Ben&Ben’s inspiration for the song “Pagtingin”

Last updated on May 7th, 2021 at 07:35 am

Popular Pinoy band Ben&Ben newest love song was apparently inspired by a netizen’s feelings for her bestfriend that she kept secret for almost 8 years.

The one-sided love song was shared by a certain  “Anne jou” about her heartbreaking story about her best friend. She has been secrectly in love with him since highschool and eventually  attending his wedding to another woman 8 years later.

The post reads: “Before his wedding he thanked me for being his best friend and told me that before he met the girl he got married to, he loved me first. For 5 years. But he was also scared of losing me so he just decided to keep it,” she wrote.

“Before his wedding, he thanked me for being his bestfriend and told me that before he met the girl he got married to, he loved me first. For five years.

“But he was also scared of losing me so he just decided to keep it. I was shocked and I slightly had anger towards the world.

Ben&Ben shared the screenshot of the comment on their Twitter retweeting with a caption saying “this kept us up last night that we ended up writing a new song about it.” Upon the announcement, fans can expect another another Ben&Ben heartbreak poetry in the near future.

Katherine S

1/4 German, 3/4 Malaysian. I write, follow and monitor closely political news happening in Malaysia, and other happening news in the ASEAN region. Newswriter for the best ASEAN news website - The Asian Affairs.

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