March 22 ------ Since their debut in 2022, G22 has always believed that women are strong in their different ways. Carrying the title “Female Alphas of P-pop,” the trio are supernovas onstage with their fiery charisma usually seen as a symbol of strength. But they believe it goes beyond that.
The P-pop girl group — consisting of AJ, Alfea, and Jaz — has been gaining traction with their latest single “Pa-Pa-Pa-Palaban.” Released on Women’s Month, the girl group explained that the song is meant to show that women are fighters in their own ways. “Ang goal namin is ma-put out and ma-loudspeaker pa ang message namin,” the group’s leader AJ recently told reporters on the sidelines of the “Out and Loud” event in Makati. “Gusto namin marami kaming ma-empower na kabataan, especially sa kababaihan (We want to empower the youth, especially women),” she added.
One of the highlights of the single was the lyrics “Ekis sa bukabularyo ang ‘Babae ka lang’ / Pagkat walang kasarian ang pagiging matapang (“You are just a woman” does not exist in our vocabulary / Because courage knows no gender),” which further highlighted the message that G22 wanted to convey.
Touching on the topic, the members also received negative remarks where they felt like their worth as women was undermined. “Siguro isa sa pinakaworst na nabasa namin is ‘yung cinocompare kami sa ibang babae. You don’t need to compare (One of the worst remarks we read is whenever we’re compared to other women. You don’t need to compare),” Alfea said. “You don’t need to compare or pit someone against the other. [Everyone] has their own uniqueness and they have their own colors.”
Anchoring on Alfea’s remarks, AJ said complimenting someone to put others down is an insult to her. “Hindi man siya bash , but [it is] when someone compliments you then drags another person down.” “Para sa akin, hindi siya compliment. Insult na siya in a way kasi kino-compliment mo ako pero tinatapakan mo ang ibang tao (For me, it is not a compliment. It’s an insult because you’re complimenting one person then using it to put another person down),” she added. Jaz, on the other hand, said being told that she is “just a woman” is a form of underestimating their abilities. “[Aside from that], it’s when we receive, ‘Babae lang kayo so hanggang diyan lang kayo’ or ‘dapat nandito lang kayo.’ You should never set a limit on women. We are limitless and it’s the message that we want to put out,” she said.
AJ also confessed that she’s not fond of receiving remarks where G22’s powerful concept is used as a weapon against more feminine concepts in the music scene. She reiterated that embracing one’s “softer side” is a form of strength, noting that women are strong in different ways. “Honestly, hindi siya maganda,” she said when asked about the topic. “Iba-ibang version tayo ng katapangan. May mga matapang na vulnerable, naipapakita nila ang softer side nila. May matapang na [wherein] they’ll tell you what they think. Iba’t ibang version ang katapangan. Hindi dapat natin minamaliit ang katapangan ng iba’t ibang tao.”
Source: inquirer.net
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