We have finally reached the latter half of October and what better way to celebrate it than looking back at the top ten trends. Here is Blueprint.PH’s trending topic for the second half of October.
DOTA and Abot Kamay na Pangarap, and the Catholic Church on the top
It’s a win for the gamers as KuyaNic and Dota took the top spot on the trending list. The International 2022 Grand Championship Play-offs of the Tundra E-sports took place in late October and Dota fans all around the globe took to KuyaNic, the official Dota2 broadcasting platform by LuponWXC. Through this account, fans were able watch the games and get updates. The prize money amounting to over P492, 906, 981 is highly anticipated.
Abot Kamay Na Pangarap, GMA 7’s medical drama, takes its rightful place among the trends at second. With the turn of events in the plot and the big revelation in its latest runs, people are hooked. Thus, the show’s ratings soared to as high as 11.1%. This was also the top topic during the first half of October.
The Catholic Church is at third place in the trend list. The month is recognized as the “Month of the Holy Rosary”, a feast dedicated to Our Lady. Moreover, during the latter part of October, various parades showcasing kids in costumes of angels, saints and other holy personas held by churches trended along.
Ladies Volleyball, BTS Kim Seokjin and KMJS retains spot on the Top 10
Volleyball has found its way to minds of sports fans as Premiere Volleyball League (PVL) occupies the fourth spot in this list. The 2022 PVL Reinforced Conference made the internet go into frenzy when it announced the commencement of its new season in October 25th. The volleyball live plays could be watched via CNN Philippines on Sundays.
Worldwide Handsome Kim Seokjin of BTS sits on the fifth place at the trend list. Co-written and produced with Coldplay, Jin released his solo single, The Astronaut, in October 28. The song is a small gift to bid goodbye temporarily as Jin is set to do his military enlistment to the Korean military. The BTS ARMY trended the song through their reactions, bought the album, and streamed the hell out of it. This paved way for its debut at #1 in global and in 100 countries in iTunes, YouTube trends, and various Korean weekly charts. It also placed fifth at the Billboards Hot Trending Songs list.
In the spirit of Spook-tober, Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho (KMJS) trended at sixth place with its Gabi ng Lagim episode. Spooky stories taken from the episode, along with the viewers’ reactions, occupy the trends related to the show.
Typhoon, Angelica Panganiban, ABS-CBN and SB19 – made it to the top 10
Typhoon Neneng is the seventh trending topic. It turned into a severe tropical storm on October 16th and made a landfall at Calayan Island, Cagayan. Consistent updates regarding the course of the storm, the casualties, emergency hotlines and disaster guidelines trended on the news and all over social media. First hand reports on the impact and aftermaths of the typhoon, as well as stories of bayanihan could be seen everywhere.
Angelica Panganiban, Filipina actress, is at eighth in the trends. The four months-pregnant star trended earlier this month when she announced her engagement on the eighth. She makes it to the trends once again when she shared the photo of her one-month old baby on Instagram for the very first time.
The ninth trend in the list is ABS-CBN Kapamilya Forever. In October 31st, a grand Kapamilya Forever tribute was held in ASAP Natin To. Big Kapamilya stars like Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil, Jolina Magdangal, Melai Cantiveros, Karla Estrada, among others headlined the event. At the same time, supporters’ expressed their various reactions which trended over social media like Twitter and Facebook.
SB19 makes it to the trending list at tenth place with their Where You At Tour (WYAT). Various media outlets reported the group flying to Dubai for their concert at Sheikh Rashid Hall in October 29. They are also currently preparing for the Western leg of their tour in November. A’tins’ various reactions and fancams related the SB19’s performance made it to the trends, as well.
Two months to go and we’re going to start a new year ahead. Are you ready to know what the rest of 2022 holds?
