Espanto captioned pictures of himself standing naked on his social media platforms, “Twenty-One.”

On May 25, Espanto turned a year older.

Within minutes of Espanto posting the photos, the hashtag #DarrenAt21 became a top trending topic on Twitter in the Philippines.

Many of his adoring admirers, called “Darrenatics,” were surprised to see Espanto discard his child-performer persona, literally by removing his garments.

Some recalled his rise to popularity on “The Voice Kids” in 2014, when he finished second behind Lyca Gairanod.

Espanto is presently a regular on “ASAP Natin’To,” and he will appear in the upcoming musical series “Lyric and Beat” alongside Andrea Brillantes, Seth Fedelin, and AC Bonifacio, among others.