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Tic Tac Toe emerges from the Philippines, rooted in the pop lineage that has shaped the country’s creative output for decades, a lineage that draws on a broad spectrum of cultural and artistic touchstones that allow pop works from the region to carry a distinct sense of place even as they align with the global language of the pop genre. It sits within a legacy of pop works from the Philippines that reach audiences far beyond the archipelago’s borders, connecting Filipino creators to listeners across diasporic communities that span every continent, communities that turn to pop works from their home country to maintain ties to the cultural landscape that shapes their connection to their heritage. The pop genre, as a framework for creative work, allows for endless iteration and reimagining, meaning that every pop work carries the potential to bring a new perspective to the genre’s core, even as it fits within the broader continuum of pop that audiences have come to engage with across the world.
