This movie gave kids (and adults) a new Golden earworm
KPop Demon Hunters
"You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love", which had my entire FYP relapsing, is this singer's third studio album
Olivia Rodrigo
Before becoming the iconic fast food chain we know and love, Jollibee started out selling this
Ice cream
Neon is a Filipino character with electricity powers in this online FPS game
Valorant
"Bakit parang kasalanan ko?"
Bea Alonzo (Four Sisters and a Wedding)
Contestants compete for 45 billion in this deadly drama series
Squid Game
This singer wrote the viral song "what if i miss you for the rest of my life" while on the toilet
Janine Berdin
This Gen 1 Pokemon mascot is not a Dragon Type, even though it looks like a dragon
Charizard
This wrestler-turned-actor is proudly Filipino
Dave "Batista" Bautista
"I deserved an explanation. I deserved an acceptable reason!"
Piolo Pascual (Starting Over Again)
This Spanish series has characters with city nicknames led by "El Professor"
Money Heist (La Casa de Papel)
Many sad edits of many fandoms have this as the background music to add to the pain
500 Miles
Manila may have the official title, but many people consider this place to be the real center of the Philippines
Cubao
Many people have played Eliza in Hamilton, including this Filipina theater actress
Rachelle Ann Go
"She had me at my worst, you had me at my best, at binalewala mo lang lahat ng yon"
John Lloyd Cruz (One More Chance)
D&D was a major influence on this famous sci-fi series
Stranger Things
"Iconic By Mistake" is a collab between three groups: ILLIT, LE SSERAFIM, and this global group of Dream Academy origin
KATSEYE
Not associated with any royalty, this character is still considered one of the Disney princesses
Mulan
This Filipino basketball player is part of the Knicks squad that won the NBA Championship
Jordan Clarkson
"You're nothing but a second rate, trying hard, copycat!"
Cherie Gil (Bituing Walang Ningning)
The ERPB, which handles school bullies, are the stars of this series
Teach You a Lesson
Following the Knicks winning the NBA Championship, this song became New York's celebration anthem in TikTok edits
Empire State of Mind
Farrokh Bulsara is the real name of this legendary "Bohemian Rhapsody" singer and frontman
Freddie Mercury
This upcoming animated movie stars a Filipino cast, OPM OST, and heavily inspired by PH myth
Forgotten Island
"Pangit ba ako? Kapapalit ba ako? Then why?!"
Liza Soberano (My Ex and Whys)