Viral: Ely Buendia sa tanong kung may pag-asang mag-reunion ang Eraserheads, “Pag tumakbo si Leni”
- The answer of Ely Buendia on the question of whether there is still a chance for an Eraserheads reunion earned mixed reactions from many netizens
- On the morning of September 28, the singer-composer held a Q&A for his followers on his Twitter account
- One of his fans asked if there would ever be a chance for Eraserheads band members to reunite
- Ely answered if Leni would run, though it wasn’t clear if he meant it or was an offhand and non-serious about the band reuniting if VP Leni would run for public office in next year’s election
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The answer of Ely Buendia to the question of one of his followers on Twitter has gone viral.
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Earlier, the singer and composer had a Q&A session on Twitter for his fans and followers.
One of the initial questions came from a netizen who asked if there is ever a chance for an Eraserheads reunion.
“Hi sir Ely! May pag asa pa po kaya magkakaroon ng Eheads reunion?” the netizen asked.
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The short answer of Ely met mixed reactions from netizens.
“Pag tumakbo si Leni,” he replied to the question.
Though he did not exactly say whom he was referring to, many believe that he meant VP Leni Robredo, who is reportedly being pressed by her own political party as to what her decision is regarding next year’s elections.
After more than an hour, Ely posted another tweet saying his political views are his own and do not represent the views of other members of Eraserheads.
“DISCLAIMER: MY POLITICAL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN AND I DO NOT REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE ERASERHEADS’ MEMBERS,” the singer-composer said.
As of this writing, Ely’s tweet about the band reuniting if “Leni” runs, has had 9,545 retweets, 3,118 quote tweets, and 60.3K likes.
Ely Eleandre Basiño Buendia is a highly acclaimed Filipino musician. He is best known for being the frontman, vocalist, and songwriter of the legendary OPM band, Eraserheads, which has since become an integral part of Filipino popular culture. He is also the co-founder of the independent record label, Offshore Music.
A couple of months ago, Ely was interviewed by celebrity couple, Saab Magalona and Jim Bacarro. During the interview, questions soon turned to the singer's former legendary band, Eraserheads. When Ely was talking about their song Minsan, the singer claimed that the lyrics are "cringe-worthy" because many thought that the song was about the friendship between bandmates. Ely claimed that this was in fact not true and revealed that they were never close nor were they friends.
The comment of Ely that he and his former bandmates at Eraserheads "were never close nor friends" resulted in a backlash online. Because of this, he wrote an open letter for everyone. In a message he penned, the singer opined that he does not understand why people are hating on him for telling the truth. He also said that people should remember that it is their music that should matter. While some have reacted negatively to the singer's revelation, many netizens also defended Ely from his bashers.
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