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Pops Fernandez celebrates 40 years in showbiz, shares her new hobbies

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Liezel dela Cruz

<p>Since debuting 40 years ago, Pops Fernandez has been an icon for women who are passionate and limitless. She inspires other females to go after a life full of adventures, like her, who has broadened her interests from music to vlogging, pet parenting, Korean stuff, and more. Catch up with the Concert Queen in this episode.</p><p>What’s an anniversary celebration without a little reminiscing? Pops flashbacked her colorful 40-year career – how she started as a recording artist until she conquered the concert scene.</p><div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="352" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0BnMiB6ThmPBOjtohDDWrC?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius:12px" width="100%"></iframe></div><p>Outside showbiz, since the pandemic, Pops has found new hobbies that allow her to be more amused with life. She started with vlogging about travel stuff since she’s often out of town and out of the country for her gigs. Vlogging gives her the best of both worlds, as she satisfies her wanderlust while maintaining engagement with her fans. One thing she realized from this is that artists must keep up with the fast-changing industry. Also, there are a lot more beautiful destinations to discover in the Philippines.</p><p>Pops celebrates motherhood in many forms as well. Now that her two sons are living their own lives, she’s found a new sense of parenting with her fur babies. The total homebody says she’s more excited to come home because of her two charming pets, who are strongly attached to her.</p><p>Always looking for means necessary for an enjoyable life, Pops unwinds through her K-Drama addiction. Don’t ask her why Pinays are so into Korean series, though. Even she doesn’t know the answer. All she knows is that she has a huge crush on Korean actor Song Joong Ki.</p><p>Another realization she got from her 40-year journey is that maintaining real connections in showbiz is vital. In this episode, she’s joined by Erik Santos, who talked about the surreal feeling of being friends with Pops, who’s always been one of his performer idols. The two recalled how their friendship started through overseas shows, with Momshie Regine Velasquez adding more funny, relatable anecdotes.</p><p>Pops then turned a bit sentimental as she thanked the people instrumental in building her 40-year career, including her ex-husband, now good friend and still concert partner Martin Nievera.</p><p>Catch the full episodes of <strong>Magandang Buhay The Podcast</strong> hosted by Regine Velasquez, Melai Cantiveros, and Jolina Magdangal.</p>

From vlogging to K-Dramas – Pops Fernandez has found new hobbies that keep her amused with life.