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WATCH: Cravity's Hyeongjun and Taeyoung take on SB19's 'Gento' dance challenge

By NICK GARCIA Published Aug 04, 2023 1:03 pm

K-pop group Cravity took on the dance challenge using P-pop sensation SB19's Gento ahead of its debut concert in the country.

In a TikTok post on Aug. 3, members Hyeongjun and Taeyoung can be seen showing their snappy moves while the local smash hit's chorus plays.

@cravityofficial 왕눈즈의 춤은 계속된다 2 #CRAVITY #크래비티 #형준 #HYEONGJUN #태영 #TAEYOUNG #GENTO ♬ GENTO - SB19

The dance cover of the trending Filipino song has now amassed 1.1 million views, 25.8k likes, and more than 3,000 comments on social media. Fans are loving the cover, and their reactions are flooding the internet.

"HOOOY THE BEST GENTO KPOP COVER I'VE SEEN SO FAR," wrote one user.

Another user thanked the group for covering the P-pop song. "Salamat, Cravity! Love ko kayo lalo," wrote the user.

Other K-pop artists who took on the Gento challenge include 2NE1's Minzy and The Boyz's Jacob.

Gento is part of SB19's latest album PAGTATAG!. The quintet is on world tour at the moment, with venues including the United States and Canada.

Cravity—which also includes Serim, Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, Wonjin, Minhee, and Seongmin—was the first rookie artist to debut on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100. They went on to win a number of awards, including "New Artist of the Year" at the 12th Melon Music Awards, "Best of Next" at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards and "Rookie Award" in the 4th Soribada Awards.

The nine-member group will perform at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City on Aug. 5 for their first world tour, "CRAVITY 2023 THE 1ST WORLD TOUR ‘MASTERPIECE’"

Tickets are on sale at all TicketNet outlets and TicketNet Online.