JL Gaspar: The Filipino idol making waves on ‘Universe League’

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JL Gaspar, a rising Filipino talent in K-pop, is making waves as a contestant on SBS' Universe League, the male counterpart to Universe Ticket.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/korean-popular-music/jl-gaspar-filipino-universe-league/

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00:00JL Gaspar, a rising Filipino talent in K-Pop, is making waves as a contestant on SBS' Universe

00:06League, the male counterpart to Universe Ticket. He is the only Filipino contestant and one of the

00:11finalists on the show following a successful journey from local stages in the Philippines

00:16to the global K-Pop scene. Before joining Universe League, JL was part of the P-Pop Boy Group Plus,

00:22which debuted in March 2023 under SB Town. He trained for four years at the SB Talent Camp,

00:28steadily built his career performing in front of local audiences before pursuing his K-Pop dreams.

00:34In his audition for Universe League, he performs Crush's Beautiful and later Wow's Mentors with

00:39his group's performance of One and Only. His talent led all three teams to choose him as

00:44their first pick, a first in the show's history. If JL wins the Universe League,

00:49it is another milestone for Filipino artists breaking into the global K-Pop scene,

00:53joining the ranks of Jelly Danka, Alicia Parmesano, and Zofia La Forteza.

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