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The Filipina rock icon teams up with award-winning photographer Niña Sandejas to produce a music video that captures what it’s like to love your friends in full force, set in a real-life gig
MANILA, Philippines – What happens when two creative icons like musician Barbie Almalbis and photographer Niña Sandejas join forces? You get a music video like that of “Platonic,” that’s what.
“Platonic” charts what it’s like to love in full force, but in a non-romantic sense.
“Platonic love has been so enriching in my life, and I’ve really felt much less alone because I have deep friendships to count on or because I can be a friend to someone. I think the world would be less lonely if more people would embrace its joys,” Barbie said.
Inspired by the usual energy present in metal mosh pits, Niña, who directed the music video, knew she had to find a way to capture that intensity. The perfect space to do that was at none other than gig spot Mow’s in Quezon City, where Barbie would be playing a gig.
“Barbie starting a riot? That’s exciting. But of course, it had to be done with love. That’s what makes this different,” Niña said.
At that gig, Barbie had asked the crowd to start a mosh pit, but “lovingly,” of course.
And in dealing with a Filipino crowd, just ask and you shall easily receive.
The outcome? Non-stop bursts of energy characterized by crowd surfing, bumping shoulders, and sweat dripping from all the chaos — all for sonic love.
Considered among Barbie’s first-ever metal songs, “Platonic” comes from Barbie’s nine-track Not That Girl album, which she dropped earlier in January. The album itself spotlights her own mental and emotional health journey.
Barbie has had an eventful 2025 so far. Apart from her solo endeavors, she’s kept busy with the official formation of the Tanaw Collective alongside fellow Filipina rock icons Lougee Basabas, Hannah Romawac, Acel Bisa, Aia de Leon, and Kitchie Nadal, their staging of their repeat concert, and the release of “Landslide,” their first single together. – Rappler.com
