Ely Buendia is welcomed with a raucous applause by the audience when he stepped onstage of the Broadway Centrum in Quezon City. Ely was last seen performing at the Eraserheads reunion concert held last August 30. The event was abruptly halted when he needed to be rushed to the hospital.

Ely does a sound check before his current band Pupil goes live on television. He underwent a third angioplasty last August to widen his blocked blood vessels.

Eat Bulaga host Wally Bayola (left foreground) positioned himself to get a good angle of the event that was about to unfold.

A joyous Ely Buendia raises his hand after Pupil finished their song, "Disconnection Notice." Pupil is composed of Yan Yuzon on guitar, Dok Sergio handling the bass, Wendell Garcia on drums and Ely Buendia on guitar and vocals.

Master rapper Francis Magalona electrified Broadway Centrum when he was introduced. "I'm back home," were the first words he shouted as he felt relieved stepping onstage. "Kiko," as he is fondly called, had been absent from the GMA-7 noontime show for 85 days. He was hospitalized and underwent chemotherapy for leukemia.

Kiko and Ely coax the audience to shout at the top of their lungs. They were not disappointed and even the other members of the Eat Bulaga family were at the side rocking the house with them.

Kiko and Ely collaborated on a Eraserheads song, "Superproxy." Kiko had previously recorded "Superproxy 2K6" which was part of the 2005 album, Ultraelectromagneticjam! The Music of the Eraserheads.

Even if they seemed short of breath, Francis and Ely never missed a single beat and never missed the lyrics of the song "Superproxy." 

To prove that they were both healthy and fit, Ely and Francis jumped and danced and gave a very energetic performance that matched that of the audience members.

Ely and Francis give each other a hug after their performance. After the show, the two proceeded to the Startalk studio to be interviewed by hosts Joey de Leon, Lolit Solis, and Butch Francisco. Incidentally, October 25 also marked the 13th anniversary of the Saturday showbiz talk show. 

Francis takes the role of the host as he interviews Pupil frontman Ely Buendia about their new album, Wild Life. The album also feature Francis Magalona's photography work. They are joined onstage by Eat Bulaga hosts Julia Clarete and Michael V.

Ely and Francis shook each other's hand to congratulate each other for their breakthrough performance after their hospitalization.

Francis Magalona waves and acknowledges the Eat Bulaga audience who witnessed his return to the noontime show.