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LOOK: MNL48 unveiled as new Kapamilyas

Vincent Garcia, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/10/03/20191004-mnl48.jpg"/><figcaption>Some of the members of MNL48 who attended their contract signing with ABS-CBN this Friday afternoon</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—There was buzz, there was fanfare, and their music was being played repeatedly. There was even a red carpet.</p><p>Emerging from inside a van, flanked by talent manager Gio Medina and their producer, Hallohallo Entertainment head Paulo Kurosawa, the girls of MNL48 were excited over being welcomed into their &quot;new&quot; home.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ready na ang Red Carpet for <a href="https://twitter.com/mnl48official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mnl48official</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNL48inABSCBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNL48inABSCBN</a> <a href="https://t.co/z2z0Rwoq4d">pic.twitter.com/z2z0Rwoq4d</a></p>— MYX Philippines (@MYXphilippines) <a href="https://twitter.com/MYXphilippines/status/1179976637384806400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">They’re here! <a href="https://twitter.com/mnl48official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mnl48official</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNL48inABSCBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNL48inABSCBN</a> <a href="https://t.co/b1faYWeTbG">pic.twitter.com/b1faYWeTbG</a></p>— ABS-CBN PR (@ABSCBNpr) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNpr/status/1179991729392369664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Let&#x27;s welcome MNL48! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNL48inABSCBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNL48inABSCBN</a> <a href="https://t.co/grkhtyYlmf">pic.twitter.com/grkhtyYlmf</a></p>— MNL48 #MNL48TeamConcert (@mnl48official) <a href="https://twitter.com/mnl48official/status/1179985736717586432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Welcome, Kapamilya! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNL48inABSCBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNL48inABSCBN</a> <a href="https://t.co/4StRM1MCIa">pic.twitter.com/4StRM1MCIa</a></p>— Star Music PH (@StarMusicPH) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarMusicPH/status/1179994921467400192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Hindi pa rin po ako makapaniwala na nandito na kami,&quot; admitted Sheki, who acted as the center for 3 of the group&#x27;s 4 singles.</p><p>Sela, one of the other more popular members, described the feeling of finally becoming a Kapamilya as a &quot;dream come true.&quot;</p><p>Details remain little about the renewed contract, as Kurosawa begged off from revealing them, though it was teased that both him and the network have big plans for the group.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">&#x27;We are proud to be Kapamilya&#x27; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNL48inABSCBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNL48inABSCBN</a> <a href="https://t.co/KeXUcPqVAp">pic.twitter.com/KeXUcPqVAp</a></p>— Vincent Garcia (@vincepgarcia) <a href="https://twitter.com/vincepgarcia/status/1179995745153236992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>It can be remembered that MNL48 was formed at ABS-CBN, with member auditions broadcast as part of &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot;.</p><p>The overall mood Friday afternoon was that the girls have earned the Kapamilya treatment, a payoff for the hard work they had put in their training and past performances.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNL48?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNL48</a> is now officially a Kapamilya! Something big awaits!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNL48inABSCBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNL48inABSCBN</a> <a href="https://t.co/2NGjhBilBa">https://t.co/2NGjhBilBa</a> <a href="https://t.co/P1ZLN9WWFZ">pic.twitter.com/P1ZLN9WWFZ</a></p>— MNL48 #MNL48TeamConcert (@mnl48official) <a href="https://twitter.com/mnl48official/status/1179991439251365889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Two years since their amateur beginnings, in front of ABS-CBN&#x27;s big bosses, including president and CEO Carlo Katigbak, the girls showcased their massive improvement by singing an a capella version of their song, &quot;365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/24/19/watch-mnl48-wows-shanghai-with-365-araw-ng-eroplanong-papel-cover">WATCH: MNL48 wows Shanghai with a capella rendition of ‘365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel’</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WATCH: MNL48 performs at their contract signing with ABS-CBN <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNL48inABSCBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNL48inABSCBN</a> <a href="https://t.co/CLxwur3b7h">pic.twitter.com/CLxwur3b7h</a></p>— Vincent Garcia (@vincepgarcia) <a href="https://twitter.com/vincepgarcia/status/1179991191401578496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Its lyrics goes, &quot;Sige lumipad ka, subukang lumipad.&quot;</p><p>The girls need no second invitation to heed that call.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iLwtfGJz474?enablejsapi=1"></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>There was buzz, there was fanfare, and their music was being played repeatedly. There was even a red carpet.</p>

There was buzz, there was fanfare, and their music was being played repeatedly. There was even a red carpet.

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LOOK: MNL48 unveiled as new Kapamilyas

Vincent Garcia,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 04, 2019 07:53 PM PHT

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