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Angela Ken shares inspiration behind hit 'Ako Naman Muna'

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<p>MANILA -- Star Magic artist Angela Ken shared the inspiration behind her hit &quot;Ako Naman Muna,&quot; which is about self-affirmation and self-love.</p><p>Ken talked about her viral song in a video uploaded by Star Music on Wednesday night where she read fans&#x27; comments.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ON91PD6Yz90?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Yung mga inspiration ko sa pagsulat ng kantang &#x27;Ako Naman Muna&#x27; is first of all si Lord. Kasi hindi ko rin naman matatapos &#x27;yung kanta na &#x27;yon kung hindi Niya ako tinulungan. Also my family, my friends,&quot; Ken shared.</p><p>&quot;Kaya siya natapos dahil sa mga taong walang sawang sumuporta simula sa pinakaumpisa ng kantang &#x27;Ako Naman Muna.&#x27; Kahit na hindi pa siya tapos ang dami pong sumusuporta. So doon talaga rin ako na-inspire na tapusin ang kanta,&quot; Ken added.</p><p>Ken originally released &quot;Ako Naman Muna&quot; as an unfinished composition last November on Tiktok. Months later, in March, the lyric video of the song was released and now has over 6.3 million views. </p><p>The official music video of Ken&#x27;s song which was released in April, has now more than 1.4 million views.</p><p>According to Ken, the main purpose of the song is to make someone feel loved and worthy.</p><p>&quot;Actually that&#x27;s the main purpose of the song is to make you feel worth it, to make you feel loved dahil lahat tayo ay karapat-dapat na mahalin,&quot; Ken explained.</p><p>&quot;Marami kang mare-realize sa bawat kanta at sa kantang &#x27;Ako Naman Muna&#x27; it also wants to tell you na it&#x27;s okay to not be okay sometimes. Kaya nga may mga kaibigan tayo, may pamilya tayo kasi isa sila sa mga yayakap sa atin, kasi sila &#x27;yung nagmamahal sa atin at tumatanggap sa atin. Kaya huwag na huwag kayong matatakot or mahihiya sa kanila na mag-open up din dahil sila rin ay nakaka-experience ng mga ganoong bagay,&quot; she added.</p><p>Ken, 18, who hails from Imus, Cavite, inked a contract with Star Music as she joined the roster of Star Magic, the talent agency of ABS-CBN.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wSuzNYt2h7c?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1vzg7-tsV40?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K2iCOwtFGKQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Star Magic artist Angela Ken shared the inspiration behind her hit "Ako Naman Muna," which is about self-affirmation and self-love.</p>

Star Magic artist Angela Ken shared the inspiration behind her hit "Ako Naman Muna," which is about self-affirmation and self-love.