Kundiman (BGYO song)
{{short description|2021 single by BGYO}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Kundiman
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| type = Single
| artist = BGYO
| album = The Light
| EP =
| language = Filipino
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| released = {{Start date|2021|10|07|df=yes}}
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| recorded = 2021
| studio = The Purple Room, Quezon City
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| genre = {{hlist|R&B|Soul Ballad}}
| length = 3:28
| label = Star Music
| lyricist = Akira Morishita
{{small|(additional lyrics by Jerwin Nicomedez)}}
| composer = Akira Morishita
| producer = Jonathan Manalo
| prev_title = When I'm with You
| prev_year = 2021
| title =
| next_title = Mahal Na Kita
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|zH87x_u5GcE|"Kundiman"}}}}
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"Kundiman" is a song recorded by the Filipino boy band BGYO. It was released on 7 October 2021 as the eighth single of their debut album The Light. It was written and composed by Akira Morishita with additional lyrics from Jerwin Nicomedez.For citations about "Kundiman" being the eighth track of The Light album and as a single of BGYO.
- {{cite web|author=Miguel Dumaual|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/07/21/bgyo-releases-debut-album-music-video-for-3rd-single|title=The full BGYO debut album is here, plus the music video for "When I'm With You"|publisher=news.abs-cbn.com|date=7 October 2021|access-date=2021-10-11|archive-date=2021-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011054407/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/07/21/bgyo-releases-debut-album-music-video-for-3rd-single|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/bgyo-inspires-people-from-all-over-the-world-with-its-first-album-the-light-15833|title=BGYO inspires people from all over the world with its first album "The Light"|publisher=ent.abs-cbn.com|date=7 October 2021|access-date=2021-10-11|archive-date=2021-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008023115/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/bgyo-inspires-people-from-all-over-the-world-with-its-first-album-the-light-15833|url-status=live}} The track was one of the BGYO songs—"Kundiman", "He's Into Her", "The Baddest"—chosen to be part of The Lunar Codex's "Polaris Collection" time capsules bound to the Moon in 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.abante.com.ph/kanta-nina-gary-apo-bgyo-bini-ipadadala-sa-buwan/|title=Kanta nina Gary, Apo, BGYO, BINI ipadadala sa buwan|trans-title=Songs by Gary, Apo, BGYO, BINI will be sent to the moon|date=7 June 2022|website=Newsen|via=Abante|language=tl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607111401/https://www.abante.com.ph/kanta-nina-gary-apo-bgyo-bini-ipadadala-sa-buwan/|archive-date=2022-06-07|url-status=live|access-date=2022-06-07}} The track peaked at number 1 on Deezer Charts 100 in United Arab Emirates.{{Cite news|title=BGYO's "Kundiman" hits #1 on Deezer's Top 100 chart in UAE|url=https://ppopwave.com/2021/12/28/bgyos-kundiman-hits-1-on-deezers-top-100-chart-in-uae/|website=ppopwave.com|date=28 December 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817080644/https://ppopwave.com/2021/12/28/bgyos-kundiman-hits-1-on-deezers-top-100-chart-in-uae/|archive-date=2022-08-17|url-status=live|access-date=2022-08-17}}
Composition and lyrics
"Kundiman" runs for a total of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds, set in common time with a tempo of 78 beats per minute and written in the key of D♯/E♭ major.{{Cite web|url=https://songbpm.com/@bgyo/kundiman-IVZGtkmJid|title=Kundiman Song Metrics|website=songbpm.com|access-date=2022-05-25|language=en}} The lyrics were written in Filipino that tackles about a romantic love but given a modern twist. In the song, the word "Kundiman" was described in two different meanings—"Kundiman", as a genre of traditional Filipino love songs and "Kundiman", as a contraction of the Tagalog phrase "kung hindi man" ({{translation|if it is not so}}).
Background and release
As the eighth single of The Light album, the snippet of "Kundiman" was first heard in the audio sampler released by Star Music on 29 September 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.onemusic.ph/news/bgyo-reveals-album-tracklist-next-key-track-snippet-6431|title=BGYO Reveals Album Tracklist & Next Key Track Snippet|publisher=onemusic.ph|date=29 September 2021|access-date=2021-10-11|archive-date=2021-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011060339/https://www.onemusic.ph/news/bgyo-reveals-album-tracklist-next-key-track-snippet-6431|url-status=live}} and was officially released on 7 October 2021.{{cite news|author=Romar Fernando|url=https://www.easyrock.com.ph/news/bgyo-releases-debut-album-music-video-im/|title=BGYO releases debut album, music video of "When I'm With You"|website=News|via=Easy Rock|date=8 October 2021|access-date=2022-07-28|archive-date=2022-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728101417/https://www.easyrock.com.ph/news/bgyo-releases-debut-album-music-video-im/|url-status=live}} Forty-five days after, the announcement for the release of the track's music video was unveiled through a social media post on 21 November 2021,{{cite web|url=https://ppopwave.com/2021/11/21/bgyo-to-release-music-video-for-romantic-track-kundiman/|title=BGYO to release music video for romantic track "Kundiman"|website=ppopwave.com|date=21 November 2021|access-date=2022-08-17|archive-date=2022-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817082144/https://ppopwave.com/2021/11/21/bgyo-to-release-music-video-for-romantic-track-kundiman/|url-status=live}} while photo teasers of the BGYO members was released on 24 November 2021 as individual art series which eventually taken from the official music video and was released on 26 November 2021.{{cite web|url=https://ppopwave.com/2021/11/26/bgyo-drops-nostalgic-and-picturesque-music-video-for-kundiman/|title=BGYO drops nostalgic and picturesque music video for "Kundiman"|website=ppopwave.com|date=26 November 2021|access-date=2022-08-11|archive-date=2022-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811081455/https://ppopwave.com/2021/11/26/bgyo-drops-nostalgic-and-picturesque-music-video-for-kundiman/|url-status=live}} It was the fifth music video of the group to release since their debut.
Reception
Nino Llanera of MYX Global shared in an article saying, "We can all agree that the "Kundiman" music video brought all the right vibes,..the video was spot on and really captured the romantic and suave lyrics and melodies of this BGYO track". JE CC of Lionhearttv.net expressed in an article saying, "Kundiman is a beautiful surprise as it featured the group's layered vocals".{{cite web|author=JE CC|url=https://www.lionheartv.net/2021/10/bgyos-debut-album-the-light-powerful-inspiring-anthemic/|title=BGYO's Debut Album, 'The Light': Powerful, Inspiring, Anthemic|publisher=lionheartv.net|date=7 October 2021|access-date=2021-10-11|archive-date=2021-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011090928/https://www.lionheartv.net/2021/10/bgyos-debut-album-the-light-powerful-inspiring-anthemic/|url-status=live}} Rafael Bautista of Nylon Manila described the song as "an excellent showcase of the group's vocals... their best performance on The Light album and proof that they are more than just pretty faces".{{cite web|author=Rafael Bautista|url=https://nylonmanila.com/bgyo-debut-album-the-light-review/|title=Love and Inspiration Take Center Stage in BGYO'S Debut Album, The Light|date=13 October 2021|website=nylonmanila.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013172248/https://nylonmanila.com/bgyo-debut-album-the-light-review/|archive-date=2021-10-13|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-13}}
Due to the public demand, reactors and fans, on BGYO's choreography with their song "Kundiman"; a performance video was released on 17 December 2021.{{cite web|author=Nino Llanera|url=https://myx.global/bgyo-kundimanperformance/|title=BGYO Releases "Kundiman" Performance Video|website=myx.global|date=17 December 2021|access-date=2022-08-17|archive-date=2022-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817073836/https://myx.global/bgyo-kundimanperformance/|url-status=live}}
Promotion
=Live performances=
On 29 October 2022, the group performed "Kundiman" on the first ever K-pop Halloween Concert in the Philippines—Hallyuween 2022.Citations of "Kundiman" live performance in Hallyuween 2022, as follows:
- {{Cite news|author=Yanyan Maranan|title=Hallyuween 2022: What went down at the 1st K-pop Halloween party|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/hobbiesandactivities/849899/hallyuween-2022-what-went-down-at-the-1st-k-pop-halloween-party/story/|website=Lifestyle|via=GMA News|date=1 November 2022|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102081449/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/hobbiesandactivities/849899/hallyuween-2022-what-went-down-at-the-1st-k-pop-halloween-party/story/|archive-date=2022-11-02|url-status=live|access-date=2022-11-02}}
- {{Cite news|author=Jaehwa Bernardo|title=First 'Hallyuween' brings together spooks, music, drag despite rains|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/02/22/hallyuween-2022-mixes-spooks-music-drag|website=Entertainment|via=ABS CBN News|date=2 November 2022|language=en|access-date=2022-11-02}}
- {{Cite news|author=Alain Robredillo|title=Hallyuween 2022: What went down at the 1st K-pop Halloween party|url=https://philstarlife.com/celebrity/949392-hallyuween-2022-cl-epik-high-pentagon-bgyo?page=4|website=Celebrtity, Hallyu, K-pop|via=The Philippine Star|date=2 November 2022|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102114537/https://philstarlife.com/celebrity/949392-hallyuween-2022-cl-epik-high-pentagon-bgyo?page=4|archive-date=2022-11-02|url-status=live|access-date=2022-11-02}}
- {{Cite news|author=Jonathan Hicap|title=Hallyuween 2022: What went down at the 1st K-pop Halloween party|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/02/hallyuween-in-manila-a-party-like-no-other/|website=Celebrities, Entertainment, Entertainment News, Music|via=Manila Bulletin|date=2 November 2022|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102114817/https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/02/hallyuween-in-manila-a-party-like-no-other/|archive-date=2022-11-02|url-status=live|access-date=2022-11-02}}
- {{Cite news|author=Krixia Subingsubing|title="Hallyuween 2022" is beginning of a tradition in Manila|url=https://inquirersuper.com.ph/super-k/hallyuween-2022-is-a-beginning-of-a-tradition-in-manila/|website=Celebrities, Entertainment, Entertainment News, Music|via=Inquirer|date=2 November 2022|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103045119/https://inquirersuper.com.ph/super-k/hallyuween-2022-is-a-beginning-of-a-tradition-in-manila/|archive-date=2022-11-03|url-status=live|access-date=2022-11-03}}
- {{Cite news|author=Bunny Javier|title=In Photos: BGYO in 'Hallyuween 2022'|url=https://inquirersuper.com.ph/featured/bgyo-hallyuween-2022/|website=Celebrities, Entertainment, Entertainment News, Music|via=Inquirer|date=3 November 2022|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103045545/https://inquirersuper.com.ph/featured/bgyo-hallyuween-2022/|archive-date=2022-11-03|url-status=live|access-date=2022-11-03}}
- {{Cite news|author=Hazel|title=Hallyuween PH 2022: A night to remember for Filipino K-Pop fans|url=https://annyeongoppa.com/2022/11/02/hallyuween-ph-2022-a-night-to-remember-for-filipino-k-pop-fans/|website=Event|via=Annyeongoppa|date=2 November 2022|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103045330/https://annyeongoppa.com/2022/11/02/hallyuween-ph-2022-a-night-to-remember-for-filipino-k-pop-fans/|archive-date=2022-11-03|url-status=live|access-date=2022-11-03}}
=Television=
On 19 December 2021, "Kundiman" debuts on ASAP Natin 'To stage,{{Cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/18/opm-band-6cyclemind-celebrates-20-years-together-on-asap-natin-tos-christmas-special/|title=OPM band 6Cyclemind celebrates 20 years together on "ASAP Natin 'To"'s Christmas special|website=Newsen|via=Manila Bulletin|date=18 December 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218200327/https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/18/opm-band-6cyclemind-celebrates-20-years-together-on-asap-natin-tos-christmas-special/|archive-date=2021-12-18|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16}} as BGYO performed it live.{{Cite web|title=Filipino boy group BGYO serenades with live performance of latest single "Kundiman"|url=https://ppopwave.com/2021/12/20/filipino-boy-group-bgyo-serenades-with-live-performance-of-latest-single-kundiman/|website=ppopwave.com|date=20 December 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817081113/https://ppopwave.com/2021/12/20/filipino-boy-group-bgyo-serenades-with-live-performance-of-latest-single-kundiman/|archive-date=2022-08-17|url-status=live|access-date=2022-08-17}}
Music video
The music video for "Kundiman" was produced by YouMeUs MNL, directed by Amiel Kirby Balagtas and written by Edgar Dale Reciña. It was presented in a picturesque with an opening scene in a picnic setup with Akira walking through it, as the instrumental goes on the other boys of BGYO shows off in the frame; Gelo was in the garden while JL, Mikki and Nate were inside the mansion; wearing fashionable outfits taking reference with the Ilustrados with BGYO's visual director—Danyl Geneciran—emphasized in an interview saying "the music video is a trip to the '70s while also drawing inspiration from French pompadours and Hollywood legends". The solo scenes were shown along the verses while having a magical transition from the reality into art, interspersed with the smooth and sleek choreography showcased in between chorus and mini-dance breaks.Citations for "Kundiman" Music Video, as follows:
- {{cite web|title=Rising Filipino boy group BGYO to release "Kundiman" music video on November 26|url=https://ppopwave.com/2021/11/24/bgyo-to-release-kundiman-music-video-on-november-26/|website=ppopwave.com|date=24 November 2021|access-date=2022-08-17|archive-date=2022-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817072215/https://ppopwave.com/2021/11/24/bgyo-to-release-kundiman-music-video-on-november-26/|url-status=live}}
- {{cite news|author=Surej Singh|title=Watch the lavish new music video for BGYO's "Kundiman"|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/watch-the-lavish-new-music-video-for-bgyos-kundiman-3106542|website=Music News|via=NME News|date=29 November 2021|access-date=2022-08-17|archive-date=2022-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817072937/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/watch-the-lavish-new-music-video-for-bgyos-kundiman-3106542|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|title=MV REVIEW: BGYO's nostalgic music video on "Kundiman" is a phantasmagorical dreamland|url=https://www.lionheartv.net/2021/12/mv-review-bgyos-nostalgic-music-video-on-kundiman-is-a-phantasmagorical-dreamland/|website=lionheartv.net|date=17 December 2021|access-date=2022-08-17|archive-date=2022-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817074740/https://www.lionheartv.net/2021/12/mv-review-bgyos-nostalgic-music-video-on-kundiman-is-a-phantasmagorical-dreamland/|url-status=live}}
Credits and personnel
All song credits are adapted from the official music video of "Kundiman" released by BGYO's label Star Music in YouTube, unless otherwise noted.{{cite web|author=Nino Llanera|title=BGYO Drops "The Light" Album Sampler and New Single Teaser|url=https://myx.global/bgyo-teasers/|website=myx.global|date=6 October 2021|access-date=2021-10-11|archive-date=2021-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011045349/https://myx.global/bgyo-teasers/|url-status=live}}
- Words & Music by Akira Morishita
- Additional Music and Lyrics by Jerwin Nicomedez
- Arranged by Tommy Katigbak
- Mixed by Tim Recla
- All Vocals Recorded by Jonathan Manalo at The Purple Room Studios
- Vocal Arrangement by Jonathan Manalo and Jerwin Nicomedez
- Mastered by Jett Galindo at The Bakery USA
- Over-all Production by Jonathan Manalo
Awards and nominations
Release history
| class="wikitable" |
| Country
! Date ! Format ! Label |
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| scope="row"rowspan="2" |Various
|7 October 2021 |Airplay, Digital download, streaming |scope="row"rowspan="2" |Star Music |
| 26 November 2021 |
See also
References
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External links
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