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Lapillus’ Chanty Reveals Belle Mariano and Charlie Dizon Introduced Her to K-Pop

MLD Entertainment’s newest girl group, Lapillus, officially debuts today with the single “Hit Ya!,” and one of its members is Filipino-Argentinian Chanty

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<p><strong>MLD Entertainment</strong> is introducing a new six-member girl group called <strong>Lapillus</strong>, and it’s officially debuting in the K-pop industry today with the release of their single “<strong>Hit Ya!</strong>” </p><div><br/></div><p>The group is made up of <strong>Shana</strong> (Japanese - leader and vocalist), <strong>Chanty</strong> (Filipino-Argentinian - vocalist), <strong>Seowon</strong> (Korean - vocalist and dancer), <strong>Bessie</strong> (Korean - vocalist and rapper), <strong>Yue</strong> (Chinese-American - vocalist and dancer), and <strong>Haeun</strong> (Korean - dancer and <em>maknae</em>).</p><div> </div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c1dd2bec-0db2-41e4-bafe-55b6e592a721_288260276_2643387295794282_6004038247113464611_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Lapillus"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Lapillus<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photo from @officiallapillus  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/momoland-member-nancy-on-metrostyle/22908" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EXCLUSIVE: Meet MOMOLAND&#x27;s Nancy And Read Her Take On Self-Love</a></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/momoland-member-jooe-on-metrostyle/22909" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EXCLUSIVE: MOMOLAND&#x27;s JooE Shares What A Typical Day Is Like For A K-Pop Star Like Her</a></div><div><br/></div><p>If you find Chanty familiar, well, that’s because she’s also known as Chantal Videla. This 20-year-old was a Star Magic artist and had supporting roles in shows like ABS-CBN’s <em>Starla</em> and <em>Wansapanataym</em>, as well as TV5’s <em>I Got You</em>. She also starred in the 2019 film <em>Familia Blondina</em> and was a regular at Sunday noontime musical variety show <em>ASAP</em>. </p><div><br/></div><p>To see her debut with a K-Pop girl group does spark Filipino pride, as it further proves that Filipino talent is world-class. With this milestone, we were naturally curious about how Chanty’s K-Pop journey started. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8a7a7a01-6c81-4f38-aeb4-252d9f013dff_288073608_1156087974980789_6236347577651055805_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Lapillus"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Lapillus&#x27; Chanty<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photo from @officiallapillus  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/momoland-member-ahin-on-metrostyle/22912" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EXCLUSIVE: MOMOLAND&#x27;s Ahin Talks About Her Fashion And Beauty Choices</a></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/momoland-member-hyebin-on-metrostyle/22921" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EXCLUSIVE: MOMOLAND&#x27;s Hyebin On What Inspires And Motivates Her To Be The Best She Can Be</a></div><div><br/></div><p>During a press conference with the members of Philippine press, we asked Chanty how her love for K-Pop started. She shares, “Throughout my training years [in Star Magic], I had a couple of friends and they were really big fans of K-pop, and that’s where I got introduced to K-pop as well as K-dramas. One of the remarkable friends who were really, like, into K-pop is, I would say, <strong>Belle Mariano</strong> and, as well as <strong>Charlie Dizon</strong>. She also had experiences here, too. She was a really big fan of, like, big K-pop groups here, too. Because of them, I was kind of introduced to K-pop.” </p><div><br/></div><p>Chanty said that Belle and Charlie, who are both stars of the 2020 film <em>Four Sisters Before the Wedding</em>, introduced her to <strong>BTS</strong> and <strong>Blackpink</strong>. “They were ones of the first groups that caught my attention and that’s when I kinda, like, I was fascinated by their performance, their stages. That’s when I started to have this wild dream of becoming a K-pop idol.” </p><div><br/></div><p>Chanty was introduced to MLD Entertainment through her father’s Korean friend. She trained with them for about nine months to debut in the group. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/fe3364af-2c57-4cd8-96cd-7f0d9dde232b_dqdjkbqx0aayymv.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Chanty at an event with Belle Mariano and other Star Magic artists back in 2017."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Chanty at an event with Belle Mariano and other Star Magic artists back in 2017.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photo from @starmagicphils  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c7535041-77bd-40e9-9acb-0d6297fcf22a_star magic batch 2018.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Chanty and Charlie Dizon were launched as members of Star Magic Circle 2018<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photo from @nhilanhils  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/momoland-member-jane-on-metrostyle/22930" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EXCLUSIVE: MOMOLAND&#x27;s Jane Shares Her Travel Essentials And Talks About Her Favorite Destination</a></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/momoland-member-nayun-on-metrostyle/22935" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EXCLUSIVE: MOMOLAND&#x27;s Nayun On The Advocacy She Wants To Champion And The Places She Wants To Visit In PH</a></div><div><br/></div><p><a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/get-to-know-fan-girl-star-charlie-dizon/28760" target="_blank"><em>Viral Scandal</em> star Charlie Dizon</a> was also a K-Pop trainee, and is good friends with <a href="https://metro.style/people/digital-covers/momoland-member-nancy-on-metrostyle/22908" target="_blank">Nancy of MOMOLAND</a>, also a K-Pop girl group under MLD Entertainment. <a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/belle-mariano-stages-daylight-the-concert/32216" target="_blank"><em>He’s Into Her</em>’s Belle Mariano</a> is an ARMY (fan of BTS), and <a href="https://www.koreaboo.com/news/filipina-actress-belle-mariano-bts-bias-jungkook/" target="_blank">once revealed that her bias is Jungkook</a>. </p><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos from <strong>RISE Artists Studio</strong> and <strong>@officiallapillus</strong></p><div><br/></div>