"When Bad Bunny hosted Saturday Night Live last October, touting the recent announcement of his Super Bowl halftime show, Niklaus Miller was enraptured. The 29-year-old loved the singer's drapey shirt, flowy pants and self-deprecating jokes. And when Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio looked directly into the camera during the opening monologue, Miller felt that the mega star was peering into his soul."
"Then, Bad Bunny spoke to the audience in Spanish without translating, telling more than 4 million people watching that if they didn't understand what he'd said, they had four months to learn. Miller, as a non-Spanish speaker, again felt that the message was directed at him. 'I was like, 'This is it. I gotta learn the songs,' 'I heard the call.'"
"Alone in his bedroom, he landed on a song 'Titi Me Pregunto' and hit record on his phone. The resulting video was 'humbling' and 'embarrassing,' he said, but it was also hilarious. 'It made me laugh watching it. So I was like, I'm going to put it out there - and I thought it would make a good series,' Miller. He was right."
A 29-year-old non-Spanish speaker felt personally addressed when Bad Bunny performed on Saturday Night Live and spoke in Spanish without translating, challenging viewers to learn within four months. The fan, who has followed Bad Bunny since 2020 and listens while working out, driving and at clubs, decided to learn several songs. He recorded himself attempting 'Titi Me Pregunto,' found the result both humbling and hilarious, and posted it on social media. The recording evolved into a series documenting his effort to learn multiple songs before the halftime show and attracted viral attention.
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