Quickie Post : Last 3 Vids
I've got three more behind-the-scenes videos to share with you guys - OMG its almost 6am!
Anyway, here you go ...
This first vid is of Luminiq Crew rehearsing their second item. Notice that the starting pose of the second item, is the same as the end pose of the first item they did? I likey. This was recorded at Tuesday night's full dress rehearsal.
This is a vid of Jill-Marie singing True Colours for Desert Roses Jessy and Sophia and their friend Lily. They requested she sing it for them and I happened to be there to record too :)
This last vid is of the night's guest performer Quick Quick Danger during the full dress rehearsals, also on Tuesday night.
xoxo, s.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
OMG Grand Finals : News Break Entertainment
Quickie Post : Vids from News Break
This is Charles or C-Murda from OMG's Episode 2.
This is Desert Roses. First is a routine featuring Jessy and Sophia, Susan is in Egypt and could not be here. After which Sophia does a very captivating solo routine....
Last but not least, its our favourite shiny, happy people - the Singapore Char Siew Baos! Give it up for Jason, Jacob, Ruby and Dom :)
While viewers at home had to contend with watching the News for half hour before the Results Show began, producers lined up a fair bit of entertainment in studio for the audience. They invited some our favourite ex Contenders back on stage to keep us entertained. Check out the vids below...
This is a vid of our favourite bartender boys Shah Dillon and Kenny Hong who are Bottle Flipz, from OMG's Episode 1.
This is a vid of our favourite bartender boys Shah Dillon and Kenny Hong who are Bottle Flipz, from OMG's Episode 1.
This is Charles or C-Murda from OMG's Episode 2.
This is Desert Roses. First is a routine featuring Jessy and Sophia, Susan is in Egypt and could not be here. After which Sophia does a very captivating solo routine....
Last but not least, its our favourite shiny, happy people - the Singapore Char Siew Baos! Give it up for Jason, Jacob, Ruby and Dom :)
Plus one bonus vid here of Sean Harrison rehearsing backstage before the show - this is in the cramped confines of the B3 lift lobby, while Viki and Spyro were asleep literally 3 feet away from where I was standing. I love the way Sean sings this song, it felt like he was singing it to me.....this is probably what he does to make girls swoon right Sean? Just kidding - hope you got to Tekong in time dude! (Sean had to rush off the minute the show ended to make it to the last ferry to Tekong at 11pm.)
Hope you enjoyed the vids, workin' on the review, which may take a while...too many pics to choose from!
xoxo, s.
Hope you enjoyed the vids, workin' on the review, which may take a while...too many pics to choose from!
xoxo, s.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Happy OMG Grand Finals Day!
D-Day Is Here!
Its been two long weeks of waiting while the OMG Grand Finals have been busy gearing up for that one last battle (last two rounds actually considering each of them are gonna be perfoming two items on the show).
Will it be Singers vs Dancers or Old vs New?
Is tonight gonna be the night where the physical dance trumps emotional vocals? IFLY, CJ Crew and Luminiq Crew have all prepared fast-paced, energy pumping, music-thumping routines, while Jill-Marie Thomas and Sean Harrison are pulling out all stops on the emo train vocally.
Here's a vid featuring the singers performing together (along with the Singapore Char Siew Baos!) at the Charity Special (episode 13).
Here's a far out vid of the dancers collaborating for that same Charity Special. (Thanks Vik for posting!)
Or will lines be drawn based on 'old' vs 'new'; Jill + Luminiq Crew, part of the original Top 8, vs the newbies CJ Crew, Sean and IFLY who came in as Challengers?
Who will the night belong to?
Who do you think will win the $50,000?
It all happens tonight! 8pm Performance Show and 10pm Results Show. Remember, lines open at 8pm when the show starts. Here are the voting deets.
For IFLY prodigy
Call 1900 112 1201 or sms '1' to 71199
Voting lines close at the beginning of the Results Show, so keep voting even throughout News, cos every single vote counts! Vote to help your favourite win! Its the OMG! Grand Finals y'all woot!
xoxo, s.
ps. I'll be at the show from about 6pm, so follow my tweets/twitpics for that all important backstage access :)
pps. More birthday shout outs for today - Happy Birthday to Luminiq Crew boy Azmi, Desert Rose Jessy and IFLYer Vincent Fok! Wishing you guys the best of luck for tonight's show - break a leg y'all!
Its been two long weeks of waiting while the OMG Grand Finals have been busy gearing up for that one last battle (last two rounds actually considering each of them are gonna be perfoming two items on the show).
Will it be Singers vs Dancers or Old vs New?
Is tonight gonna be the night where the physical dance trumps emotional vocals? IFLY, CJ Crew and Luminiq Crew have all prepared fast-paced, energy pumping, music-thumping routines, while Jill-Marie Thomas and Sean Harrison are pulling out all stops on the emo train vocally.
Here's a vid featuring the singers performing together (along with the Singapore Char Siew Baos!) at the Charity Special (episode 13).
Here's a far out vid of the dancers collaborating for that same Charity Special. (Thanks Vik for posting!)
Or will lines be drawn based on 'old' vs 'new'; Jill + Luminiq Crew, part of the original Top 8, vs the newbies CJ Crew, Sean and IFLY who came in as Challengers?
Who will the night belong to?
Who do you think will win the $50,000?
It all happens tonight! 8pm Performance Show and 10pm Results Show. Remember, lines open at 8pm when the show starts. Here are the voting deets.
For IFLY prodigy
Call 1900 112 1201 or sms '1' to 71199
For Jill-Marie Thomas
Call 1900 112 1202 or sms '2' to 71199
For Luminiq Crew
Call 1900 112 1203 or sms '3' to 71199
For Sean Harrison
Call 1900 112 1204 or sms '4' to 71199
For CJ Crew
Call 1900 112 1205 or sms '5' to 71199
xoxo, s.
ps. I'll be at the show from about 6pm, so follow my tweets/twitpics for that all important backstage access :)
OMG Grand Finalist : CJ Crew
Hit Me Baby One More Time!
I know CJ Crew's all about K-pop and all, but when I first saw them perform, the first thing that came to mind was Britney's first single 'Baby One More Time'. It must have been those school girl outfits and the fab dancing. CJ Crew's slick, hard-hitting moves and perfect synchrony wowed the crowd when they joined the show on Episode 11 School's Out.
Granted they had some lil kids perform with them, but they totally stole the show from the kids with their moves.
The girls have been on the show for just a month, that's just one week longer than fellow Grand Finalist IFLY prodigy, so they're still fairly 'new'. So here's a little background about the girls and a quick one-by-one intro so you get to know them a bit better :)
The 'CJ' in 'CJ Crew' stands from Celine Jessandra. The girls are all from the Celine Jessandra School of Performing Arts where they offer training courses on K-pop dance and singing. Like Luminiq Crew, the actual number of members of CJ Crew is way more than the 7 girls that joined the show, their numbers go up to almost 20. But just for the show, these 7 were hand picked by Celine Jessandra herself. Originally meant to be made up of 2 guys and 5 girls, the dynamics had to change due to age and schedule restrictions. Which is how we ended up with these 7 lovely girls...
Samantha Mun a.k.a. Sam
16 December 1988
Currently working, Sam is pretty much the leader of the troupe. She's the one that speaks up during interviews and generally leads the girls at rehearsals and events.
Josephine Hung a.k.a Jojo
6 April 1990
Currently working and also a talent at CJ, Jojo is easily the best dancer on the crew. Its a real joy to watch her cos she hits every move hard and sharp. Plus she's always got a ready smile. Just too cute and sometimes a total blur sotong, she's one of the most genuinely sweet people I've ever met.
Diyana Jamial a.k.a. Di
22 November 1990
The most petite member of the group, Diyana is the one who raps and is training to be singer at the school too. Chatty and outspoken, Di's usually the one that accompanies Sam on interviews. Imo she's also one of the better dancers in the group and is often spotlighted and placed right in front.
Yuzhen Li
Zhi Jun
4 December 1988
Unfortunately Jun had to pull out of the competition at the very last minute due to a back injury that has just recurred. She's been with CJ Crew on the show since they joined and its said to not see her be able to compete at the Grand Finals with the rest, so CJ Crew is now down to 6.
I managed to catch with the girls just after their OMG rehearsals on Sunday, just before they rushed off for another set of rehearsals, this time with their school!
What's the best part about being on OMG!?
The best part is the support we get. We get supporters coming out from everywhere to tell us that they love us and are behind us. Like old friends that you've lost touch with, or just people that you're just too busy to keep in touch with cos of school and work and of course the hectic schedule from this show. But because of the show, they're all stepping up to support us and its really great.
Whats been the saddest moment so far then?
Our lowest point was when we ourselves realised we didn't do as well as we had wanted. We got feedback that wasn't so good from our friends and fans that further confirmed what we kind of already knew. This was after our Fright Night! performance. We knew we hadn't done too well. But you know, we couldn't focus on that, we told ourselves that hey, we've still got the rest of the show to go. I guess what got us really down wast he pressure to stay on the show. And once we got through, we just had to focus on the next step.
Which do you think was your best performance on OMG?
It would have to be the one we did for School's Out! cos we had a lot more time to prepare, about two weeks. So the whole routine was tighter and better choreographed.
I'm guessing then that your worst performance would have to be the Fright Night! one?
Yes. I think that night we were just trying to do too much. We felt pressured to fulfil our idea of K-pop. Most K-pop acts can sing and dance. They rarely only sing or only dance. So we felt we needed to add the singing in, and showcase that we could do both like the general K-pop genre. But actually only a few of us are trained singers. But then, we didn't want to just highlight two singers and make the rest look like back up dancers, so we tried something new and it didn't really pay off. Onstage for us, it sounded ok, but we realised that on TV it didn't sound so good. Plus we couldn't hear ourselves at all when we were performing. So it wasn't as good a routine as we'd have liked it to be.
Most people will ask you who your biggest competition on the show is, I'm gonna ask you the reverse - who do you think you're least in competition with?
I think we'd have to say we probably feel least threatened by the singers, cos we're in a totally different genre. For the finals, we'll focusing on the dancing, we won't be singing, but Di will be rapping a little.
What do you think you girls will take away from this OMG! experience? Any lessons learnt?
Hrm. (after a long pause) Time management. All of us have so much going on, so we've learned that we have to plan our time more carefully. Some days we feel like we need to dig a few more hours out of the day from somewhere, anywhere :)
Between, school/work, rehearsals for our dance school's recital plus rehearsals for OMG!, its been really crazy - its hard enough to find time for the schedules things much less actual time for rehearsals for ourselves.
So yea, we have to learn to manage our time even better.
Quick OMG Stats for CJ Crew :
1. CJ Crew joined OMG on Episode 11 School's Out!
2. CJ Crew Rankings :
Episode 11 : Judges ranking 2 / 5 ; Public - Not in Bottom 3
Episode 12 : Judges ranking 3 / 6 ; Public - In Bottom 3
They've only performed twice, and the its known that their second performance wasn't as strong as their first and it shows in the rankings. Will CJ Crew be able to up their game now that they are in the Grand Finals? And up it enough to clinch the $50,000?
Catch CJ Crew TONIGHT on the One Moment of Glory Grand Finals where they will battle it out against the other four to win the $50,000 grand prize.
Voting lines will open at the start of the show at 8pm. The Results will come to you LIVE the same night at 10pm.
To vote for IFLY prodigy :
Call 1900 112 1205 or sms '5' to 71199.
Good luck girls, and all the best for tonight!
xoxo, s.
I know CJ Crew's all about K-pop and all, but when I first saw them perform, the first thing that came to mind was Britney's first single 'Baby One More Time'. It must have been those school girl outfits and the fab dancing. CJ Crew's slick, hard-hitting moves and perfect synchrony wowed the crowd when they joined the show on Episode 11 School's Out.
The girls have been on the show for just a month, that's just one week longer than fellow Grand Finalist IFLY prodigy, so they're still fairly 'new'. So here's a little background about the girls and a quick one-by-one intro so you get to know them a bit better :)
The 'CJ' in 'CJ Crew' stands from Celine Jessandra. The girls are all from the Celine Jessandra School of Performing Arts where they offer training courses on K-pop dance and singing. Like Luminiq Crew, the actual number of members of CJ Crew is way more than the 7 girls that joined the show, their numbers go up to almost 20. But just for the show, these 7 were hand picked by Celine Jessandra herself. Originally meant to be made up of 2 guys and 5 girls, the dynamics had to change due to age and schedule restrictions. Which is how we ended up with these 7 lovely girls...
Samantha Mun a.k.a. Sam16 December 1988
Currently working, Sam is pretty much the leader of the troupe. She's the one that speaks up during interviews and generally leads the girls at rehearsals and events.
Josephine Hung a.k.a Jojo
6 April 1990
Currently working and also a talent at CJ, Jojo is easily the best dancer on the crew. Its a real joy to watch her cos she hits every move hard and sharp. Plus she's always got a ready smile. Just too cute and sometimes a total blur sotong, she's one of the most genuinely sweet people I've ever met.
Diyana Jamial a.k.a. Di
22 November 1990
The most petite member of the group, Diyana is the one who raps and is training to be singer at the school too. Chatty and outspoken, Di's usually the one that accompanies Sam on interviews. Imo she's also one of the better dancers in the group and is often spotlighted and placed right in front.
Evelyn Ong a.k.a. Evy
10 November 1988
Evy's the one with the cap, that's her trademark, you hardly ever see her without it unless the costume for the routine requires her to take it off. She looks like the tomboy of the group and is most likely the tomboy of the group, but she's as much girl as any of the other girls in the group and can totally rock a girly routine and a corset (as can be seen on Fright Night!) LOL!
8 November 1990
The fairest and tallest girl in the group, Yuzhen is all fair skin and big eyes and great cheekbones. But the girl can kick it with the best of them.
Joanna Lee
28 October 1991
The youngest in the group that's on OMG, Joanna is quiet but looks to me like a really hard worker. The other night at rehearsals when it was just her and Jun representing CJ Crew, she worked tirelessly for hours, filling in the gaps where CJ Crew would be performing.
Zhi Jun
4 December 1988
Unfortunately Jun had to pull out of the competition at the very last minute due to a back injury that has just recurred. She's been with CJ Crew on the show since they joined and its said to not see her be able to compete at the Grand Finals with the rest, so CJ Crew is now down to 6.
I managed to catch with the girls just after their OMG rehearsals on Sunday, just before they rushed off for another set of rehearsals, this time with their school!
What's the best part about being on OMG!?
The best part is the support we get. We get supporters coming out from everywhere to tell us that they love us and are behind us. Like old friends that you've lost touch with, or just people that you're just too busy to keep in touch with cos of school and work and of course the hectic schedule from this show. But because of the show, they're all stepping up to support us and its really great.
Whats been the saddest moment so far then?
Our lowest point was when we ourselves realised we didn't do as well as we had wanted. We got feedback that wasn't so good from our friends and fans that further confirmed what we kind of already knew. This was after our Fright Night! performance. We knew we hadn't done too well. But you know, we couldn't focus on that, we told ourselves that hey, we've still got the rest of the show to go. I guess what got us really down wast he pressure to stay on the show. And once we got through, we just had to focus on the next step.
Which do you think was your best performance on OMG?
It would have to be the one we did for School's Out! cos we had a lot more time to prepare, about two weeks. So the whole routine was tighter and better choreographed.
I'm guessing then that your worst performance would have to be the Fright Night! one?
Yes. I think that night we were just trying to do too much. We felt pressured to fulfil our idea of K-pop. Most K-pop acts can sing and dance. They rarely only sing or only dance. So we felt we needed to add the singing in, and showcase that we could do both like the general K-pop genre. But actually only a few of us are trained singers. But then, we didn't want to just highlight two singers and make the rest look like back up dancers, so we tried something new and it didn't really pay off. Onstage for us, it sounded ok, but we realised that on TV it didn't sound so good. Plus we couldn't hear ourselves at all when we were performing. So it wasn't as good a routine as we'd have liked it to be.
Most people will ask you who your biggest competition on the show is, I'm gonna ask you the reverse - who do you think you're least in competition with?
I think we'd have to say we probably feel least threatened by the singers, cos we're in a totally different genre. For the finals, we'll focusing on the dancing, we won't be singing, but Di will be rapping a little.
Hrm. (after a long pause) Time management. All of us have so much going on, so we've learned that we have to plan our time more carefully. Some days we feel like we need to dig a few more hours out of the day from somewhere, anywhere :)
Between, school/work, rehearsals for our dance school's recital plus rehearsals for OMG!, its been really crazy - its hard enough to find time for the schedules things much less actual time for rehearsals for ourselves.
So yea, we have to learn to manage our time even better.
1. CJ Crew joined OMG on Episode 11 School's Out!
2. CJ Crew Rankings :
Episode 11 : Judges ranking 2 / 5 ; Public - Not in Bottom 3
Episode 12 : Judges ranking 3 / 6 ; Public - In Bottom 3
They've only performed twice, and the its known that their second performance wasn't as strong as their first and it shows in the rankings. Will CJ Crew be able to up their game now that they are in the Grand Finals? And up it enough to clinch the $50,000?
Catch CJ Crew TONIGHT on the One Moment of Glory Grand Finals where they will battle it out against the other four to win the $50,000 grand prize.
Voting lines will open at the start of the show at 8pm. The Results will come to you LIVE the same night at 10pm.
To vote for IFLY prodigy :
Call 1900 112 1205 or sms '5' to 71199.
Good luck girls, and all the best for tonight!
xoxo, s.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
OMG Grand Finalist : IFLY prodigy
Bring It On!
IFLY prodigy's OMG Journey
Whats the worst moment ever so far?
Alan : For me, it was coordinating everyone. Its a nightmare to handle 11 different schedules. Especially when in situations where there are a lot of last minute changes. I've gotten a lot flak from the guys for all the last minute schedule changes, but I understand that that's the nature of the show and how things work behind a tv show, I'm learning that now. For the team, I asked for their full commitment and because they gave it to me, they always make their best effort to come whenever producers schedules anything for us. Its a lot of commitment. (Truth be told, I've noticed that the only time IFLY has ever been less than 11 members is only at the Saturday roadshows, for every rehearsal, its always full force).
As a group, what do you think you'll take away from the OMG! experience?
I think we'll all take away the 'experience' itself. We watch shows on tv all the time, but you don't really get to know how it all works. And now, being in this, working with the producers, we get to see what goes on behind-the-scenes of a tv show like this. People don't realise that behind the show, there's just so many things going on. When a commercial break comes on, you think everyone just sit around and waits, but noooo, backstage there are so many things happening within that 2-3 minutes!
Everyone's gonna ask you who you all think is your toughest competitor, I'll ask you the reverse, who do you think you're not in competition with at all?
To be honest, I don't really think the structure of the competition is very fair, especially in terms of the voting part. Its definitely an advantage for us because we have a team of 11 people. So I guess I would have to say the solo performers may be at a disadvantage when it comes to this. If you ask me who I think deserves to win, I'd say Luminiq Crew cos they've been here throughout and they've worked very very hard for it. Its not easy coming up with new stuff week on week. So yea, I think they would deserve the win.
Who's who on IFLY prodigy
With an 11-member team, its hard to keep track of who's whom, plus these guys just joined the show, so you haven't really gotten a chance to get to know them yet, so I'm gonna introduce you to them one by one.
Alan Zhang
17 July 1986
A former national gymnast, Alan now channels his energy into helping new talents achieve their dreams. He's a gymnastics coach by day and formed IFLY by handpicking some of his students to form the team. Arguably the littlest guy on IFLY, Alan's the one to watch for incredible flips and floor work. Don't know if you saw him being flung half way across stage during the Charity show, but man, he and his team are living up the IFLY name.
Random info : He's dating fellow IFLYer Jessie.
Vincent Fok
17 November 1984
This cutiepie is a full-time cheer coach and some of the guys/girls he coaches are on IFLY. Running as second-in-command on IFLY, Vincent's in charge of choreography and music. Basically, he works with Alan to piece together the week's routines. I've seen him in action at rehearsals, he's the one that pulls the group together and gets them to 'work'. Along with Alan, he's usually the one that speaks for the group at interviews too.
Cheng Zhi Liang
19 September 1988
When I asked the guys to describe Zhi Liang, the first two words that came out were 'irrational' and 'illogical'. But that was quickly followed by "It comes from having girls sit on your head too many time". Vince Fok describes him as one of the quieter guys but is always there when you need him. "He's busy emotionally at the moment, but he's always there for us." Poor Zhi Liang's been recently singled due to the hectic combined schedules of OMG! (sorry!) and the army, so show the guy some lurve peeps k! By the way, these guy's no slacker k, he's also a qualified cheer coach.
Gary Chan
27 July 1988
This big guy with the splash of red hair's gotta be the Joker of the group. Loud and chatty, Gary's real easy to talk to. He's one of the strong guys on the team, as is a "Tosser" (no sniggering, this is a real cheer term), the guy who sends a girl up in the air from behind (again, no sniggering!) No laughing at the big guy, he's strong and he's got the titles to prove it peeps. Gary was part of the Singapore Dragon Boat team n 2005 and won the Singapore Strong Man title in 2008. You don't want to mess with this guy man.
Nellie Lim
1 November 1989
An SMU student by day, the guys describe Nellie as the most efficient person on the team. She helps Alan sort out all the administrative stuff because she's really organised. So she sends out the music and schedules to everyone and helps to coordinate the team's requirements. "She's like our manager!" On stage, Nellie is one of the flyers. She flies, does mid-air somersaults etc. She really is quite organised, at Imaging the other day, it was Nellie (and Jessie too) who organised everyone's outfits into neat piles and made sure they were all labeled correctly.
Random : She looks to me like like the tallest girl in the team and whenever she flies, I tend to worry if she'll hit the lighting rig in the studio!
Lim Hann Bin
19 April 1990
First, to Hann Bin, sorry dude, I have no idea how that extra 'n' appeared in your pic and I can't get rid of it :P So peeps, please note its Hann Bin (not Binn).
A student by day, Hann Bin is described by his teammates as carefree and easygoing. Gary says he's a great guy to hang out with and judging from his laidback and smiley attitude every time I see him, sounds like he's just having fun all the time. After describing Alan and Vince Fok as the guys who do all the work, he told me, "the rest of us are just dogs, we just do what we're told", followed by a big guffaw of laughter. I like a sense of humour.
Random fact : Hann Binn is dating fellow IFLYer Yvonne
Yvonne Tan
13 September 1991
Also a student, Yvonne is one of the top flyers in IFLY, which means, she's always at the top of whatever pyramid they've got going. Petite and willowy, Yvonne's been described as The Sleepyhead. Apparently this girl can sleep just about anywhere. Give her less than five minutes of down time and she'll be snoozing. (Hey girl, I can identify, I used to do that too! I could sleep anywhere!)
Just earlier in the day, whilst the rest of the team were discussing their routine with Zaki's assistant Pam, Yvonne apparently fell asleep. LOL!
Often heard around IFLYers : "Where's Yvonne?" "Oh, asleep somewhere..."
But the guys back her sleepiness with the fact that her role is very physically demanding, so she needs the rest.
Random fact : Yvonne is dating fellow IFLYer Hann Bin
Gerard Christian Ng
11 March 1985
Student by day, Vince Fok describes Gerard as "our gentle giant". From what I've seen, he may be quieter, but no less funny than Gary. The two, along with the others guy are always mucking about and having a laugh. But of course, when it comes to work, they're 100% there, cos if not, you risk the lives of the girls you're tossing.
Random : Gerard is easily the tallest person I've ever met, he just towers over everyone, but the guy surprisingly has moves and can dance!
Jessie Low
30 June 1987
Jessie is the only one who's not a coach or a student. She's a finance assistant by day. At IFLY, she's the most petite girl on the team and is a top flyer like Yvonne. Described as "damn fierce" (all petite girls are like chilli padis!) and "very good at kicking", (one of the boys said her 'air kick is exceptional!) the guys say she's really cool and is just like "one of the guys".
Random fact : Jessie is dating IFLY leader Alan Zhang.
Vincent Yeo
2 July 1991
The other Vincent :). A student by day, the rest of the guys describe Vincent Yeo as one of the quieter guys. But then again, from my observations, the IFLY boys are anything but quiet. According to Vince Fok, Vincent Yeo is the guy who everyone relies on to keep things light when things go aren't going too well.
Random fact : Vincent is dating fellow IFLYer Yvonne.
Ang Hui Shan
16 May 1988
Last but not least, we have flyer Hui Shan. When asked to describer her, her teammates went silent for a while. Then they all came up with one word - "Blur". After that they mumbled something about elephants and I didn't quite catch it.
Finally Vince Fok steps in to give me the 411 on her. "She's kinda naive. But she's always positive, the type that bounces off the walls. Its great because she helps keep the positive vibe going within the group. Whenever there's tension, she'll be the mediator, the one who quietly goes around soothing ruffled feathers by being a good listener."
I later made to ask her about elephants and when I do, her face lights up and she says, "I want to be an elephant!"
The boys then say to me, "You see what we mean?"
Um, ok, I get the 'blur/naive/innocent' part now. So sweet, perfect by the way, cos this girl is studying to be a preschool teacher :)
Cheer could be hazardous to your health, sorta...
Cheer isn't as glam as the movies make it out to be. Sure they show you that it's hard work and people fall and break their bones etc. But it still looks damn glam right? Well, these guys definitely train very hard and have had their share of accidents too.
I wonder if any of the flyers have hit the ceiling before? Or God forbid, hit a fan - yikes! They came really close to hitting the fans at the roadshows though! Check out this vid recorded at the last OMG! roadshow. Click here for the full post on that day.
Some quick stats on IFLY :
1. They were the last Challenger to join the show. Entering at Episode 12 - Fright Night!
2. They were ranked 4th (out of 6 performances) by the Judges for their Fright Night! performance. After the public vote, they were not in the Bottom 3.
Looks like they do have viewers votes to support them despite the low ranking by the judges. Will those same voters hand them the $50,000?
Catch IFLY prodigy TOMORROW on the One Moment of Glory Grand Finals where they will battle it out against the other four to win the $50,000 grand prize.
Voting lines will open at the start of the show at 8pm. The Results will come to you LIVE the same night at 10pm.
To vote for IFLY prodigy :
Call 1900 112 1201 or sms '1' to 71199.
Good luck boys and girls, and all the best for tomorrow!
xoxo, s.
IFLY prodigy jumped, flipped, somersaulted and cartwheeled onto the OMG! stage just 3 weeks ago and they immediately made an impression. A good one judging by the fact that they're now vying for a 1/5 chance to take home the $50,000 tomorrow night at the Grand Finals.
From early on, it was one of my big hopes that a cheer squad would join the show. Perky cheerleaders with high pony tails, great legs and flippy skirts flying in the air with big grins on their faces, beneath them really hot guys in cheesy uniforms. Okay, so that's the Hollywood stereotype. What we have here is not cheesy at all.
My prayers were answered when we got to Episode 12. In came new Challenger - IFLY prodigy. Initially labelled as 'cheerleaders', IFLY has since clarified that they're acrobatic entertainers, combining skills from cheer, dance and gymnastics for their routines, their first being a Twilight-themed one pitting werewolves against vampires. There was a lot going on on stage that night, but what they put out impressed the judges and viewers enough to put them get them to the finals.
I caught up with the IFLY boys during their imaging session last Sunday ...
What's been the best moment you've had on OMG!
I guess the best thing is just being able to put everything out there. We're used to performing to a big audience that we can see and who can cheer for us while we're doing our thing. On the show, while on stage, all you see when you look out is pitch black, you can't even see the judges! Its a big difference to us! We're like in our own world, doing our own thing, with no restrictions or inhibitions, its very cool!
Whats the worst moment ever so far?
Alan : For me, it was coordinating everyone. Its a nightmare to handle 11 different schedules. Especially when in situations where there are a lot of last minute changes. I've gotten a lot flak from the guys for all the last minute schedule changes, but I understand that that's the nature of the show and how things work behind a tv show, I'm learning that now. For the team, I asked for their full commitment and because they gave it to me, they always make their best effort to come whenever producers schedules anything for us. Its a lot of commitment. (Truth be told, I've noticed that the only time IFLY has ever been less than 11 members is only at the Saturday roadshows, for every rehearsal, its always full force).
Everyone's made a lot of sacrifices, especially study time. A number of them are in their final year at school and in the month that they've been committed to OMG have had to sacrifice sleep, study time and sometimes even lectures. Hann Bin relates that its really hard especially when you have projects with other students and they don't understand why you can't go for meetings etc. Nobody knows the kind of schedule we have unless you're on the show itself.
As a group, what do you think you'll take away from the OMG! experience?
I think we'll all take away the 'experience' itself. We watch shows on tv all the time, but you don't really get to know how it all works. And now, being in this, working with the producers, we get to see what goes on behind-the-scenes of a tv show like this. People don't realise that behind the show, there's just so many things going on. When a commercial break comes on, you think everyone just sit around and waits, but noooo, backstage there are so many things happening within that 2-3 minutes!
Everyone's gonna ask you who you all think is your toughest competitor, I'll ask you the reverse, who do you think you're not in competition with at all?
To be honest, I don't really think the structure of the competition is very fair, especially in terms of the voting part. Its definitely an advantage for us because we have a team of 11 people. So I guess I would have to say the solo performers may be at a disadvantage when it comes to this. If you ask me who I think deserves to win, I'd say Luminiq Crew cos they've been here throughout and they've worked very very hard for it. Its not easy coming up with new stuff week on week. So yea, I think they would deserve the win.
Who's who on IFLY prodigy
With an 11-member team, its hard to keep track of who's whom, plus these guys just joined the show, so you haven't really gotten a chance to get to know them yet, so I'm gonna introduce you to them one by one.
Alan Zhang
17 July 1986
A former national gymnast, Alan now channels his energy into helping new talents achieve their dreams. He's a gymnastics coach by day and formed IFLY by handpicking some of his students to form the team. Arguably the littlest guy on IFLY, Alan's the one to watch for incredible flips and floor work. Don't know if you saw him being flung half way across stage during the Charity show, but man, he and his team are living up the IFLY name.
Random info : He's dating fellow IFLYer Jessie.
Vincent Fok
17 November 1984
This cutiepie is a full-time cheer coach and some of the guys/girls he coaches are on IFLY. Running as second-in-command on IFLY, Vincent's in charge of choreography and music. Basically, he works with Alan to piece together the week's routines. I've seen him in action at rehearsals, he's the one that pulls the group together and gets them to 'work'. Along with Alan, he's usually the one that speaks for the group at interviews too.
19 September 1988
When I asked the guys to describe Zhi Liang, the first two words that came out were 'irrational' and 'illogical'. But that was quickly followed by "It comes from having girls sit on your head too many time". Vince Fok describes him as one of the quieter guys but is always there when you need him. "He's busy emotionally at the moment, but he's always there for us." Poor Zhi Liang's been recently singled due to the hectic combined schedules of OMG! (sorry!) and the army, so show the guy some lurve peeps k! By the way, these guy's no slacker k, he's also a qualified cheer coach.
Gary Chan
27 July 1988
This big guy with the splash of red hair's gotta be the Joker of the group. Loud and chatty, Gary's real easy to talk to. He's one of the strong guys on the team, as is a "Tosser" (no sniggering, this is a real cheer term), the guy who sends a girl up in the air from behind (again, no sniggering!) No laughing at the big guy, he's strong and he's got the titles to prove it peeps. Gary was part of the Singapore Dragon Boat team n 2005 and won the Singapore Strong Man title in 2008. You don't want to mess with this guy man.
Nellie Lim
1 November 1989
An SMU student by day, the guys describe Nellie as the most efficient person on the team. She helps Alan sort out all the administrative stuff because she's really organised. So she sends out the music and schedules to everyone and helps to coordinate the team's requirements. "She's like our manager!" On stage, Nellie is one of the flyers. She flies, does mid-air somersaults etc. She really is quite organised, at Imaging the other day, it was Nellie (and Jessie too) who organised everyone's outfits into neat piles and made sure they were all labeled correctly.
Random : She looks to me like like the tallest girl in the team and whenever she flies, I tend to worry if she'll hit the lighting rig in the studio!
Lim Hann Bin
19 April 1990
First, to Hann Bin, sorry dude, I have no idea how that extra 'n' appeared in your pic and I can't get rid of it :P So peeps, please note its Hann Bin (not Binn).
A student by day, Hann Bin is described by his teammates as carefree and easygoing. Gary says he's a great guy to hang out with and judging from his laidback and smiley attitude every time I see him, sounds like he's just having fun all the time. After describing Alan and Vince Fok as the guys who do all the work, he told me, "the rest of us are just dogs, we just do what we're told", followed by a big guffaw of laughter. I like a sense of humour.
Random fact : Hann Binn is dating fellow IFLYer Yvonne
Yvonne Tan
13 September 1991
Also a student, Yvonne is one of the top flyers in IFLY, which means, she's always at the top of whatever pyramid they've got going. Petite and willowy, Yvonne's been described as The Sleepyhead. Apparently this girl can sleep just about anywhere. Give her less than five minutes of down time and she'll be snoozing. (Hey girl, I can identify, I used to do that too! I could sleep anywhere!)
Just earlier in the day, whilst the rest of the team were discussing their routine with Zaki's assistant Pam, Yvonne apparently fell asleep. LOL!
Often heard around IFLYers : "Where's Yvonne?" "Oh, asleep somewhere..."
But the guys back her sleepiness with the fact that her role is very physically demanding, so she needs the rest.
Random fact : Yvonne is dating fellow IFLYer Hann Bin
Gerard Christian Ng
11 March 1985
Student by day, Vince Fok describes Gerard as "our gentle giant". From what I've seen, he may be quieter, but no less funny than Gary. The two, along with the others guy are always mucking about and having a laugh. But of course, when it comes to work, they're 100% there, cos if not, you risk the lives of the girls you're tossing.
Random : Gerard is easily the tallest person I've ever met, he just towers over everyone, but the guy surprisingly has moves and can dance!
Jessie Low
30 June 1987
Jessie is the only one who's not a coach or a student. She's a finance assistant by day. At IFLY, she's the most petite girl on the team and is a top flyer like Yvonne. Described as "damn fierce" (all petite girls are like chilli padis!) and "very good at kicking", (one of the boys said her 'air kick is exceptional!) the guys say she's really cool and is just like "one of the guys".
Random fact : Jessie is dating IFLY leader Alan Zhang.
Vincent Yeo
2 July 1991
The other Vincent :). A student by day, the rest of the guys describe Vincent Yeo as one of the quieter guys. But then again, from my observations, the IFLY boys are anything but quiet. According to Vince Fok, Vincent Yeo is the guy who everyone relies on to keep things light when things go aren't going too well.
Random fact : Vincent is dating fellow IFLYer Yvonne.
Ang Hui Shan
16 May 1988
Last but not least, we have flyer Hui Shan. When asked to describer her, her teammates went silent for a while. Then they all came up with one word - "Blur". After that they mumbled something about elephants and I didn't quite catch it.
Finally Vince Fok steps in to give me the 411 on her. "She's kinda naive. But she's always positive, the type that bounces off the walls. Its great because she helps keep the positive vibe going within the group. Whenever there's tension, she'll be the mediator, the one who quietly goes around soothing ruffled feathers by being a good listener."
I later made to ask her about elephants and when I do, her face lights up and she says, "I want to be an elephant!"
The boys then say to me, "You see what we mean?"
Um, ok, I get the 'blur/naive/innocent' part now. So sweet, perfect by the way, cos this girl is studying to be a preschool teacher :)
Cheer could be hazardous to your health, sorta...
Cheer isn't as glam as the movies make it out to be. Sure they show you that it's hard work and people fall and break their bones etc. But it still looks damn glam right? Well, these guys definitely train very hard and have had their share of accidents too.
- Gary's eaten bits of people's shoes. Seriously, while he was carrying someone, bits of their shoe actually broke off and fell straight into his mouth, apparently he had no choice but to swallow it as they were mid routine!
- Zhi Liang has been bitten on the face. Seriously? Yep. Apparently some guy flew right at him with his mouth open, it was an accident, and ended up biting a chunk of skin off Zhi Liang's face. That is SUCH a freak accident but he has the scar to prove it - he needed stitches. The dude who did the biting actually had the cheek to say (no pun intended), "Hey Zhi Liang, I got your face in my teeth man!". Gah!
- Every single one of the guys who play base have been kicked by flying feet when the girls are being thrown up or are coming down.
I wonder if any of the flyers have hit the ceiling before? Or God forbid, hit a fan - yikes! They came really close to hitting the fans at the roadshows though! Check out this vid recorded at the last OMG! roadshow. Click here for the full post on that day.
Some quick stats on IFLY :
1. They were the last Challenger to join the show. Entering at Episode 12 - Fright Night!
2. They were ranked 4th (out of 6 performances) by the Judges for their Fright Night! performance. After the public vote, they were not in the Bottom 3.
Looks like they do have viewers votes to support them despite the low ranking by the judges. Will those same voters hand them the $50,000?
Catch IFLY prodigy TOMORROW on the One Moment of Glory Grand Finals where they will battle it out against the other four to win the $50,000 grand prize.
Voting lines will open at the start of the show at 8pm. The Results will come to you LIVE the same night at 10pm.
To vote for IFLY prodigy :
Call 1900 112 1201 or sms '1' to 71199.
Good luck boys and girls, and all the best for tomorrow!
xoxo, s.
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