Pagtatag!: Difference between revisions

Later on, SB19 released three standalone singles—"Ligaya" (2021),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Idris |first=A. Azim |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Watch SB19's Vibrant Music Video for Their New Christmas Single, 'Ligaya' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/watch-sb19s-vibrant-music-video-for-their-christmas-single-ligaya-3122384 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223130235/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/watch-sb19s-vibrant-music-video-for-their-christmas-single-ligaya-3122384 |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=[[NME]] |language=en}}</ref> "[[WYAT (Where You At)]]" (2022),<ref name="Benjamin-2022">{{Cite magazine |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |date=September 7, 2022 |title=SB19 Is Eyeing the Global-Pop Market & Bringing the Philippines Along: 'Going International Is Not a Small Thing' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sb19-wyat-where-you-at-tour-interview-philippines-1235134180/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223130542/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sb19-wyat-where-you-at-tour-interview-philippines-1235134180/ |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en}}</ref> and "[[Nyebe]]" (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Purnell |first=Kristofer |date=December 15, 2022 |title=SB19 Releases New Single 'Nyebe' Ahead of Homecoming Concert |url=https://www.philstar.com/music/2022/12/15/2230770/sb19-releases-new-single-nyebe-ahead-homecoming-concert |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223130631/https://www.philstar.com/music/2022/12/15/2230770/sb19-releases-new-single-nyebe-ahead-homecoming-concert |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |website=[[The Philippine Star]] |language=en-PH}}</ref>—and embarked on their first world [[Concert tour|tour]] with the [[Where You At Tour|WYAT (Where You At) Tour]] in 2022.<ref name="Benjamin-2022" /> Amidst touring, the boy band told in an interview with [[CNN Philippines]] that the group was working on a new music release and were preparing for another concert tour in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 27, 2022 |title=SB19 Announces New Album in the Works, Larger World Tour in 2023 |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2022/11/27/SB19-announces-new-album-in-the-works-larger-world-tour-in-2023.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223115906/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2022/11/27/SB19-announces-new-album-in-the-works-larger-world-tour-in-2023.html |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |access-date=December 23, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN Philippines]]}}</ref> The group later confirmed in a press conference that their upcoming release would based on the word "''pagtatag''" ({{Literal translation|strengthening}}),<ref name="Antonio-2022" /><ref>{{cite interview |subject-link=SB19 |interviewer=Larry London |title=Border Crossings: SB19 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H464_2By6hE&t=6m17s |access-date=June 22, 2024 |work=[[Border Crossings (radio show)|Border Crossings]] |publisher=[[VOA1]] |location=Washington, D.C. |date=July 10, 2023}}</ref> and that, in it, they would continue to explore different genres and life experiences,<ref name="Antonio-2022">{{cite web |last=Antonio |first=Josiah |date=December 15, 2022 |title=SB19 Shares New Details on Upcoming Album |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/15/22/sb19-shares-new-details-on-upcoming-album |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615103540/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/15/22/sb19-shares-new-details-on-upcoming-album |archive-date=June 15, 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|ABS-CBN News]] |language=en-PH}}</ref> with inspirations drawing from their shortcomings, frustrations, and identity.<ref name="Abad-2023" /> The band's leader, [[Pablo (musician)|Pablo]], revealed in an interview with [[Zach Sang]] that ''Pagsibol'' and their forthcoming releases would be part of a [[trilogy]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYSy2AGKdV8 |title=SB19: WYAT (Where Ya At), Bazinga, Touring America, Creative Process & More |date=November 22, 2022 |author=Zach Sang Show |author-link=Zach Sang |access-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223120841/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYSy2AGKdV8 |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Conceptually, the trilogy would focus on the evolution of the band's artistry—from discovering their origins in ''Pagsibol'' to strengthening their perceived identity in ''Pagtatag!''.<ref name="Abad-2023">{{Cite web |last=Abad |first=Ysa |date=June 12, 2023 |title=SB19 Strengthens Their Identity in ''Pagtatag!'' EP |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/sb19-interview-2023-extended-play-pagtatag-1z-entertainment/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111094225/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/sb19-interview-2023-extended-play-pagtatag-1z-entertainment/ |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=[[Rappler]] |language=en-PH}}</ref> SB19 left ShowBT Entertainment and proceeded with self-management by establishing their own talent agency, 1Z Entertainment. It would be the band's first release to have complete control of, from its development leading up to its release, which the group was fond of: "And now that we have the full control, the full capacity... we can freely express and maximize what we've been doing before".<ref name="Abad-2023" />

 

 

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Three [[music video]]s that accompanied songs from the EP—"Gento", "I Want You", and "Freedom"—were released to YouTube on May 19, June 9, and October 28, 2023, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2023 |title=P-pop Supergroup SB19's 'Gento' Music Video Hits 1 Million Views |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/22/23/sb19s-gento-music-video-hits-1-million-views |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522082326/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/22/23/sb19s-gento-music-video-hits-1-million-views/ |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website= |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|ABS-CBN News]] |language=en-PH}}</ref><ref name="Rappler-2023">{{Cite web |date=June 9, 2023 |title=SB19 Releases 'I Want You' Music Video Following 'Pagtatag!' EP Release |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/sb19-i-want-you-music-video-june-9-2023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222155655/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/sb19-i-want-you-music-video-june-9-2023/ |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=[[Rappler]] |language=en-PH}}</ref><ref name="Anoc-2023">{{Cite web |last=Anoc |first=Aimee |date=October 29, 2023 |title=SB19 Releases 'Freedom' Music Video |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18930/sb19-releases-freedom-music-video/photo/256207/in-the-spotlight |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222155856/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/18930/sb19-releases-freedom-music-video/photo |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |access-date=December 22, 2023 |publisher=[[GMA Network]] |language=en-PH}}</ref> The music video for "Gento", directed by Kerbs Balagtas, was grunge-themed and depicts the boy band mining for gold.<ref name="Bautista-2023a" /><ref name="GMAIntegratedNews-2023"/> For the "I Want You" video, clips are shown of the group drenched and underwater.<ref name="Rappler-2023" /> The video for "Freedom" premiered at the Our Zone fifth-anniversary fan meeting,<ref name="Anoc-2023" /> showing the group wandering in outdoor spaces.<ref name="FreedomMV">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_OGQoRDpE4 |title=SB19 'Freedom' Music Video |date=October 28, 2023 |author=((SB19 Official)) |author-link=SB19 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109113216/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_OGQoRDpE4 |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

 

 

The EP was met with generally favorable reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. Rafael Bautista of [[Nylon (magazine)|''Nylon Manila'']] described the EP's tracks as an "emotional rollercoaster", and opined that the two-year gap since the release of SB19's first EP, ''Pagsibol,'' was "worth it".<ref name="Bautista-2023" /> ''[[Bulatlat]]''{{'s}} Janess Ann Ellao commented that the EP proved the boy band's uniqueness, diversity, and versatility, asserting that the boy band have never failed to evoke and resonate with their listeners and that the "[[Pinoy pop|P-pop]] movement only seems to grow".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellao |first=Janess Ann J. |date=June 12, 2023 |title=SB19's ''Pagtatag'' and the P-pop Movement |url=https://www.bulatlat.com/2023/06/12/sb19s-pagtatag-and-the-opm-movement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329104745/https://www.bulatlat.com/2023/06/12/sb19s-pagtatag-and-the-opm-movement/ |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |website=[[Bulatlat]] |language=en-PH}}</ref> Jelou Galang of [[Philippine Daily Inquirer|''Inquirer'']] remarked positively on the EP's release, stating its essence matches the boy band's career path as "history-making P-pop phenoms".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Galang |first=Jelou |date=July 6, 2023 |title=From New York to Vancouver, Here's When to Spot SB19 This 2023 |url=https://usa.inquirer.net/132799/from-new-york-to-vancouver-heres-when-to-spot-sb19-this-2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329111421/https://usa.inquirer.net/132799/from-new-york-to-vancouver-heres-when-to-spot-sb19-this-2023 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer]] |language=en-PH}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Billboard Philippines]]'', Gabriel Saulog applauded SB19's creative evolvement in the EP and considered it a "masterclass in confidence and versatility". Saulog also named several tracks as highlights from the EP, commenting that "Gento" is a strong EP opener and finds "I Want You", "Ilaw", and "Liham" surprising additions.<ref name="Saulog-2023" /> In a separate review by ''Billboard Philippines'', they praised most of the EP's musicality and lyricism, considering it a "great EP"; however, they deemed the closing song, "Freedom", the weakest among the EP, criticizing its rap, instrumentals, and abruptness, drawing comparisons to the band's earlier releases: "rap sections feels out of place and forced into the track. [...] There's too much going on in the backing instrumentals, making the track cluttered. The jumps from each verse [...] are abrupt and disjointed."<ref name="BillboardPH-2023">{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2023 |title=Every SB19 Song, Ranked |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/editorial-picks/best-of/every-sb19-song-ranked/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215110019/https://billboardphilippines.com/editorial-picks/best-of/every-sb19-song-ranked/ |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=[[Billboard Philippines]] |language=en-PH |issn=2984-9861}}</ref>

 

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== Credits and personnel ==

 

'''Musicians'''

 

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== References ==