Let me come clean at the outset. I've never been a K-Pop fan, save for a dose of BTS' 'Dynamite' every now and then and Black Pink's 'Pink Venom' lately (because I like the part that goes, 'Brra-ta-ta-ta, trra-ta-ta-ta.' I sing it real loud whenever it comes on the radio until my boys cringe and wail, 'Stop it Mom!').

But just last Monday, an all new South Korean girl group called Lapillus caught my attention and I may keep it there for a bit more time. Two reasons why: first is because one of the six lovely ladies was once an ABS-CBN artist (represent!) and two, because young as the group is — having only launched in June — they unanimously chose the Philippines as their first overseas destination.