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Instructions:
Directions: Perform what is being asked below.

1. Identify at least five (5) iconic symbols relevant to our popular culture and
categorize them depending on their categories.

Categories of Popular Culture Iconic Symbols

Technology TikTok (Apps)

Entertainment PBB “Pinoy Big Brother” (Television

reality show)

Lifestyle Ukay-Ukay (Fashion)

Sports Mobile Legends Olympics (Esports)

News LizQuen (Personalities)

2. Afterward, compose a two (2) to three (3) paragraph reflection regarding

the iconic symbols selected and relate them to today’s youth culture.

One of the most popular social media and technology platforms among youth. Is
the TikTok app that quickly become the most downloaded app on the internet
today with 500 million active users worldwide. TikTok has attracted most of the
younger generation; 90% of them use TikTok on a daily basis as it provides
steady enjoyable content. Overall, TikTok gives impact for youth as great
technology app to help stay entertained, and healthy mentally from stressful life.
This app allows the users used this platform for creating dance moves, raising
awareness on various social issues, show the latest fashion is part of it also. One
of latest fashion is the ukay-ukay. Ukay-ukay is became a part of lifestyle for
Filipino youth fashion because of its convenience. That started on Baguio trend
since the 1980’s when it comes to thrift fashion and came back again in todays
generation. Through this fashion young people able to buy branded clothes,
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bags and shoes at a cheaper price that helpful to express their self and boost
self confidence through fashion.

Pinoy Big Brother is a Philippine television entertainment broadcast by ABS-

CBN. Popularly as reality game show for youth who are aspiring to be Abs Cbn
artist. The word Pinoy in the title is a colloquial term for the Filipino people that
became part of Filipino youth culture. Which Filipino youth contestants joining the
live television show to share their stories, perspectives, and how they treat one
another while living in the same house. These have an impact on the youth to
dream big and don’t be scared to show your self. Globalization in the
entertainment industry started the hype because of the internet. Wherein Esports
is become the sports of youth nowadays using internet such as the mobile
legends Olympic. There are gamers from different country in Southeast Asia
competing for a tournament playing the game of Mobile Legends live. Bang-
Bang Professional League holds the largest and most prestigious Esports
competition. That increased in popularity among young people. This became
opportunity for our youth online gamers to be involvement in Esports and helps
young players to develop skills. News gives us awareness and lesson from
people lives allowing us to become better person. LizQuen (Liza Soberano and
Enrique Gil) is a popular love teams from Abs Cbn network. These love teams
have also set their fan bases in South East Asian countries like Malaysia,
Indonesia, and Vietnam as well as in Latin America, Nigeria, and Russia. Their
films and drama series are dubbed into their respective languages because of
popular demand. The latest news of them is they are no longer in love team but
still in real life their relationship is still strong. Liza Soberano today is in new
agency pursuing his Hollywood artist journey. This news is shocks Filipino
people and give impact for their fan that more on teens as they are known for
being loveteam. The news gives awareness and realization that you can pursue
your dreams even its look like impossible that give impact for all youth either they
are single or in relationship.

Pop Culture for youth culture it affects their cognitively (how they think),
emotionally (how they feel) and behaviourally (what they do). Teens are growing
every day and popular culture is helping mold them. They are affected from
almost every aspect of the life around them, from television and movies to
literature, music, and even sports. Technology is one of tools why those thing is
happening. The emergence of popular culture in a globalized world has become
indispensable in our society owing to the rise of new technology. Youth enables
them to be more creative and to expand their horizon, helping them to explore
and expand their identity that relevant for generations growth.