The Light (BGYO album)

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The Light
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Studio album by
BGYO
Released7 October 2021
Recorded2021
Genre
Length40:25
Language
Label Star Music
BGYO chronology
The Light
(2021)		 BE:US
(2022)
Singles from The Light
  1. "The Light"
    Released: January 29, 2021
  2. "He's Into Her"
    Released: April 23, 2021
  3. "The Baddest"
    Released: August 20, 2021
  4. "When I'm with You"
    Released: October 7, 2021
  5. "Kundiman"
    Released: November 26, 2021

The Light is the debut studio album of Filipino boy band BGYO. It was released by Star Music on 7 October 2021. The album contains twelve tracks, with "When I'm With You" as its key single, four new tracks "Kundiman," "Fly Away," "Sabay," and "Rocketman", which BGYO co-written, four versions of the band's debut single in Bahasa, Japanese, Spanish and Thai, along with the group's signature hits The Light, He's Into Her and The Baddest. The album's lyrical content transcends the spirit of resilience, empathy, and love. [1]

Contents

The album debuts and peaks at number 1 on iTunes Albums Chart in 5 countries—Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. It also charted in Canada, Thailand, Qatar, Australia, Norway, Malaysia and Mexico; [2] and has achieved the coveted feat of being the longest consecutive charting album by a Filipino act to stay at number one on iTunes Philippines of all time. [3]

The album surpassed 5 million Spotify streams, 2 weeks since its release. [4]

Background and release

On 11 June 2021, ABS-CBN Entertainment head Laurenti Dyogi made a statement during the official debut of BGYO's sister group Bini on the upcoming projects of the sibling groups—full-length albums, merch and the "One Dream: The BINI x BGYO Concert". [5] On 28 September 2021, the group's official social media account announced the schedules and the release of the debut album. [6] Tracklist of the album was revealed on 29 September 2021 [7] and audio sampler on 6 October 2021. [8]

Composition

We hope they'll [listeners] be inspired listening to the songs. We hope they'll [listeners] be able to feel their journey and not just hear or see their journey.

— Lian Kyla, one of the songwriters of "Rocketman", Bandwagon Asia [9]

The Light embodies [BGYO's] journey, and it’s powerful, moving, and anthemic. The Bahasa, Thai, Japanese, and Spanish versions of the group’s debut single (also called "The Light"), feels like it needs to impart a good lesson [that] can be very well used as a campaign song for change. "Fly Away", [is] an extremely relatable track [with] compelling encouragement [to deal with struggles in life]. "Sabay" seemingly echoes that sentiment [too] but uses more danceable beats. On the other hand, "Rocketman" is a proud anthem for Filipinos, our resilience, and our undying spirit to move forward. Radiating around matters of romance are "Kundiman", "He's Into Her", "The Baddest", and "When I’m With You".

— JE CC, Lionheartv.net [10]

The Light is a reflection of the group’s past, present, and possible future. Naming the 12-track album after their debut single "The Light", is a way to symbolize the album’s message [and] it's clear that for their first album, the group wanted to give the feeling of resilience, love, and inspiration.

— Rafael Bautista, Nylon Manila [11]

Singles

The Light yielded four singles. The debut single, "The Light", was released in January 2021. The music video of "The Light" has received more than a million YouTube views, 6 days after its release, and its the fastest debut music video by a P-pop group to reach 1 Million views in YouTube. It also broke the record for being the "Most Liked Music Video in a Debut Song" by a P-pop group of all time. [12] The album's second single "He's Into Her" was released in April 2021 and became the official soundtrack of the original iWantTFC series He's Into Her. [13] "The Baddest" was released in August 2021 as the group's sophomore single and released as the album's fifth single. [14] American hip-hop dance crew Jabbawockeez posted a dance cover of the track in social media and went viral in October 2021. [15] "When I'm with You" was released in October 2021 as the album's third single and key track. [16]

"The Baddest", [is] the song that arguably helped put BGYO on the map internationally.

— Rafael Bautista, Nylon Manila [11]

Track listing

All song credits are adapted from the album sampler released by BGYO's label Star Music in YouTube, unless otherwise noted. [8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Light"
  • Rogan
  • Ddank
3:12
2."He's Into Her"
  • Jonathan Manalo
  • Gabriel Tagadtad
Jonathan Manalo4:01
3."When I'm with You"
  • Kidwolf
Jonathan Manalo3:52
4."Fly Away"Akira "Aki" MorishitaJonathan Manalo3:31
5."The Baddest"
  • Tha Aristocratz
  • Tiyon "TC" Mack
    (Tagalog rap lyrics by Angelo "Gelo" Troy Rivera and Akira "Aki" Morishita)
MU Doctor (뮤닥터)3:16
6."Rocketman"
  • Lian Kyla
  • Athena Antiporda [9]
    (additional lyrics by Jonathan Manalo and rap lyrics by Nathaniel "Nate" Porcalla)
Jonathan Manalo3:25
7."Sabay" Michael "Mikki" Claver Jr. Jonathan Manalo2:50
8."Kundiman" Akira "Aki" Morishita
(additional lyrics by Jerwin Nicomedez)		Jonathan Manalo3:27
9."The Light - Bahasa Indonesia Version"
  • Rogan
  • Ddank
    (translated by Irwan Simanjuntak)
Jonathan Manalo3:11
10."The Light - Japanese Version"
  • Rogan
  • Ddank
    (translated by Ai Eco Ina)
Jonathan Manalo3:12
11."The Light - Spanish Version"
  • Rogan
  • Ddank
    (translated by Eric Garcia)
Jonathan Manalo3:11
12."The Light - Thai Version"
  • Rogan
  • Ddank
    (translated by Tan Onwimon)
Jonathan Manalo3:11
Total length:40:25

Awards and nominations

Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2021Best Theme Song or Title Theme (Philippines) He's Into Her Won [17]
Best Theme Song or Title Theme (Asia)Finalist
RAWR AwardsSong of the Year The Light Nominated [18]
7th Wish Music Awards Wishclusive Pop Performance of the Year The Light Nominated [19]

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
VariousOctober 7, 2021Airplay, Digital download, streaming, video streaming Star Music

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