Jeromy Batac

Jeromy Melendres Batac (born February 2, 2009), also known mononymously as Jeromy (Korean: 제로미) or Jiro, is a Filipino singer and actor. He is known for his participation in Dream Maker, a Filipino-South Korean boy group survival reality show produced by ABS-CBN Entertainment, MLD Entertainment, and KAMP Global, wherein he came in first place in the competition. He is a member of the show's resulting boy group Hori7on.

Jeromy Batac
Jeromy Batac in January 2023
Background information
Birth nameJeromy Melendres Batac
Also known asJiro
Born (2009-02-02) February 2, 2009
Quezon City, Philippines
Genres
  • K-pop
  • pop
  • dance pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Musical career
GenresPop
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Member ofHori7on (2023–present)
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationJe Romi
McCune–ReischauerChe Romi

Early life and education

Batac was born in Quezon City, Philippines on February 2, 2009.[1]

Career

Early projects

According to Batac, his mother saw his potential in dancing once when he performed in his school at five years old. He then pursued to find a dance coach and started his career in dancing. In 2018, his dance group, Electrogroovers, became the champion in the Australian-based competition World Supremacy Battlegrounds (WSB International Kids Champions), which took place in Sydney, Australia.[2]

In 2017, 8-year-old Batac performed in the variety show Little Big Shots alongside his dance pair Thea.[3]

Dream Maker and Hori7on
Main article: Dream Maker (TV program)
Jeromy Batac with Marcus Cabais (right) as the youngest members of HORI7ON.

In 2022, Batac competed in Dream Maker, a reality competition show broadcast on ABS-CBN which produced a boy band from a field of 62 contestants. Batac took the rank 5 seat during the mentors' evaluation. Korean mentor Bae Yoon-Jung gave the highest points to Batac among the contestants, as she commented: "The future of the Philippines is bright because of you".[2] He was then 13 years old and one of the youngest contestants in the show, alongside Marcus Cabais and Prince Encelan.

Throughout the show, Batac won the missions given to them: he was given Rank A during the 'Theme Song Mentors' Evaluation', he became the youngest leader during the 'Mission 1 – Group Battle' and won against the other group, he received the overall highest points in the dance position during the 'Mission 2 – Position Mission',[4] and his team won the 'Mission 3 – New K-pop Song Launch Mission'.[5] Batac also consistently ranked high and stayed within the Top 7 in every ranking announcement, allowing him to advance to the finals. He is known for finishing first in the final episode and becoming part of the project boy group HORI7ON under MLD Entertainment.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Note Network Notes Ref.
2017 Little Big Shots Himself Guest ABS-CBN Introduced as Jeromee
2022–23 Dream Maker Contestant Kapamilya Channel [6]
2023 Magandang Buhay Guest

References
  1. Dawson, Eunice. "MLD Entertainment To Debut New Boy Group HORI7ON: Concept, Date, More Details!". Kpopstarz.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  2. "[KOR/ENG] Dream Maker 드림 메이커 Ep.2-3". YouTube.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  3. "'Little Big Shots': Hip-hop duo dances to Iñigo Pascual hit". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  4. Antonio, Josiah. "'Dream Maker': Drei, Asi, Jeromy, Pan-pan get bonus points for 2nd mission". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  5. Antonio, Josiah. "'Dream Maker': Team Hunters, Topick get highest 3rd mission average". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  6. De Guzman, Karen (November 20, 2022). "Unang batch ng 'Dream Maker' aspirants, nagpasiklaban". ABS-CBN News (in Tagalog). Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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