Matagal nang may kanya-kanyang buhay sina Pops Fernandez at Martin Nievera pero hanggang ngayon, umaasa pa rin ang kanilang masusugid na mga taga-hanga na magkakabalikan sila.
Si Martin ang special guest ni Pops sa unang gabi ng Always Loved, ang anniversary concert niya sa The Theatre ng Solaire Resort & Casino noong Biyernes, Pebrero 9, 2024.
Isa sa mga napag-usapan ng mga itinuturing na Concert Queen at Concert King ng Pilipinas ang pangarap ng kanilang mga taga-suporta na magkaroon ng bagong yugto ang pagmamahalan nila.
Nang ipakilala ni Pops si Martin, marami ang kinilig sa kanyang sinabi na “With him, he made me shine more. He has taught me how to be more passionate of my career and my art, it took a long time but yes, that was all because of him.
“And yes, even now, through all the ups and downs, we are still stuck together.”
Para naman kay Martin, nag-iisang Concert Queen ang ex-wife niya at ina ng kanyang mga anak na sina Ram at Robin.
“I had to leave you for you to become the woman that you are today — fierce, survivor, strong, responsible for your own dreams. There’s only one Concert Queen Pops Fernandez!” ang pahayag ni Martin na tumanggap ng masigabong palakpakan mula sa mga nanood ng Always Loved.
Napuno ng halakhakan ang The Theatre nang ibahagi nina Martin at Pops ang kanilang pribadong usapan na naikuwento na nila noon pero mabentang-mabenta pa rin sa mga tao.
“What do you miss most about me?” ang tanong umano ni Pops sa kanya, ayon sa kuwento ni Martin.
“This is the truth. Don’t even laugh. She said, ‘You know everynight when we’re on tour. The night before we leave, you’d make me take all my clothes and put it on the side to be ready for the next day.
“And then you packed.You packed all night. Sometimes you packed by yourself but I love it when we packed together, so Martin if there’s anything I miss more, it’s you because you’re such a mother packer.’
“This is for real. This is a true story. Magaling akong mag-pack. OC ako. She’s a mess,” ang giit ni Martin na sinagot ni Pops ng “Uy, I’ve changed. Sobra. I’ve changed. I’ve learned how to pack on my own also.”
Martin: “If I had known that you know how to pack, I wouldn’t be packing alone. What the pack?”
Pops: “I only learned when you were gone.”
Martin: “You learned how to pack… ?!?”
Pops: “When you left… “
Martin: “Oh my God, what the pack is that?”
Pops: “Right now, I’m also a mother packer.”