surprisingly, we were watching GMA7 earlier. this was a bit odd since the family has been an ABS-CBN fan for years.
anyway, Are You the Next Big Star is being shown. i was only able to watch the first four contestants, though.
what really caught my attention was the judges' comments on the participant's performances. the contestants we're so-and-so. i was not impressed by their performances. and, to tell you the truth, i know nothing about singing skills and whatnot. so, being musically-deficient, it was, for me, not big-star-ish.
we go back to the judges' comments. actually, i was surprised that the first contestant's genre is jazz. it was surprising because not many Filipinos can appreciate the music. or maybe, they do not hear it that often which makes them not appreciate the genre. this first judge (i don't remember who) told the contestant to not impose her wanted genre.
and i was like, woah. do you even hear yourself? and, you say you are an expert. i hate to butt in but this time, i think that you are very wrong. i am saddened by the lack of musical diversity of the Filipinos. we stick to rock, pop, alternative and other deviants of such genre. never do we hear of jazz, bossa, country, folk and the like.
i was in love with sitti when it was her time to shine. i loved the bossa music she made. but what happened? people got tired because there were no new songs for her to sing. we lack the enthusiasm of hearing different genres. and as the judge simply put it, every artist needs to be in the mainstream.
and that was the end of the story. the question is almost always are you mainstream. not, how well you do your part as an artist.
the judge also said that the contestant could never fill up an Arenata Coliseum with such genre. i am asking on why stop the contestant from choosing her own genre. why impose something on her and not develop her into the artist she wants to be?
we Filipinos lack this kind of culture other countries have. i am not looking down at our race, but we have got to learn.
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You should have finished the show. The last girl sang very well. I could compare it to a winning song. I hope that girl will beat the other 7 girls.
The comments of the judges are more so-so that the singing of most of the next big star wannabes.
For the jazz comment, I suppose the judge was just anticipating that the girl will sing a song that will catch more people.
The show in itself lacks the feel factor that I always look for in any talent search. Not to mention, the whoosh sound whenever the names are shown at the beginning of a contestant's turn is too irritating in my ears.
i totally hated the judging and the roster of judges as well.
i think that they should be pleased that the contestant would want to sing a song that is not mainstream. it would mean that they would like to really make a name for themselves.
anyway, that's what i think. :D
ang galing nga nung sitti-ish na girl eh. i like her.
yung last girl nga okay din :)
sa guys, i only expect greggy and jay na manalo.
oops, you forgot something: physical aspect. it's not completely 'talent' search, then. :)
@secondstruggle
i almost forgot that. one contestant noted na nahihiya siyang sumali kasi masyadong magaganda daw yung other contestants.
parang, what the? hindi naman beauty pageant ang sinalihan mo diba. :P
masyadong nagrerely sa physical appearance ang pinoy.
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