PPOPCON
The Pinoy Pop Convention (PPOPCON) is a music fan convention and concert intended to celebrate Pinoy pop music and culture annually. With its first edition held on April 9 and 10, 2022, it is the first and biggest event of its kind in the Philippines. The event was announced to take place two years after on-ground concerts had been halted by the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The April 10 concert was the biggest entertainment event to take place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum since 2020. Background. The PPOPCON was first announced on February 15, 2022 across their official  social media platforms, announcing that the event aimed to gather P-pop fans and celebrate Pinoy pop culture and music. The head of PPOPCON Project, Andie Salutin said in a press release: "P-Pop is quickly gaining international attention and many fans are recognizing the talent and passion of many P-Pop acts.""Through PPOPCON, we are celebrating the growing P-Pop community through the first event of its kind right here at the City of Firsts.” The COVID-19 pandemic forced established acts like SB19 to do livestreamed concerts and hybrid performances, and debuting acts to do taped performances and  music videos to offset the lack of physical connection with an audience. 2022 PPOPCON finally gave the artists and fans to interact and enjoy live music after two years as the event was mostly in-person, while being simultaneously livestreamed online. On March 30, 2022, a media conference was held at Novotel Manila Araneta City with several Filipino pop groups present in person and through teleconference sharing their preparations and thoughts on the event. On the same conference, SB19 shared their optimism about the positive impact of the first-ever convention for Pinoy pop, saying that it could be the  spark that the music industry in the Philippines was waiting for to showcase Filipino talents across the world and adding that P-pop could contribute with the growth of the Philippine economy. Inaugural year. The first ever PPOPCON was held on the second weekend of April 2022, with the convention including fan booths, merch sales, games and performances on April 9 at New Frontier Theater and the concert on April 10 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. A total of 16 artists participated: 1st.One, 4th Impact, Alamat, BGYO, BINI, Calista, DAYDREAM, DIONE, G22, KAIA, MNL48, PPOP Generation, Press Hit Play , R Rules, SB19, and VXON. 11 of them performed at the concert that took place on the second day. Promotion. Leading up to the opening day of the 2022 PPOPCON, various activities were held to promote the event. These included a series of live-ticket selling events, mall shows and artist activities that further ignited the excitement of the PPOP community. 4th Impact, Press Hit Play, KAIA and 1st.One also performed on the famed Wish Bus. Concert. The second day, April 10, 2022 featured a concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The following is the concert lineup from the  event's official website. Headlines "(in chronological order of performances)":