We are closing the year with the top 10 trending topics for December 2022 with Abot Kamay na Pangarap, Catholic Church and Global Superstars BTS and Blackpink on top. Blueprint.Ph monitors the top 50 trending keywords daily from Facebook’s publicly available pages. The accumulated engagement scores from keywords are computed to come up and the top 10 keywords.
Here are the top trending topics for December 2022.
Consistently on top: Abot Kamay na Pangarap and the Catholic Church.
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Abot Kamay na Pangarap
GMA 7’s medical teleserye starring Jillian Ward and Carmina Villaruel, Abot kamay na pangarap, is the top trending topic for the month of December. This video from GMA Drama page gained the top engaging post with 5.6 million views since December 14, 2022.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=525031923001270
The teleserye has consistently topped the trending keywords since its launch and has engaged the audience with its intensely produced dramatic scenes. Abot Kamay na Pangarap was also on the top 3 trending topics for November.
2. Catholic/Advent/Quiapo Church
Catholic/Advent/Quiapo Church were December’s second top trending keywords. Consistently on top is the Quiapo Church, Facebook Church being one of the influencers. Their posts on online live masses across platforms effectively catch the attention of Catholic viewers. The Catholic Church and other Christian groups pivoted to online masses due to Covid-19 protocols but continued the trend with online masses and teachings until now that large group events are allowed. The top engaging post related to Catholicism is from Pusong Katoliko, a post on the song Stella Maris by Bukas Palad, on December 8, 2022, The Feast of Immaculate Conception.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=554805436656210
3. K-Pop Superstars BTS, Blackpink retained their lead, and Enhypen slowly climbing up the trending charts.
Colossal boyband BTS led the trending topics for the K-Pop category.
For the month of December, BTS posts spiked on December 13, which is the day Kim Seokjin entered the military. This photo of Kim Seokjin after the rest of BTS sent him off to the military got the highest BTS engagement for the month. BTS ARMY wished Jin well in the posts, comments, and shares. Before the enlistment, Jin released the song, The Astronaut.
https://www.facebook.com/btslive1306/posts/pfbid02cd7Ws8gzknd4eG3UmEws43ir9kuzEybFPCmie8fYWQTeGjwFF97yzaNowYniKD3Ll
BTS leader Kim Namjoon or RM also trended with his debut solo album, Indigo, and the music video of Wildflower also featured in the album. BTS rapper/songwriter/producer Suga also had his name on the trending list with the launch of his Youtube show Suchwita, with the first episode featuring RM.
Alongside the K-Pop category is girl group global superstar and top K-Pop girl group Blackpink. Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rose trended for the post on their upcoming world tour in Asia, including their concert at the Philippine Arena on March 25 and 26. Blackpink also achieved the title Entertainment of the Year (2022) from Time Magazine.
Bubbling under the K-Pop trending topics is the fourth-generation boy group, Enhypen. Enhypen concluded its fan meet at the Araneta Coliseum on December 3. The top post for Enhypen, with more than 25,000 engagement scores, is announcing an additional day for their concert in February this year. It was reported that more than 500,000 fans tried to score tickets for their scheduled date on February 4 and 5. The additional day is set on February 3. Filipino Engenes are looking forward to the announcement of the ticket sales for the additional date.
https://www.facebook.com/pulpliveworldprod/photos/a.398978510133225/6116421925055493/
4. OPM P-Pop Leaders and Rock Legend kept fans engaged at number 4
SB19. P-Pop leader SB19, who recently went on tour, makes it at number 7 about their post on Spotify Wrapped, where they had 59.1 million streams and 3.9 million listeners from 179 countries.
https://www.facebook.com/SB19Official/posts/pfbid02nW2f4L2gysTZjcDawSYNkpPNVgVGkPYQLergRdNAM5C3K3xeSdkjfmjchggQ7n8dl
The group gave A’TINs content regularly in music, performances, behind the scenes activities and other forms of entertainment to keep them engaged and happy. SB19 also concluded their sold-out concert at the Araneta Coliseum on December 18 and released a new song, Nyebe, their performance at the Heads in the Clouds festival on December 9, and their version of Christmas Party, which was written by OPM Icon, Ely Buendia.
OPM Rock Legend the Eraserheads also had their share of top trending posts for December with their epic concert, Ang Huling El Bimbo, attended by more than 50,000 fans who trooped to SMDC Grounds on December 22. This post from the page When in Manila with Ely, Raymund, Marcus and Buddy were singing Minsan, gained 3.7 million views. Fans of all ages enjoyed the concert with nostalgic Eraserheads music, the impressive production set design, guest artists, the big fireworks display, and having that moment again, reminiscing the pre-digital good 90s days.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1632124667238826
Philippine movies and TV strong show at the Top 10
5. Another constant favorite among our trending keywords is KMJS (Kapuso mo Jessica Soho).
KMJS posts various human interests stories from all walks of life — that are heartwarming, mind-blowing, bizarre and funny, just like this top engaging video, O, tamang practice lang bago mag-Christmas party! With more than 12 million views since December 3.
6. MMFF, or the Metro Manila Filmfest, is at number six.
Since 2020, the famous film fest, launched on Christmas day, had been stalled and now re-emerged with a loud bang, with eight movies on the line-up. The top engaging story was a post from Vice Ganda with his co-star, Ivana Alawi. MMFF 2022 Best Actress Nadine Lustre and Toni Gonzaga also had their shares of engaging stories
related to the MMFF.
https://www.facebook.com/vicegandaofficialph/posts/pfbid034Jr9hj2geQ48KdYoFCkFW6KzcQY4FyXdDRqAePkATWSsaNM2Ld1ppY8KE1YfFXyGl.
7. The keyword Kapamilya trended for the entire month of December, with a total of more than 950,000 engagement scores.
The top posts for Kapamilya are from ABS-CBN PR on the full trailer of Dirty Linen, an all-star cast series led by Janine Gutierrez and Zanjo Marudo. The trailer has so far 9.5 million views. Another trending topic was the late Jovit Baldovino, who succumbed to a brain aneurysm. Jovit was a Pilipinas Got Talent winner, a reality talent show on the network.
Basketball and Volleyball fans are engaged for the entire year with PBA and PVL Conferences
8. PBA is another top ten trending topic for 2022. Confirming the love of Filipinos to basketball.
With more than 320,000 engagement scores, PBA fans made sure they expressed themselves on Facebook. The top post for PBA is from page One Sports, When in doubt, use the lee-thal weapon! Nanaig ang clutch gene ni Paul Lee sa kaniyang series-saving shot para sa Magnolia! #PBAGameTayoDito #PBAonOneSports”. The post has 2.6 million views, 77K like, and heart reactions.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1112395622780143
9. Philippine women’s volleyball is anow a strong force with PVLConference 2022 trending monthly.
The top engaging post for this keyword is from the One Sports page with the description, Alyssa Valdez hurt her right knee after going for a dig early in the third set. Women’s volleyball is now a strong force in Philippine sports with its superior players, outstanding teams and massive audience. PVL is in the top 10 trending top almost regularly and gained top 5 trending topics during the month of October.
https://www.facebook.com/OneSportsPHL/posts/pfbid02M2CSwpxSHM3V4PjYUJvDHwAbNw2pyf6EMUgvBdtaafDr8Lqc7PEuyxThCxag4ZE4l
10. Merry Christmas trended with a total engagement score of 16,140,644.3.
The keywords spiked on the day as families and friends greeted each other on social media, mostly with photos of families having Christmas dinner. The top Merry Christmas post was from the digital creator, Whamoscruz, while giving away Noche Buena packages to his followers.
This wraps up the 2022 trending topics. Watch out for more in 2023!
