In the same year, he and the rest of the alumni of '"The Clash" sang the 2018 GMA Christmas Station ID theme song "Puso Ng Pasko".[3]
In 2022, he auditioned at the second season of Idol Philippines with the song "Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin" by Lani Misalucha where he got 4 yeses from the judges. He made it at the Top 5 at the grand finals.[4] In the same year, he became a regular performer on ASAP Natin 'To.[5]
Personal life
Chong has a foreign stepfather named Jake Long. He also has 5 siblings, 3 half-siblings named Stephanie Long, Camira Long, and Trenton Long and two siblings named Byron Chong and Bruzzel Chong.