On March 31, ‘1st.One’ Member Max or Carlo Edwin Fernandez II got emotional while recalling how dancing saved his life.
During the media conference for ‘1st.One’s contract signing with Warner Music Philippines, Max tried to hold back his emotions while detailing how he loved dancing.
“I love dancing po talaga more than singing because for me dancing po talaga is my savior. Ano po talaga sinave po niya ako.
“Maraming beses po ako nailigtas ng pagsasayaw.
“Kung hindi po dahil sa pagsasayaw, wala po ako rito. Kaya mahal na mahal ko po ang pagsasayaw kung alam ninyo lang po.”
He then admitted that he had a happy-go-lucky mindset when he was younger.
“Since bata pa po ako parang wala po akong path. Kasi ako po ‘yung type na happy-go-lucky lang po talaga. Kung saan po ‘yung mga kaibigan ko doon lang din po ako. As I–lumalaki na po ako, wala pa po akong napipili na path di ko po alam kung anong ite-take ko na course. Di ko alam kung anong school ang attendan ko po.”
Max also revealed that his family didn’t support his passion at first.
“Niligtas po ako ng sayaw kasi dati po talaga, unang di po naniwala sa akin ‘yung family ko po. So okay lang naman po sa akin, so only child lang po talaga ako, wala po talagang nakakausap, ‘yung parents ko hindi ko nakaka-close, ano lang po talaga, nag-iisa lang po talaga ako, kasama lang po ‘yung magulang ko. Syempre po di ko po ma-discuss ng maayos kasi nga bata pa lang po kami.”
He then detailed how he proved his family wrong with his success as a dancer.
“So ‘yun po dinadown po ako ng sarili kong family. So ngayon po tumatak po sa isip ko, laging ko pong sinasabi ‘to sa lahat ng mga interviews po namin na prove them wrong. ‘Yun po talaga ‘yung motto ko sa life na, I have to prove them wrong kasi ‘yung sayaw wala kang mararating diyan.
“Dance will never take you anywhere, but look at me, nakapag-compete po ako ng international ng di lang po once, di lang po twice, kung di mga four or five times na po dahil po sa motto ko po na prove them wrong.”
‘1st.One‘ launched as a PPop group in 2020 with its core members Alpha, J, ACE, Max, Jason, and Joker. Unfortunately, they encountered difficulties amid the pandemic.
Now, the boy group signed with the music label Warner Music Philippines, cementing their place in the music industry.
