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HORI7ON shares how they wrote some of the lyrics in their remake of ‘Sumayaw Sumunod’

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">All-Filipino global pop group HORI7ON released a special comeback single which is a reimagined version of the hit OPM classic “Sumayaw Sumunod” by The Boyfriends.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">At the media launch for their second comeback single on August 13 at the SM Sky Dome, the seven</span><span style="color:black;background:white">-member boy group expressed their excitement about performing an OPM song and reintroducing it to the international scene.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“It’s a remake, and we really tried to encapsulate that type of music from back then into our own flavor, to HORI7ON concept,” Vinci said.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-sC6nHyHCo/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4299723.900000095%2C%22ls%22%3A4299289.199999809%2C%22le%22%3A4299682.900000095%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“In this remake, &#x27;Sumayaw Sumunod,&#x27; I think it has that energy na lahat talaga mapapasayaw and they can really understand how the Filipinos are very warm, very jolly, very happy,” he added.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">Marcus also shared, “We are super duper excited for this comeback specifically because we are really straight up representing Filipino songs.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“And since we are trying to set history as much as possible, we of course, we&#x27;ll have Tagalog lyrics for the song and we’ll be performing it in Korean music shows and to everyone else with the Tagalog lyrics just so we can represent the Philippines more,” he continued.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“Para siyang isang, a puzzle piece for us to complete kasi we never had an upbeat OPM vibe song. We had ‘Salamat’ and ‘Mama’ which are ballads. We want to show yung Filipino joy and that warm energy that Filipinos naturally had,” Vinci stated.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><strong> </strong></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="color:black;background:white">LOOK: <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/16/hori7on-releases-their-version-of-the-opm-hit-sumayaw-sumunod-1304?photoId=f62bad02-c5e6-4138-a5c9-a7ec39eeba7b">HORI7ON releases their version of the OPM hit ‘Sumayaw Sumunod’</a> </span></strong></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">The group also revealed that they actually took part in adding the song&#x27;s rap lines and reinventing some of its lyrics.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“And I&#x27;m very thankful to be able to be given the freedom of writing lyrics for the song. It&#x27;s my first time actually writing lyrics personally for HORI7ON and being able to release it. So it&#x27;s really, I&#x27;m very grateful,” Marcus told PUSH.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1823212506057416941&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-08-16T17%3A48%3A57.228346%3A9c79efc6-46a1-4356-a3f7-8044264c6442%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=072aa53a7b11dd473880f576aefa27b919042003&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:648px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1823212506057416941"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">They also said that after having their promotions scheduled in the Philippines, the group will then perform the song at several Korean shows to share the beauty of OPM in three languages—Filipino, English, and Korean.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“The chorus, it&#x27;s going to be all Tagalog. So that we can really show to the world that it is, in fact, an OPM song,” Marcus added.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">Marcus was one of the members who helped with rewriting the song lyrics in Filipino and English, while Reyster took part in writing the rap verse.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“The fact that we&#x27;re going to perform it in you know music shows and as many stages as possible, it is very... it&#x27;s an honor for all of us to really show it to the world and represent the Philippines once more,” Marcus shared with PUSH.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">Reyster added, “Kaming dalawa ni Marcus yung nagsulat nung rap parts na lyrics. And pinag-usapan namin ng mabuti yun nang nag-e-enjoy lang kami… Super saya talaga namin nung ginagawa namin ‘yun.”</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mDa0y6CvX2M" title="HORI7ON(호라이즌) ‘SUMAYAW SUMUNOD’ M/V" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">The group also shared how they wanted to make everyone who listens to their new single dance and feel the energy that the classic-turned-new song gives.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">“We want it, so that any listener, whether you’re a toddler or elderly people, we want everyone to follow along with us and dance along with us carelessly,” Marcus remarked.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">As per All Charts PH, the group’s two versions of their songs, &quot;Sumayaw Sumunod&quot; and &quot;Sumayaw Sumunod (Tagalog version)&quot; “currently holds the top 2 spots on iTunes PH Music Video chart.”</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1824237080572203225&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-08-16T17%3A48%3A57.228346%3A9c79efc6-46a1-4356-a3f7-8044264c6442%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=072aa53a7b11dd473880f576aefa27b919042003&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:576px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1824237080572203225"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><strong> </strong></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">Composed of Vinci, Kim, Kyler, Reyster, Winston, Jeromy, and Marcus, the septet was formed through the Philippine-South Korean boy group survival reality show <em>Dream Maker,</em> in collaboration with MLD Entertainment, ABS-CBN and KAMP Global.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">The group made their debut in July 2023 upon the release of their album <em>Friend-Ship</em> in South Korea.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="color:black;background:white">READ: <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/3/2/hori7on-drops-new-comeback-single-lucky-018">Hori7on drops new comeback single ‘Lucky’</a></span></strong></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"> </div><div style="line-height:1.5"><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p><b>HORI7ON makes a comeback with a remake of the OPM classic ‘Sumayaw Sumunod.’</b></p>

HORI7ON makes a comeback with a remake of the OPM classic ‘Sumayaw Sumunod.’

HORI7ON shares how they wrote some of the lyrics in their remake of ‘Sumayaw Sumunod’

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HORI7ON shares how they wrote some of the lyrics in their remake of ‘Sumayaw Sumunod’

Nikka Sabio

Published Aug 17, 2024 02:34 PM PHT

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