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HORI7ON debuts in South Korea with album 'Friend-SHIP'

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Still from the music video of HORI7ON" s="" debut="" single="" Screenshot="" from="" video="" on="" MLD="" YouTube="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/07/24/20230724-hori7on.jpg"/><figcaption>Still from the music video of HORI7ON&#x27;s debut single &#x27;SIX7EEN.&#x27; <em>Screenshot from video on MLD Entertainment&#x27;s YouTube channel</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>All-Filipino pop group HORI7ON released Monday its first album, kicking off its promotions in South Korea in a bid to capture a wider international audience.</p><p>The seven-member boy band&#x27;s album is titled &quot;Friend-SHIP,&quot; which reflects the group&#x27;s &quot;first sail,&quot; said South Korean talent agency MLD Entertainment.</p><p>The package consists of 21 songs, including lead single &quot;SIX7EEN&quot; and pre-release tracks &quot;Dash,&quot; &quot;Salamat&quot; and &quot;Lovey Dovey.&quot;</p><p>&quot;SIX7EEN&quot; contains the message of &quot;wanting to enjoy the day just the way the heart wants&quot; and shows the members&#x27; tight friendship, MLD said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zJz_5BN8cYo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;Friend-SHIP&quot; also includes solo songs that &quot;show off the unique charms of each member,&quot; the label said.</p><p>One of the songs, &quot;How You Feel,&quot; features Jeromy and Marcus singing in Korean, while another, &quot;Mama,&quot; is a &quot;recreation&quot; of the members&#x27; letters to their mothers, according to MLD.</p><p>Label-mates Haeun of K-pop girl group Lapillus, and Leo and Noa of boy band TFN also feature in the album.</p><p>As of writing, the hashtags #HORI7ON_FRIENDSHIP and #호라이즌 (horizon) are among the trending topics on Twitter Philippines, as fans expressed excitement over the debut.</p><p>HORI7ON is the latest all-foreigner act to promote in South Korea&#x27;s idol music scene, in an effort to attract a larger global following.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/04/23/hori7on-hopes-to-bring-pinoy-flavor-in-idol-music-scene">HORI7ON hopes to bring Pinoy flavor in idol music scene</a></li></ul><p>Girl group XG, whose members are all Japanese, is an example of a foreign act that has grown its international fan base by promoting in the K-pop industry.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/29/23/hori7on-to-star-in-docu-series-ahead-of-s-korean-debut">HORI7ON to star in docu-series ahead of South Korean debut</a></li></ul><p>HORI7ON, co-managed by ABS-CBN, was formed through the reality survival program &quot;Dream Maker.&quot; The septet consists of Vinci, Kim, Marcus, Reyster, Winston, Kyler and Jeromy.</p><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2603622" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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HORI7ON debuts in South Korea with album 'Friend-SHIP'

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 24, 2023 05:17 PM PHT

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