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Aside from making the hearts of their fans flutter, Asia's Multimedia Star Alden Richards made history with the highly-successful "Alden's Reality: The Virtual Reality Concert". Held in three timeslots last December 8 and 9 which were all surprisingly sold out, the first virtual reality concert in the Philippines brought by GMA Network enabled Alden's supporters across the country and different parts of the globe to celebrate with the Kapuso actor who marked his tenth year anniversary in the entertainment industry. The highly-successful VR concert became a top trending topic nationwide and worldwide on social media, more particularly on Twitter.
And unlike other usual concerts, "Alden's Reality" gave them a taste of what the future of concert productions is all about with the combination of cutting-edge technology and performances that have created a full-length concert and immersive interaction with their favorite idol right at the safe comfort of their own homes. A virtual date like no other, the show started with Alden waking up in his house and inviting his "date" - the concertgoer - to join him as he navigates the VR experience. He then set the mood up by dancing to catchy tunes popularized by some of the world's most loved boybands alongside Rayver and Rodjun Cruz.
Alden then went on to answer questions as if he was in a one-on-one conversation with his "date", sharing his innermost thoughts and reminiscing about his ups and downs in the past. From his heartfelt rendition of "God Gave Me You" to performing his latest single "Goin' Crazy" and dancing to the beat of BTS' Dynamite, Alden only showed how he has grown as a performer in the stage. "Alden's Reality" also saw Alden looking back at his career as an actor and thanking all his former leading ladies. Joining him in the said segment is the OPM band December Avenue. Greeting him on his 10th year in showbiz were his fans and friends in the industry including Sanya Lopez, Christian Bautista, Mark Bautista and Betong Sumaya among others. Alden's fans and friends have further shared their support to the Kapuso actor as they shared their experience online.
"We would like to congratulate Alden for setting a new record as the first Filipino artist to stage the first ever virtual reality concert in the Philippines," said GMA Regional TV and Synergy Head Victor Amoroso. "We are honored that we made history in 'Alden's Reality' with no less than Asia's Multimedia Star headlining the show as part of his 10th anniversary in the entertainment industry. Being one of the Network's prime artists, we take pride in having Alden work with us. And while we really aimed for a world-class production, the success of 'Alden's Reality' exceeded our expectations. Thank you to all our Kapuso here and abroad who bought tickets and supported 'Alden's Reality'. We would also like to congratulate all the people who we had the pleasure of working with for this project. This is only the beginning. Expect bigger surprises from Synergy in the future," Amoroso added.
Directed by Paolo Valenciano, "Alden's Reality" is produced by Synergy: A GMA Collaboration, a group that produces ticketed and non-ticketed events and activities catering to all Filipinos across the globe. The concert also serves as a loyal treat to Kapuso fans in celebration of GMA Network's 70th year anniversary. On the other hand, Alden's newest single under GMA Music and Flipmusic Productions "Goin' Crazy" has topped iTunes Philippines' music charts and is currently included in Apple Music's "Absolute OPM" Playlist.
