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EXCLUSIVE: GAT on the bond they created as a group: ‘We feel like we can’t live without each other’

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Clarence Roi Gillego

Push Team

<p>“We have grown a bond where we feel like we can’t live without each other.”</p><p>This is how the up-and-coming P-pop group GAT described the connection they have built despite the short span of time they spent as a group.</p><p>In an exclusive interview with PUSH ABS-CBN, the P-pop group members composed of Ethan David, Charles Law, Michael Keith, Hans Paronda, and Derick Ong, revealed how they became part of each other’s daily lives.  </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-12" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DIyb4b7TQ6F/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A12%2C%22os%22%3A4967822.900000036%2C%22ls%22%3A3112751.600000024%2C%22le%22%3A3113404%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="639" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-12" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>“We have a group chat; we chat in there every single day, and we would have random calls,&quot; Michael said.  </p><p>“Kahit may lakad kami (individually), nag-ca-call lang kami,” Ethan said, reinforcing Michael’s statement. “We keep in touch always.”  </p><p>In the same interview, Michael recalled the first time they saw each other after being away from each other during Holy week.  </p><p>“Actually, we just came out from a one week break,” he said. “The moment we first saw each other after that break, ang saya namin; we really missed each other.&quot;</p><p>For Ethan, their shared passion as performers is what makes their bond grow stronger.  </p><p>“We really didn’t expect anything to transcend but one thing is for sure, gusto po namin ito and it’s our passion and that’s what keeps us going,” he told PUSH ABS-CBN.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-14" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHs2_tLT5c2/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A14%2C%22os%22%3A5009461.300000012%2C%22ls%22%3A3112751.600000024%2C%22le%22%3A3113404%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="639" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-14" 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><p>Meanwhile, for Hans, who was a former soloist, shared how his personal transition to becoming a member of a boy group went smoothly.</p><p>“Sa akin po hindi naman ganoon kahirap at mas masaya siya kasi may kasama kang nagpe-perform,” he said. “May mga brothers ka na magche-cheer sayo, na magpu-push sayo every time na, syempre hindi naman po kami robot, may times din na napapagod, kaya pinu-push namin ang isa’t isa na.”   </p><p>Ethan, who was also a former soloist, shared the same sentiment. </p><p>“It’s really not that hard kasi performing pa rin naman po,” he said. “Mas madali, sa totoo lang; it’s easier for a solo artist to transition into group kasi may mga working bodies ka na , hindi ka na masyadong [kinakabahan], and nagiging collaborative ka.” </p><p>According to Ethan, three of the five members were former soloists, while the other two auditioned for their respective spots.  </p><p>He added that they started training around June 2024 and the bond has continuously grown since then.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/3/12/rookie-sensation-gat-set-to-shake-up-p-pop-scene-0036"><strong>READ: Rookie sensation GAT set to shake up P-Pop scene</strong></a></div><p>Under Ivory Music and Viva Artists Agency, GAT hopes to tour the country through mall shows to get their group recognized by bigger audiences.</p><p>In the same interview with PUSH ABS-CBN, they revealed that they are working on their debut single, but details regarding it were not disclosed yet. </p><p>&quot;Right now we’re just focused on the music, making sure that we are creating the best that we can,&quot; Michael said. &quot;And siyempre we’re excited for you guys to hear our debut single, so that’s something that we’ve been cooking up.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/5/3/exclusive-rookie-p-pop-group-gat-on-reintroducing-daleng-dale-it-was-a-lot-of-pressure-1014"><strong>READ: EXCLUSIVE: Rookie P-Pop group GAT on reintroducing ‘Daleng dale’: ‘It was a lot of pressure’</strong></a></div><p>GAT has been in the spotlight recently after their hit rendition of “Daleng Dale” which eventually had its own dance craze.  </p><p>Their rendition landed at third rank in Spotify Philippines’ Daily Viral 50 chart, accumulating a staggering 7.6 million streams, according to the said streaming platform.  </p>

<p>GAT may be new in the P-pop scene, but the connection they have built as a group is like no other. </p>

GAT may be new in the P-pop scene, but the connection they have built as a group is like no other.