When it comes to creating a global sensation, you could say that the very random pairing of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza in a splitscreen split-second came...sa tamang panahon. AlDub is, quite simply, a phenomenon. There’s no other way to describe the way it’s broken every Twitter record, made the pabebe wave bigger than the duckface, and dominated the year’s conversation. A non-representative sample:
“For many in the Philippines, the fact that the show broke a global social media record was no surprise,” from the BBC.
“This show is electric! I don’t know what the f*ck is going on but it’s just like a whirlwind of fun sh*t,” from a Buzzfeed staffer.
“Aldub...shows how our platform as the social soundtrack to TV has really connected Filipinos who love a good love story,” from a vice president of Twitter.
“Magkaka-movie na sila?! YEEEEEEES!” from every diehard AlDub fan ever.
