Ian Veneracion downplays popularity issue with Richard Yap

IDoes he feel he's more popular now as compared when he was still a kid?

“Alam mo, may mga nagtatanong din sa akin niyan. Pero maybe we think that it’s a big difference when, for example, you’re famous or not famous. You’re imagining, pero actually, no. It’s the same. I ride the same car, I live in the same house, I have the same wife, I have the same kids. I play guitar every morning, I ride the same motorcycle—it’s the same. So siguro nga, nagbabago lang ang perception sa ‘yo ng ibang tao kapag click ang show mo ngayon, or hindi click ang show mo ngayon. Pero ikaw, wala namang diperensiya yun.”

On Sunday, May 14 Ian;s first major concert titled "Ian in 3 Acts" will be held at the Resort's World. However, the actor hesitates to invite his former co-stars, like Bea Alonzo in "A Love To last'.

“Nahihiya akong maginvite kasi kakanta ako, e! Pero sa totoo lang, nahihiya akong mag-invite ng mga kaibigan kong actors kasi nga, feeling ko, baka tumaas ang kilay nila. If I’ll say na I have a concert, baka sabihin nila, 'Ha, concert? Ano ang alam mo sa music?' Di ba, may ganun? Nararamdaman ko yun, e. So, nahihiya akong maginvite. At the same time, siyempre ang daming magpapa-picture sa kanila. Ayokong maobliga sila para lang pagbigyan ako."

But he can show that he can also sing.

“Sana, pero... saka excited ako. It’s a kind of show that I would want my family, my friends, my really close friends to watch because it’s not... hindi siya yung basta-basta show lang. Hindi yung napilitan ka lang pumili ng kanta and then kakantahin mo. It’s the whole concept, the flow. Siyempre, gusto kong makita nila, pero baka maging hassle sa kanila. Siyempre, mga celebrities sila, maraming magpapapicture sa kanila. So, ayoko lang makaabala.”

In one of Sharon Cuneta's interview, the Megastar was quoted saying that she wants to work with Ian in a project.

“I have no idea. Nobody told me anything about it. May nagtatanong lang if ever na magkamovie with Sharon Cuneta... of course, that would be great. Of course, I’ll be honored to be her partner in a movie. Pero wala pa, I don’t know, I don’t know. I don’t know if they’re talking about it, if they have plans. I have no idea, honestly.”

an Veneracion on popularity: "I just do stuff that I enjoy doing and if it brings fame, money, or respect from other people, it's still work for me to do these things."