Marcus Cabais

Marcus Rayden Cabais (born August 31, 2009), also known mononymously as Marcus (Korean: 마커스), 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. He is a member of the show's resulting boy group Hori7on.

In this Philippine name, the family name is Cabais.
Marcus Cabais
Cabais in 2023
Born
Marcus Rayden Cabais

(2009-08-31) August 31, 2009
Bataan, Philippines
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Musical career
OriginManila, Philippines
Genres
  • K-pop
  • pop
  • musical theatre
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actor
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • drums
Member ofHori7on (2023–present)
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationMa Keoseu
McCune–ReischauerMa K'ŏsŭ

Early life and education

Marcus Rayden Cabais was born in Bataan, Philippines on August 31, 2009.

Career

Early projects

Marcus Cabais started his career as an entertainer at 5 years old. In 2015, he joined It's Showtime's segment "Mini Me", playing a mini-version of American singer-songwriter Bon Jovi.[1] He came back in the second season of the segment two years after as a Wildcard performer.[2] Cabais also auditioned the SM Little Stars 2016 in SM City Pampanga and became the season's grand champion.[3]

At 9, Cabais performed as Young Simba in The Lion King musical shown in different countries.[4] In the same year, he joined Team Yey!, a Philippine children's television show created by Yey!, wherein he showcased his talent in music during the "Sound Check" segment.[5]

Released on May 9, 2018, Cabais was cast in Regal Films' My 2 Mommies, directed by Eric Quizon. He played the role of Tristan, the son of actors Paolo Ballesteros and Solenn Heussaff.[6] Despite his film debut, Cabais was praised in his performance. Joseph Atilano of the Philippine Daily Inquirer particularly stated that he played the central part in the film. He commented: "This confident, cool, smart kid was the glue that held this movie together... the plot of the movie is about his character. Marcus Cabais will pleasantly surprise you at how good he carried himself throughout as if he was already a veteran of many movies. He acts as though there were no cameras in front of him. And he can speak fluent English and French..."[7]

Dream Maker and Hori7on
Main articles: Dream Maker (TV program) and Hori7on

In 2022, Cabais participated in Dream Maker, a reality competition show broadcast on ABS-CBN which produces a boy band from a field of 62 contestants. Cabais took the rank 1 seat on the pilot episode of the show, bumping off Vinci Malizon, and was able to stay on the top spot for a long time. Korean mentor Bae Yoon-jung commented: "At your age, I didn't expect that you are that good". He was then 13 years old and the youngest contestant in the show.[8]

Marcus Cabais 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 second in the final episode and becoming part of the project boy group Hori7on under MLD Entertainment.

Filmography

Theatre
Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2018 The Lion King young Simba Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore [9]
Gyemyeong Art Center, Daegu, South Korea
2019 Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
Dream Theater, Busan, South Korea
Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan
Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre, Bangkok, Thailand
2020 AsiaWorld–Expo, Hong Kong

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 My 2 Mommies Tristan Debut film [10]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 It's Showtime: "Mini Me" As a contestant playing mini Bon Jovi Season 1 [11]
2017 It's Showtime: "Mini Me" As a contestant playing mini Bon Jovi Season 2: Wildcard Round [11]
2018 Team Yey! As himself [12]
2022–23 Dream Maker Contestant Finished in 2nd place and became a Hori7on member [13]

References
  1. "It's Showtime MiniMe Season 2: Bon Jovi". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. "It's Showtime MiniMe Season 2: Bon Jovi (Wildcard Round)". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. "Marcus Rayden Cabais is Grand Boy Winner of SM Little Stars 2016!".
  4. "'Team YeY's' Santino shines as Young Simba in 'The Lion King' musical abroad". ABS-CBN Newsroom. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. Choa, Kane Errol. "More learning & playing with Team YeY". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. "WeTV brings you four movies to stream leading up to the weekend". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  7. Atilano, Joseph. "Movie Review: 'My 2 Mommies'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  8. De Guzman, Karen. "Unang batch ng dream chasers, nagpasiklaban na sa 'Dream Maker'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  9. "The Lion King International Tour". Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  10. Tariman, Pablo (May 11, 2018). "'Motherhood' becomes Paolo". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  11. Baldomo, Krista (October 25, 2018). "Kapamilya Toplist: 10 kid wonders from Its Showtime's Mini Me". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  12. Choa, Kane Errol (June 2, 2018). "More learning & playing with Team YeY". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  13. 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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