Meteor Garden’s Shan Cai wonders: What is AlDub?

September 21, 2015 Showbiz News AlDub • Shan Cai

Fans of the phenomenal AlDub tandem broke another Twitter record last Saturday, with more than 12 million posts about the couple’s first date on Eat Bulaga’s kalyeserye.

Even foreign celebrities have begun to wonder about the craze that’s taken over the social media platform.

Taiwanese actress Barbie Xu, who came into Pinoy consciousness as Shan Cai in the Meteor Garden television series, posed a question to her fans:

https://twitter.com/itsbarbiexu/status/645815135144046592

Pinoy followers didn’t waste any time bringing Barbie up to speed.

@itsbarbiexu It's a loveteam here in the Philippines. They have so many fans that's why. 🙂

— R U T H (@iheartruthie) September 21, 2015

https://twitter.com/jeanmaine_/status/645816360619102208

@itsbarbiexu it's a phenomenal loveteam in the Philippines. Unique coz of its impromtu acting #ALDUBTheTRIALS

— マリオパディエルノス 🏳️‍🌈 (@iamgymfr3ak) September 21, 2015

@itsbarbiexu a fictional couple frm Philippine's show Eat Bulaga playd by Alden Richards (himself) &Maine Mendoza (Yaya Dub) #ALDUBTheTrials

— Jing D. (@mizmatchcorner) September 21, 2015