JENNIFER LOPEZ TO HER PINOY FANS, “MAHAL KITA”

(written for Manila Mail, Washington DC http://manilamail.us/jlos-message-to-ph-fans-mahal-kita/)

(Late posting)

After her sold-out successful concert in Manila last November 26, Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez tweeted her Pinoy fans in her personal twitter account this message, "Thank You MANILA! To all the Filipino Lovers who came out tonight, Mahal Kita #untilnexttime #DanceAGainWorldTour2012"  and Pinoys definitely loved her back and can't wait to see her in another concert!

Jennifer Lopez took Manila by storm during her stop in the country for her Dance Again World Tour 2012. The gorgeous 43-year old diva from the Bronx. New York turned the Mall of Asia Arena into a big dance floor that November Monday night and proved that at her age, she surely can Dance Again and Filipinos loved it!

The concert began with a video of Jlo on screen getting ready in her dressing room while singing to “Never Gonna Give Up,”  then Lopez emerged on the stage and screamed, “Manila, let’s get it!” and sang her opening song, “Get Right.”  And the big party with the superstar began!

Jlo wowed her Pinoy fans with her impressive dance moves, from her signature body grinding and booty shaking moves to her all-out singing performance. In two hours, Lopez sang 17 songs and wore 10 sexy and revealing outfits.

The stage was a not only a showcase of world class performance but a spectacle of laser lights and visual elements.

The Latina superstar performed her popular Pinoy favourites like, “Love Don’t Cost a Thing,”  “Waiting For Tonight” and “I’m Real!”

Jennifer Lopez, who is now one of the most influential celebrities in the world, and  was called by Forbes Magazine as “World’s Most Powerful Celebrity” also  paid tribute to her humble beginnings on one of the segments in her concert.  She said, “I am just a simple girl from the Bronx,”  and that elicited screams from her excited fans. She then sang a medley of her hits from her third album called “This is Me Then”, such as “Jenny from the Block,” “I’m Real,” “Ain’t It Funny,” and “All I Have.”

The superstar, also paid tribute to Filipinos ‘ resilience on another segment of the show. Lopez compared our country and the Filipinos to one of the “boxers” in the “ring” while singing  “Nothing can get us down , that’s how we do it from where I’m from too!”

 Lopez also performed in a soothing acoustic version her very first single that brought her to stardom in 1999, “If You Had My Love!” while wearing a flowy dress. A lucky Pinoy fan was also asked to join the superstar on stage while she was singing.

Jennifer’s rocked the whole arena down with her finale song, her latest single “Dance Again”  and  after her world class performance, JLO told her Pinoy fans, “Manila, until next time!”

Surely, every JLO fans will be waiting for a next time. Even celebrities who were spotted in the concert were impressed by Lopez. ABS CBN star Anne Curtis posted in her instagram account, “@JLO, I love you so much, you were amazing. I want to dance and sing like you!”

Mariel Rodriguez, Robin Padilla’s wife, was awed by the entertainer’s beauty, she said in her instagram, "Jennifer Lopez is Beautiful!! The hottest woman I have ever seen!!"

The Philippines is the 42nd stop of Jennifer Lopez' 55 City Dance again World Tour.