American's First Time Reaction to "MAPA" by SB19 

I cried a lot here..very proud parents SB19

MAPA has garnered more than 66M streams in You Tube..30M streams in Spotify.. has been translated in several languages...and is the 5th most googled song in 2021...

The boat and the paper plane represents the OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) that working all over the world supporting their family back home.

I remember my mama and papa.. now im a single mom .. and my kids. Tell me some words in MAPA lyrics..❤

Thank you po for the reaction💖😊🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺next time again.

The jackets are a modern take on Filipino barong Tagalog, a customary attire worn at formal occasions. It is made out of piña,a pineapple made fabric. The Philippines is a major grower of pineapple. Del Monte and Dole have plantations in the Philippines.

MAPA mean Map its also a combination of a MA as Mama (Mother) and a PA as Papa (Father). At the Music Video, MA also mean Mata (eyes) like Mother's knows best, the eyes of a mother they can see everything knows you more, PA Paa (feet) like guide of a father, to fight and never give up in life, to do it on my own feet while growing up, a preparation cause sooner of later i'll be gonna be parents too. To guide my own children. and the Lataratara is a lullaby tune originate by Pablo's Grandmother. "Advance Happy Mother's Day and Happy Father's Day to both you." and Thank you for taking the time to check SB19 Music Video.

Because thats what filipino kids supposed to do... give back to parents who spend whole life raise kids sends them to school and supports them in everything. Our parents go abroad to work just so we could go to college and graduate so yeah its a way of showing how grateful we are..giving back to parents its a culture for us filipinos.

Amazing ❤song. 😢It CB made me cry,

I am so grateful that the Both of You did these Multiple "MAPA" Versions which PABLO wrote with the Input of JOSH, STELL, KEN and JUSTIN. BACKGROUND of "MAPA" : A. How the Song "MAPA" Came to Be: The Inception of this TRIBUTE Song to their OWN MAs and PAs and to ALL the MAs and PAs All over the World came about at a difficult time when the BOYS were so Busy and had to Live Away from each of their Homes. SB19 was on the Rise after their "GO UP" Dance practice Video went Viral Overnight. They were bombarded with almost Daily Live Radio and TV Guesting, while On a 10 Philippine City Tour FREE Concert and also Practicing for their 1st ever Big, Paid LIVE Concert at the Araneta Dome, Pre-Global Pandemic Lockdown. Unfortunately, that Concert's Date fell on the 1st Day of the Lockdown and the Concert was Cancelled. The Concert Tickets ALL Sold Out in 3 Minutes! B. RE: La-Ta-Ra-Ta-Ra: Per PABLO, his MOM hummed this as a Lullaby to him when she put him to sleep. C. RE: JOSH's Lines in "MAPA": PABLO assigned to JOSH "MAPA" LINES about PAPA/DAD, despite the fact that JOSH Never saw or got to know his own Father. Therefore, JOSH had to Process his Lines very deeply and must have been part of his Healing growing up to Adulthood without a PAPA, to be able to Internalize and Emotionally Connect with the Lyrics. IF you know JOSH's Life Story from 3 years old to becoming an SB19 Member, you will agree with me that, JOSH is a "Faint of a MAN" in honed Talents and in his Noble, Humble Character! ***Please Check out JOSH's Vlog on his TY Channel, "Josh Cullen Santos" Narrate his Life Story Before he became an SB19 Member to Get to Know him better. It is Worth your Time to Watch, even in private. (Thank you!). D. Thank you for Noticing SB19's Attires in Representing The Republic of the Philippines, 1 of the 10 ASEAN Countries, in the 2nd ROUND ASEAN-Korean Music Festival 2021. SB19 were wearing a Modernized Style of the Philippines' NATIONAL FORMAL MENs ATTIRE, CALLED THE "BARONG TAGALOG". Here, their Stylist made their Tops into SHIRT JACKETS rather than a long-sleeved and collared Formal Shirt. The Fabric is woven from the Fine Pineapple Fibers. The Complex Lace-Like Hand-Embroidery, called the "CALADO" Embroidery, is the most Intricate and Time Laborious form of One-of a-Kind Embroidery for the "Barong Tagalog". Specific Pineapple plant fibers are pulled out on areas that will be embellished with this Unique Hand-embroidery to produce designs and cut-out effects of a Delicate Lace Fabric. (*Check out "CALADO" Embroidery to better Appreciate this Traditional Filipino Art/Craft on Google.) E. KEN's Emotional Response: KEN and his Sister both grew up with their Pastor GrandPa and GrandMa. Since they were poor, his Parents had to work as "Overseas Filipino Workers" (OFWs) since he was a child. His GrandMa passed away in 2020, just when SB19 was beginning to gain Popularity. Then his GrandPa passed away late 202. He comes from the Southernmost part of the Philippines and SB19's base in the Northern part. He was always alone on Occasions where SB19 Parents were part of SB19's Special Gatherings. He was in shock to see his Sister and Uncle on SB19's "OUR ZONE" CONCERT Stage since he and his sister had some kind of misunderstanding. I know this is a very Long commentary. I am almost 70 years old, maybe the longest and oldest A'TIN here in the USA or San Diego, CA. I love and care for these BOYS so much. They are answers to my Prayers long ago. SB19 is my "Full Circle" Boy Group since The Beatles in my Teen Years. Thank you for your Time.

To see Ken's reaction when he saw his older sister and his uncle, it instantly crossed my mind ,what if his parents were the ones there for him? I also remember that his fans gave him cakes from age 1 to his current age cause he never had cake for his birthday cause he never celebrated his birthdays.

Ken is the 'deep voice' guy. He was standing at the 2nd column.

Ah! I cried again 😥 specially on the last part. 💖🇵🇭

A very beautiful song..makes me cry everytime..😢❤🇵🇭..just subbed for our homies sb19..tnx

Ken wasn't expecting anyone to come there because he's always the only one who has no family representative whenevere they have a family gathering because they're far away. If you noticed, Ken was just looking while smiling and clapping at the other members and didn't even turn his back to expect someone. That right there is his Ate (Older sister) and Tito (Uncle)which traveled from far away for this. I think it's his first time meeting his sister in person after a long time. Their MAPA (Parents/Gaurdians) went to the stage in the middle of them singing and then they sang it all together with the parents after, Stell also broke down in tears, his voice went shaky at the last part. The performance is not allowed to be posted since it's a paid concert that's why it's been cut in the video. Thank you again for thisss, though I'm already very late watching this huhu. Btw, this is my 1st time watching their MAPA Practice Video and I watched it with you, I cried AHAHAHAHAHA.

Pablo’s vibrato is always eargasmic when he sings high notes.

This clip was from their 2 day anniversary concert. Towards the end of the song the music stopped and their parents came out to congratulate them. Ken got emotional because his older sister and Uncle were there to see him perform for the first time. He was raised by his grandparents and has only seen his parents twice as they work overseas. It was a very emotional moment in the concert since their appearance was kept secret from Ken and shows how grounded these guys are with their families. Keep exploring there is so much you haven't experienced yet!

I'm A'tin Philippines,ilove sb19..

I love your smiles, thank you for reacting to SB19

The last part of your rv hurts my throat! I just missed my kids back home 😭🙏❤️

I have been watching your videos for long time and never subscribe. Today, I subscribe and like your video as my expression of being thankful to my parents who brought me to this world and to both of you that apart from your children, there are people from far away who loves your sweetness and for you being so loving to each other. Stay blessed.

Yes it's true kind a lullaby,singing by my mother when she get to sleep they children..

the mic at that mapa performance was at the middle that's why they were shifting positions so the acoustics would be soft and loud depending on how far they are from the mic hahah. Ken went at the middle and was on his knees because he has a low voice and low voices tend to have low volume, that's why hahaha

Love Mapa. Appreciation song to parents. Love your continued SB19 support.

Nice..great that you both making reactions to Our Jewel..The Philippine Pride #SB19 #Mahalima #SB19GoUp☝️☝️☝️#SB19WorldDomination🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

This songs is actually a lullaby for their paRents

Not skipping ads here. I enjoyed watching your reaction.

They all play different positions in every song but they always have this distinct part in their songs: the one who rap is josh the one who always give low voice/harmonize is Ken the one who gives high pitch to harmonize voice is stell the one who could sing with his eyes is justin (emotional everytime he sings his part) the one who is versatile is the one who composed every song (most up until the production) he sings, harmonizes, and raps (does things up in anyway he wants) and give chills with the random words that adds up melody and bringing it to another level, he likes word play...if you just analyze most of the words he uses has another meaning more profound than what we think.

Wow you did react to it. Thankyou so much!! ❤️❤️❤️

19:24 - That's called "Barong Tagalog" with a modern twist. It's the national costume of the Philippines for men.

Yay for SB19 Monday! You're actually right Sir! It's Pablo who sang the intro 3:30 then followed by Justin 4:05. Great RV! 💙

thank you for the reaction for always🥰🥰🥰 actually kens parent are in abroad and he didn’t see them for a long long time basically his grandparents are the one who took care for him thats why he is so emotional

Please watch their Bazinga live on Wish Bus 107.5 it's trending right now. You will be amazed how great their vocals

Mapa never fails to make me cry, that's why I don't listen to it often. Shout out to you both and to all parents who love and sacrifice a lot for their kids. You mentioned the jackets they were wearing. Those are modern Barongs. A barong is one of our national costumes, but they added a modern twist to it by turning it to jackets. If you could also take notice of their earrings, they were stars, sun (Justin wore the sun earring) which represent the Philippine flag's three stars and the sun, plus Pablo's pearl earrings because the Philippines is called the Pearl of the Orient Seas.

Thank you for reacting to their songs as I have suggested. The our zone concert was held end of November 2021. It was near the end of their song Mapa when their families came out. Among the boys, Justin and Stell’s parents were present. For Pablo and Josh, it was their mom and sister that came. Pablo’s dad is an Overseas Filipino Worker. Josh as some A’tin has mentioned never met his dad since birth. Ken on the other hand, both parents works in Malaysia and he was raised by his grandparents. Ken broke down because he thought, ‘oh here it goes again I don’t have family who will show up’. Little did he know that the boys invited his sister whom he have not seen for quite sometime. They still ended the song in joyful tears during this concert. Their latest live performance of Mapa is on the Wish bus about a week ago but has yet to be released by wish. One of their live performance of Mapa that is also worth checking out is their performance at Sonik Philippines where they represented the country as the NCCA (National Center for Culture and Arts) ambassador.

apparemtly "latsarasara" was a lullaby that pablo's grandma used to sing him to sleepn

I super like this RV of yours for #SB19 Thanks guys for this.

Thank you for reacting to sb19 mapa.. Please also react to their mapa band version with ben and ben 🙆‍♀️

I'm done watching all your SB19 RVs. I saved Mapa for last as this makes me feel emotional. My dad passed away exactly 1 month after it was released. We are not vocal when it comes to letting each other know how much we love each other, or generally how we feel. I'm glad I was able to make him listen to this at it sums up how I'm thankful to both him and my mom. I took care of the family and took his "position" as the provider when he fell ill and I think he felt like he was a burden but that's not the case. Though I get stressed and burnt out a lot I'm happy that I could relieve him from all his responsibilities. We were from a poor family so I know it was hard ever since they had me and my sister and I witnessed all his hardships and sacrifices. We are still not (I'm gonna say yet haha) rich but since they raised us well, we have a better life now. I miss him.

Actually you were right, the first “lataratara” is Pablo plus his iconic laugh. You can also try check out their MaPa live performance at Sonik 2021. That started my interest and love for them.

Lataratara is the lullaby that the grandma of Pablo used to sing to him to lull him to sleep. They did perform this in a concert last year where their parents/guardians surprised them (except Justin since he was the one who directed the concert so he knew what was going to happen). As mentioned in the other comment, Ken grew up with absentee-parents (both parents live and work abroad) and his grandparents brought him up. He has only seen his parents in person twice. Sadly, both of his grandparents passed away last year. Josh, the one who sang the verse of the father, grew up not knowing his father. He was an independent child by age 15 and had to work and attend a distance learning programme to be able finish high school. Pablo also has an absentee-father who works abroad to support his family. At the ROUND Festival performance, from L to R: Justin - Ken - Josh - Pablo - Stell

The jacket is barong style inspired.. Barong is a national costume of the Philippines.

Oh my! Im crying again reminiscing that scene with Ken. Everyone who watched the Our Zone concert were all bawling. It was a known fact by A'tin Fandom that Ken is the one who never grew up with his parents because both of them are working and living abroad and him and his sister were left behind and were taken care by their grandparents who just past away in 2 consecutive years. Mapa is a very heartwarming song which is paying homage to our parents and to whoever took care of you in your grow up years. Anyhow, thank you so much for your reaction. I really enjoyed watching you both. You're such lovely couple. By the way, Justin the youngest is the one far right side in their Round Festival performance. KEN- is the one beside Justin then Josh is in the middle.

They performed this for their parents during their concert last year and it was a tearjerker!

Thank you for reacting to MAPA💙💙💙💙💙Mahalima

Ken cried the most because his family is far from Manila, it's the fist time his family went to surprise him. His parents was in Malaysia his grandparents raise him. That time his grandparents has passsed away. First his grandmother that past away last year, after moths was his grandfather,

This song hits different.

Thank you so much...I love this songs for my family here in the Phil's...GodBlessUBoth... #ProudFilipinoHereInThePhils...

Thank you for the rv, Pablo said it's a love letter to their parents, if you've noticed the song started with 'Mama, Kamusta na?' or in eng 'Mom, how are you?' he wrote this amidst pandemic when they're away from their family. ☺️ SB19 also dedicate this song to all parents/parental figures out there, like you two. 💙

Watching this again! June 2023! 😁

Aweee one of the best reaction vid I’ve watched thankyouuu for this!!

This is a song that must be known worldwide because of the message and love for the parents.Love SB19.MAHALIMA.

I love how you noticed their attire in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UkUfN8RwO48.html since they are all wearing modern Barong Tagalog (Philippines' National Costume for Men), which is made out of pineapple fibers and handmade embroidery, as they were chosen as the youth ambassador for the National Commission for Culture and Arts.

Both of you are so adorable. Glad you appreciate our boys SB 19. 😍

Amazing song. For a parent like me who considers my child as the best gift and my biggest happiness, MAPA hits deep.

Yey! thank you so much for making a review of MAPA

I'm glad you like Mah boi Stell too. He's the soul of the group.

Haven't watched the practiced session yet. Thank you for sharing. Love how they were learning where and when to blend, looking for a great space where the balance between voices could be best. This makes me miss my family. (Dad is a loud bass so he moves back during times when melodies should be highlighted. I also move back when Soprano parts gets high but is not the main line)

Mapa is written by Pablo one of the best song writer in the Philippines,sb19 is a all rounded boy group they can do anything and they don't do lipsync they are more better in live performance than recording they can do sing,dance, rap, director, choreographer,song writer etc. and their personality individually is so funny and I much admire Pablo for writing such a life changing song for everyone thanks for this hope for more god bless

BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL SONG! 💘💘💘🔥🔥🔥

What really got me was how proud Ken was of his older sister that came to visit. It wasn't shown in the video you reacted to at the end, but after their MAPA performance, Ken proudly told the audience a bit about his sister and that she's now a teacher. Its so cute to see him interact with his family, especially since we rarely get to see that from him due to the geographical distance.

They have their parents with them during their last online concert... Our Zone

La tara tara is actually a lullaby but of spanish origin - La Tierra which means land. It matches the map concept or land coverage , life journey of the song :)

Love this song❤ SB19 PPOP Philippines boy band🇵🇭👌👍

That MAPA behind the scene was just painful to watch, because the time they recorded this behind the scene, Ken's grandma who took care of him til he grow up just died and he break down in tears right after he sang his part, "Wag mag alala ipikit ang iyong mata tahan na pahinga muna, ako na". 🥺😔💙

SB19 Brought me heree, thanks for this rv, new sub of course 💞

HI guys, MAPA VERSION is out already, Sang by SB19 and BEN & BEN,, you can check it out and im sure u will like it❤️❤️

When Ken kneeled in their practice, it was to honor his grandma who just passed away. There are clips that he was crying after that practice song.

Mapa has 3 meanings in this one: Mapa literally means map MaPa - short for Mama and Papa Ma stands for eyes and Pa for feet (mata and paa in Tagalog respectively) There's also a Live Band version of mapa where SB19 was joined by a band. You should react to it too as it brings a warmer feeling than the original version.

SB19 from left to right (viewers) Justin/Jah, Felip /Ken, Josh, Pablo, Stell

25:25 - A little background about this scene. Ken's parents are abroad and he have not seen them for so long, I think since he was in elementary? Lately, they could video call but you see before SB19, Ken lived in a far flung province where there was very limited internet connectivity (plus life there is very poor) so it's very difficult to do so. In SB19 events, all members had their parents and family with them, except Ken. So, at that moment, he was resolved that he was the only one AGAIN without a family by his side, not until his sister and his uncle showed up (planned by Justin). For the first time, he was not alone in situations like this. Hence, he got very emotional. He appreciates every little moment with his family. When his mother remembered his birthday for the first time, he cried so much and was very thankful for it. I bet he felt the same here.

Proving that sb19 is not just a business but a real artist who composed songs tribute to the one they love. This song is really heartfelt, especially when josh sings his part. (I know that you already know the story behind it). This masterpiece is rare and I'm glad lots of people heard about this.💙💙💙💙💙 SLMT (salamat or thank you) is another my favorite gratitude song of them. It has the lyrics says "palagi Mang ma- hopia di ka nagsasawa, S-L-M-T nakuha mo ba Ikaw ung A" which means "even you always failed to notice, you never get tired of us, S-L-M-T (salamat) did you get that you're the letter A". Btw thanks for reacting and appreciating mapa. Hope to see you soon on another sb19 content. (Pls react to their Acapella compilation) 💙🖐️

Pls continue watching with the parent they did sing for them

Ken was really surprised at that time. Because he was used that every events of SB19 had before. He was the only one that don't have family in his side. Justin and the rest of SB19 planned this for him. At that moment Ken thought that he'll be left out again. That's why he did reacted like that. Most of A'TIN cried that time.

I love how you react to this video , as if the song is rendered to both of you , look how they touched your heart with MaPa…this is how i’ve felt too, everytime i listen or viewed this song /video i ,ended up teary eyed .. i can see how they were brought up by their parents and grandparent (for Ken ) ..very loving and family oriented group..

I like how you do your reaction.youbwere able to understand the song .love lots from🇵🇭

it's great seeing parents listen and reacting to MAPA, I 'm teary eyed every time I see and hear this boys perform, the only idol group who made a song for their parents/guide in life

Josh sang the part that was dedicated for our father but tge truth is he never really experienced the feeling of having a dad The first time they sang it in mapa showcase You can literally feel the emotions when he sang it

I subscribed coz of SB19❤😊

The lataratara is a lullaby Pablo's grandmother used to sing to him when he was a baby. He said that whenever he felt so stressed, he would close his eyes and this would play in his head.

Thank you so much

God bless your KIDS!

Ken grow up without his parents,he really miss his parents so much.

They did perform MAPA for their parents in one of their concerts and the parents appeared live on stage towards the end of the song. It was so emotional, Ken couldn't even sing his part.

New subscriber here. Thank you for reacting to SB19

We always enjoy your reactions, and we greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much for your genuine hearts. We love you, our couple reactors 💙

i like the fact that you sir and ma'am are watching and reacting to sb19 while sir is wearing bts cap..

Love this song.. it warms my heart everytime I listen to it.. Mapa transcends ages, races, nationality.. there should always be a payback time for our parents...their sacrifices is enormous..they performed Mapa with their parents/family in the recent In the zone concert .. it was so emotional that made the audience cry.😍 thank you for appreciating SB19..God bless... please check out Ikako, they have version with frontliners participation.. this is their way of thanking the frontliners in this time of pandemic

You are a loving and lovely couple! Praying that you will have more subscribers. Take care!

(L-R) Justin, Ken, Josh, Pablo and Stell.

During their online concert, they performed it with their families and it was a tear jerker because Ken being so far from his family... is envious with the others because usually he does not have a family member in attendance during the song but during their online concert, the other boys gave way so that his sister from another country would be there ... he was really surprised and everyone was tearing up. Ken was away since they started training...that is why he reacted like that.

Enjoyed both of your reactions again. This song is really wonderful. It's quite relatable. A kind of sad and happy song at the same time. There was even a cover done by the Torch Family in the U.S. It was sung in the original language, Filipino. The parents were missionaries that spent time in the Philippines so they're fluent in the language and taught their kids. The video that they made was really nicely done. The kids sang with their angelic voices. There was also another cover I watched a few weeks back which was sang in the Japanese language. I think there's also a Korean version. It's so heartwarming to know that a lot of people from different parts of the world that appreciates this song. 🥰

Thank you for your wonderful reaction. When it first came out, 'I was very emotional 'coz it reminded me of my loving parents.

Yeah! It's a lullaby. Thanks for reacting!

Thank you for this RV! There is a time they sang this to their parents, the first time they performed it in public. Look for MAPA Showcase on the Official Channel. It was only their family in the audience since it was filmed at the height of the pandemic. The video at the end was Ken’s older sister who surprised him. The boys flew her in secretly because at all events, Ken is the only one without a parent or any family present since his parents live in another country. It was the first time he’s had family with him since they started SB19.

Thank you 🙏🏻 btw bazinga live on the wish bus is already out. I enjoyed it so much. Stay safe ❤️

Ive been watching all your SB19 reactions as you know from my previous comments. Filipino singers are so blessed vocally. I suggest you react to other singers as well like Morissette Amon and Regine Velasquez.

Your wife is so pretty esp. when she's smiling.

Maps = map Mapa = mama papa/ mother father Mapa = mata paa/ eyes feet

Thats the first song of SB19 that made me fall in love wt them...I cried buckets of tears because I am also a Mother...How many boy bands of today can even think of thanking their parents and compose a song for them? None...only SB19..They also wrote a song thanking their fans(SLMT)...the COVID frontliners(IKAKO)..I dont know of any other boy band who does this? Do you?