On March 31, ‘1st.One’ Alpha revealed details about his Manoeuvres heritage.
During the media conference for ‘1st.One’s contract signing with Warner Music Philippines, Alpha or Jonas Cyrone Cruz admitted he’s a second-generation Manoeuvres.
“Anak rin po ako ng Maneuvers dati, si Jonnie Cruz po. Ka-batch ni Tito Joshua Zamora po.”
He then recalled how he joined ‘1st.One’ after being in a boy dance group.
“Gaya nga po ng sabi ni ACE, mag-best friend po kami ever since.
“Actually, Ako si J, Max, and Joker magkasama po kami sa isang dance group and we’ve been competing to other countries din po and other dance competition dito sa Philippines. Ayun nga po since best friend ko si Ace, kinontact ko sila.”
He also shared how the group communicates with each other during their rehearsals.
“Ang gusto ko po sa kanila, sa mga ka-members ko is sobrang straightforward po nila. Kasi example po, may pagkakamali si Max, may pagkakamali po ‘yung isa’t-isa sa amin, wala na pong bulungan na ganyan.
“As in isang salita lang po na, ‘Bro, may problema ka na ganyan, or something na ganyan.’ At ang nakakatuwa po, kapag dineretso siya na ganyan, di niya po itetake sa puso niya. Talagang mag-rerealize po siya, iisipin po talaga niya ng mabuti.”
He then recalled the struggles they faced amid the pandemic and how the group overcame them by supporting each other.
“Sobrang hirap po kasi ‘yun nga po, hindi naman nakakasama ‘yung mga loved ones namin tsaka lalo na noong nagka-pandemic, talagang depressing talaga. Ang daming pinagdadaanan, ang daming problema sa side ng company, sa side ng management, tapos dadagdag pa po ‘yung sa side ng family.
“Kaya sobrang thankful na kami dahil mahal na mahal namin ‘yung isa’t isa. Nagtutulungan talaga kami. Hindi kami nag-iiwanan, hindi kami naghahatakan pababa. Talagang nagtutulungan kami. Syempre through prayers talaga kasi naagapan namin lahat ng struggles namin.”
‘1st.One‘ launched as a PPop group in 2020 with its core members Alpha, J, ACE, Max, Jason, and Joker.
However, they encountered difficulties amid the pandemic. Now, the boy group signed with the music label Warner Music Philippines, cementing their place in the music industry.
