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"MAPA" premiered on May 16, 2021. It is the second pre-release single from SB19's second studio album. MAPA is a combination of "mama" and "papa". SB19 honors parents in the song. The group leader Pablo said that he had written this track to "inspire people to be appreciative of everything that our parents did for us and to give back". In a press release, Pablo said "It implies that our parents serve as our guidance and direction in life. We released Read more on Last.fm.

SB19 is a five-member Filipino boy band that debuted in 2018 and consists of Josh, Pablo, Stell, Ken, and Justin. They are the first Filipino act trained by ShowBT Philippines. They are also the first Filipino group in Billboard's Next Big Sound chart and the first Southeast Asian act to enter the top 10 of Billboard Social 50 weekly and year-end charts. SB19 promotes its music as part of Pinoy pop, a popular sub-genre of original Filipino music. SB19 is now a self-managed group under 1Z Entertainment, a company built and managed by the members of SB19. The band debuted on October 26, 2018, with their first single, Tilaluha. On July 26, 2019, they released their music video on YouTube for their second single, "Go Up", which surpassed 1 Million views on September 9, 2019. On September 2, 2019, a video post on Twitter about the group's impressive choreography garnered 900,000 views on the platform, sparking local attention to the band. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.