Photos By Manny Palmero
Dancer and It’s Showtime host Jhong Hilario was the main attraction at the “#JuanVibe: Gimik ng Bayan” mall tour held on July 26 at the SM Megamall activity center.
The 38-year-old star, popularly called by his fans as “Sample King,” entertained the crowd with his signature moves grooving to the music of Mark Ranson and Bruno Mars (“Uptown Funk”) Silento (“Watch Me Whip/Nae Nae) and Jason Derulo ( “Talk Dirty”).
“Now let me serenade you with a dance,” he told the screaming crowd after doing a duet with a fan singing “Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang.”
Jhong continued his energetic number asking a few members of the audience to join him on stage. He asked two girl fans to dance with him, and three more to join him in a comedy skit a la “Sine Mo ‘To” (a segment in It’s Showtime).
He punctuated his 30-minute performance with another dance number and gave out T-shirts to the fans crowding the activity center.
Prior to Jhong’s performance, Asia’s Got Talent finalist Junior New System rocked the stage with their acrobatic stunts. They gave a sample of what made them the next the hip-hop dance crew to watch out for.
The “#JuanVibe: Gimik Ng Bayan” is a series of mall tours where Pinoys can enjoy their favorite Pinoy moments from mailing to eating and listening to their favorite music. It is also Viber Philippines way to thank its 21 million users in the country.
Unitl Aug. 29, the Gimik Ng Bayan mall tour will setup purple jeepney stations, sari-sari store booths, tambayan benches, and merienda stalls in major malls in the metro. People who will join Viber in this Filipino-themed party will be treated with free food and drinks, games and entertainment.
Prior to the SM Megamall leg of the #JuanVibe tour, Viber users got to rock out with local bands like Itchyworms and Rocksteddy. They will see more of these acts, including Jhong and the Junior New System crew in #JuanVibe’s next pit stops: Aug. 9 at SM City Marilao; Aug. 23 at Trinoma Mall; Aug. 29 at Market Market; and finally on Sept. 12 at SM Pampanga.
“#JuanVibe shows how Viber is part of daily Pinoy life and how we share this experience with them, whether on mobile or via Viber Desktop. It’s a call for everyone to bond and celebrate the most important things that make us Pinoy,” Crystal Lee, Viber country manager for the Philippines, told The Standard.
