Darren Espanto, prangkahang sinagot ang “can’t sing” comment sa viral performance niya

- Darren Espanto hit back at a netizen who wrote a negative remark on his recent performance

- Along with Kyle Echarri and Iñigo Pascual, Darren performed BTS J-Hope’s “Mona Lisa” on ASAP Natin ‘To

- However, the netizen commented that “people who can’t sing” need to stop covering the said song

- The comment then caught Darren’s attention, prompting him to pen a frank response

Darren Espanto clapped back at an unsolicited comment against his recent performance on ASAP Natin ‘To.

Alongside Kyle Echarri and Iñigo Pascual, Darren performed “Mona Lisa” by J-Hope of the globally famous K-pop boy group BTS.

The performance made the rounds on social media and drew mixed reactions online.

One netizen posted on X, formerly Twitter: “Dare I say… people who can’t sing need to stop covering his songs. Seriously.”

The negative remark then caught the attention of Darren, who later tweeted a frank reaction to the negative comment.

“Please consider watching my other vocal performances cuz one thing I won’t take is someone telling me I 'CAN’T SING,'” he wrote, defending his vocal abilities.

He went on to put links directing to videos of himself doing his commendable renditions of “This Is Me,” “Con Te Partirò,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Chandelier,” and “Bibitaw Na.”

The original post has been made private following the online backlash from the Filipino singer's fans.

Darren Espanto, born on May 24, 2001 as Darren Lyndon Gonzales Espanto, is a Filipino-Canadian singer and actor well-known for his cover songs such as "Dying Inside To Hold You", originally sung by Timmy Thomas. He first joined a competition at the age of ten, where he won the Masters Finals of the Pinoy Singing Sensation competition in Edmonton.

In a previous report by KAMI, Darren and JK Labajo’s supposed interaction made the rounds all over social media. On April 5, Karen Davila shared a carousel post containing several photos from the ABS-CBN Ball 2025, which took place on Friday, April 4 at the Solaire Resort North in Quezon City. However, one of the photos she shared caught the attention of eagle-eyed netizens, who noticed the two singers purportedly interacting. This prompted the netizens to question whether Darren and JK have already reconciled.

To recall, it was back in October 2018 when a public feud ensued between Darren and JK due to a "gayness" tweet allegedly posted by the latter. JK later denied posting the tweet and said that his account was hacked that time.

Darren Espanto paid tribute to Pope Francis on Instagram by sharing a video of his 2015 performance during the pope’s visit to the Philippines. The singer expressed gratitude for being chosen to sing at such a historic event and honored the Pope’s global impact. Pope Francis visited the Philippines in 2015, comforting Typhoon Haiyan survivors and drawing millions to a historic Mass in Manila. The late pope passed away on April 21, 2025 ending a 12-year papacy marked by compassion and reform.

Source: KAMI.com.gh