Back to basics, thank you for the reminder. Happy 2nd Maine. 😊 pic.twitter.com/3aQAGCOi2P— Alden Richards (@aldenrichards02) July 15, 2017
17 July 2017, PHILIPPINES - Millions of Filipinos from different parts of the world got together on Twitter to celebrate the much awaited #ALDUB2ndAnniversary (Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza) one of the most popular showbiz power couples. The couple has once again created a big buzz on Twitter.
As fans celebrate another year of the tandem, Twitter looks back on their best, sweetest moments as well as the outstanding efforts of their fans to make them one of the most sought after showbiz personalities in Philippines.
AlDub’s love story began and flourished in Eat Bulaga (@EatBulaga), when the camera accidentally caught Mendoza gushing over Richards during “Juan for All, All for Juan,” a popular segment of the show. Since then, AlDub nation diligently Tweeted every day to show their love and appreciation for the couple. On October 24, 2015, they made history. 55,000 fans hit the Philippine Arena and made #AlDubEBTamangPanahon identified by the Guinness Book of World Record, as the most used hashtag in 24 hours with more than 40 million Tweets.
AlDub’s popularity grew rapidly because of social media, especially on Twitter. Fans have always used the platform to express their ‘kilig’, contributing to thousands upon thousands of Tweets from other fans and users across the globe. However, having an impressive and maintained social media attention isn’t new for Maine Mendoza. She initially gained an audience from her entertaining Dubsmash videos. She was then recognized by TAPE Inc. and eventually invited to audition for a part in the ‘Juan for All, All for Juan’ of Eat Bulaga. AlDub is a portmanteau of Alden and Yaya Dub (Maine’s character in the segment).
In the recent Tweets of @TwitterPH in celebration of #AlDuBersary, members of the AlDub Nation from different countries, joined the conversation and sent thousands of Tweets sharing their messages to Mendoza and Richards’ second year anniversary as an on-screen couple.
The social media buzz their fans generated made AlDub the phenomenal love team they are today. From record-breaking Guinness Award to one of the most followed Twitter accounts in 2016 and now Mendoza as the top brand ambassador in the Philippines. AlDub proved that Filipinos are some of the most connected people today and they have managed to break sorts of Twitter records.
To know the latest happenings about AlDub and the fans upcoming plans to support them, follow these AlDub fan accounts:
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