Former P-pop member JL to debut as K-pop idol 

MANILA, Philippines — JL Gaspar is the latest Filipino who will debut in South Korea as a K-pop idol after surviving the Korean talent reality show “Universe League.” 

JL rose on top of the SBS show at the end of the 10-episode run early Saturday, January 25. 

JL was a former member of the P-pop group PLUUS. He had to leave the group late last year to join the K-pop survival show. 

He will be part of the nine-member group to be called AHOF (All-time Hall of Famer) and will be managed by F&F Entertainment. 

JL is the only Filipino included in the soon-to-debut K-pop group among the 42 hopefuls from South Korea, Japan and Thailand. 

“Universe League” is the male counterpart of the previous K-pop survival show “Universe Ticket,” which proclaimed two Philippine-born contestants, Gehlee Dangca and Elisia Parmisano, as part of its winning group UNIS. 

Apart from them, UNIS’ leader Jin Hyeon-ju is Filipino-Korean. 

UNIS and now AHOF are managed by F&F Entertainment. 

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