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Yael Yuzon clears air over mall show incident, calls it 'misunderstanding'

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:34.90740740740741% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNBmukkAb8x/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Yael Yrastorza Yuzon (@yaelyraz)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-11-20T08:22:01+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Nov 20, 2016 at 12:22am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Spongecola frontman Yael Yuzon said the brouhaha over him being allegedly prohibited from speaking in Filipino at a mall show early this week was a result of a &quot;misunderstanding.&quot; </p><p>During a performance last Tuesday, Yuzon surprised many when he resorted to <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/20/17/read-sponge-colas-jeepney-in-filipino-vs-english" target="_blank">translating one of his band&#x27;s hits</a> to English after saying he was told by SM staff not to sing Tagalog songs. </p><p>Fan reaction to the incident prompted the mall giant to release a statement reiterating its support for OPM. </p><p>“We would like to clarify the information being circulated online regarding performances that happen in our malls,” the statement read. </p><p>“We would like to reiterate that we promote all international and local entertainment acts in all our mall event areas nationwide. Moreover, we have been a proud supporter of the Filipino talent as we promote many celebrity and movie mall tours as week-long celebrations of Independence Day and Linggo ng Wika.”</p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News&#x27; Gretchen Fullido on Friday night, Yuzon clarified that while he was originally told to refrain from using Filipino, there was actually no &quot;direct order&quot; from SM management to do so. </p><p>&quot;Mayroon lang nawawala in translation habang nagtri-trickle down iyong information sa mga employees nila I guess,&quot; he explained, sharing that he and SM have already met to discuss the incident. </p><p>The confusion began, according to Yuzon, when he was asked to remove &quot;Jeepney&quot; from their set list. </p><p>He admitted the request took him aback and that his decision to do an on-the-spot translation of the song was his way of &quot;rebelling&quot; and &quot;raging against the machine.&quot; </p><p>But Yuzon said it was just a case of miscommunication.</p><p>&quot;Lumalabas sa mga artist na hindi puwedeng mag-Tagalog when in truth, puwede naman. So OK na,&quot; he said. </p><p>&quot;SM naman has always been very supportive sa mga Filipino artists. I&#x27;m sure every single Filipino artist at one point has played an SM show . . . Everything is good.&quot; </p>

<p>Yuzon clarified that, while he was originally told to refrain from using Filipino, there was actually no "direct order" from SM management about it.</p>

Yuzon clarified that, while he was originally told to refrain from using Filipino, there was actually no "direct order" from SM management about it.