BRETMAN ROCK

Social Media Superstar

Bretman Rock is one of the few international internet stars that’s representing the Philippines to the online world. Though of course his FilAm upbringing is his reality, his ability to poke fun at himself in almost every video is reminiscent of the Filipino humor. Bretman may be one of the top makeup vloggers, but admittedly it’s his antics and comedy that differentiates him from the rest. As of this writing, the recent high school graduate has eight million followers on Instagram and over 1.4 million YouTube subscribers. Roughly speaking it’s as if all of Hawaii—where he is based—are subscribed to his channel alone. And almost six times the population of Hawaii follows him on Instagram.

He revealed during a recent interview for MEGA that he has a few makeup collaborations coming up and of course, university. And while a large part of his career is based on his social media and online presence, Bretman keeps a sober opinion of it. “People just need to realize that social media only lets other people see one side of the story. It’s only really you and the people whom you love that see the true side of things.”—RCB