{"id":193938,"date":"2025-11-22T06:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/193938\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T06:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:55:12","slug":"stranded-driver-captures-the-unbelievable-moment-one-of-his-favorite-singers-ever-pulls-over-to-help-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/193938\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranded Driver Captures the Unbelievable Moment One of His &#8216;Favorite Singers Ever&#8217; Pulls Over to Help Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buku said in a TikTok that his car broke down on a difficult day, and Justin Bieber unexpectedly stopped to help<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The musician shared the moment on TikTok, where the video went viral<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said Bieber prayed for him after he opened up about what he was going through, calling it one of the most meaningful moments he\u2019s experienced<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A musician named Buku said in a video that he was having a tough day when his car broke down on the side of the road \u2014 until an unexpected celebrity pulled over to help. The encounter, which he filmed and later posted on TikTok as @bukumusic, quickly went viral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bukumusic\/video\/7574434305674317111\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">clip<\/a>, he looked up and realizes <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/justin-bieber\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Justin Bieber;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Justin Bieber<\/a> is the one pulling over to help. \u201cAre you Justin Bieber?\u201d he asked, and the singer replies, \u201cYeah. What\u2019s up, bro?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buku couldn&#8217;t contain his excitement, telling him, \u201cJustin, I love you, bro,\u201d as Bieber responded, \u201cI love you, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a voiceover, he reflected on how heavy life had felt that day. \u201cWhen your car breaks down and you&#8217;ve been trying so hard in life, it&#8217;s just tough,\u201d he said, explaining how he moved \u201cto the big city\u201d and often watched \u201crich white girls driving by in their Lamborghinis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kevin Mazur\/Getty Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/be040410a0263dea39417c0506282047.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Mazur\/Getty<\/p>\n<p> Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video shows him stepping back and trying to process the surreal moment. \u201cI could be tripping. But I think Justin Bieber just stopped to help me,\u201d he said, still unsure it was real.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buku shared that Bieber took a moment to pray over him after he opened up about what he was going through. The gesture quickly became a source of comfort in the middle of a difficult day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a follow-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bukumusic\/video\/7572270606234733855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a>, Buku became emotional as the reality of the encounter set in. \u201cI can\u2019t believe what just happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy life is crazy. I\u2019m literally crying right now,\u201d he added, calling Bieber \u201cone of my favorite singers ever\u201d and \u201cthe most genuine personality I\u2019ve probably ever met in my life.\u201d The raw emotion made the moment even more powerful for him.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Cassy Athena\/Getty Justin Bieber\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1accf15291ef99d984ad0e995598dd9d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cassy Athena\/Getty<\/p>\n<p> Justin Bieber<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said the timing felt like a turning point. \u201cMy car broke down and just when I thought it was all over, I meet Justin Bieber,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buku told viewers he was still overwhelmed by the support he received from someone he admired. Bieber \u201cgives me the best prayer I\u2019ve probably ever had,\u201d he said, calling the entire moment unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/stranded-driver-says-justin-bieber-stopped-to-help-after-his-car-broke-down-11853714\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Buku said in a TikTok that his car broke down on a difficult day, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[18,117,19,17,741,337],"class_list":{"0":"post-193938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-justin-bieber","13":"tag-music"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115592044638567606","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}