Southeast Asia is composed of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

Popular music is commonly understood as a generic term for a variety of music genre.

OPM is considered any musical composition either vocal or instrumental created by a Filipino whether the lyrics are in Filipino, English or another foreign language.

The band Hotdog popularized the Manila Sound in the 1970s

K-pop is one of the common influences of music in Southeast Asia

Many people consider Apo Hiking Society as the Beatles of the Philippines

Pleng String is a combination of Western Music and Traditional Malaysian Music

The presence of foreigners in one country may also result in musical influences.

TV competitions help in promoting the music industry.

The Eraserhead's song "Anak" is the band's Biggest recording song, which is also acknowledged in different countries abroad.