Usher’s Manila concert on July 9 is one of the year’s most anticipated shows for another reason: Fans hope his protégé Justin Bieber will come along to Manila.

Rumors that Justin might be coming to Manila broke out a few weeks ago. It was “TweetBiz” host Tim Yap who first spilled so on his Twitter account on March 25.

A couple of weeks later, Total Girl Philippines posted a “heartbreaking” announcement on Facebook:

“Sorry to break a million hearts, but just spoke with Justin’s Philippine rep and the concert isn’t true. He’ll only be going to Japan for a promo tour but not here ’cause he hasn’t sold enough albums here yet. What are you waiting for? Get My World 2.0 to gold!