia, Anika, Heaven and Chill (Facebook)
With the growing community of P-pop groups, each act brings a distinct sound and concept that reflects their unique identity.
Under the helm of CreaZion Studios Artists, GLXY Talent Management, and Universal Records Philippines, FINA takes on the center stage.
During their official media launch last Feb 19, held at Noctos Music Bar in Quezon City. The group, composed of Anika, Nala, Chill, Cia, and Heaven, energized the event with a live performance of their debut single, Paramdam.
Aside from the performance, the girls also got to watch the music video for the first time, which features the group presenting various Filipino mythical creatures.
According to Chill, making the mythical creature the main concept of their music video was to highlight and pay tribute to Filipino culture.
"I think we connect that to the modern theme and to our mythical creatures because modern Filipinas often give back to history. They take from history, we learn from our past, then try to recreate it and own it. And that’s what we do, we try to pay tribute to Philippine folklore and mythology and make it our own through performance and dance," Chill said.
Meanwhile, Heaven added that aside from highlighting Filipino culture, their group also aims to share how talented Filipinos are on the international stage.
"We want to represent through our music our Filipino culture, traditions, values, and instruments, to show the international stage how beautiful Filipino culture is,'' Heaven said during the interview.
Despite the different sounds of P-pop groups, FINA mentioned that it doesn't have to be a competition between the community because at the end of the day, each of these groups have their own way of presenting Filipino music.
"P-pop is versatile. There’s not just one style of P-pop. You can be different. In the end, as Filipinos, we have different sides of ourselves, and that’s what we want to showcase in the international scene," Anika said.