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Singer Arnel Pineda effortlessly belted out "Don't Stop Believin'" in a video with Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy, days after the frontman of American rock band Journey struggled to perform the same song at the Rock in Rio.

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Arnel Pineda 09262024

Reyma Deveza

ABS-CBN News

<div><br/></div><p>MANILA -- Singer Arnel Pineda effortlessly belted out &quot;Don&#x27;t Stop Believin&#x27;&quot; in a video with Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy, days after the frontman of American rock band Journey struggled to perform the same song at Rock in Rio.</p><p>The clip shows a smiling Pineda smoothly hitting the song&#x27;s high notes as Jo Koy cheered for him after.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F3898493400426751%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>In his Sept. 15 performance in Rio de Janeiro, Pineda had struggled with his in-ear monitors and had difficulty performing &quot;Don&#x27;t Stop Believin&#x27;&quot; with the crowd.</p><p>&quot;No one more than me in this world feels so devastated about this,&quot; he said on Instagram after the performance.</p><p>Pineda then invited Journey&#x27;s fans to vote on whether he should stay in the legendary band. But he mostly received support in the comments section of his Instagram post.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/24/arnel-pineda-devastated-over-rock-in-rio-performance-922" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arnel Pineda devastated over &#x27;Rock in Rio&#x27; performance</a></div><p>In a new post on Thursday morning, Pineda told his supporters, &quot;[I] just wanna thank you all once again for the overwhelming and very heartening words of support you all have been sending my way.&quot;</p><p>&quot;From my heart and from my soul, I know what I feel and see…WE ARE WHERE WE ARE SUPPOSEDTO BE,&quot; he added.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAXGVkry0k8/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A8954137.799999952%2C%22ls%22%3A731245.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A731764.5999999046%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1224" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" 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><div><br/></div><p>Aside from fans and friends, Journey&#x27;s drummer Deen Castronovo and <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">keyboardist</span> Jonathan Cain also expressed their support for Pineda following his Brazil performance.</p><p>&quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-line;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">You’re not going anywhere! Love you and grateful for you 🙏🏻🔥,&quot; Cain told the band&#x27;s main vocalist. </span></p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-7" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DASKd_-O63H/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A9025466.400000095%2C%22ls%22%3A731245.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A731764.5999999046%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-7" 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><div><br/></div><p>Earlier this month on his birthday, Pineda thanked Journey for being with him for the last 17 years. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/6/arnel-pineda-grateful-at-57-827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arnel Pineda grateful at 57</a></div><p>The band is behind the hits &quot;Open Arms,&quot; Faithfully,&quot; and &quot;Don&#x27;t Stop Believin.&#x27;&quot;</p><p>Born and raised in Manila, Pineda joined Journey as its lead vocalist in 2007, after members of the long-running rock band found clips of the Pinoy pride singing their hits on video-sharing site YouTube.</p><p>Pineda, who replaced Journey&#x27;s original vocalist Steve Perry, has since gone on tour with the band and was featured in film chronicling his rise to fame.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/07/23/arnel-pineda-feels-blessed-journey-still-wants-him" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WATCH: Arnel Pineda feels &#x27;blessed&#x27; Journey still wants him</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/equkC0ikXZ0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NbsktnceT2s?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Singer Arnel Pineda effortlessly belted out "Don't Stop Believin'" in a video with Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy, days after the frontman of American rock band Journey struggled to perform the same song at Rock in Rio. </p>

Singer Arnel Pineda effortlessly belted out "Don't Stop Believin'" in a video with Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy, days after the frontman of American rock band Journey struggled to perform the same song at Rock in Rio.

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Arnel Pineda hits high notes in Jo Koy video, thanks supporters after Rock in Rio criticism

Reyma Deveza,

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Published Sep 26, 2024 10:59 AM PHT

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Updated Sep 26, 2024 11:05 AM PHT

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