- ‘AlDub’ is a play on the first names of Filipino actors Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza
- AlDub recognized by Guinness World Records as record-breaker in Twitter’s 10-year history
- Alden Richards is currently partnered with Kathryn Bernardo in ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’ while Maine Mendoza will be partnered to Carlo Aquino in upcoming Blackheep movie, both under ABS-CBN Films
AlDub loveteam celebrated its 4th Anniversary last July 16.
Despite being busy with their individual lives, Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza took time to greet their avid supporters.
On July 16, Alden and Maine messaged their fans on Twitter.
In his tweet, the Pambansang Bae wrote: “To all solid ALDUBnation’s out there, maraming salamat sa 4 na solid na taon ng suporta at pagmamahal sa amin. More anniversaries pa ang pagdadaanan nating lahat. Maraming salamat sa INYO. #ALDUB4YearsUnrivaled.”
https://twitter.com/aldenrichards02/status/1151020695171715072
As for the Phenomenal Star, she said. “Happy 4th anniversary, AlDub! Maraming salamat sa lahat ng tunay na nagmamahal at sumusuporta hanggang ngayon! Salamat sa lahat ng naging parte ng AlDub Nation sa loob ng apat na taon.”
https://twitter.com/mainedcm/status/1150995932852260865
Their greetings created a buzz on Twitter making the hashtag #ALDUB4YearsUnrivaled the top trending topic nationwide. Many fans were happy and moved by their simple greetings. For them, it only shows that Alden and Maine haven’t forgotten the AlDub Nation who still supports their love team up until now despite them not being together.
Here are few of the comments of netizens on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/darna817/status/1151023977088729088
https://twitter.com/maiden16_nuevaE/status/1151025717913636864
https://twitter.com/amypot25/status/1151022600245645317
https://twitter.com/earnestviewer/status/1151029204533690368
Ang saya sa pakiramdam naming true ADN ang iyong pagbati! Maraming salamat!. Love you both, mula noon hanggang ngayon..@aldenrichards02 #ALDUB4YearsUnrivaled
@ofcaldub_calif @ofcaldubSDcali @ofcaldub_SFcali @officialaldub16 @TheLadder89_WP @jo_frias @Igkwen2han pic.twitter.com/KKWVvjvouF— IGKwentuhan Hub – LACali (@igkwen2hanhub) July 16, 2019
Thank you for being real/true/genuine since July 16, 2015 up to present date.
Your realness/trueness/genuineness, while unacceptable to some who wish to impose their wants/expectations on you, is very much appreciated by this fan of yours.@mainedcm #MaineMendoza
— Phenomenal (@PhenomDei) July 16, 2019
For now, Alden and Maine still can still be seen together in the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! hosting and cracking jokes.
As for their separate projects, the Kapuso actor is part of the upcoming film Hello, Love, Goodbye with Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo that is scheduled to hit Philippine cinemas on July 31.
Meanwhile, ‘Yaya Dub’ gears for a new big screen project with a working title Isa Pa With Feelings opposite Kapamilya actor Carlo Aquino. Target date for its release is before the year ends.
The AlDub tandem was born on July 16, 2015, during the Kalyeserye portion of the Juan For All, All For Juan segment of Eat Bulaga!
Their first meeting via split screen marked their journey as a love team. Their instant connection and ‘pabebe’ moments thrilled many Filipinos inside and outside of the country.
In a short span of time, Alden and Maine became one of the phenomenal love teams in the showbiz industry, getting endorsement offers from different companies.
Even the Guinness World Records recognized AlDub with their #AlDubEBTamangPanahon as the most used hashtag on Twitter after registering 40,706,392 uses in just 24 hours during the AlDub’s benefit concert on October 24, 2015.
Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza starred in several television shows together like Destined To Be Yours (2017), and Love Is… (2017).
Despite what happened with the love team, their fans still believe that they will reunite “sa tamang panahon [when the right time comes].”
