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VXON

“

In control! We are VXON!

”
—VXON

VXON (read as Vision; stylized in all caps) is a five-member Filipino boy group under Cornerstone Entertainment. The group composed of members C13, Franz, Patrick, Vince, and Sam made their official debut on January 7, 2022 with their first single The Beast.[1][2]

Tagged as the "Monsters of Philippine Pop", VXON has successfully released 19 original songs, a rendition of Jonathan Manalo's classic "Ikaw Na Na Na", and a stripped version of "Lisan". With their recent releases, VXON has embraced the sound of Filipino street music; drawing inspiration from this style while blending it with innovative elements of the P-pop genre.

VXON (Group Name)

VXON is pronounced as "Vision". The name literally means that the group of 5 individuals work together to fulfill the same set of goals and passions - they have the same vision of what they should do. Their motto is "Everything starts with a vision".[3]

The letters in the group name also have a meaning to the group. The letter "V" is the roman numeral for "five". It is for the 5 members of the group. The "X" stands for their different backgrounds, crossing of paths, and forming a group through a single vision.[2][4] The "ON" signifies what the members do before they perform. Whenever they feel nervous or whatever they are feeling on that moment, they remind themselves to "switch on" before they set foot on the stage and do their best to perform.

Fandom Name: Vixies

VIXIES is the fandom name for the supporters of VXON. The name came from the fans themselves and can be interpreted as "little VXONs".[2]

Career

2021 - 2022: Pre-debut

On December 21, 2022, the group's official SNS accounts were opened, and the group's name along with their logo were revealed.[5] A day later, Franz and Vince was revealed as the first and second member of the group,[6][7] followed by Patrick and Sam on December 23,[8][9] and C13 was revealed as the last member of the group on December 24.[10]

2022: Debut with The Beast, P.S, Top Class OST, Luv Is OST & "Ikaw Na Na Na"

On January 2, it was revealed that the group would make their official debut in January 7.[11] On January 7, their debut single, "The Beast", was released on all available music platform worldwide.[12] The song was written by VXON C13 and Korean music producer Knockloud with additional lyrics by VXON Franz and Sam, They released the music video on the same date as well and surpassed 1 million streams on February 11[13]. Their first live performance on stage for the song was on the 7th Wish Music Awards[14].

In an interview with Rank Magazine, VXON C13 explained that The Beast talks about empowerment. "Be you want to be", he explains[4].

On April 1, the group’s first special single, "P.S", which were written by VXON C13, Franz, and Sam was released at 12AM PHT, with its music video later released at 12PM PHT.[15] Two days after, the music video surpassed 500,000 views. P.S, a vibrant follow-up to their hard-hitting pop-EDM debut song, "is a lighter but supercharged bop that brought their youthful spirit to the fore, trailing the course of young, promising love"[4].

On April 4, VXON released its official light stick version 1 and group color which is "VERY PERI"[16] . It was very timely since it was also the PANTONE Color of the Year 2022.

On June 18, 2022, the group released a soundtrack single "Reach the Top", the official theme song for the 2022 reality-survival show Top Class. The track reached no. 1 on iTunes Philippines and UAE on the day of its release. It was included in the P-POP On The Rise Spotify playlist on July 11. The dance performance video was then released on July 24[17].

On the other hand, VXON continued to promote P.S. with the release of Dahil Sa'yo x P.S video with Inigo Pascual[18] and the Wish Bus performance of the song on July 21[19].

On August 6, the group announced that their song "LUV IS" is going to be the official soundtrack of GMA Network's newest series. The song was composed by VXON Franz, C13, and Theo Mortel[20]. The day after, their live performance of the song was released on ALL OUT SUNDAYS Youtube channel as well as the song's official audio and lyric video. On September 1, the group released the OST with Zephanie for the drama LUV Is that aired on GMA Network.[21]

On August 26, VXON officially joined realme Philippines as the brand's first-ever P-Pop group ambassador. They announced this during the realme Fan Festival. They performed The Beast and P.S., alongside the first reveal of their comeback single "Fiyaah"[22].

On September 2, the group officially released the audio of "Fiyaah" in all streaming platforms.[23] The song was written by VXON Franz, Sam, and C13 incorporating Spanish lyrics. It was then added to Spotify Philippines' New Music Friday and P-Pop On The Rise playlists. It reached no. 1 on UAE iTunes and no. 3 on iTunes Philippines. It is also on this day that the P.S. music video surpassed 1,000,000 views and LUV IS charting in iTunes at no. 2 and no. 4 on UAE iTunes and iTunes Philippines respectively.

On September 5, the music video of FIYAAH was released[24]. In an article released by MYX Global, it says that FIYAAH is a song that reminds everyone "to embrace your passion and unleash your inner star"[25]. The Wish Bus performance of the song was later on released on November 13[26].

On October 21, the group released the remake single titled, "Ikaw Na Na Na" originally sung by former teen boy group, GIMME5. This single is part of an album project by Jonathan Manalo in his album project titled, The Music of Jonathan Manalo - 20 years[27]. The song reached no. 1 on UAE iTunes and no. 10 on iTunes Philippines alongside The Beast at no. 6.

On November 18, LUV IS Official Music Video was released on GMA Network's Youtube channel[28].

2023: "DULO", "Breaking Bad", "Pretty Please", "Lisan"

On January 29, VXON performed their fourth digital single "DULO" live for the first time and they released the song in all streaming platforms, alongside a visualizer in their Youtube channel, on February 10, 2023. DULO is a soft rock, R&B, ballad emotional song written and produced by VXON Franz for VXON's first anniversary in the music industry[29]. The song reached no. 1 on iTunes Philippines and UAE after its release.

On March 20, the group teased their comeback with a logo motion video that they will be releasing a comeback single on March 31.[30] The following day, they released a comeback teaser video again.[31] On March 22, the group revealed the title of their comeback single titled, "Breaking Bad".[32] UMUSIC PH conducted an advances listening party with VXON on March 30[33] and the single was officially released on March 31. The single became the cover of "P-POP On The Rise" Spotify playlist and was added to the "New Music Friday PH" Spotify playlist as well. After its release, the song reached no. 6 on iTunes Philippines and no. 1 on UAE iTunes. It also made its way to Spotify's New Music Friday Global Chart playlist at #393.

In an interview with Wonder magazine, the group said that the release of Breaking Bad was for the purpose of introducing a different side of VXON[34] as they continue to explore their sound.

On April 1, the group released the BREAKING BAD Music Video [35] and they performed it live on Wish Bus that was released online on July 23[36].

On June 4, the group announced that they will be releasing a new single that will be released on June 16.[37] On June 6, they revealed the title of the new single titled, "Pretty Please".[38] The single and the lyric video for the song was officially released on June 16 with the single charting in UAE iTunes and iTunes Philippines at no. 1 and 10 respectively. The music video that was shot in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was released on June 30[39]. VXON Members' Franz and C13 participated in the writing of the lyrics of the song.

On July 26, the group released a teaser. In the teaser, it was said that the group will release a new single on August 4 titled, "Lisan".[40] The song explores the pain and struggle of moving past a failed romance. The song was released on August 4 alongside it's official Lyric Video in their Youtube channel. The song was written by VXON Franz[41]. The song also reached No. 1 on iTunes Philippines and UAE and no. 7 on iTunes Colombia. The song also reached the no. 1 spot on Spotify's RADAR PH Playlist. The Wish Bus performance of the song was later on released on October 18[42].

In August, they released VXON Sessions on Youtube channel where they performed acoustic and stripped versions of their songs "Lisan", "PS", "Dulo", and "Breaking Bad".

In September, the group did the SEE THE VXON Mall Tour where they performed their newly released songs.

On September 14, the group released a video teaser for their next comeback[43] and title of the song "SANDAL" was released the day after[44]. The audio, music video, and lyric video were released all at the same time on September 28 [45]. The song peaked at no. 1 on iTunes Philippines and UAE after its release. All of the members contributed in the lyrics of the song. In an interview with Billboard Philippines, VXON said that SANDAL is a "smooth and suave song that sounds as if it came from a hip-hop collective rather than a P-Pop group" and that what sets VXON apart is that they draw inspiration from Filipino hip-hop contemporaries[46].

On November 29, they made it to No. 10 on Spotify's Top RADAR Philippines artists of 2023[47].

2024: First Album "20:20" Release

On January 9, a scheduler for their 1st album was posted. From January 10 to 26, the group released concept photos, concept videos, and album highlights which made the fans to excited with the album[48]. VXON officially launched the "20:20" album on January 26 with a listening party and live performance of the songs[49]. The album charted at no. 1 on UAE and Philippine iTunes with some songs charting in the Top 10. A day after, they also released the lyric videos of the songs in the album. The album also entered the Top 200 Top Album Chart of Spotify Philippines.

In an interview with NYLON MANILA, the band asserts that "20:20 isn't about having perfect vision, it was about having a clear vision" and that includes vulnerability, one of the main themes of the album, and having to see everything out in the open, flaws. As VXON Franz said, "imperfections make life beautiful"[50] and he describes the album as a "kalye vibes album"[51]. The release of 20:20 was their bridge to finding their own sound. It also paved way for VXON to perform in subunits and collaborate with other artists[34].

The group continued to 2-promote the album by performing on Wish Bus, releasing the dance practice video of "Saksak sa Puso" on February 11 [52], and participating in different festivals and shows.

The group also released VXON Sessions: SSP in their Youtube channel[53].

On May 3, the music video of Saksak Sa Puso was released[54].

Members

Name Position(s) Emoji Years Active
C13 Leader, Main Rapper, Center, Face of the group 🦅 2021–present
Sam Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper 🐯 2021–present
Patrick Main Dancer 🐿 2021–present
Vince Lead Vocalist, Visual 🐺 2021–present
Franz Main Vocalist 🦋 2021–present

Discography

Albums

  • 20:20 (2024)

Digital singles

Collaborations

OSTs

  • "Top Class: Rise to P-Pop Stardom OST" ("Reach The Top") (2022)
  • "Luv Is OST" ("Luv Is" with Zephanie) (2022)

Concerts

  • SEE THE VXON Anniversary Concert (2023)
  • SEE THE VXON in Dubai (2023)

Concert participations

  • Dubai Expo 2020 (2022)
  • 2022 PPOPCON (2022)
  • Tugatog Music Festival (2022)
  • MR Music: The Hits of Jonathan Manalo (2022)
  • UMUSIC Fanverse (2022, 2023)
  • Sofitel's The Best Is Yet To Come New Year's Eve Concert (2022)
  • A-Wave PPop Fest (2023)
  • ATeam presents: The Demo: Vol. 9 (2023)
  • PPOPCON Manila (2023)
  • CS All Star Concert in the USA (2023)
  • UMG FANVERSE (2023)
  • UMUSIC BYE (2023)
  • Fantopia Summer Live (2024; cancelled)
  • Fan Fusion (2024)
  • BILLBOARD MAINSTAGE (2024)
  • CS ALL STAR CONCERT CANADA (2024)

Festival and Expos Performances

  • Pinoy BL Festival (2022)
  • KPOP Open Stage (2022)
  • Realme Music Fan Fest (2022, 2023)
  • Korea Festival (2022)
  • POPSTIVAL: KPop Meets PPop (2022)
  • Balik Yuhum: VXON at Masskara Festival (2022)
  • Hilongos Leyte Town Fiesta Concert (2022)
  • Sinulog sa Kabangkalan, Capiz (2023)
  • 30th PTAA Travel Tour Expo (2023)
  • Cosplay Comic Collectibles Fiesta (2023)
  • VXON at Iloilo: Cosplay Comic Collectibles Fiesta (2023)
  • Madworld Playing the New Spot (2023
  • PRIDE PH Festival (2023)
  • VIBES VIBES Music Festival: OktoberFest and Rotary Spouse Night (2023)
  • 5th PTAA Travel Expo (2024)
  • POP Rising: UP Fair Tuesday (2024)
  • REV: UP Fair Saturday (2024)
  • HallyUniverse (2024)
  • Pride PH Happy Equality Araw ng Pasasalamat (2024)
  • Miss Cebu 2024

Awards Show

  • Wish Music Awards (2022)
  • Kmmunity PH K'tizens Choice Awards (2022)

Front-Acts

MoiraTour (2023)

  • Song Kang Fun Meet in Manila (2023)
  • KPOP Overpass in Manila (2023)
  • VOCAL Champs in Los Angeles (opening) (2023)
  • Erik Santos' MILESTONE (20th anniversary Concert) (2023)

Others

  • VXON Album Launch and Listening Party (2024)
  • Drag Den S2: Retribution Finale (2024)

Endorsements and Promotions

Year Product Company Notes
2022 Crocs x VXON CROCS As part of the #CrocsisHere campaign
Popeyes Popeyes Opening of new Popeyes branches
"Realme" Realme Philippines VXON as 1st Ppop Group Ambassador
EKART Raceway EKART Raceway Joined the grand opening
Prive Alliance Prive Alliance Joined the opening
"Palawan Karoling Challenge" Palawan Pawnshop As part of the #PaskongPalawan campaign
"Mcdonald's O'Christmas Treats" Mcdonald's Philippines Introduced newest treats of Holiday offerings of Mcdonald's
2023 Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa Group and individual promotional ads on Tiktok

Awards and Nominations

Award Year Category Result
TAG Awards Chicago 2022 Band of the Year Won (Bronze)
PPop Awards 2022 Pop Main Visual of the Year (Male Category)

(VXON Vince)

Won
Nylon Manila's Big, Bold, and Brave Awards 2023 Favorite Rookie Ppop Group Won
Tiktok Philippines 2022 Ppop Group of the year Nominated
Music Rank Asian Choice Awards 2023 Rising Asian Artist 2nd Place
Philippines Choice Awards from Saludo Excellence Award 2023 Best Male Ppop Group Won
4th Village Pipol Choice awards 2023 PPop Song of the Year

(The Beast)

Nominated
VP/Spotlight of the Year Won
Group Performer of the Year Nominated
TAG Awards Chicago 2023 #TAG25Under25

(C13, Sam, Patrick, Franz)

Nominated
AWIT AWARDS 2023 Best Pop Recording (Ikaw Na Na Na)

Best Pop Recording (Luv Is)

Nominated
9th RAWR Awards 2023 Favorite Group Nominated
8th PPOP Awards 2023 PPOP Top Main Dance of the Year (Male) - VXON Patrick Won
5th VP Choice Awards 2024 Group Performer of the Year

PPOP Song of the Year (Sandal) Music Video of the Year (Sandal)

Nominated
Republic Asia 2024 Spotlight of the Month for April 2024 Won

Magazine Features and Publication

Year Magazine Title
2022 Village Pipol VP/Spotlight: VXON, The Monster Rookies of Philippine Pop
Parcinq The Future of P-pop Starts with VXON
Rank Magazine Rookies of the Year: The Arrival of VXON
Parcinq #PARCINQFashion: 'Jack Front of Earth 616'

(feat. VXON Franz)

2023 Victor Magazine

(Dubai)

VXON: Rising from the East (pp.47-52)
Parcinq Heating Up the Season: Meet the Parcinq Boys of Summer 2023

(feat. VXON Sam)

Parcinq The Leaders Issue

(feat. VXON C13)

Parcinq #PARCINQSuperFresh

(feat. VXON Patrick)

2024

Gallery

Main article: VXON/Gallery

References

  1. ↑ https://nylonmanila.com/new-ppop-group-boy-group-vxon/Looking for a new P-pop Group to Stan? Then Check Out VXON. Nylon Manila
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://villagepipol.com/vp-spotlight-vxon-the-monster-rookies-of-philippine-pop/ Village Pipol. January 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ https://myx.global/vxon-thebeast/?msclkid=a702a631bc5711ecbaf4b923a8b97897
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://rankthemag.ph/cover/cover-story-new-agenda-rookies-of-the-year-the-arrival-of-vxon/
  5. ↑ @vxonofficial on Twitter (December 21, 2021)
  6. ↑ @vxonofficial on Twitter (December 22, 2021)
  7. ↑ @vxonofficial on Twitter (December 22, 2021)
  8. ↑ @vxonofficial on Twitter (December 23, 2021)
  9. ↑ @vxonofficial on Twitter (December 23, 2021)
  10. ↑ @vxonofficial on Twitter (December 24, 2021)
  11. ↑ @vxonofficial on Twitter (January 2, 2022)
  12. ↑ @vxonofficial on Twitter (January 7, 2022)
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo8OVB_jqFs
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L-UAaBw7lo
  15. ↑ VXON serenades fans in captivating MV for second single ‘P.S.’
  16. ↑ https://x.com/vxonofficial/status/1510963079118716931
  17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t61a4JZSrqc
  18. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABQjHXUV3Ew
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbtzNwrwmho
  20. ↑ https://twitter.com/vxonofficial/status/1556159671668318208
  21. ↑ Time for singing champ Zephanie to explore exciting new options
  22. ↑ https://iconicmnl.com/vxon-as-realmes-first-p-pop-ambassador/
  23. ↑ VXON’s Comeback Single is “Fiyaah”
  24. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEy87S5pIWk
  25. ↑ https://myx.global/vxon-fiyaah/
  26. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=golA_lkQxsg
  27. ↑ WATCH: Star Music releases VXON's 'Ikaw Na Na Na' music video
  28. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzaNcKwDBrU
  29. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eoFJ8Ds9t0
  30. ↑ VXON (@vxonofficial) March 21, 2023 post
  31. ↑ VXON (@vxonofficial) March 22, 2023 post
  32. ↑ VXON (@vxonofficial) March 23,2023 post
  33. ↑ https://twitter.com/vxonofficial/status/1641405573177688064?s=20
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 https://wonder.ph/visuals/vxon/
  35. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN8j8nhHrl8
  36. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow0VEZ49dtE
  37. ↑ VXON (@vxonofficial) June 4, 2023 post
  38. ↑ VXON (@vxonofficial) June 6, 2023 post
  39. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETfxf4Kezsg.
  40. ↑ VXON (@vxonofficial) July 26, 2023 post
  41. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-20VlLrrXg
  42. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwIyL2RUzWk
  43. ↑ https://x.com/vxonofficial/status/1702261334904299520?s=20
  44. ↑ https://x.com/vxonofficial/status/1702643635484021203?s=20
  45. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZ3b-lNOAo
  46. ↑ https://billboardphilippines.com/music/discover/vxon-are-ushering-in-a-new-vision-for-p-pop/
  47. ↑ https://x.com/allchartsPH/status/1730018978146537947?s=20
  48. ↑ https://www.parcinq.com/post/vxon-clears-the-path-for-first-album-release
  49. ↑ https://x.com/vxonofficial/status/1748669283318837534?s=20
  50. ↑ https://nylonmanila.com/vxon-new-album-2020-interview/
  51. ↑ https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/28/24/p-pop-boy-group-vxon-drops-new-album-2020
  52. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=VjZAep2WlBE0F4OK&v=x4B2TBAvJ30&feature=youtu.be
  53. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=fXvif4_-XIjIzTD3&v=Ga6u7GNptL0&feature=youtu.be
  54. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRcbD3sUwVA

Official links

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VXON
C13  •  Sam  •  Patrick  •  Vince  •  Franz
Discography
Digital singles
The Beast  •  P.S  •  Fiyaah  •  Dulo  •  Breaking Bad  •  Pretty Please  •  Lisan
Remake singles
OSTs
Reach the Top  •  Luv Is
Official links
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