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Melai Cantiveros trends under K-Pop category following AAA 2023: ‘I feel like the first honor’

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<p>Kapamilya star Melai Cantiveros became a trending topic under the K-Pop category following the Asia Artist Awards (AAA) 2023 held at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. </p><p>Melai become a trending topic on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) alongside the topics #AAA2023inPH and #AsiaArtistAwards2023 on Thursday night, December 14.</p><p>Melai&#x27;s interview and speech at the awards ceremony made headlines online and served major entertainment to netizens.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Melai-Cantiveros-trends-under-K-Pop-category-following-AAA-2023_.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>&quot;Congratulations our debutant, nation’s mamshie, valedictorian, and God’s servant! You made us proud,&quot; one netizen commented about Melai on X.</p><p>&quot;Melai Cantiveros acceptance speech. She is just effortlessly funny. I can&#x27;t stop laughing. Deserve Ms. Ma&#x27;am,&quot; another fan wrote.</p><p>In her interview with AAA host Jang Won-young, Melai remarked that she felt like a &quot;first honor&quot; attending the event.</p><p>&quot;Attending to AAA is a very honor, I feel like I am the first honor, a Valedictorian in attending the AAA,&quot; she quipped.</p><p>The comedienne added: &quot;And it&#x27;s so the best, prestigious award, I cannot believe this is happening.&quot;</p><p>When asked who was she looking forward to meeting at AAA, Melai responded: &quot;I am so very idol Kim Seon-ho. And then NewJeans because my daughter love NewJeans.&quot;</p><p>Melai also won big at the AAA 2023. She was one of the recipients of the Best Actor award. Her speech at the awards show also became viral online.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C01V0ybRJYh/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A662766.0999999046%2C%22ls%22%3A662569%2C%22le%22%3A662572.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;If someone questions why I won [an] award, don&#x27;t worry, I question too. I just receive [an] award all of my life from my mother and father every time they are angry to me,&quot; she quipped.</p><p>&quot;But tonight, my heart is very kuan, the best...I think because of God moves in mysterious ways,&quot; she added.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/12/15/sb19-melai-cantiveros-kathryn-bernardo-and-more-pinoy-artists-win-big-at-aaa-2023-1055"><strong>READ: SB19, Melai Cantiveros, Kathryn Bernardo and more Pinoy artists win big at AAA 2023</strong></a></div><p>Melai extended her gratitude to the producers of PULP Studios and to her director for choosing her to headline the <em>Ma&#x27;am Chief</em> movie.</p><p>&quot;I cannot believe what the food that they eat [and] why they chose me,&quot; she joked.</p><p>&quot;Thank you AAA, I cannot believe this is happening. I&#x27;m very sorry to the Koreans, I act it like this. I&#x27;m so overwhelmed to this kind of award. Thank you Lord, to my family, we will serve the Lord,&quot; she stated.</p>

<p>Melai Cantiveros went viral online following her interview and speech at the Asia Artist Awards 2023. </p>

Melai Cantiveros went viral online following her interview and speech at the Asia Artist Awards 2023.

Melai Cantiveros trends under K-Pop category following AAA 2023: ‘I feel like the first honor’

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Melai Cantiveros trends under K-Pop category following AAA 2023: ‘I feel like the first honor’

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Published December 15, 2023 01:11 PM PHT

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