Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: 98 Degrees, may possible collab kasama ang SB19?! (Episode 604)

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00:00Naitai Kapushita, May 30, 31 at the Mall of Asia Arena, 98 Degrees.

00:11What do you think of K-pop?

00:13I think it's great.

00:14I mean, I think they've kind of taken the best of the vocals, the best of the dancing.

00:19They've kind of made it into this thing that is just, it's so precise and it is so clean.

00:24It's very, very, I mean, it's more than we could do.

00:30You know, so we definitely have a lot of respect for it.

00:32Who did or who do you consider your biggest rival?

00:37I think we always considered ourselves our biggest rival, honestly.

00:40We try to keep it internal and just always challenge ourselves to be the best version of ourselves.

00:45I think we were out in a time when, you know, obviously you had Backstreet Boys, you had NSYNC,

00:48but we always felt like we were a different kind of group from them.

00:51We were less about the dancing, less about that, more about the vocal harmony.

00:54Right.

00:55So I think you find a lot of fans of like NSYNC also felt like they could like 98 Degrees,

00:59but they didn't feel like they could like Backstreet.

01:01So we, yeah, I think we were just trying to challenge ourselves constantly,

01:06not really looking at other groups as a threat or as a challenge to us,

01:10but trying to get the best out of ourselves constantly.

01:12Yeah, we modeled ourselves after Boyz II Men.

01:14So, I mean, they're our idols and so we really were trying to be like a Boyz II Men.

01:19Are you collaborating with SB19?

01:22Well, look, a couple of years ago when we were talking about coming here pre-pandemic,

01:26we were in talks with some of the management team of SB19.

01:29There was some interest there.

01:31And the other day I brought it up as something that was kind of on our wish list

01:34and we've been in contact with them and we're trying to meet up with them when we're here.

01:38So hopefully it is in the works.

01:39I mean, we have a lot of respect for what they do, the K-pop elements that they have yet,

01:43the Filipino twinge and style and vibe that they have.

01:47And we think it's kind of a perfect storm and kind of connects with what we do

01:51and would love the opportunity.

01:52That'd be fun.

01:53Yeah, K-pop is Korean pop.

01:55We call them, they're the biggest proponent of P-pop.

01:58P-pop, yeah.

01:59Filipino pop, yeah.

02:00Filipino pop.

02:01Once again, invite everybody, Nick.

02:03To join you.

02:04Yes, this Friday and Saturday, May 30th and 31st at the Mall of Asia Arena.

02:08Please come have an incredible night with 98 Degrees and some of our closest friends.

02:12It's going to be a great night of music and we are so excited to once again be back

02:15right here in the Philippines for all our fans.

02:17It's going to be great.

02:18Last question.

02:19Craziest fan moment?

02:21Well, we had a lot of those.

02:22I don't know if we can answer it.

02:23What time is this show on?

02:25Yeah, well.

02:26Still prime time.

02:27We can't answer that.

02:28Something that can be said on television.

02:29Nick, thank you very much.

02:31I think one time there was a fan that came in and they snuck in on a car.

02:33They snuck on to our tour buses.

02:36They snuck on to hotel room service carts and then jump out in your room.

02:41I think that was in the Philippines here actually.

02:43Yeah.

02:44Really?

02:45That was in the Philippines in our room service cart.

02:48I think one of us ordered breakfast or had eggs come in and they came out.

02:52I think one may have snuck into Justin's bed once or twice.

02:55I don't know what you're talking about.

02:57And what did you do, Justin?

02:59I signed the song.

03:00Told him to leave, of course.

03:02Thank you guys.

03:04I appreciate it.

03:06Welcome to the Philippines on May 30, 31.

03:08Mall of Asia, Rina, 98 degrees.

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