VVINK: P-Pop With Heart
FlipMusic’s resident girl group earns their place in Billboard Philippines’ P-pop Class of 2026 with an ever-evolving sound and songs with sincerity.
Angelika, Ayaka, Mariel, Jean, and Odri of VVINK: Photographed by Excel Panlaque.
Angelika, Ayaka, Mariel, Jean, and Odri of VVINK: Photographed by Excel Panlaque.
In a P-pop landscape increasingly crowded with high-concept debuts and algorithm-chasing singles, VVINK arrive with something refreshingly earnest: heart.
Formed under FlipMusic — the production house behind some of the country’s biggest contemporary pop hits — the five-member girl group composed of Angelika, Ayaka, Jean, Mariel, and Odri officially stepped into the scene in 2025 with “Tulala,” a buoyant, first-love anthem that wears its kilig on its sleeve. Before their formal debut, the quintet introduced themselves through VVINK: The Pre-Debut Album, a 10-track collection that spotlighted each member’s individual strengths, from R&B and rap to dance-pop and balladry. It was an unusually confident rollout for a rookie act: less “getting to know you,” more “here’s who we are.”
Pronounced “wink,” the group’s name comes from the stylized double V — a nod to “second chances” and “double victory,” themes that quietly run through the group’s trajectory. Some members entered VVINK with years of industry experience already behind them: Angelika previously worked as a songwriter for FlipMusic and notably co-wrote BINI’s “Pantropiko,” while Mariel competed in Season 3 of The Voice Kids Philippines. Ayaka returned to music after spending years in Japan, and Odri built her background as a professional dancer. Since “Tulala,” VVINK have steadily sharpened their identity through tracks like the dreamy “Tatlong Hiling,” the playful “Baduy,” and the tender slow-burn confession “Kailan Ka Aamin.” What emerges across their growing catalog is a group unafraid of sincerity — embracing youthful chaos, soft-hearted yearning, and the kind of unabashed pop maximalism that P-pop continues to thrive on.
It is because of these that VVINK rightfully belong in our P-pop Class of 2026, and in this exclusive interview, the members talk about their growth as a group and as artists under FlipMusic, their just-released debut album It Starts With A Wink, and how they’re inspired by the fact that one of their members co-wrote BINI’s breakout hit.
“Having her in our group, sobrang nakaka-proud talaga (it truly makes us proud),” says Ayaka. “And we really see it as a motivation to keep creating music that genuinely connects with people.
Watch the entire interview with VVINK below:
Photographed by Excel Panlaque. Art Direction by Gelo Quijencio. Production by Liezel Restauro. Video by Gian Guevarra.
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Frequently Asked Questions
VVINK is a five-member Filipino girl group composed of Angelika, Ayaka, Jean, Mariel, and Odri. Formed under FlipMusic — the production house behind major contemporary OPM pop releases — the group officially debuted in 2025 under the P-pop wave with their single “Tulala.”
VVINK’s debut album is titled It Starts With A Wink, released in 2025 under FlipMusic. Prior to the album, the group released a 10-track pre-debut collection that highlighted each member’s individual strengths across genres including R&B, rap, dance-pop, and balladry.
Yes. Angelika, a member of VVINK, co-wrote BINI’s “Pantropiko” before joining the group. She previously worked as a songwriter for FlipMusic. The connection is a point of pride for the group, with member Ayaka describing it as motivation to keep creating music that genuinely connects.
VVINK is pronounced “wink.” The name comes from the stylized double V, which the group describes as a nod to themes of second chances and double victory — concepts that run through the members’ individual histories before forming the group under FlipMusic.
Following their debut single “Tulala,” VVINK released “Tatlong Hiling,” described as a dreamy track, followed by the playful “Baduy” and the slow-burn confession “Kailan Ka Aamin.” Their debut album It Starts With A Wink marks the culmination of their first era as a group.
