Paolo Sandejas ‘honored’ that BTS member V listens to his music

MANILA, Philippines — Kim Taehyung, a.k.a. V of superstar K-pop group BTS, was seen playing and even singing along to a song by Filipino singer-songwriter Paolo Sandejas.

As part of the septet’s individual member solo vlog releases for seven Saturdays, V premiered his video entry on Saturday, wherein he drove around Seoul while sharing his music playlist.

In the 52-minute vlog, V vibed to the songs by Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Willow Smith, Jamie Callum, Cautious Clay, Justin Biber, and The Weeknd and Ariana Grande, among others, while inside the car.

Filipino ARMYs, fans of BTS, were thrilled after the song Sorry by OPM artist Paolo Sandejas was included in V’s car playlist.

The song was featured in the vlog for more than a minute, with V even singing along to the lyrics from time to time.

Paolo, meanwhile, was stoked upon learning that the K-pop idol listens to his music.

In a media statement sent via Universal Records Philippines, Paolo gushed over being recognized by the BTS member, saying how he was at a loss for words over the “surreal experience.”

“The fact that one of the biggest artists in the world knows my name AND listens to my songs is insane to me,” said Paolo.

“This is a surreal experience, and I have no words to express how honored I am that he enjoys a song I worked so hard on,” he added.

Paolo released Sorry, a song reminiscing about what ifs, under Universal Records back in 2020. It was part of his 2020 Purple Afternoon EP and now has over 405,000 streams and counting. Likewise, he has an exclusive performance video for the said song off his online EP Launch plus a Wish Bus performance video.

Getting noticed by a BTS member comes after he was chosen as the only Filipino artist to perform at the GMA (Golden Melody Awards) in Taiwan, happened on June 24 to 26. He previously said he was happy to share his brand of music with the rest of the Asian music scene, while representing OPM.

The GMA Awards is like Taiwan’s version of the GRAMMYs and since he’s going to be the first Filipino artist to ever perform there, he admitted to feeling both pressured and excited.

“While It’s definitely a lot of pressure for me to represent the Philippines and OPM as a young artist, I’m really motivated to showcase how the OPM scene has grown and diversified over the years. Despite the pressure, I couldn’t be more excited,” Paolo said in a media release.

He also said that he looks forward to performing his original songs live in Taiwan if given a chance after this Golden Melody Awards & Festival experience. “People should definitely look forward to enjoying some laidback indie tunes in my intimate virtual performance. I’m really excited to show you all the sets that I’ve put together, and I hope to one day perform these songs live in Taiwan,” he shared.