Nasorpresa ang Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez nang malaman niyang mayroon pala siyang Gen Z fans.
Gen Z ang tawag sa henerasyong ipinanganak sa pagitan ng taong 1997 hanggang 2012.
Saad ni Regine: "I'm surprised. I'm actually surprised because, normally, hindi ka na kilala, e.
"And that's okay because ang laki na nung age gap, e. But I'm very happy.
"I'm very honored, flattered, and humbled that they still know me.
"So it's a blessing. It really is."
REGINE VELASQUEZ AS A GAY ICON
Bukod pa rito, labis ding hinahangaan ng LGBTQIA+ community si Regine at itinuturing bilang isang gay icon.
Ano ang masasabi niya?
Saad niya: "I'm very happy and I'm honored being considered as a gay icon."
"I don't understand! I truly don't understand.
"When I was younger, I've always thought, 'Why?'
"But I'm very honored. Truly, I am. Thank you very much."
Dahilan siguro nito ay ang ganda at tining ng kanyang boses kapag kumakanta.
"Oo, kasi parang pambakla, e, 'no? Oo.
"Actually, inamin ko na nung isang araw na, actually, talaga bakla ako, e. Hindi lang nila nahahalata," birong sabi ni Regine.
Seyoso niyang dagdag: "Siguro, it's... my songs are so gay.
"A lot of my songs are so gay because it's always... it's they're love songs.
"Most of them are heartbreaking songs. E, alam mo yung mga bakla, they're so dramatic. So they relate to a lot of my songs.
"But like I said, it's always an honor to be considered as a gay icon.
"So, thank you so much."
Nakausap ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at ilang pageant vloggers si Regine sa special preview ng kanyang real-life documentary na Songbird sa Cinema 4 ng Greenbelt 3, Makati City, noong August 3, 2026.
Kasama rin sa preview ang direktor ng docu na si Emmy Award-winning director Michael Carandang, ang producer at tech millionaire/British national/philanthropist Jonathan Sterling, at ang kapatid at manager ni Regine na si Cacai Mitra.
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REGINE ON "On the Wings of Love" STUNT: "hindi ko na kaya yun."
Tatak ni Regine ang "lumipad" sa ere tuwing anniversary o big concert niya.
Una niya itong ginawa sa R2K concert noong 2000 sa awiting "On the Wings of Love."
Sinundan niya ito sa Silver Rewind concert noong January 2013.
Parehong kanta pa rin ang kanyang inawit.
Sabi niya tungkol sa R2K, "Ay, baklang-bakla yung concert na yun."
Mag ganun din ba siyang pasabog sa big Finale concert sa October 2026? Nag-mellow na ba siya sa mga ganitong klaseng stunt?
"Bakla, hindi ko na kaya yun. Baka mabali na yung mga buto ko!" natatawang sabi ni Regine.
Dagdag niya: "The song, definitely. Pero yung lumipad, bakla, hindi na. Hindi na talaga kaya.
"You know, when I did that during 2000, hindi pa yan masyadong uso.
"As a matter of fact, when I did that, ka-cheap-an. Ang laki-laki nung bakal na ginamit. Ang laki.
"I even... I think I bruised my ribs. I did.
"And I had to endure it for at least two years. I bruised it.
"'Cause it would... it was hurting for at least two years. Kasi yung... ano ba yung tawag dun sa yung..."
Sabi ng media, "The harness?"
Dagdag niya, "The clamp that they had to use was this big.
"And every time I had to fly, it would dig into my rib. Kasi siyempre pag pinu-pull-up ka, it would go like that.
"E, I had to rehearse it several times. And every time I had to fly like that, it would dig into my rib.
"E, kumakanta ako. So in my head, 'Gusto ko to, di ba?'
"So, tiis-ganda yun. That's two nights. So for two years, I had to...
"Every time I take a deep breath, it would hurt me for a good two years.
"And I really believe it bruised my ribs for a good two years."
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