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Southeast Asian pop scenes: T-pop, P-pop, and OPM, V-pop, Indonesian and Malaysian pop

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stan culture

Stan culture is fan behavior characterized by extreme, identity-defining devotion to a celebrity or group, named after Eminem's 2000 song "Stan", and known for coordinated streaming, voting, and fan-funded projects.

Sugarfree

Sugarfree is a Filipino alternative rock band formed in 1999, best known for "Burnout" and "Hari ng Sablay" and for the 2003 debut album Sa Wakas.

Taman Ismail Marzuki (music)

Taman Ismail Marzuki, formally Pusat Kesenian Jakarta Taman Ismail Marzuki, is the arts and cultural center of the Jakarta provincial government in Cikini, Central Jakarta, opened in 1968 and named after the composer Ismail Marzuki.

Tarsier Records

Tarsier Records is a Manila-based record label founded in 2017 as a division of ABS-CBN's Star Music by producer Moophs, releasing music by Inigo Pascual, Kiana V, and Maki.

Thailand in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia

Thailand's host participation in Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 (also called Eurovision Asia): the debut edition at One Bangkok Forum, Bangkok, on 14 November 2026; Channel 3 selected the duo MANG x DAOU with "Aroma" (Glinratree) through Thailand's Chosen One.

Third Kamikaze

Third is the stage name of Lapat Ngamchaweng, a Thai singer, actor, and model who rose to teen-pop fame as a soloist under the Kamikaze label.

Three Man Down (group)

Three Man Down (ทรีแมนดาวน์) is a Thai pop-rock band formed in 2013 by Bangkok University students, one of Thailand's most commercially successful acts with over 2.6 billion streams.

Tiara Andini

Tiara Andini is an Indonesian pop singer, born in Jember in 2001, who became runner-up of Indonesian Idol Season X in 2020 and is now one of Indonesia's most-streamed artists.

Timethai

Timethai (ธามไท; Dharmthai Plangsilp, born 1996) is a Thai pop and R&B singer who debuted under Kamikaze in 2011 and went viral in 2024 with 'HIT ME UP'.

Tissa Biani

Tissa Biani (Tissa Biani Azzahra), born 2002, is an Indonesian actress, the only female artist in two of Indonesia's most-watched films, KKN di Desa Penari and Agak Laen.

Tran Thu Ha

Tran Thu Ha, known professionally as Hà Trần, is a Vietnamese singer born in Hanoi in 1977, counted among the country's four contemporary divas alongside Thanh Lam, Hồng Nhung, and Mỹ Linh.

TRINITY (group)

TRINITY (ทรินิตี้) is a Thai boy group under the label 4NOLOGUE that debuted in 2019 with four members drawn from the 9x9 idol project, continuing as a trio after James Teeradon left in 2021.

Trinity Optima Production

Trinity Optima Production is an Indonesian record label and artist management company in South Jakarta, founded in 2003, and became Indonesia's largest local label by digital income in 2021.

Trúc Nhân

Trúc Nhân (Nguyễn Trúc Nhân), born 1991 in Bình Định, is a Vietnamese pop singer known for The Voice of Vietnam 2012 and satirical folk-pop hits like Sáng Mắt Chưa.

Unique Salonga

Unique Salonga is a Filipino singer-songwriter, born in 2000, who was the original lead singer of IV of Spades from 2014 to 2018 and released the acclaimed solo album Grandma in 2018.

Universal Music Malaysia

Universal Music Malaysia is the Malaysian operation of Universal Music Group, based in Selangor and led by Managing Director Kim Lim, releasing Malay-language pop by Insomniacks, Yonnyboii, and Ernie Zakri.

Urbanscapes

Urbanscapes is a creative-arts and music festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, first held in 2002 and described as the country's longest-running creative arts festival, drawing 85,000 people by 2019.

URBOYTJ

URBOYTJ (ยัวร์บอยทีเจ) is the stage name of Jirayut Pholpraphai, a Thai rapper, singer, and producer who began in the trio 3.2.1, went solo in 2016, and coached on The Rapper.

Vietnam Idol

Vietnam Idol is a Vietnamese reality singing competition adapted from the British show Pop Idol, first aired in 2007 and revived in 2023 with Hà An Huy as its eighth champion.

Vina Morales

Vina Morales, born Sharon Garcia Magdayao, is a Filipino singer and actress who won the 1986 Cebu Pop Music Festival and debuted on Broadway in 2023.

Vina Panduwinata

Vina Panduwinata is an Indonesian pop vocalist and songwriter born in Bogor in 1959, whose 1980s ballads like "Burung Camar" and "Kumpul Bocah" remain standards that later artists still cover.

Virgoun

Virgoun, full name Virgoun Putra Tambunan, is an Indonesian singer-songwriter, vocalist and co-founder of the pop-punk band Last Child, best known for his 2016 solo hit 'Surat Cinta Untuk Starla'.

Viva Hot Babes

Viva Hot Babes, Filipino novelty pop girl group formed 2003 by Viva Entertainment's Vic del Rosario; hits "Bulaklak", "Kikay", "Basketbol"; disbanded 2008; 2026 reunion concert.

Viva Records

Viva Records is a major Philippine record label and the music arm of the Viva group, home to stars from Sharon Cuneta and Sarah Geronimo to Cup of Joe.

Vũ.

Vũ. is the stage name of Hoàng Thái Vũ (born 1995), a Vietnamese singer-songwriter from Hanoi known for stripped-down acoustic indie pop and nicknamed the Prince of Vietnamese indie.

Waii

Waii (หวาย), full name Panyarisa Thienprasiddhi, is a Thai pop singer nicknamed "Baby Hiphop Girl" who debuted in 2007 on the Kamikaze label and helped popularize hip-hop-influenced pop in Thailand.

Warner Music Indonesia

Warner Music Indonesia is the Indonesian branch of Warner Music Group, operating under its own name since 1996 and signing artists from Krisdayanti to The Lantis.

WhattheDuck

WhattheDuck (วอท เดอะ ดัก) is a Bangkok-based independent Thai record label and concert organizer founded in 2014, known for artists like BOWKYLION and The TOYS.

Wichayanee Pearklin

Wichayanee Pearklin, known as Gam Wichayanee, is a Thai singer who won The Star season 4 in 2008 and voices Thai Elsa in Disney's Frozen.

Wish 107.5

Wish 107.5 is an all-hits FM radio station in Quezon City, launched in 2014 and known for the Wish Bus, a mobile performance studio on YouTube.