The album was a commercial success, selling over 40,000 copies in the second week of release and earning a platinum certification from the Philippine Association of the Record Industry. Velasquez became the first Filipino artist to release an album with an accompanying VCD. A cover album, it contains remakes of pop music from the 1970s and 1980s, issued with a bonus Video CD (VCD) of six music videos for its tracks, including Bread's " Lost Without Your Love" and George Benson's " In Your Eyes". Regine Velasquez released her tenth studio album R2K on November 27, 1999. The Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, where the concert took place The show was broadcast in its entirety on June 21, 2000, on Viva TV. For her work, Velasquez was awarded Best Female Major Concert Act at the 13th Aliw Awards. Critics also lauded the costumes and her look during the concert. R2K: The Concert received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Velasquez's showmanship and vocal abilities, as well as the stage production. The set list included songs predominantly taken from R2K and various covers of pop hits from 19 these included " Larger than Life" by the Backstreet Boys and a medley of " If You Had My Love", " Waiting for Tonight", and " Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez, which she performed as part of the opening set. She collaborated on outfits with designer Rajo Laurel, who drew inspiration from Dolce & Gabbana's "print-on-print" collection. The concert's production and staging featured a 360-degree configuration with a semi-circular plexiglass stage, four large video screens, and an automated flying rig used during Velasquez's aerial performance of " On the Wings of Love" and " Butterfly". Velasquez served as the stage and creative director for the show, which featured Ogie Alcasid, Gabby Eigenmann, Janno Gibbs, Jaya, and KC Montero as guest acts. It was exclusively promoted by Viva Concerts, with beauty brands Pond's and Sunsilk as sponsors. It was a part of Velasquez's promotion of her tenth studio album, R2K (1999). R2K: The Concert was the first arena concert by Filipina entertainer Regine Velasquez, held on April 7 and 8, 2000, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
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