Usher’s Manila concert on July 9 is one of the year’s most anticipated shows for another reason: Fans hope his protégé Justin Bieber will tag along.
"Startalk" TV host Ricky Lo hinted at the possibility that the “Bielibers”’ dreams just might come true. In his column posted July 2, Lo said his source (whom he dubbed as “somebody in-the-know”) revealed: “Justin Bieber usually travels with Usher on Usher’s world concert tour and there’s a possibility that Bieber might come with Usher to the Philippines.”
Even if this were true, however, the source is unsure if Bieber will perform with his award-winning mentor at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.
“Sana nga pakantahin n’ya si Bieber maski isang song lang,” said the source.
Rumors that Justin might be coming to Manila broke out a few weeks ago. It was “TweetBiz” host Tim Yap who first spilled so on his Twitter account on March 25, two days before Timbaland’s concert with another Justin (Timberlake) and JoJo.
“I know everyone is all agog over JT--but just got breaking news from concert organizers who are negotiating with Justin. Bieber. In Manila!” Yap tweeted.
Not only was that post retweeted by over a hundred people, but many local blog sites, fora and social networking sites also frantically picked up the item.
A couple of weeks later, Total Girl Philippines posted a “heartbreaking” announcement on Facebook:
“Sorry to break a million hearts, but just spoke with Justin's Philippine rep and the concert isn't true. He'll only be going to Japan for a promo tour but not here ’cause he hasn't sold enough albums here yet. What are you waiting for? Get My World 2.0 to gold! :)”
Months passed and no new updates were posted. Interestingly, Justin’s official website (www.justinbiebermusic.com) does not state any Bieber show booked for July 9.
Could the Pinoy “Bielibers” be in for a big surprise?
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