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4 popular male solo artists band for OPM concert in Dec

OPM is back in full force. Four of today’s biggest male solo acts — Rob Deniel, Arthur Nery, Amiel Sol and Adie — share their thoughts on the genre’s resurgence, the impact of social media, and how their friendship shaped the 'RAAA!' Concert happening at the Araneta Coliseum on Dec. 5, 2025.

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00:00What do you want me to do with this concept?
00:04Um, I think,
00:06I started this way back,
00:09the pandemic,
00:10the Harana,
00:12where she started.
00:14Supposedly,
00:16we were 4 people across.
00:18That's right.
00:20Um,
00:22it's like Amiel,
00:24who came to Yannick that time.
00:26It was Rob Adley.
00:28Ah, hello.
00:30Um, sorry.
00:32Ah, yung ano po,
00:34yung, ah,
00:36dati po, yung Harana,
00:38is Rob, ah, Addy,
00:40Apo, tapos si Yannick,
00:42and then yun nga,
00:44surprise, Yannick Salonga.
00:46And then, that happened way back
00:482020 ata, tapos
00:50ngayon, ah, yun nga,
00:52may, may
00:54big surprise, big news na bumalik si
00:56Yannick sa,
00:58Yannick sa I-Ross.
00:59So,
01:00need namin ng, ah,
01:02isang super, like,
01:03close friend din.
01:05And since,
01:06lagi po kami nag,
01:08pag-scriptball at hangout,
01:09and,
01:10para din po siyang,
01:12kakakwentuhan lang at first na,
01:15gawin tayo yung concert.
01:16Tapos, yun.
01:18So, what do we, ah,
01:20what do we expect sa darating ng concert niyo?
01:23With you, the four of you.
01:25Siguro, ah,
01:26simulan muna natin,
01:27farewell.
01:28Yung.
01:29Hello po.
01:30Um, itong darating na concert,
01:32hindi siya yung,
01:34pangkaraniwan na,
01:36four artist concert,
01:38na may kanya-kanya kaming set.
01:40It's more of like, um,
01:42bonding namin sa Raneta.
01:44So,
01:45hindi siya, like,
01:47like,
01:48tech,
01:49hindi siya yung parang tipika na,
01:51concert na,
01:52like,
01:54parang music festival na,
01:56music festival style ng,
01:58concert.
01:59It's more of like,
02:00like,
02:01most of the time sa concert,
02:03magkakasama pa rin ganun ata.
02:05So, yun.
02:09Ayun, same po with,
02:10Hello po na rin akuma.
02:11Yes.
02:12Ayun, same with,
02:13sinabi ni Rob,
02:15na,
02:16hindi siya typical nga po na,
02:17parang set by set po siya,
02:19per artist.
02:20So, may mga,
02:21may mga pakulo din po kami na,
02:23ang typical namin ginagawa,
02:25sa mga,
02:26usual gigs po namin.
02:28Like, may mga guests po kami na,
02:30involved ganun.
02:32Na,
02:33hindi ba namin,
02:34ano yung drum?
02:35Secret mo na for now.
02:36Secret mo na for now.
02:37Pero,
02:38may mga varieties po na,
02:39hindi typical sa mga,
02:41typical namin shows ganun.
02:43And, yun,
02:44mostly,
02:45enjoy lang din po talaga kami dito,
02:47na parang magbabarakadang,
02:49nagjamming lang ganun.
02:50Pero,
02:51mas,
02:52palalawakin lang namin po na,
02:54nang,
02:55may mga bisita.
02:56May mga deg-deg lang din po.
02:58And,
02:59ayun,
03:00gusto ko na lang po,
03:01mapanawid na siya soon.
03:02And, si Arthur na po.
03:07Ah,
03:08yun din.
03:09Ah,
03:10I think,
03:11yung mga fans naman,
03:12na-appreciate nila,
03:13kapag kayo mga,
03:14artists na,
03:15pinafollow nila ay,
03:16nag, ahm,
03:17nag-interact sa isa't isa.
03:19Ako,
03:20personally ganun,
03:21na kapag nakita ko yung dalawang artist na to,
03:23ah,
03:24nag-bobond sila ganyan.
03:25So, I think,
03:26that's what we want to showcase
03:27in this concert na,
03:28um,
03:29hindi kami,
03:30alam niyan,
03:31alam niyan,
03:32when you,
03:33when you hear our names,
03:34di ba,
03:35lagi kami may individuality talaga.
03:36But in this case,
03:37para na talaga kami,
03:38mag-friends talaga,
03:39magtatropa na,
03:40we can to bond together and,
03:42um,
03:43talagang,
03:44this concert will showcase that,
03:46yung,
03:47friendship, fellowship,
03:48ayun.
03:49It's, um,
03:50basta,
03:51alam po namin,
03:52parang lagpas,
03:53sabihin ba,
03:54lagpas,
03:5540,
03:5640 songs,
03:57parang lagpas.
03:58So,
03:59hindi talaga siya,
04:00parang siguro,
04:01yung,
04:02yung hits namin,
04:03siguro,
04:04yung mga songs namin na,
04:05nakalabas na,
04:06parang,
04:07contributing factor na din,
04:08pero for sure,
04:09hindi siya,
04:10about doon lang,
04:11parang siyang ganun.
04:12So,
04:13as much as possible,
04:14yun.
04:15So,
04:16makakarinitig kami ng mga covers
04:17band before.
04:18Opo,
04:19lalo na kay Rob din.
04:20Yeah.
04:21Yes.
04:22Lalo po kay Rob din.
04:25Ay, yun po.
04:30Ayun, marami, marami pong songs,
04:32um,
04:33hindi lang ako yung may cover po,
04:34pero,
04:35lahat po kami may,
04:37may cover from,
04:39from international,
04:41but the,
04:42but the audience.
04:43I have a different international.
04:44Yeah.
04:45hoi,
04:47mo yung,
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