Top One Project (T.O.P.)
| Top One Project (T.O.P.) | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Philippines |
| Genres | RnB, Pop, OPM |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | To The Top |
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Top One Project (abbreviated as T.O.P.) is a Filipino boy band based in the Philippines, composed of the grand winners of GMA Network's reality show To The Top — Adrian Pascual, Joshua Jacobe, Louie Pedroso, Mico Cruz, and Miko Manguba. The group signed under GMA Artist Center and GMA Records after winning the competition in 2015. The group released their debut album digitally on April 28, 2016 with their carrier single, "Pag-gising."[1] On May 14, 2016, physical copies were made available on the market — reaching the third spot on the Astro Charts for the top-selling OPM albums (for the month of May) in less than a month.[2] Top One Project performed for almost 40,000 people on June 12, 2016 at the Philippine Arena to promote their debut album. [3]
History
July–September 2015: To The Top
In 2015, GMA Network created To The Top - its first ever multi-platform boy band competition in the Philippines, inviting talented male singers from different school organizations nationwide to form the newest boy band sensation. Adrian Pascual, Joshua Jacobe, Louie Pedroso, Mico Cruz, and Miko Manguba auditioned individually and went through rigorous training in singing and dancing under notable coaches and mentors — The CompanY (Moy Ortiz, Sweet Plantado, and OJ Mariano), writers and producers from Sonic State Audio (Chino David, Brian Lotho, Tony V, and Jon Ong), Philippine All Stars (Madelle & Prince Paltu-ob, Jesse "Reflex" Gotangco) and the maestro himself Mr. Ryan Cayabyab.[5]
Three teams were formed among the eighteen contestants of To The Top with six members per team - A, B, and C. Starting out as the team leader, Miko M was grouped with Adrian and Mico C in Team C, while Louie and Joshua were part of the two other teams - A and B respectively.
| To The Top Episodes | |||||
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| Showdown | Theme | Winner | Song | Members | |
| Boyband songs | | "Pop" by NSYNC | Adrian, Cholo, Edric, Lharby, Mico, Miko | ||
| | Family | "Treasure" by Bruno Mars | |||
| | A Cappella | | "Di Na Natuto" by APO Hiking Society | Ken, JP, Joshua, Martin, MJ, Seph | |
| Fun | | "I Don't Like It, I Love It" by Flo Rida ft. Robin Thicke | Adrian, Cholo, Edric, Lharby, Mico, Miko | ||
| | Movie soundtracks (Music Video) | | "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal | AJ, Bryan, Chris, Lance, Louie, Luis | |
| | OPM Love Songs | | "Halik" by Aegis | Adrian, Cholo, Edric, Mico, Miko | |
| | Ryan Cayabyab Songs | | "Hibang Sa Awit" by Ryan Cayabyab | AJ, Cholo, Joshua, Louie, Martin, Miko | |
| To The Top Originals | "Bakit Gano'n" | ||||
| | Eraserheads Songs | | "Ligaya" by Eraserheads | Adrian, Bryan, Edric, JP Lance, Mico | |
| To The Top Originals | "Somebody" | ||||
| | Don't Stop Believin' | | "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey | Adrian, Joshua, Louie, Mico, Miko | |
| Original Composition | "Kaya Ko, Kaya Mo"; "Tuloy-tuloy Lang" | ||||
| To The Top Originals | "Alaala"; "Darating" | ||||
2016: Top One Project Album
Top One Project’s debut album was released digitally on April 28, 2016, available on Spotify and iTunes. Under GMA Records, T.O.P. had the chance to re-record five of the most popular songs from To The Top and compose a whole new track which was recorded last for the album. It features six tracks: 'Bakit Ganon', 'Somebody', 'Kaya Ko, Kaya Mo', 'Alaala', their very first composition, 'San Na', and carrier single, 'Paggising'. Most of these songs are written by known musicians in the OPM industry such as Chino David from Silent Sanctuary and Brian Lotho who are both under Sonic State Audio. 'San Na' was an experimental track as the group challenges their skills in writing and music production. Louie Pedroso and Mico Cruz wrote most of the lyrics while Miko Manguba, Joshua Jacobe, and Adrian Pascual focused on the overall sound and arrangement of the song.
Discography
Top One Project (2016)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sa'n Na" |
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3:03 |
| 2. | "Paggising" |
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2:40 |
| 3. | "Bakit Gano'n" | Brian Lotho |
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3:01 |
| 4. | "Somebody" |
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3:09 |
| 5. | "Kaya Ko, Kaya Mo" |
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3:03 |
| 6. | "Alaala" | Brian Lotho |
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3:27 |
Filmography
| Television | |||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Network | ||
| 2016 | Sunday PinaSaya [6] | Top One Project | GMA Network | ||
| Juan Tamad - Valentine's Day Special [7] | |||||
| Ang Pinaka (Theme song) | Theme song recording | ||||
| 2015 | Sarap Diva | Top One Project | |||
| AHA! - Christmas Special | |||||
| Power House | |||||
| Pinoy MD (Theme song) | Theme song recording | ||||
| AHA! - Desserts | Top One Project | ||||
| Eat Bulaga! | |||||
| Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman | |||||
| CelebriTV | |||||
| Unang Hirit | |||||
| 24 Oras | |||||
| To The Top (TV series) | Grand winners | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.gmanetwork.com/gma/tothetop/inside/entertainment/gma/articles/2015-09-30/18956/To-The-Top-grand-winners-to-modernize-Filipino-classics-and-OPM
- ↑ http://www.gmanetwork.com/records/articles/2016-06-01/614/LOOK-Top-One-Projects-and-Derrick-Monasterios-albums-rank-high-in-top-selling-album-charts
- ↑ http://www.gmanetwork.com/records/articles/2016-06-12/619/Top-One-Project-performs-in-Philippine-Arena
- ↑ http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/20636/meet-gma-7s-to-the-top-boy-band-search-winners-adrian-pascual-mico-cruz-miko-manguba-louie-pedroso-a
- ↑ http://www.gmanetwork.com/gma/tothetop/inside/gma/articles/2015-06-05/16313/GMA-Network-to-launch-new-boy-band-through-multi-platform-program
- ↑ http://ppopsite.blogspot.com/2016/03/live-top-in-sunday-pinasaya.html
- ↑ http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/555086/publicaffairs/gma7specials/juan-tamad-gets-married