Pabebe wave
Pabebe wave is a term coined by the Philippine media to describe a gesture where a person imitates the waving movement done by beauty contestants in the
History
On July 16, 2015, while doing a
Social and cultural impact
After its introduction, the "pabebe wave" quickly spread and is often used as a gesture of friendly greeting by viewers and non-viewers of the show alike, including local celebrities, politicians, including staff at the US embassy in the Philippines.[1][2] The trend also went viral online that various international celebrities are shown to be doing the wave, including Vin Diesel, Lifehouse, and Bryan White.[5][6][7] Because of the pabebe wave's popularity, international entertainment and news outlets, such as BBC News and The Guardian, even feature the Filipino craze on their programs.[3][8]
Eat Bulaga! declared September 26, 2015 as the "National Pabebe Wave Day," an event where thousands of Filipinos all over the world joined to do the gesture.[9]
External links
YouTube Videos:
- WHAT IS ALDUB? What does Pabebe Wave mean?
- Filipino Celebrities Doing Yaya Dub's PABEBE WAVE
- 5 International Celebrities Who Are Fans Of AlDub
- Twitter exec Rishi Jaitly full reaction to 'ALDUB' Phenomenon
See also
- Korean wave
References
- ^ a b "Pabebe wave reaches US embassy - Yahoo News Singapore". Sg.news.yahoo.com. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ a b "Pabebe wave reaches US embassy". Msn.com. 2014-07-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ AlDub Nation (August 10, 2015). "Eat Bulaga AlDub Kalyeserye -July 16, 2015 ( Yaya Dub meets Alden)". YouTube.com. AlDub Nation. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "LOOK: International band Lifehouse does AlDub's pabebe wave". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "WATCH: Vin Diesel does 'pabebe wave' | News Feature, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com". www.philstar.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "'God Gave Me You' singer Bryan White does the pabebe wave, promises PHL visit soon". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Why the cute 'pabebe' wave from Asia is catching on - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "National Pabebe Wave Day: A new record-breaking tsunami of tweets". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2016-02-04.