Fans ‘boo’ Korina Sanchez at Tears for Fears concert

By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ
May 4, 2010, 5:34pm

Oops, someone got booed at the Tears for Fears concert at the Araneta Coliseum last May 2, but it’s definitely not the band.

Korina Sanchez, wife of vice-presidential bet Mar Roxas, became the object of derision of the audience when she was seen on the huge LCD screen flashing the “laban” sign (her husband’s party’s signature gesture) during the performance break of the popular 80’s rock band.

Sportscaster TJ Manotoc tweeted on the same night that the award-winning broadcast journalist, donned in a blue T-shirt (Roxas’ campaign color), got booed not once but twice by the audience.

Controversial media personality Mo Twister also blogged about the incident, saying it was “absolutely” right for the crowd to have done so.

“Sweet jezus lady, it's a concert meant to entertain the thousands of Filipinos watching. Maybe it's even an escape from all the political talk engrossing our country at the present time. How about you put that L inside your designer bag for just a few hours.

“I mean, how narcissistic do you have to be to see yourself on the big screen and think to yourself, I should pimp the ‘L’ baby cuz this could mean more votes on Monday?” he wrote on May 3.

Meanwhile, host and eventologist Tim Yap, who also attended the sold-out show, believes that “everyone deserves respect.”

“She also just wanted to enjoy the night—I'm sure it was a knee-jerk reaction for both parties,” he tweeted on Monday as well.

Apart from the concert itself, fans haven’t gotten over the seemingly politically colored incident, purging their thoughts over on blog sites as well as on popular social networking sites.

One netizen said, “Korina should not have ‘Marred’ the Tears For Fears experience with politics.”

Another Twitter user who darted the “Rated K” host was inspired by “Sowing The Seeds of Love,” saying, “’Yung line ng TFF na ‘Politician Granny with your high ideals, have you no idea how the majority feels?’ is dedicated to Korina. :D”

Another user bellowed, “Ayaw ng mga tao ng bagong Imelda sa 2016,” and “People went to tff to have fun. they didn't want to be politicized. L sign was a wrong move for korina!”

On Facebook, one fan posted, “Wrong crowd po Ate Korina, napahiya ka tuloy. Mga thinking class ang nanood ng Tears for Fears, sorry ka.”

Another one said, “Nice to see that Korina was booed in ‘her’ own coliseum. Hehehe.” (The Roxas clan owns the Araneta Coliseum).

The day before TFF’s concert, Korina and her 52-year-old husband also reportedly “sneaked in” at Kelly Clarkson’s show.