Sam Concepcion was almost speechless about everything that occurred over the weekend. ICYMI, the theater actor made rounds on social media for his shockingly buff ar—we mean, physique, in a photo he recently posted.
It was a normal celebratory Instagram Post from Sam. His recent musical show, Once On This Island: The Musical just ended its run, and Sam just wanted to share some unforgettable moments from the show. Well, he really made that happen as the Internet spotted his photo where he was wearing a white sando and his arms were—well, effortlessly ripped.
You know the Internet—one shocking post is enough for something to go viral, and that was easily the case for Sam. Who wouldn't be stunned with his pic? Lots of huge accounts across social media pages posted about his latest pic and added the wittiest captions.
In one Facebook post, they reposted Sam's pic with the caption, "Dararat da-Daddy" referring to 1) Sam's timeless song with Tippy Dos Santos called, "Dati," and 2) Sam's daddy-like visuals. The post garnered thousands of reactions as of writing.
Sam was immediately asked for a reaction to the viral photo. Almost speechless, he first laughed it off. In an October 5 video uploaded by The Manila Standard, Sam expressed how amused he was by the Dararat da-Daddy meme that he had no words for it at first. "It's really funny. Ang witty talaga ng mga Pinoy...I don't know how to react to it yet. Actually, nakita ko na siya, maraming nagse-send sa'kin, ang witty, it's funny," the 31-year-old theater actor stated.
He did not forget to actually thank whoever first thought of the viral meme now and teased that he'd sing "Dati" just like how the Internet put it. LOL! "Salamat sa kung sino mang gumawa niyan. Siguro from now on, ganyan ko na siya kakantahin," the celebrity humorously said.
The Internet's reaction to Sam Concepcion's stunning physique
You've read it: the Internet was gagged with Sam's seemingly surprising appearance. The public has thrown their wittiest and also...thirstiest (!) reactions to Sam—and we're just here grabbing our popcorn.
One of Sam's fan pages appeared to have been quite bewildered by everything. They wrote, "ANONG NANGYAYARE [insert crying emoji]" but it felt like their all-caps comment wasn't really enough to encapsulate their feelings at the time.
Also, it seems like everyone's going down with that "Sam Concepcion fever" all over again. Sam has been one of the OG cuties of our generation, and this recent rediscovery proves that he's still a cutie (but a hotter version).
"To this day i remember ripping off a page from Candy magazine when I was 12 kasi may picture ni Sam Concepcion skdkdk," one user on X (formerly Twitter) posted. ICYDK, Sam was among the roster of celebrity Candy Cuties since 2006.
Another commenter said, "Dude got buff while everyone [was] looking away. Good for him." True, it's really good for him, but not everyone is actually looking way. Theater fans have known how Sam has been going through his glow-up throughout the years.
Along with his stint on mainstream TV and film, Sam has always been an active theater actor. And when the theater stage finally opened up again in the Philippines after the pandemic, the celebrity found himself starring in back-to-back musicals. Recently, he also played Popoy in One More Chance: The Musical.
