Star belts out 'Boyfriend,' 'Baby,' and 'As Long as You Love Me' to hordes of swooning tweens
They all want him to be their "Boyfriend."
Hundreds of screaming Beliebers – some in tears – packed Rockefeller Center Friday morning to see Justin Bieber perform a free concert for NBC’s Today show.
The “Never Say Never” singer, 18, hit the stage with a his dance crew wearing a white vest and baggy white harem-style jeans. The Usher protege popped a knee and threw a flirtatious smile toward a sea of adoring tweens as he kicked off his set with his latest his single, “Boyfriend,” the title track off his ablbum by the same name released this year.
In an explosion of Bieber fever, young girls scrambled toward the star with arms stretched out trying to grab the singing sensation’s hand or even tug his pants leg.
“I had to sleep on the sidewalk to see him,” said Jaeydn Kukla, of New Rochelle. Kukla’s family left their New Rochelle home at 8:30p.m. Thursday and arrived in Manhattan around 3a.m. to camp out for the show.
Bieber takes the time to snap a photo with a fan during his 'Today' performance. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
“He played my favorite song, ‘Somebody to Love,” she said. “I love Justin Bieber because he inspires me and he does good. And he’s cute!”
Bieber broke out some Micheal Jackson-inspired choreography for “Boyfriend,” including the late singer’s signature crotch grab.
Bieber also treated fans to an amped-up rendition of “Baby,” the song of the song that shot him to mega-stardom.
From left: Jaedyn Kukla, 9, Tye Gomez, 14, and Corine Crovatto, 12, are all from New Rochelle, NY. (Courtesy Khalea Underwood)
The star’s voice is lower now than it was on the billboard-topping song’s release in 2010 , but it didn’t bother the swooning legions of tweens belting out the lyrics along with their teen idol.
Bieber rounded out his set with “As Long as You Love Me” featuring rap star Big Sean.
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