Yeng Constantino opens up on bad experience with 'idol'
MANILA, Philippines — "Never meet your heroes" is an adage singer Yeng Constantino learned the hard way in the early years of her career in the 2000s.
Yeng opened up about an incident involving a famous personality in an interview with "Ang Walang Kwentang Podcast" hosted by directors Antoinette Jadaone and JP Habac.
The singer-songwriter was asked if she had an idol she wished she had never met in person because of a bad experience, and she recalled an instance when she approached one of the well-known names in the industry right after she won the first season of "Pinoy Dream Academy" in 2006.
“Oo, meron akong nakilala. Kaka-start ko lang noon, kakalabas ko lang ng 'Pinoy Dream Academy.' Nag-guest siya sa 'ASAP.' Todo abang ako sa backstage,” Yeng said.
“Nu’ng nakita ko siya, sabi ko, ‘Idol ko po kayo. Sana po maka-collab ko kayo balang araw.’ Tapos sabi niya sa akin, ‘Kung darating ‘yun, darating ‘yun. Huwag mong ipipilit.'
“Hindi ko makakalimutan ‘yun. Hindi ko alam kung may iba ba siyang ibig sabihin doon. Parang sobrang na-stun ako. Parang ‘yung mukha ko, ‘tama ba ‘yung narinig ko?’ Tapos parang nag-zone out ako after. Parang nag-dissociate ako afterwards.”
She said she didn't expect her idol to react like that, which is why she was really shocked.
“Hindi ko in-expect ‘yung answer na ‘yun. Hindi niya ko shinowbiz man lang na parang ‘I hope one day, sana.’ Pinrangka niya ko, ni-real talk niya ako du’n,” she said.
Despite what happened, Yeng eventually worked with the unnamed celebrity.
“Kahit ginanu’n niya ako, nag-collab kami. Pero hindi sa bagay na iniisip niyo like in a song, pero sa ibang bagay,” she said.
In the final part of the interview, the award-winning singer-songwriter shared what she has learned in her 20 years in the showbiz industry.
“'Yung tagumpay na meron ka, huwag mong akuin na para bang ikaw lang ang dahilan ng lahat ng magagandang bagay na nangyari. It’s always God leading you to be with the right people, right opportunities, even ‘yung songs. At times I feel like hindi ko sinulat ‘yung mga songs na parang talagang totoong binigay at biyaya talaga," she said.
“Even the songs na mga ni-release ko, a lot of those songs are regalo. Hindi rin ‘yung pinakamagaling ‘yung nag-i-stay sa industry. Marami siyang elemento. May magaling pero hirap katrabaho. Meron namang magaling pero nasa maling management. So marami siyang trabaho at elemento around it. So huwag pumasok sa ulo mo pero pumasok sa heart mo as gratefulness," she added.
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