Darren Espanto had a performance mistake in one of his numbers in ASAP Natin ‘To yesterday, October 3, 2021.
Darren did a song-and-dance number to the tune of Bobby Brown’s “Little Step.”
The dance part of the intro was flawless.
Unfortunately, when it was time for him to sing, Darren could not read the lyrics clearly on the teleprompter.
He ended up mumbling the lines...
...and just continued to dance and smiled.
Darren then tried to sing again, but he seemed to have missed reading the line.
Despite his effort to maintain his composure during a dismal performance, he simply lost it and sent hand signals to scroll up the teleprompter.
An unsmiling and frustrated Darren went on to finish the dance during the chorus part without singing the lyrics.
After dancing to the chorus, Darren was finally able to sing the song without interruptions.
During the interlude of his performance, Darren said, “That’s how you know, we’re doing a live show, everyone! ASAP Natin ‘To!”
Darren did finish his performance without any interruption, but looking unhappy.
TELEPROMPTER ISSUE
After the number, Darren revealed what he learned from the experience.
He told the audience, “Guys, lesson learned today, kapag live tayo, huwag tayong magre-rely sa teleprompter. Dapat memorize mo iyong lyrics mo.”
Aside from Darren’s own spiels, he put out the same message on Twitter: “A lesson that I learned today: DON’T RELY ON TELEPROMPTERS”
Darren also retweeted a netizen that showed a screenshot of Zsa Zsa Padilla’s comment on TikTok.
Apparently, the part that Darren missed singing was supposed to be Gary Valenciano’s, who was absent.
Zsa Zsa said, “That was Gary V’s part kaya nya Di memorized and nagloko yung teleprompter. He had to make it a solo coz biglaang absent si Gary V.”
Darren tagged Zsa Zsa in his tweet and said, “Love you, Tita @zsazsapadilla! [heart emoji]”
Darren was also assured by ASAP bosses that the incident was not his fault.
He wrote in his text, “’It wasn’t your fault’ were the most comforting words I heard today from my bosses at ASAP. Love you ASAP Fam! @ASAPOfficial”
NETIZENS REACT
Darren also retweeted the comments of fans who consoled and appreciated his performance despite the mishap.
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