MANILA (UPDATE) — Filipino pop act HORI7ON unveiled Wednesday the music video for its pre-debut single, taking its first step towards its goal of international stardom.

The music video for the song "Dash" was released before noon on the YouTube channels of MLD Entertainment, the South Korean label which co-manages the group, and 1theK, managed by Korean company Kakao Entertainment.

Running for a little over 3 minutes, the video showed members Kim, Winston, Vinci, Jeromy, Reyster, Marcus, and Kyler delivering their lines and showcasing powerful dance moves in various sets, including a plane hangar and an area filled with shipping containers.

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In an interview with "Showtime Online U," Marcus explained that the song contains HORI7ON's aspirations to "reach the top" as a pop act.

Jeromy, meanwhile, said he and his bandmates were happy to release their first music video.

"Sobrang hirap talaga ng training namin, both dancing and vocal. Pero masaya kasi parang ito na 'yong naging training namin para sa debut namin sa South Korea," he said.

(Our training - both dancing and vocals - was really hard. But we're happy to be releasing this music video because this is going to be like our training for our debut in South Korea.)

Kyler noted that it took the group two days to prepare for the video.

Shortly after the release, the hashtag #HORI7ON_DASH_MV topped the list of trending topics on Twitter Philippines as fans showed support for the up-and-coming group.

Formed through the local survival program "Dream Maker," HORI7ON is co-managed by ABS-CBN and MLD Entertainment, the company behind K-pop groups Momoland and Lapillus.

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Based on a post on the group's official Twitter page, HORI7ON is scheduled to hold mall shows in the following dates:

• Robinsons Galleria South - March 24
• Robinsons General Trias - March 25
• Robinsons Starmills - March 26
• KCC Koronadal - April 14
• KCC GenSan - April 15
• KCC Zamboanga - April 16

The group is set to fly to South Korea for further training before officially debuting, ideally in June.

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