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Jaafar Jackson reveals how much work it took to recreate Michael Jackson’s iconic “Bad” performance. Colman Domingo: “Watching your rehearsal footage was unbelievable. You were actually singing while performing, weren’t you?” Jaafar Jackson: “Yeah. Every rehearsal, I sang live and performed it in real time.” “I was rehearsing 4... show more

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KO2 months ago

Huge respect to him for putting in that kind of work to honor his uncle’s legacy You can’t fake that kind of dedication.

TrueNorth2 months ago

A legacy can’t be inherited it has to be earned, and Jafar’s putting in the work.

Jeff2 months ago

That’s whole lot of work !

TrueNorth2 months ago

Also requires an enormous amount of talent

⭐𝓙𝓮𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓯𝓮𝓻⭐2 months ago

They didn't show this part when it was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. I guess they cut this part I don't why.

TrueNorth2 months ago

No clue why they cut it, but it definitely wasn’t in the broadcast.

⭐𝓙𝓮𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓯𝓮𝓻⭐2 months ago

They should have put it in the broadcast too. It's valuable. Thanks for this by the way.

TrueNorth2 months ago

Appreciate that! Sometimes the best moments don’t make the broadcast.

⭐𝓙𝓮𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓯𝓮𝓻⭐2 months ago

I do! I see. Thanks 👍🏻

Jane2 months ago

that level of dedication is crazy

TrueNorth2 months ago

@JaneUnc7x07 You can tell he’s not just acting, he’s fully tapped in 😭🔥

Emmy🧡2 months ago

But no one can do it like MJ

Voss ×͜×2 months ago

That’s quite a bit of work

Chiara Sena2 months ago

Isso mostra que o Michael era de uma genialidade

🍎Karencita ❤️2 months ago

Ansiando ver que recree smoth criminal ♥️🤩

TrueNorth2 months ago

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mind you this was the last time jaafar ever saw michael :( “i just remember him hugging me right before he was leaving and saying i can’t wait to see you in july, bc he was going to london to do even more rehearsals for “this is it”, we were excited to go see him…”

mind you this was the last time jaafar ever saw michael :( “i just remember him hugging me right before he was leaving and saying i can’t wait to see you in july, bc he was going to london to do even more rehearsals for “this is it”, we were excited to go see him…”

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ANNIE talked about JENNIE’s GDA performance Jennie your stage was seriously so, so amazing. I was actually listening to Jennie unnie’s song just now. I turned it on because it felt awkward to be in silence, but then I paused it for a moment because I was worried you wouldn’t be able to hear me… and now I’m wondering how to turn it back on again. And today, one of the songs I really, really love is—what was it again? Filter! It’s one of my favorite songs from that album, so I was really happy that she performed it too.

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✨Reviewing MilkLove’s performance💚💖 #BBFanFest2026LIVE #MilkLove #มิ้ลค์เลิฟ 🩵: There was one performance that i absolutely loved. I even wanted to jump in and be part of it myself, it was one of MilkLove’s stages. Whenever they were rehearsing, i couldn’t help but stand up and watch. I really loved the way that song was designed and presented. 💜: Honestly, there’s one MilkLove performance that i really liked. It’s the kind of stage where if it weren’t MilkLove, idk who else could pull it off. 🩵: Hey, i think we’re definitely talking about the same performance. 💜: Exactly. But honestly, all of MilkLove’s performances surprised me. I was really impressed. 🧡: MilkLove’s performances made me go “wow” too!!! You can really see how much they’ve grown. CZ: I liked MilkLove’s performances as well. Yesterday was actually my first time seeing them perform live. I was sitting by the side of the stage, and i couldn’t stop screaming the whole time. Everyone else’s performances were amazing too, but those two surprised me the most.

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