Ben&Ben jams with Cristopher Diwata, the guy behind 'What hafen, Vella?' meme
What hafen, Ven&Ven?
Ben&Ben just met Cristopher Diwata, the viral guy behind the iconic line "What hafen Vella," and they can't seem to get over it!
On Instagram, the OPM band shared a clip of their jamming session with Cristopher. In the video, Christopher came up to the stage, surprising the band as well as the audience, and delivered his iconic line inspired from the "Twilight" movie series.
The 35-year-old also sang some lines from Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years," which was used as the official soundtrack of the films.
"Minsan lang kami i-surprise tapos ganito pa. Grabe hahahah salamat sa pakana. Sobrang random pero sobrang special HAHA thank you sir Christopher Diwata, pinasaya mo kami!" the band wrote.
In a separate Instagram post, Sony Music Philippines also shared a video of Cristopher with some of the Ben&Ben members, where they can be heard singing the band's song "Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay."
In 2013, Cristopher joined the "It's Showtime" segment "Kalokalike" as Taylor Lautner's "Twilight" character, Jacob Black.
Over a decade later, Cristopher went viral again and stamped his place in Philippine internet's hall of fame for memes. TikTok users and even celebrities have been dubbing and recreating his iconic lines: "What hafen, Vella? Why you cryin' again? I know, vampire, right? Vampire will feyt to me."
In an interview with GMA News Online, Cristopher said that he was a third-year college student when he joined the segment, and had just made a quick search on the internet to prepare for his performance. He improvised his now-iconic lines.
—Jade Veronique Yap/MGP, GMA Integrated News
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