It was a no-brainer for apl.de.ap to team up with South Korean girl group 2NE1’s Sandara Park for the song 2 Proud, given his K-pop fascination and their shared ties to the Philippines.
Black Eyed Peas’ apl.de.ap on collaborating with 2NE1’s Dara in the pop track 2 Proud: ‘You know, it just made sense ‘cause I’m a big K-pop fan and she had history here in the Philippines.’
“I’ve been experimenting on my new inspiration. I love and inspired by afrobeat right now. And it started pre-pandemic and then the pandemic happened. And so worked the song during the pandemic and you know, I’ve been wanting to collaborate with Sandara Park,” enthused apl.de.ap, whose real name is Allan Pineda Lindo.
Dara and apl.de.ap have kept in contact since then. They have also been running into each other in the Philippines, from clubs to tourist places like Boracay. “We love being back , not me visiting but me going back home. For me, just the beauty of the Philippines and the islands, the beaches, food, night life. Other than music, that’s what we talked about,” he told this paper. “apl.de.ap and I have known each other for many years. We both have cherished memories of the Philippines, which we bond us. As a huge fan of his music, working on this project was filled with excitement and joy.
He is also a fan of the music from the legendary Filipino rock band Asin. In fact, he loves singing their songs in karaoke, like Ang Buhay Ko, “Halos lahat ay nagtatanong doon sa aming bayan/Sa gitnang kanluran na aking pinagmulan…” To recall, his previous hit, the Apl Song, sampled Asin’s Balita.It goes to show how apl.de.ap has always been proud of his Filipino roots. As he told The STAR, “I wanna be remembered as a proud Pinoy, part of my culture, where I come from.
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