Ben&Ben featured on Times Square billboard
Ben&Ben’s newest billboard at Times Square | Image: Instagram/@benandbenmusic
OPM band Ben&Ben is over the moon as their latest milestone lights up Times Square in New York City: a billboard showcasing their newest album, “The Traveller Across Dimensions.”
The band shared the news on social media, saying they hope they made their parents proud.
“Ma, nasa Times Square na yung album (Mother, the album is already on Times Square) [crying emojis] hope to make you proud,” the nine-piece band wrote on their caption.
The billboard marks a major achievement for the group, as they continue to gain recognition for their music and growing fanbase.
According to marketing experts, having one’s billboard displayed in Times Square is a significant achievement, as the location is one of the most iconic and highly crowded areas in the world.
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In March, the Filipino indie folk-pop band was tapped to perform as a special guest in the Manila leg of Ed Sheeran’s +-=÷× Tour (pronounced The Mathematics Tour).
For the first time, Ben&Ben’s songs were also recently featured in a live musical via the staging of “One More Chance: The Musical.”
Last year, their song “Sa Susunod Na Habang Buhay” was also popularized in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry, “Rewind,” starring real-life couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera.
Ben&Ben rose to fame for their hits “Kathang Isip,” “Ride Home,” “Leaves,” and “Lifetime,” among others.
The OPM band was formerly known as The Benjamins, as they were only initially headlined by twin brothers Miguel and Paolo Benjamin. In 2016, the band decided to add new members and change their band name to Ben&Ben.
Meanwhile, the band’s keyboardist Pat Lasaten and bassist Agnes Reoma have recently tied the knot in Los Angeles, California.
Aside from the aforementioned, Ben&Ben is composed of Poach Barretto, Keifer Cabugao, drummer Jam Villanueva, and percussionists Toni Muñoz and Andrew De Paon.
Miguel and Paolo also recently sat down and interviewed Lin Manuel Miranda and Barry Jenkins for the upcoming “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
