His first hit was in 2017. ‘Ni Ni’, a song that he composed, topped the charts on music streaming platform KKBox.
“There are many idol groups there, and their songs are reminiscent of K-pop and J-pop songs. My ballads aren’t suited for idol groups, and I couldn’t sell a single song even after writing for a year,” he said. During the pandemic, he began working on K-pop and J-pop songs, churning out one song a day. He also got to know some friends from Korean and Japanese record companies, and eventually, his efforts paid off.Hubert revealed that ‘Calling' was sold on his behalf by a Korean record company. He shared that for K=pop releases, the companies typically focus on the beat and tune of the song, and will usually hire someone else to write the Korean lyrics if they like a song.
“The original lyrics were about a breakup, but Xodiac was collaborating with Hong Kong Disneyland, and were shooting the music video in the park, so I changed the lyrics to revolve around a boy chasing a girl,” he said
i’ll only recognise hubert ng as a guy with a gf (iykyk)
the jpop group lol that's mentioned in the article isn't a girl group, it's a co-ed group 😔