E032: Filipino Friday Reactions to Sofronio Vasquez, Felip (SB19), and GiGi Vibes Band

[@throga]

The song "Fake Faces" was globally blocked and cut from this video. To watch the uncut version, please visit our Patreon page (no membership required) at www.patreon.com/c/Throga

[@Isabella_jean-k8i]

Felip really cried while singing ACHE

[@JoyceeBailey]

Thank you so much for reacting to Felip’s songs.

[@aimeec738]

Thank you for checking out Felip's song from his 7sins album. I would like to recommend other songs from Felip, this time from his COM.PLEX EP. "CRIMINAL", and "DRINKSMOKE". No MV, only the official visualizer, but the music production is amazing! I hope you'll give it a shot.❤

[@WCummings]

Too bad, Felip's gem there

[@cardepunz1914]

This is saddening, SB19 and its members, especially FELIP are the only ones I watch here on youtube... really hope you could do a reaction video or feature FELIP and SB19 in a separate, dedicated content, instead of lumping them up with other artists 🙏🏽

[@robertcrawford7806]

Felip is a musical genius ! I love Filipino Fridays. Thanks so much ! Can’t wait for next week.

[@joevan5606]

His tone specially the part where he is reaching the lowest is really so tuned to the songs theme

[@katsz17]

Yay Felip! Ache always get to me, it's such a beautiful song. The reverb is like the sound when you're inside the church, you can also hear the sound of a bird. Such a masterpiece and how he layered his voice is just amazing.

[@cynthialebron9016]

Thanks , Ken’s fan here

[@fernandoledesma7691]

We Filipinos are still on a high with Sofronio winning The Voice. I really think one of his good performanves was him singing "I'm going down", Mary J. Blige's cover. Thank you so much!

[@sussiecalunsag8703]

We Filipinos are not over yet with Sofronio winning the Voice USA, I know millions of us are waiting for a reaction on his top performances in the said competition. Thank you so much for granting our request.

[@kringskiepiagoda8433]

Felip wrote and produce his song..Felip ache live performance is unbelievable. The adlibs and the feeling is 😢. Thank you so much for the RV..God Bless

[@JoyofWander]

Sofronio Vasquez and Gigi de Lana are the best of friends by the way.. 🥰 They met each other while waiting in line for an audition 😁😊🎤

[@react5]

were they in the same season of Tawag ng Tanghalan?

[@NN_18197]

Felip is an independent artist who writes and produces his own music. 🥰🥰

[@luzesperanzatuquib9547]

Thank you Richard and Johnny for appreciating Filipino talents.. These are my favorite artists especially SB19 Boys, Felip is good too, Gigi De Lana and the latest fave Sofronio Vasquez 🩷👏👏🎶🎵🎶🎸😘🥰🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@athenacinca8657]

Gigi's voice is so impeccable. I have no doubt if she ever competes in the Voice, she can take the mantle.

[@stevenbouchard5198]

I like her voice but sometimes she screams.

[@clayton1851]

​@stevenbouchard5Love her screaming,the best..😊198

[@c.r.3.a.m.]

Thank you for reacting to Felip! From Fake Faces to Ache, the versatility of that guy is insane. Hope you react to Criminal to hear more of his crazy vocals.

[@Xer_eel]

Pls have an episode reacting to the whole album/ep of each SB19 member. Coz the songs are connected creating a story and experiencing their journey.

[@khatechelleofwAtin6388]

Up

[@clayton1851]

Not good..Boring..

[@shysydney]

felip's "ache", pablo's "the boy who cried wolf" & sb19's "nyebe" are my crying songs.

[@vozonoz321]

I really love GiGi's voice and the vibes.....

[@teedheep9284]

Hi, richard, johnny 👋. Thank you for reacting felip's songs ❤ I managed to join your live. Want to rewatch your reaction on felip part. Fake Faces music video and some parts of Wish Bus got cut? Is it bcz of copyright?? 😕 27:10 Fake Faces was produced and composed by Hyuk Shin and Seann Bowe (Grammy-nominated producer & songwriter). Felip wrote the lyrics. It's a single track. ACHE is from 7Sins Album. It's 9-track album represents the 7 deadly sins. He produced the album. ACHE is a closing track. A redemption track. Felip has this song CRIMINAL that showcasing his wide vocal range. He sang it with 3 different tones. I hope next time you guys could react to it ^^. And also please do the 2nd special live of SB19. This year, the members released solo albums

[@throga]

Yes - please check our pinned comment above to view the uncut version on Patreon :) And thank you for the suggestions!

[@teedheep9284]

@throga wait what. I didn't see the pinned comment before. What's wrong with yt 🤔. Anyway heading to patreon. Thank you!

[@roselynnel5176]

Hi guys! Merry Christmas and advance Happy New Year to you both! 🤗 Thanks so much for always appreciating our many great Filipino singers! I've seen shorts on KZbin where during one of Sofronio's rehearsals for The Voice, he expressed some misgivings because Michael Buble wanted him to sing "Crying" for the Playoffs. He told him he'd never ever heard of the song before. Mr. Buble hold him that it's a 70 years old song by Roy Orbison. So, considering that Sofronio had to memorize an unfamiliar song within a three-day frame with a new arrangement and to deliver the song so beautifully among all the songs he performed during the competition, which gathered the most views, if I'm not mistaken. I think after that performance, he became a the new boy wonder overnight. By the way guys, Sofronio also mentioned during one of this interviews, that he had to make a call to the Philippines to ask a musician friend, who's a song arranger, when he was thinking of the best way on how to deliver "Crying". It's the reason why it has a Filipino trademark of arrangement, as with the other songs he performed during the competition, I would guess.

[@prayish]

Well said po, very true thanks for the info❤

[@Jay-ix9bc]

1:04:17 ✨ *I've been wishing for you guys to react to Gigi's Foolish Heart for months! This made my year already. Love you guys! Thank you so much for reacting to my favorite cover of her.* 💕💕💕

[@cielapinza]

Ache, my favorite song by Felip (SB19 Ken).

[@JulieAspiras-w2k]

Ken write his own songs..😊❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@keonnp8688]

FELIP 🎉🎉🎉

[@PINAYFARMERUSA-b4w]

Awesome. I like them All❤

[@angelitorafaeljr.parcon5183]

Thank you very much for reacting to Sofronio. He has an incredible rendition of Roy Orbison’s Crying and Sia’s Unstoppable…two very different Genres ❤

[@mjS3_]

Felip❤️❤️❤️

[@joevan5606]

Gigi and sofranio parts seemed like unrehearsed yet seemed rehearsed 😊

[@superiorlagi]

Ache is great , together with FOES & Gluttony is the one to see live from the 7sins album for me .His FOES live in Lingo Ng Distrito is one of his best (rockier) performance as yet IMO

[@manfromrome7710]

Ache is my favorite song from the 7Sins album. Very emotional, almost impossible to sing.

[@jda5394]

Watched that last part of gigi and sofronio like 4x .... so sooo good! More of them together pls! No Johnny you cant count gigi out... she's a league of her own.

[@superiorlagi]

thanks for Felips RV , here from poultry farm 🐓

[@sallymurillo1946]

My idol FELIP and Sofronio 🥰👏

[@jonaheel43]

FELIP 🔥🔥🔥🤟🤟🤟

[@renealcid6708]

Merry Christmas and a very Prosperous New Year to my favorite Filipino music reactors. Just a suggestion, kindly react to the performance the Philippine Govt prepared for 2017 ASEAN Conference guests held in Manila . These guests included delegates from all over the world including the U.S. President at the time and was recently re-elected as the 47th President of your country. This performance was very iconic and wish that you get to watch it. You’ll see a couple of singers that you have reacted to. Won’t name them because it’s a surprise ! Again, thank you so very much as you have made Wednesdays and Fridays my favorite days of the week(aside from Sunday).

[@NN_18197]

ACHE -Live is the best.. ❤❤❤❤

[@rosemariehermias9756]

Happy holiday.🎄🎁👍💞🌹🌹🌹tnx for RV.always.🤗👍☺️☺️☺️

[@Chantelle-r9f]

Thank you so much for reacting to Felip’s songs! Please react also to his superior session live performance of criminal and drink smoke. Thank you again and more power!!

[@flordaza2625]

Felip 🐣🤘🏻💙

[@feirydeleon7464]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to both of you! It’s so lovely to be able to listen even did not catch the live ! Thank you for reaction for Sofronio! He really sings from the heart as most Filipinos are❤️

[@WilfredoWang]

The Enunciation the Diction plus the Emotion . WOW !!! SOPRONIO , No wonder filipinos are bested to be the best English speaking nation in the world second only to the americans . Emotion , one of the character embodied in them . Filipinos are deeply deeply emotional being . .....

[@marinonavarez2674]

Crying is one of the best rendition... Live audition song is best with 4turner chairs.... If i can dream is also great version of sofronio... Unstoppable and million dreams... Its amazing.. Please react on it💖💖💖💖💖

[@jenparis1830]

I had watched that "Crying" performance of Sofronio for many times but i still it gives me chills and goosebumps .Since TNT days here in Philippines his one of my bet to win but unfortunately he didnt won maybe because God has other plan for him and thats is The Voice USA.

[@rubymarino4622]

Felip ❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@davidmajam3344]

Thank you for granted request. I'm sure you will love Sofronio also.

[@roselynnel5176]

Fun facts: Sofronio Vasquez first joined the Tawag ng Tanghalan singing competition of abs-cbn on 2017 and only became 7th placer. Noven Belleza was declared the grand champion. Sofronio then joined a second time two years after, and won third place. Janine Berdin bagged the top prize. Losing means he's not good enough, it only signifies that the Philippines indeed, has so many great talents. Sofronio's perseverance and faith in his talents and abilities earned him a much bigger place in the history of the Philippines entertainment industry. By winning The Voice USA, he not only became the first Filipino, but incidentally, the first Asian to accomplish such a feat.

[@mercedesmaria7514]

Thank you❤🙏

[@amazonjelledsushi]

Wow! I love Blackbird by the Beatles...and i love Felip too. 😻

[@CheerleaderNiKenSuson]

FELIP IS CALLED THE VOCAL CHAMELEON OF THE GROUP, THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD CHECKOUT MORE OF HIS SONGS LIKE HIS ACHE, GREED, PALAYO, CRIMINAL, BULAN & MORE 😊

[@grace1084v]

SB19 has 1Z uniting them as well.. the solos are also under 1Z so all of their individual talents will still benefit the whole group as a company.. and that's amazing teamwork right there.. not just as a band.. 😊

[@manfromrome7710]

1Z needs to exert more effort supporting Ken. If you know, you know.

[@tashacarmelo2607]

​@manfromrome7710 Felip chose to be an independent artist, away from 1Z. It's his choice. He has clear vision for his own solo acts.

[@daizymaeamaro6847]

​@@manfromrome7710hello, hayaan mo sya ..

[@francinebanez8207]

felip 💙💙

[@WCummings]

Felip's a great discovery from this show! Nonody does these all English angsty songs since the late 90's here

[@WCummings]

Gigi's great, but as someone who grew up with Nina, Juris, Kyla somerimes I feel she's a new version. So please listen to Nina, who's instrumental to making all these hits that Gigi and the new singers are covering mainstream. Nina you'll find a Nina Live concert online but during the pandemic, she released a fee Live 2 concert and that was mighty selfless of her and her band. Please listent o Nina

[@joelparreno44]

Sir Richard and Sir johnny,, I wish and pray you two be fine and alright at all times,, GOD BLESS YOU and the whole family always,,, thànk you sirs

[@BBeeCream]

Thank you for appreciating Ken/FELIP. I enjoyed your review with ACHE. That is my fave song in his 7Sins Album, along with GREED. Had a very good cry the first few times hearing the song

[@GloriaOmega-t2h]

Amazing you're featuring Filipino singers.watching from the Philippines

[@tutenhu3929]

When Christmas season is over, the Fiesta season comes in. More fun and festive but only locally and usually last 3 days to a week but we celebrate separate fiestas for barangay, towns/cities and provinces so there's always a fiesta somewhere 😅

[@viviansimon4853]

Love all the artiste you featured.Sofronio's crying is awesome! Felip's Ache is a masterpiece.Gigi is always versatile!

[@willow881000]

Fridays.....YAY!!!!!

[@maaltx]

Philippines- Christmas starts Sept 1 thru 3 kings in January Feb- valentine day Mar/April- Holy Week Nov1/2- all souls/saints The rest of the months/days - we celebrate with our patron saints and in every town/city has different patron saints.

[@glendareserva9930]

Merry Christmas Richard and Johnny and to your family!

[@elmar_eldnah]

Bruno Mars' mother is a Filipino who hailed from Cebu, the same province where Morissette Amon came from.

[@marierocher4422]

I love Sofronio’s Crying delivery was so beautiful. Right, it’s Roy Orbison original song.

[@tuting1965]

but the popular in philippines is Don Mclean cover i thought he was the original not roy orbison

[@marierocher4422]

Don McLean sang it ‘78 but originally written and sang by Roy Orbison in ‘62

[@alizaflips92116]

All I can say is ...this is all Fire 🔥

[@Tressa-ts4ps]

Heck yeah! Cryin' by Sofronio Vasquez

[@kitchied]

Was at the absolute end and didn't think I'd comment...until you mention Gerphil Flores! Ended up yelling YAY for joy 😊. Pardon the caps...I swear all these signify are joy😊

[@malouaguilar9565]

Happy New Year Richard and Johnny ...and to All! We enjoyed this last episode of Tgiff for this yr 2024 ❤ and welcome Yr 2025🎉🎉❤…Godbless .. Thank u in advance for The filipinos Theme song u both composed Thank u much appreciated ..and Thnx for the effort ❤..

[@bettyrichardson1968]

Kindly check out Sofronio's audition in The Voice too. It got a 4chair turn from judges.

[@bhyrose]

Please react to Raining in Manila by Lola Amour wish bus, Surreal by Justin (SB19) and 1999 by Josh (SB19)

[@bhyrose]

Alsooo.. please 🙏 react to Di ko Masabi of Stell (SB19) Wish bus. It's a Tagalog song written by Ryan Cayabyab😊

[@daizymaeamaro6847]

​@@bhyrosethey did.

[@ismaelramos5381]

The songs sir Johnny sings remind me of my teenage life.

[@chimm7566]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@lepunksmoothie]

Please feature Nina next! Her cover of Steve Perry's 'Foolish Heart' with The HSCC is def worth watching! Some of her original songs 'Someday', 'Jealous', 'Why Can't It Be' have become Filipino classics.

[@WCummings]

Thanks for saying this, they need to listen to Nina, i mentioned she made these songs mainstream here. Kinda like how we attribute Regine being an influence, Nina was a prioneer, too!

[@thepinoychoppingboard1012]

Just a correction: Why Can't It Be is not her original, tho I'm not sure of the original if it is a Rannie Reymundo or Gino Padilla song, I think it's Rannie's but definitely not Nina.

[@daizymaeamaro6847]

Up

[@CaCa67963]

Please react to Josh solo...he also wrote the lyrics of '1999.' It's bouncy but the lyrics reflect the pain he experienced as a child. From coming from a broken family, transferring from rented apartments wxhich quality degenerated reflecting their poverty, experiencing the cruelty of a sadistic nanny who was jailed later, to leaving home at a very early age and navigating a solo life to survive.

[@pjjones6996]

Katrina and Bugoy’s impromptu If I Aint Got You is a brief fun one too.

[@PINAYFARMERUSA-b4w]

A blessed new year🎉🎉🎉

[@Tressa-ts4ps]

Hello Richard and Johnny, I just re-watched the TGIFF E010 Episode (the one with the James Ingram fiasco😅) where Johnny said there should be a marathon of international singing contests so Filipinos can keep winning the gold. That was great foretelling of Sofronio Vasquez winning Voice USA! 😂 Thanks for another fun reaction video!

[@conniecadelina3922]

The plucking music that Johnny did was one I tried to do when I was younger , 45 years ago. The lyric started with ‘ I close my eyes ……’

[@loishunter8434]

Saw you again in my microsoft world news in my laptop yesterday. Throga-vocal gym is featured successively.

[@andy0607]

Happy holidays to both of you! Hopefully you can get a chance to see Mori’s “”Digital concert””. It’s a full cover of herself as an artist. Thank you as well for being a genuine reactors and showing your true support for all artists! 🤘

[@gee7436]

For female vocals in the Filipino music scene, Gigi and KZ are the queens for me.

[@WCummings]

Richard's setting with the candle chandelier is so apt for the season. If you reacted to the Madz, Lani, and Filipino kids with that background, would be so apt

[@penelope7552]

Yey!

[@penelope7552]

Reacting to reaction of 2 amazing guys! You know your stuff really well. Thanks.

[@joevan5606]

After a Long Christmas celebration it’s February so that’s Valentine’s Day eventually the holiday spirit starts to slowly fade away eventually 😊

[@conchimanhilot929]

More sofronio performances on the voice. His audition was good. And so was the semis

[@Cjmel81]

Merry Christmas 🤶 everyone, Since you're starting to dive into SB19 member, i am hoping you will react to each one of them, hoping you will do Josh Cullen's next with his Lost and found Album, and Stell's di ko masabi, Justine's kaibigan

[@renealcid6708]

A lot of really good Filipino singers, I believe, do not really know about supposedly”Music Theory, but rather just an innate talent for listening and incorporating what they hear and sing accordingly to their taste and preference. The result, a mix of several genres all in one song. Again, thank you so much for your reactions. Have a very Prosperous New Year and wish to see you guys finally visiting the Philippines!

[@reese-v6d]

Thank You for being so patient in trying to accommodate our requests. For Mori 'Ang Huling El Bimbo' live band on her channel please. Originally sung by a guy. As you mentioned, sing a song by the opposite gender. Her version has more of a rock vibe and was arranged by Troy Laureta. Also on her channel 'Undangon Ta Ni' dance video. She co-wrote it in her native dialect Bisaya and English. You'll hear another side of her.

[@hellysingson2123]

Fab Jazz is one of the best jazz group band in the Philippines. Please try it!.

[@etmabahague]

Hi! Can you feature Jej Vinson and his rendition of "Passion Fruit" in The Voice. Thanks!

[@brucek5578]

More missioned Souls please!!

[@lrzlag4220]

❤❤

[@A_Ami]

Have you heard Inger Lise Hope sing "Adagio" on The Voice of Norway?

[@danteroa2878]

Please react the recently concluded THE VOICE KIDS PH 2024 four finalists.

[@angelaare256]

Up

[@raffytolentino7122]

Mori's ihilak lang na...❤

[@WCummings]

Please react to Filipino singing champions in different competitions abroad, we have a winner at Germany, UK, Israel, and so many more. Just so you can see how, decades before Sofronio was awarded champion in the US, the whole world has given recognition to Filipino talent

[@WCummings]

Gigi's great, but as someone who grew up with Nina, Juris, Kyla somerimes I feel she's a new version. So please listen to Nina, who's instrumental to making all these hits that Gigi and the new singers are covering mainstream. Nina you'll find a Nina Live concert online but during the pandemic, she released a fee Live 2 concert and that was mighty selfless of her and her band. Please listent to Nina

[@LULU_ageless]

🎉🎉🎉🍾🥂😘😘😘

[@tutenhu3929]

Should've reacted to sofronio's version of Creep

[@RosalieGallego-ub5ul]

Sofronio - Crying by Vonda Shepard from Ally mcBeal ;)

[@Tressa-ts4ps]

Ahhh, Johnny's question about Filipinos starting Christmas early, what do they do when it's over? First of all Filipinos also end Christmas the latest so it truly is a mighty long holiday for us! (Your earlier statement in the intro Richard saying it's the end of the Christmas season is so not applicable for Filipinos around the world.) What do we do in between? Why, we dream of and make plsns for the next Christmas, of course! 😅 😂

[@fayedominique7347]

Thanks for the RV! Maybe Justin (Kaibigan) and Josh (Yoko Na) soon?

[@prayish]

Bruno Mars is half filipino, mom if filipina from cebu, philippines 😊

[@avatech6037]

🇵🇭❤️

[@lattelover5471]

3:00 "You're getting honorary Throga [bad cop] badges" Richard, all I can say is, "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.