SB19 is on their 7th year as a PPOP group but the members have been together for about a decade, with Josh and Stell being friends the longest. Anyone could see the genuine bond they formed with one another over the years. Each member has a unique connection with the other members, but that doesn't one is closer to one member than the others. Every member of the group has a unique personality that blends with other members in a certain way. While PABLO is the responsible, authoritative yet inspiring and kind leader with the innocence and bubbliness of a child, all while still being shy and reserve sometimes, JOSH is the outgoing, friendly, street-smart, and kickass oldest member.
Two different people that you would expect would never get along, yet evidences say otherwise. I may be a new fan but these two, that are lovingly called by their fans as #SeJosh, #PabJosh, or the Barda Ship, emanate a certain kind of energy. It's like when their present and in each other's company, they are surrounded by protection and strength. I can sense the level of respect and adoration they have for one another like they are both willing throw hands to protect each other. (I mean that figuratively). Look how DUNGKA! turned out to be. From the moment I heard the song, I knew a part of it, if not the entire song, was PABLO's way of defending JOSH.
To be honest, the way I see it, PABLO has so much love and care to give and JOSH needed all the love and care he could get, not because he's weak or broken, but because he already had more than enough pain and disappointments in life to burn down an entire city. PABLO may be a genius, but he still has a lot to learn about life and JOSH surely has so much life awareness in the vault. I call them my PowerDuo, simply because I could feel the power radiating from them. When I became a fan, one of the songs that caught my attention was Sino Ka Ba? mainly because of JOSH. I knew he could sing, but I never expected him to belt a song like how he did in that TV series OST. His and PABLO's voice blended with and complimented each other so well.
Their difference of opinion even sounds adorable, which is one of the reasons why they're dubbed as the Barda Ship, aside from their playful physical attacks on each other. With how different they think, it's fun to listen to them talk and discuss things. When they're both serious, they're intimidating, which I guess is given since they're the two oldest members of SB19, but when they're playful side kick in, they both look like goofy kids running around wearing their big innocent smiles. When I look at them playing around, laughing, and doing childish things, it's like I'm watching their kid versions. They look so innocent and pure.
These two are the personification of "to hell with masculinity". Actually, all the members of SB19 are, but these two have this aura that they were supposed to look and act a certain but they could just tell the whole world to go to hell. PABLO, a male who was born and raised as a Christian is often seen looking so unorthodox. He was supposed to dress like a typical man; male pants and shirts, with clean and formal cut, instead he would openly and confidently, and proudly might I add, wear skirts and have long hair. Mind you, his androgyny is not just a character he portrays in front of the camera. He lives by it, show it on and off cam.
JOSH literally looks like a 90's leading man. Thick eyebrows, a bit mestizo, killer smile, expressive eyes, and drop dead handsome. One would expect him to act tough, masculine—a real lady's man, but no. Whether it is in front of their staff, during a podcast, or even on their concert, JOSH would lovingly tease his group members with a kiss on the cheek, cling to them, or hug them. These guys don't care about being called gay by bashers and trolls. They can be "gay" in front of each other whenever they want to, and it would never be an issue.
The outside world and the noise it makes don't have an effect on their bond because as everyone can see, they just seem to grow closer to each other. The two of them are my current source of strength. They show me that no matter how cruel this world is, one's strength and focus can be her salvation. PABLO's ability to see the good people and to hold out hope that humanity can choose to do better and JOSH's ability to get along with just about anyone are such an inspiration. For someone who has been awoken to the truth of society at a very young age and is still being misunderstood to this day, they give me a sense of belongingness.
In my opinion, JOSH is the kind of friend that PABLO needs. Someone who would show PABLO that not everyone is capable of being good. A friend who would tell him that people could lie and betray as easily as breathing. That is not to say that PABLO is unaware of his surroundings or he is without the capacity to protect himself, but his kind and pure heart can easily blind him to the faults of the people around him. I think they can be the balance that each other needs. JOSH is someone who easily connects and bond with others. He's outgoing and friendly, which could be detrimental because he could mistakenly trust the wrong people. PABLO could be the person to tell him to slowdown and watch out.
JOSH had always been vocal when it comes to praising
PABLO, who, by the way, feels incredibly awkward when receiving one. Our vampire king just doesn't care. He would praise our
Pinunong Marikit every chance he's got. When
Ssob finally had his solo concert, everyone was wondering if the other members of
SB19 would have a special appearance. As always, they all showed support.
PABLO, Stell,
Justin,
Ken gave some heartfelt messages that was played on the
LED screen on stage.
Ken even arrived at the
NFT. In the middle of the concert, a familiar tune played.
The much awaited dance cover even happened at JOSH's Lost & Found Concert. All the #PabJosh #SeJosh enjoyer went crazy when PABLO's voice echoed through the whole venue. The two performed a special production number and sang Gento and Crimzone, to honor their group and their SB19 fans, A'tin, and PABLO's solo song, Butata. The crowd went wild, especially those who are simping on both of them really hard. What I find adorable about #PabJosh #SeJosh enjoyers is not only that it's common for BBQs to have PABLO as their bias wrecker and HATDOGs to have JOSH as their bias wrecker, but both fans commonly enjoy all the bardahan, hampasan, and sakalan between the two.
PABLO is the perfect, talented, and genius artist who can sing, dance, compose, and write songs with so much depth and poetry, or so people think. The truth, he has imperfections and his bashers are always on the lookout to catch them when they show. Honestly, he often act weird, can't help himself to react when he sees or hears something that's wrong or weird, and there is no way he could ever hide the chona in him. Despite the fact that he already managed to work on his temper, there are times that frustration still gets the best of him. Temper is a perfectionist's worst enemy. When things don't go their way, no one has any idea how frustrating it could be. It would like something's literally eating you inside, like your head is about to explode.
If someone has the right to call himself unlucky and hate the world, that would be JOSH. His entire younger years were filled with heartbreaks, pain, disappointment, abuse, and he could've just easily become one of those men who spent his life drowning. Instead of letting the world smile down on him as it beats him down, he worked so hard to pull himself out of the gutter and made something of himself. However, to this date, he is still hunted by his youthful ignorance and judged by his sins from the past. Life has always been unfair, to JOSH more than others. He was the youngest in their household, but he had to grow up fast and learn how to stand up from himself. With the lack of proper education, it is to be expected that he would have some slips and street-style languages and jokes.
They are two imperfect people, hunted by those imperfections no matter how hard they try to improve themselves, yet they are so generous to show kindness and understanding. Once A'tin was involved in a social media altercation with the volleyball fans because of one member of the fandom. Before things blow more out of proportion, PABLO quickly went on X to remind everyone to remain grounded and to basically stop the negativity. He did it that time but ignored all the times he had been a target of insults, blame, and unfounded accusations of enviousness towards another member.
JOSH had always been the target of defamatory accusations, bashing, and insults from trolls and bashers of the group, as well as OT1s and member haters. He had even been called the weakest member because he's not a born singer. For the longest time, he kept his silence and took all the attacks with a smile on his face. There are only a few times when he spoke up, and when he did, it wasn't even to respond to the hate train. He went on X to simply tell his side and maybe remind himself to stay his hands and keep his patience. The combined energy of these two makes for a powerful duo. A combination of swag, authenticity, imperfections, flexibility, and sincerity. If they decide to work together on an album, they'd be unstoppable.
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