Whatever happened to Sandara Park?

I saw this first on Perez Hilton. It's the first music video of Sandara Park's girl band in Korea. Way to go, Sandy! Hehe :)



Other Sandara videos:
Making of the music video
LG Cyon commercial
A brewing controversy
Koreanovela guest spot
Leading role in another music video
Subject of a Korean talk show

Where The Wild Things Are

OMFG Spike Jonze, I'm excited already!

Anya Marina - Whatever You Like

I confess I like T.I.'s Whatever You Like and this cover by Anya Marina is dope. :)

American Idol 8 Predictions!

Must be the live band or the bigger stage, or maybe because I didn't read the recap blogs beforehand but for the first time in what I would have considered an underwhelming season, I was actually impressed with the show! I'm referring to the final 13 performance episode where majority of the contestants gave solid numbers. Compared to previous seasons wherein you can already predict by this time the 2 or 3 singers who would surely go all the way to finals, I say this season has an even playing field. That's a good thing because it means unpredictability and who doesn't love that on reality TV?

Having said that, I predict that this season will be a battle between The Pimped and The Underdogs. For the sake of fair play, I wouldn't want The Pimped to win but I also know that the judges (and producers and story editors) have major influence on the voting public and since this is a prediction game, I gotta be objective. :)

BRAIN

VERSUS

Both are pimped, thus very popular with the public. I like Danny Gokey's tone but the pimping just turned me off. No thanks to the producers, I find it hard to objectively judge his performances now. I'm not a fan of high-pitch voices (even if I have one, haha) but Adam is more current, consistent and original in his interpretations.

BRAIN PICK: Adam Lambert

HEART

VERSUS

Both started as underdogs and relied on their vocal prowess to enter the Final 13. Of the two, Allison is more underdog since Alexis was featured in the audition rounds and Ryan always reminds us that she's a single mother. I like both because they give unpredictably original (yet predictably good) performances. But I've always been into pop-rock and so Dial Idol be damned...

HEART PICK: Allison Iraheta


GUT

VERSUS

Lil has been pimped since Day 1 while Kris was invisible until the semifinal rounds. What works against Lil is that an African American woman just won two seasons ago and she also pales in comparison (methinks) to the first female African American Idol. But there's just something about her personality that makes her shine in her performances. I have a gut feeling that she can still surprise. Kris, on the other hand, doesn't have the best voice but is very good-looking and very passionate in every performance. Is that what you call "it"? To borrow Kara, he's a package artist. However, Idol hasn't been really kind to non-"birit" singers but there's always a first time.

GUT PICK: Kris Allen

There you go, I predict Adam, Allison or Kris to win American Idol Season 8.

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Can I just add that for sheer entertainment value, I enjoy Megan and Anoop? :)

And I'm sorry, I don't get Matt Giraud YET. He sings in tune but I find him bland and his voice, generic. He's a poor man's Timberlake. Sorry, fans!

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Curious about my past predictions?
American Idol 7 - FAIL. I chose Johns over Cook as my Heart pick. This was before Hello
American Idol 6 - FAIL. I was rooting for Blake. Didn't even have Jordin on my radar.
American Idol 5 - WIN. Though I was not really strongly rooting for anyone.
American Idol 4 - WIN. Duh.
American Idol 3 - WIN. From the start, it was purely Fantasia!

Lando

I've always liked Gloc 9. There, I said it.

And his live performance of Lando in Eat Bulaga's tribute episode to FrancisM today is probably one of the most heartfelt performances I've seen on local TV in quite awhile.

Gloc 9 performs at 2:53. Just bear with Andrew E.

RIP FrancisM

This was one of my favorite songs back in college. It reminds me now of Kalayaan dorm, my good friend Sanda, and college freshman life. Thanks for the memories FrancisM! :)

Girl Be Mine - Francis M.

Let the sun shine
Let the rivers run away
Coz its a beautiful day now to play now
As i close my eyes and pray
Lord have mercy on me
Coz i'm feeling kind of lonely
Would you be
Could you be
My one and only

Took a train at the station
I almost lost my patience coz i was waiting
Damn rain delay the train
I'm waiting in vain just to see your face
Is this the one am i supposed to be afraid of
Is this the one am i supposed to be ashamed of
Hard as a rock, not soft like play-doh
Everytime i hear the song played on the radio

Let the wind blow
Let the wind touch my face
I wanna take a little break now, shake now, but this is what i have to say
I feel so fine
So fine that it blows my mind
Tell the truth when will you be mine

In my dreams it was so real or so it seems
Inside my head a giant screen plays every scene
While i scream i feel you everytime i go to sleep
Wake up in the middle of the night then i weep
She's gonna be mine
That girl is so fine
Girl be mine
Girl be mine
All takes is a matter of time

In my dreams it was so real or so it seems
Inside my head a giant screen plays every scene
While i scream i feel you everytime i go to sleep
Wake up in the middle of the night then i weep
She's gonna be mine
That girl is so fine
Girl be mine
Girl be mine
All takes is a matter of time
Tell the truth will you be mine

Let the sun shine
Let the rivers run away
Coz its a beautiful day now to play now
As i close my eyes and pray
Lord have mercy on me
Coz im feeling kind of lonely
Would you be
Could you be

Could you be, would you be
Could you be, would you be
Could you be, would you be
Be mine

Amazing Race 14 Prediction!

I don't have a good record in predicting TAR winners so I will just based this one purely on gut feel.

Married couple Brad and Victoria or...

Asian siblings Tammy and Victor will win Season 14! :)

I am rooting, however, for...

Gay father and son team Mel and Mike (yes, they're both gays!)

Mike is just the wractor (writer/actor) of School of Rock and Chuck & Buck (he directed the latter, too). He also wrote for Freaks and Geeks and Dawson's Creek. With a resume like that, how can I not root for him? :) His father is another interesting character. He wrote a book about Ninoy and Cory (Aquino) but that's nothing compared to his life story which you can read in Wiki. :)

Survivor Tocantins Prediction!

Based on Episode 1 story editing...

American Indian soccer coach Benjamin...

OR

Mormon missionary in the Philippines Tyson...

...will win this! Sorry TAJ of SWV. If it's any consolation, we love your songs! :D

Coldplay - Lost/Viva La Vida

This was my favorite Grammy 2009 performance along with Estelle & Kanye West's duet and Radiohead's. :)

Serbis

Athough only 3 top critics reviewed it, Serbis, which just opened in the US, is 86 percent fresh tomatoes. You surprised or not? :)