Teacher-singer Jayson Dedal Showcases Acting Talent in BL-themed Music Video
The
official music video for public school teacher-turned-artist Jayson Dedal’s debut
single “Bilyon-Bilyong Panalangin” is a moving piece of short film that takes a
page from popular Asian boys’ love (BL) series.
Jayson
Dedal and Alfio Schmidt are an odd couple with incredible chemistry on the BL-themed video
for Bilyon-Bilyong Panalangin |
Peek-a-boo! Alfio Schmidt and Jayson Dedal are full of surprises in Insight Music’s latest MV for Bilyon-Bilyong Panalangin |
“For
the video, we drew a lot of inspiration from BL shows” said Dedal. “Any fan of
BL will tell you that it’s the one genre that really captures the essence of
the selfless giving and painful pining often involved in loving someone.”
Dedal
isn’t alone, as the BL genre has quickly become one of the fastest-rising
television genres out there. And for good reason, as it’s a genre made
exclusively to tell the stories of gay men, and by extension, the entire LGBT community.
This
advocacy involving LGBT issues is something that Insight Music President and
Chief Creative Head Chris Cahilig feels very strongly about, and it’s what he
and the “Bilyon-Bilyong Panalangin” crew really wanted to express in the music
video.
“This
is perhaps the first time that an openly gay Filipino balladeer will have a
music video as unapologetic as this,” says Cahilig. “We hope that with the
music video of ‘Bilyon-Bilyong Panalangin,’ we can provide an opening for
greater LGBT representation in OPM, and spawn discussions about what it means
to tell stories from that perspective.”
“The song and the video make it clear that people of any gender identity or sexual orientation experience the exact same feelings cisgender and heterosexual people do,” adds Cahilig. “The LGBT community is just as—if not more—capable of telling stories of love, loss, and grief. That’s what we wanted to put on display with this song and music video.”
The
music video for Bilyon-Bilyong Panalangin was written and directed by Ken
Laviste of Arkos Digital. It is available to stream on YouTube via Insight Music’s
official page. The song is also widelybavailable for streaming on Spotify,
Apple Music, and all other streaming platforms.
“The song and the video make it clear that people of any gender identity or sexual orientation experience the exact same feelings cisgender and heterosexual people do,” adds Cahilig. “The LGBT community is just as—if not more—capable of telling stories of love, loss, and grief. That’s what we wanted to put on display with this song and music video.”
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