american idol live 2011 in manila!

the american idol 2011 live tour will go to manila this year! the top 11 finalists from the 10th season of american idol will be here for the tour. led by this year's winner scotty mccreery, the other finalists are lauren alaina, haley reinhart, james durbin, jacob lusk, casey abrams, stefano langone, paul mcdonald, pia toscano, naima adedapo and filipina thia megia. they will perform in araneta coliseum on september 20, 2011.

here is the tv commercial being shown in several cable channels:

ticket prices are as follows:

vip – PhP12,675

patron – PhP10,560

lower side – PhP5,810

upper a – PhP3,700

upper b – PhP1,585

general Admission – PhP740

early bird discount (10% off) for upper a and b will be given to those who will book their tickets from july 20 to 27, 2011.

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZah6kUuMpE

the glee project: matheus is the fifth person not called back

matheus fernandez, a 19 year old guy originally from sau paolo, brazil, bacame the 5th person not called back in the new reality show, the glee project.

this week's theme is pair-ability, or their ability to be paired up with someone. this week's guest mentor is damian criss, who plays blaine anderson of the warblers in glee. this is the second time that he mentored the contestants. he was also the guest mentor in week 1 (individuality).

in their homework assignment, they were tasked to perform "need you now" by lady antebelum. marissa was declared the winner and has the chance to choose her partner for the video. she choose samuel. so the partners for the duets and their song assignments are as follows:

marissa and samuel - don't you want me by the human league

damian and matheus - the lady is a tramp by sammy davis, jr

hannah and alex - nowadays by chicago

cameron and lindsay - baby it's cold outside by frank loesser

damian and matheus looked awkward since matheus is so small compared to damian and some shots showede matheus and the crotch are of damian. alex looks funny in his transvestite costume. marissa and lindsay each gave their partners surprise kisses, which made cameron cry and call his mom because he felt he had cheated.

in the end, it was only marissa and samuel who was safe. the 3 pairs were again asked to sing a song and sing for their lives:

damian & matheus – "these boots are made for walkin'" - nancy sinatra

hannah & alex – "valerie" – mark ronson and amy winehouse

cameron & lindsay – "river deep – mountain high" - ike & tina turner

after the performances, the bottom 3 was revealed. the bottom three were matheus, cameron and alex. but in the end it was matheus who was not called back. this is the 3rd time that he was inthe bottom three, despite winning 2 challenges in week 1 and 3. this inconsistency and his lack of self esteem made him lose the competition.

america's next top model cycle 17 cast revealed

the cast of cycle 17 of america's next top model has already been revealed. this season will be an all star season, where former contestants will return will again return and compete for the title. all the contestants did not win in their respective seasons and will be given a chance to win the title this cycle.

the returnees are:

from cycle 1: shannon ratliff (2nd place)

from cycle 2: camille mcdonald (5th place)

from cycle 4: britanny brower (4th place)

from cycle 5: lisa d'amatto (6th place) and brittany scullark (3rd place)

from cycle 9: bianca golden (4th place)

from cycle 10: dominique reighard (4th place)

from cycle 11: isis king (10th place) and sheena sakai (6th place)

from cycle 12: allison harvard (2nd place)

from cycle 13: laura kirkpatrick (2nd place)

from cycle 14: angelea preston (3rd place)

from cycle 15: kayla ferrell (3rd place)

from cycle 16: alexandria everett (4th place)

the judges will still be tyra banks, nigel barker and andre leon talley. the cycle will start on september 14, 2011.

source:

http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/blog/2011/05/Americas-Next-Top-Model-All-Stars-The-Cast-Revealed/

etc announces casting for the 3rd season of project runway philippines

entertainment channel announces casting calls for the 3rd season of the reality show project runway philippines. the show is now looking for aspiring filipino designers that are willing to compete in a reality show and show the whole world the philippine type of fashion.

here is a snapshot from the channel's official website:

aspirants can send in their biodata and audition videos to:

Project Runway Philippines Season 3

Solar Entertainment, Corp.

10th floor, 100 Solar Century Tordesillas

cor. HV Dela Costa Sts.

Salcedo Village, Makati City 1227

walk in applicants can also go to the following venues:

aug 20 & 21 - pryce plaza hotel, carmen hill, cagayan de oro city

aug 27 & 28 - marco polo hotel, labug, cebu

sept 3 & 4 - hotel supreme, magsaysay ave., baguio city

sept 6 & 7 - jungle gym, kamagong st., san antonio village, makati city

don't forget your birth certificate, portfolio and 3 finished outfits from your designs.

so who will win this season and follow season 1's aries lagat and season 2's manny marquez in the winning circle?

source: http://www.etc.com.ph/projectrunway/

the glee project: mckynleigh is the fourth person not called back

19 year old mckynleigh abraham from paducah, kentucky bacame the 4th contestant not to be called back in the reality show, the glee project.

this week's theme is dance ability, where the contenders needs to show their dance talent and their willingness to learn choreography. this week's homework assignment is for them to perform train's hit song hey, soul sister. this week's guest judge is the first new directions member to grace the show, harry shum, jr. he plays new direction's resident dancer, michael chang. after the contenders performed, the stand outs for him were matheus and samuel. but in the end, it was samuel's control and movement that gave him the win.

this week's music video is mc hammer's can't touch this. for a change, the contenders will be rapping while showing their dancing ability. here is this week's video:

i think this is the worst video of the show so far. this week's bottom three are matheus, mckynleigh and alex. matheus is in the bottom three because of what seems to be his divo attitude and the way he snapped at damian during the shoot. mckynleigh simply faded into the background and her performance is still not in the level the mentors wants it to be. alex, who is the best dancer in the group, just fell short of the expectations and gave an okay performance rather than a great performance. their songs for the last chance recital were:

- matheus - down by jay sean

- mckynleigh - last name by carrie underwood

- alex - i will always love you by whitney houston

in the end, it was time for mckynleigh to go home. i think she does not have the personality to be in the cast despite of superb voice. her biracial features and good voice was not enough to save her this week.

sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glee_Project

http://thegleeproject.oxygen.com/meet-the-cast-gleeproj/mckynleigh#fbid=jHz4Fzsf5gb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyXo6tKXcSw&feature=feedu

tadd gadduang wears another pinoy inspired shirt in so you think you can dance 8

after marko germar and tadd gadduang wears pinoy inspired shirts during their pre-performance interviews (marko wore the UP fighting maroons shirt and tadd wore the philippine map - http://diyeysisden.blogspot.com/2011/07/marko-and-tadd-wears-filipino-shirts-in.html ), tadd wore another pinoy inspired shirt during the top 14 results night of so you think you can dance season 8.

even if tadd was in the bottom three, his pinoy pride is really evident this week. fortunately, he was not eliminated so i hope he continues to embrace his filipino lineage. go tadd! make us proud!

biggest loser pinoy edition: eric is the 4th contestant voted off

eric limatog, a 22 year old guy from mandaue city, was the 4th person eliminated in the reality show the biggest loser pinoy edition. eric was voted after falling below the yellow line on the first individual weigh in of the show. it was eric and angela who fell below the yellow line and were the two persons in danger after the weigh in. it was a hard vote for the former blue team since both eric and angela was from the former blue team.

here are the votes:

alan - votes for angela

joy - votes for angela

art - votes for angela

ryan - votes for eric

raffy - votes for eric

winwin - votes for angela

hazel - votes for eric

eboy - votes for eric

larry - votes for eric

final vote count was eric - 5, angela - 4. eric joined the show for him to have a girlfriend and to make his family proud. he had his moments on the show, specially when their team won rubber shoes for their loved ones since his father and him shares only 1 pair of rubber shoes. the elimination also came only a week after he was declared the biggest loser of the week. he also surprised the other contestants by saying upfront at the weigh in that he will not continue losing weight if he leaves the camp.

in the camp, he was able to lose 40 pounds total of 14.7% of his starting body weight. he ended up with a body weight of 232lbs. he will always be remembered as this season's guy smiley.

pics from http://www.abs-cbn.com/Weekdays/cast/article/9513/biggestloser/The-Biggest-Loser-Pinoy-Edition.aspx

biggest loser pinoy edition: larry wins first individual weigh in

larry martin, a 36 year old former policeman from camarines sur, won the first individual weigh in of the reality show the biggest loser: pinoy edition. larry was able to loss 8 pounds this week, which is 3.86% of his previous weight.

his weight loss was really evident in his physical appearance and he really appeared thinner compared to when they started in the show. he also said that he worked out even in his free time so he was really expecting a good weight loss this week. he will win an additional prize for being this week's biggest loser.

here is the weight loss of the contestants this week:

due to his runner up finish in this week challenge, art was given a 2lb additional weight loss, making his weight loss increase from 7lbs to 9lbs. alan also has immunity since he won this week's challenge.

so, falling below the yellow line are former blue team members angela and eric. it was a surprise during the weigh in that eric revealed that if will be eliminated, he will not continue his weight loss program outside.

one of them will be voted off the show tomorrow night.

marko and tadd wears filipino shirts in so you think you can dance 8

filipinos marko germar and tadd gadduang wears filipino shirts in their respective pre-performance interviews in the top 14 performance night of the 8th season of so you think you can dance.

for those who are not familiar with marko and tadd, please refer to this post: http://diyeysisden.blogspot.com/2011/06/so-you-think-you-can-dance-8-2.html

marko, who hails from guam but is of filipino blood, wore a maroon shirt with the words "up fighting maroons" and the oblation symbol:

tadd, who is from salt lake city, utah but is purely filipino, wore a white shirt with the map of the philippines on it:

here are marko's (and partner melanie) and tadd's (and partner jordan) performances tonight where you can see the shirts during their interviews:

hope they would still showcase their filipino heritage in the future episodes. proud to be pinoy! proud to be a maroon!

pics are screencaps from the youtube videos above

biggest loser pinoy edition: blue team wins 4th competitive weigh in

the blue team finally came back after 2 consecutive weeks of losing to win the 4th competitive weigh in of the biggest loser pinoy edition. this came after the teams switched trainers, making this week the 3rd straight weeks that chinggay's team wins the weigh in.

the red team was really in a disadvantage this week. they got an additional 3 lbs after losing this week's challenge and they also had 3 team members that ate during the temptation challenge. the blue team was able to loss 2.41% of their weight while red team was only able to lose 1.29%. but since the read team has a 3lb penalty, their final weight loss is only 1.10%.

here are the weigh in results:

this week's biggest loser is blue team's eric, with an 8lb loss this week of 3.28%.

fortunately, this week was a non-elimination week so no one from the red team will go home. it was also announced that the blue team won php100,000. also announced was that the teams will now merge and the competitors will now train together and they will now compete individually.