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AfterImage
AfterImage
Origin	Manila, Philippines
Genres	Alternative rock; OPM; Pinoy rock; pop rock; soft rock;
Years active	1986–1997; 2008–present; [citation needed]
Labels	Dyna Records/Buhay Banda Pilipinas
Members	Wency Cornejo; Bobit Uson; Chuck Isidro; Rogie Callejo; Arnold Cabalza
Past members	Francis Reyes; Niño Mesina

AfterImage (sometimes spelled as After Image) is a Filipino rock band formed in 1986^{[citation needed]}, best known for their songs "Habang May Buhay", "Next in Line", and "Mangarap Ka". They disbanded in 1997 and became active again in 2008 after they reunited and released their fourth studio album. After disbanding in 1997, Wency Cornejo, the band's vocalist, pursued a solo career.

In January 1992, the band signed with Dyna Records, The band's first album, entitled Touch the Sun, was released in July 1992.^[2]^[3] Among the eight songs that the album contained, four were released as singles: "Next in Line", "Bai (Sa Langit ang Ating Tagpuan)", "Only You", and "Pagtawid". The title of the album, which was the concluding part of the lyric to "Next in Line", was said^{[by whom?]} to have just been a spontaneous utterance of a phrase which Cornejo made during the recording session for the said song. ^[4]

History

The band was composed of five members: Bobit Uson on bass guitar, Chuck Isidro on lead guitar, Rogie Callejo on drums, Arnold Cabalza on keyboards and Wency Cornejo on vocals. Francis Reyes was the former guitarist of the band before Chuck Isidro took his role.

In 1994 at the height of the first band craze in the Philippine music scene, AfterImage released their second album titled Tag-Ulan, Tag-Araw. The album's name was taken from two singles from the album. "Tag-ulan", the album's carrier single, topped various charts in the Philippines and was awarded a Gold Record Award, and later the follow-up single "Mangarap Ka" also became a huge hit for the band. They also won the first NU Rock Award for Artist of the Year in the same year.^[5]^[6] At the 1995 Awit Awards the album Tag-Ulan, Tag-Araw was named Album of the Year.^[5] A few months after winning the awards, Niño Mesina became the band's newest bassist leading Bobit Uson to play guitar alongside Chuck Isidro.

In 1996, the band released their 3rd album "Bagong Araw".^[7]^[8]

In 1997, AfterImage disbanded due to management conflicts. After 11 years of disbandment, the band reunited in 2008 for their new album, Our Place Under the Sun.^[9] from Viva Records, 12 years since their last album in 1996 from Dyna Records.

Members

Current members

Wency Cornejo – lead vocals^[10]
Chuck Isidro – lead and rhythm guitar
Bobit Uson – bass guitar
Rogie Callejo – drums
Arnold Cabalza – keyboards, backing vocals

Former members

Francis Reyes – lead guitar

Discography

Studio albums

Touch the Sun (1992)
Tag-Ulan, Tag-Araw (1994)
Bagong Araw (1996)
Our Place Under the Sun (2008)

Compilation albums

Lites (1995)
Greatest Hits (1996)

Singles

"Next in Line" (1992)^[11]
"Bai" (1992)^[11]
"Believe"
"Brightest Day"
"Castaway"
"Defenseless"
"Extro"
"Finding it Hard to Breathe"
"Forevermore" (1994)
"Habang Ako Ay Narito" (While I am Here)
"Habang May Buhay" (While There's Life)
"Lakas" (Strength)
"Mangarap Ka" (Dream)
"More Than Life"
"Musikero" (Musician)
"Only You"
"Our Place Under the Sun"
"Pagkat Ika'y Narito" (Because You're Here)
"Pagtawid" (Crossing)
"Panahon" (Time)
"Patalim" (Blade)
"Standing By Your Side"
"Tag-Araw" (Summer Season)
"Tag-Ulan" (Rainy Season)
"Without You"
"You Made Me Believe"

Post-AfterImage

Former AfterImage lead singer Wency Cornejo went a solo career after the disbandment of the pop rock band in 1997. Aside from being a singer, he was also a former TV host for the youth-oriented lifestyle documentary magazine program "Tipong Pinoy" starring with his co-host, the late Susan Calo-Medina. Cornejo still performing mostly in music bars & restaurants. Chuck Isidro went on to join the music group 6cyclemind.

Awards

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
1992	Catholic Mass Media Award	Best Rock Recording	"Bai"	Won^[3]
1992	DM 95.5 FM 1st Pinoy Music Awards	Bagong Himig Kakaibang Tinig Award	"Next in Line"	Won^[12]
1993	6th Awit Awards	Best Performance a New Duo or Group of Recording Artists	"Next in Line"	Won^[13]
1994	NU Rock Awards	Artist of the Year	—	Won^[14]
1995	8th Awit Awards	Album of the Year	"Tag Araw, Tag Ulan"	Won^[13]
	NU Rock Awards	Keyboardist of the Year	(for Arnold Cabalza)	Won^[15]
	Katha Music Awards	Album of the Year	"Tag Araw, Tag Ulan"	Won^[15]
		Best Rock Album	Tag Araw, Tag Ulan	Won^[15]
		Best Rock Group Performance	—	Won^[15]
		Best Rock Song	"Habang May Buhay"	Won^[15]
		Song of the Year	"Habang May Buhay"	Won^[15]
1996	NU Rock Awards	Keyboardist of the Year	(for Arnold Cabalza)	Won^[16]

References

^ Philippines, Cultural Center of the (1994). CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Philippine music. Cultural Center of the Philippines. p. 66. ISBN 978-971-8546-40-6. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ "AfterImage Touch the Sun album launch". 24 July 1992. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Christmas with the AfterImage". 25 December 1993. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
^ The spontaneous utterance of words is random.
^ ^a ^b Murray, Jeremy A.; Nadeau, Kathleen M. (2016). Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania. ABC-CLIO. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4408-3991-7. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Radovan, Jill Tan (14 March 2020). "The 15 Best OPM Bands From the '90s". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ "AfterImage releases Bagong Araw". 1 July 1996. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "Habang May Araw". Bert B. Sulat Jr. 22 July 1996. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ Datu, Alex (4 April 2008). "After Image reclaims "Our Place in the Sun"". PEP.ph. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ "Iconic '90s frontmen Jett, Dong, Basti and Wency share stage for the first time | People Asia". 9 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Christmas with the AfterImage". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. December 25, 1993. p. 19. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^ "Broadcast station launches Music Award". Pocholo Concepcion. 3 January 1992. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Awit Award Winners". awitawards.com. Awit Award. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
^ "1994 Nu Rock Award Winners". philmusic.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "AfterImage Acoustically Live". 8 December 1995. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
^ "The Year of the Wolf". Barbara Marchadesch. 19 November 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2022.