Muling aalis ang magkaibigang Martin Nievera at Gary Valenciano para sa second leg ng kanilang AS1 World Tour. Naging very successful ang una nilang AS1 concert sa SM Mall of Asia sa Pasay City noong September 19, 2009.

Kaugnay ng AS1 World Tour ay isang presscon ang ipinatawag para kina Martin at Gary last Wednesday, January 27, sa Friday's Tomas Morato, Quezon City. Although naunang dumating si Martin, hinintay muna si Gary bago sila sabay na humarap sa PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at iba pang entertainment press. 

RIVALS AND FRIENDS. Dubbed as "the most successful concert tour in the United States of any Filipino artist last year" ang North American tour ng AS1 nina Martin at Gary sa San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, Pasadena, Chicago, Atlantic City, Toronto, Edmonton, and Calgary. Ano sa palagay nila ang reason kung bakit naging ganoong ka-successful ang kanilang shows at may clamor din ngayon sa ibang U.S. cities?

Ayon kay Gary, "Maybe because the competition can be kept in a professional level, and our brotherhood and friendship go beyond the stage and we share this to our audience. Or maybe not just the artist but the show."

May scene stealing ba sa pagitan nila?

"No," sabi ni Gary. 

"Always," sabi naman ni Martin.

"Actually, hindi ko napapansin," sagot ni Gary. "On stage, mabibilang mo na hindi kami magkasama lagi sa numbers namin."

Ayon kay Martin, hindi na nila kailangan ni Gary ng script. Bahala na lang daw sila sa mga gagawin nila. Kung ano raw ang concert nila rito, yun din ang concert na ginawa nila sa ibang lugar, kasama ang dalawang musical directors nila na sina Louie Ocampo at Mon Faustino.

Aniya, "But when we will do our repeat here, we will change the songs."

May bago raw gagawin si Martin sa second leg ng kanilang concert.

"If I'm better in dancing, this time, Martin will also dance," banggit ni Gary.

"Gagawin ko lang comedy," sabi ni Martin, na siya nga niyang ginawa sa kanilang first international concert tour.

Dagdag ng Concert King, "Ginawa ko kasi sa show, so we can collect more aid for the typhoon victims. Sabi ko, they can kiss me, but they should give me money."

Ayon naman kay Gary, "Martin made a couple of thousand dollars and he did other shows for Ondoy. Hindi lang dollars, they also gave him stuff to eat, and gifts. We were able to raise over 50,000 dollars for the flood victims in the Philippines, and we turned it over to the Sagip-Kapamilya of the ABS-CBN Foundation."