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Fans could not help but notice and worry for OPM icons Gary Valenciano and Ice Seguerra after they published their concert posters in black and white. Photos in black and white usually mean a person has passed, raising netizens' concerns.

Gary and Ice announced their concerts on their respective Facebook accounts. The latter also used a black-and-white photo of himself for his profile picture. This caused netizens to comment on their concerns and even asked the two artists to change their posters.

Some fans got witty with their comments on Gary's post, with one writing, “Condolences to those who won't be able to attend this show .”

Another comment read, “Sending you my deepest good luck, and may you rest well on your upcoming concert.”

“Lead me Lord to Shout for Joy ang atake,” one netizen commented.

One netizen even admitted that their heart skipped a beat upon seeing the poster.

In a follow-up post, Gary changed his concert poster to a more colorful one and addressed the netizens' concerns.

“HAHAHHAHA ok everyone…chill. I know you all got scared…but I'm very much alive and very much excited for these two nights of full inspiration with Gabriel Valenciano. I'll see you there k? ” he captioned his post.

On the other hand, Ice had a few funny exchanges with his fans in the comment section.

One netizen commented, “[J]osko! akala ko dumating na ang panahon.” To which Ice replied, “Di pa siguro bukas. Di pa rin ngayon...hahaha!”

Another netizen commented, “Buset ka! May kalapati pa eh ahhahaah Kinabahan ako. ”

“kinabahan ako malala ..jusko.. Bakit Kasi my pa kalapati pa hahaha…” another netizen replied.

One netizen even asked not to use black and white and noted that there are other colors to use for his poster.

On his Instagram page where Ice shared the same poster, Paolo Valenciano, Gary's son, commented how his dad became a trendsetter because of the black and white poster.

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