Pinoy rock band bags 3rd place in South Korea tilt

By RODNEIL QUITELES, GMA News

Published October 21, 2011 10:30am

"GmuSKa," a rock band composed of Filipino engineers, bagged third place in the recent "SUPEX Got Talent" competition in Seoul, Korea. GmuSKA was the only Filipino entry in the talent competition that was part of SK Engineering and Construction's (SKEC) "Be the One" festival on October 14. The band was composed of engineers:

Jonas Puig (vocal/guitar);

Fabiolito Fenecios Jr. (guitar/backing vocals);

Rommel Maglaki (guitar/backing vocals);

Reynan Rebusora (bass), and

Marvin Duran (drums). They won the competition with their own rock 'n roll renditions of New Order's "Bizaare Love Triangle" and the Freddie Aguilar classic "Anak." GmuSKa is the only Filipino entry in SUPEX Got Talent that featured 10 groups of talented performers. Frontman Puig told GMA's Youscoop.tv that the band was formed in August this year when the members joined an SKEC club called "SKoolman."

YouScooper and GmuSKa frontman Jonas Puig takes the spotlight as the band performs at the "Be The One" festival

The club "consists of musically inclined SKEC employees," he said. He added that they are the first Filipinos to join the music club. Puig said their band GmuSKa was formed not only for the competition but to foster friendship among its members who share the same passion for Pinoy Rock.

Rock band GmuSKa poses with fellow Filipino engineers who cheered them on during their performance at the "Be The One" festival in Seoul, South Korea

The band members counts as their inspiration their 70 fellow engineers working at SKEC. Puig said they hope to keep performing as a Pinoy rock band to "show everyone that Filipino people are globally competent, top caliber individuals not only in the field of engineering and construction but also in music and arts." - VVP, GMA News

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