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What happens when you lock up some of the best Filipino voices of the next generation in one music camp, with award-winning playwrights from acclaimed theater productions, songwriters who have given us hits like "Tala", and creators that have all been shaped by music and theater? Adding that all up we have "Still", Viu's first Filipino Original musical narrative series.
In less than one year, Vaultboy has amassed over 11 Million likes on his TikTok content sharing his original songs and covers, and effectively launching his music career to the world. As 'Everything Sucks' gains momentum, Rank magazine sits down (virtually) with him from Florida, and talk about everything that does not suck. For the things that do, well, they make for viral songs.
'Rak of Aegis' is definitely up there as one of the most iconic Filipino theater productions ever, and with everything happening in the world, the news of its streaming is a welcome ray of sunshine amidst this dreary rain.
The three years-in-the-making film finally premieres globally on Netflix, following the story of two "unusually close" best friends. The leading pair off of 'My Amanda' dives deep into the borders and expanse of true friendship, and what it means to love someone in a different type of way than what most mainstream films dictate.
With Jensen Gomez' release of lead single "No Sides", the singer-songwriter and producer marks a brand new chapter as he embarks on a full comeback, leading us to the release of his four-volume album, "Phases". Rank Magazine gets a first glimpse into this new era, with the lead single off his three-track first volume EP, that culminates his years-long exercise in self-rediscovery.
Rank Magazine chats with one of the leads of reality show "Shahs of Sunset", Golnesa Gharachedaghi as she gets real on living her authentic self on TV, the importance of Persian representation, and what to expect in its latest season.
As Filipino designers confront the fashion industry's new reality, Renan Pacson is set on using this time to pause, recalibrate, and move towards purposeful and ethical fashion. At this year's Panasonic Manila Fashion Festival, he shows the fruit of his labor with forward-looking collection, 'First Ball'.
How are footwear designers faring in this time when most Filipinos are indoors and unlikely to look for new outdoor shoes? For this artist-slash-designer, the pandemic rocked him back to his founding days, and inspired him to look at footwear, and himself, through different lenses.