Brand New Trailer Shoot

Top 6 - Thats more than halfway through!

Singapore has sent 7 of the top 13 home, so that means we're just over the halfway mark of the Spectaculars, and just over a month shy of the grand finale at the Indoor Stadium - cue echo-ey boom when I say 'Indoor Stadium' <-- cos that's how it sounds in my head when I say it - that performing space is a BIG DEAL.

What do you do when you get to the halfway mark? You cut brand new awesome trailers thats what! Everyone's look has changed over the last 7 weeks (more in fact, since the last trailer shoot was in September!) and I think so has their confidence and personality in front of the camera. These new trailer should reflect their newfound on-cam maturity. Even if it doesn't - haha, excuse to look glam as hell! :) Check out these pics (click to enlarge) and behind-the-scenes (very random!) vids I grabbed (I had about 2 hours with them :P) on Sunday.

The first person I meet on set right outside the studio is Sezairi, scarfing down some fried chicken :) I record this after he's wiped his teeth clean :)

Next up, Producer Jolene asks Tabby and Duane to show her around the set and explain what they are doing. Since most of the footage is usually edited into a 20sec vid for the show, I tagged along so you can see what was recorded in full NG glory with pauses and rubbish dialogue ;) - Farhair are you missing the Broom & Mop show now?




Here are some shots of Charlie and Airi doing their 'holiday' liners with a Channel 5 producer. Every year Channel 5 records tons of greetings with celebs for the holidays and it gets edited into lil 'Season's Greetings' promos that air during the holiday season.



Ok this is so random, I was talking to Airi about dunno what and then he just said, look at Tabby in the light - LOL!

This is the group shot for the trailer - have no idea what the concept is, but omg they all look so good!!!! Its like a cast shot for 'Melrose Place' or 'Gossip Girl' even! LURVE IT! Can't wait to see the end product!

Four brand new concept trailers were shot with all 6 Idols, each for an upcoming Spectacular theme. As usual, as the weeks pass, and someone gets eliminated, they will be edited out, or more appropriately, 'not-edited-into' the trailer. Sigh. Its tough even typing that. I don't want ANY of them to go :(

Anyway, hope you enjoyed whatever footage/pics I got. The shoot started early at 7am and ended at 9pm. I only got 2 hours with them in the afternoon (had prior commitments) so I only got to see wardrobe/shoot for 1 concept - however Producer Jolene was kind enough to let me peek at her cam and woot! there's a hip-hop concept *wink* that looks awesome. I quote Sezairi : "the girls looked DAMN HAWT man!" <-- lets hope they last long enough so we can see them in that outfit for whatever theme that was for! (or if I manage to sweet talk the promo producers enough - they'll give me some screen shots of the girls beforehand! *fingers crossed*)

Some other quotes from Airi and Charles who were drooling, oops, I mean 'talking' about the girls...

"Wahlao Trace, you missed it man! Tabby and Sylvia damn hawt man in that hip hop concept!"

"I was like looking at Sylvia and just ....*mouth open & pupils dilated*"

"She was wearing shorts and I've got this hotpants and legs fetish man!"

Your guess on who said what ... I'm not giving it away hehe.... both guys are attached! (oops, sorry boys, did I get you all into trouble? Hope not - cos I know your gfs are WAAAAY more secure than that right!)

On to the scheduled posts for tonight y'all!

xoxo, s.

Triumph Music Video Shoot @ The Quincy

Polo Boys eat your heart out!

Just kidding :) if you saw any of my twitpics from this afternoon, you would know I'm kidding LOL!

Today, the Top 6 spent their day on shoot on various locations for a music video for one of the show's sponsors - Triumph. If you're thinking Tabby, Sylvia and the boys parading in underwear and lingerie...juz fuggedaboudit (tsk shame on you! We're a family show!)! I'm not sure what the end video's gonna look like, but they did take some shots of the girls at the Triumph store 'shopping' :).

I caught up with the Top 6 at the newly-opened (Feb this year) boutique hotel called Quincy. And its really boutique - reminded me a lot of the W hotel at Times Square, New York. Its all black, grey, silver with cool accent art pieces. Very urbane. Loved it. The staff were also super friendly and accommodating. Loved them too.

Neways, the shoot was on the 12th floor, by the pool. Here are some behind-the-scenes vids I shot during my hour there with them :)

Ok, this vid, is basically the Top 6 'arriving' at the location and 'chillin' after a day of shopping...check out the boys running in at the side ;) Tabby and Sylvia aren't really having a conversation - they're saying random things like literally... 'bla bla bla talk talk talk lets giggle about Iz and oh i have shoes...'

This vid features the 3 boys doing their big jump into the pool. Duane refused to take his top off. Anyway, his 'storyline' sees him getting pushed in later on - fully clothed! I thought this was hilarious cos I was right next to the cameraman, and the boys all jumped in and then got totally blocked by the pillars!

Iz and I joked about how the whole pool set up was like Polo Boys, and what a pity it was that we couldn't put our cameras in the water. And then we noticed hey, the pool has a glass wall! So we tried filming it - Iz's camera's shots are waaay clearer, but I couldn't resist recording with my phone too ...so look out for Iz's vid - should be up soon on his youtube channel izked85 :)

This is seriously funny cos you can see Faizal's pants just billowing about! I have to say, the boys were really such good sports :)

This one's just a quick chat with the boys while we waited for their next shot - they were freezing by the way - hope they don't fall sick with all this waterplay. But they were such good sports!

Don't the boys look like performing dolphins that just 'pop up' in this scene? Check out Duane lounging in the back - you can't really see it here, but he has cucumber slices on his eyes and they fall off when he sits up to do his clapping part :) The video is shot to the theme song for FRIENDS and they're doing the famous 'clapping' bit.

Last shot for this location, the boys have just pushed Duane in (aiyo I missed that money shot of Duane being pushed in - sorry!) and then decide to join him. Check out Charles' splash efforts - worse ever! LOL!

What you DIDN'T see on the vids were the countless times Faizal's pants fell off whenever he tried to climb out of the pool - time to eat a little more :)

Faizal : "Polo Boys, meet the Skinny Polo Boys!"

Plus, while producers were shooting the boys and the pool, Sylvia, who's still sick, got served up a huge bowl of porridge which we ordered from the hotel. It was HUGE!

Thank you to Quincy for the great location - we hope to have a lil Idol gathering there once the whole show is over. (The rate is unbelievable - at $258 you get a room, breakfast/lunch/dinner + limo transfer + laundry service! AND apparently you can have anything in the minibar, or was it the bar? Whatever - its a damn good deal! Definitely worth a try for a 'staycation' <--learned that word from Young Parents magazine! Ironic term!)

After the pool shots at Quincy, the Idols moved on to SOMA at Park Mall to grab shots of them singing in a recording studio and then later on to VivoCity to grab shots of them 'playing' at the fountain just outside the maindoors - night shots - woulda been fun! Looking forward to seeing Iz's pics and vids :) Check out the Official Blog for those - should be up soon!

And before I sign off, more pics from today....

xoxo, s.

ps. for proper rates/info at Quincy, go to their website.

pps. Don't forget to catch your Top 6 in person at Jurong Point today - 2pm-3pm! Go show them yer love :)

Killing Me Softly - Song List

Major helping hand? Or Major 'Sabo' up ahead?

Next week's theme as you already know if you've been following my tweets, is called 'Killing Me Softly'. The Top 6 get to choose songs for each other to sing, so its ripe for sabotage, buuuuut....you know la, your Top 6 lurve each other so much, I doubt there's much sabo-ing going on - they're like one big happy Brady Bunch family...practically 'scandal-free' and PG-13 now....*yawn* (pardon me, just sleepy cos its 2.30am, not cos they are boring...)

Anyway, here's how it went, right after the show, the Top 6 each took turns to pick out an envelope that had the name of the person who would pick the song for them. Here are some pics....

And here's who picked whom....

Sezairi picked Faizal (so Faizal will be choosing a song for Airi to sing)

Charles picked Sezairi

Tabitha picked Charles

Sylvia picked Tabitha

Duane picked Sylvia

Faizal got Duane by default :)

And finally, here's what each of them will be singing for next week....(in no particular order)

Sezairi

chosen by Faizal - because they've (the Idols) all heard Airi sing this song on many occasions with his guitar, and they all love it!

'What Goes Around Comes Around' by Justin Timberlake

- I think, good choice :)

Charles

chosen by Sezairi

'Insomnia' by Craig David

- I think if Charles does this with just a guitar, an accoustic version, may just come out quite nicely. But with a backing track, it could just overwhelm him and turn out to be a 'sabo' choice in the end.

Tabitha

chosen by Charles

'Ain't No Other Man' by Christina Aguilera

- Not what I would have chosen for Tabby cos I'm not keen to hear her sing another 'diva' type song. But then again, the song does suit her voice. Will just have to wait and see at vocal training.

Sylvia

chosen by Tabitha

'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow' by Amy Winehouse

- Sorry folks, couldn't find a music video for the song, so this will have to do. But Amy's version is very soulful, and I think Sylvia can pull this off. Very nice song choice. Good job Tabby!

Duane

chosen by Sylvia

'Papparazzi' by Lady Gaga

Faizal

chosen by Duane

'Always Be My Baby' by Mariah Carey

- I certainly hope Faizal chooses to do the David Cook version which is more er...manly :) Then again, Faizal may have his own unique take on the song - which is good - time to showcase some artistry and put silence those naysayers!

Well, thats it from me for tonight - cannot tahan anymore..3.30am...will post up the exit interviews etc tomorrow....

nite all!

xoxo, s.

9.30pm : Time for a Sneak Peek!

SNEAK PEAK - next week's theme!

The lines are about to close in half an hour - are your fingers bein' worked to the bone?

Meanwhile, here's a visual clue as to what next week's theme is....

Is it 'Whack Faizal Isa Day?!'...

Was Malaque on a 'Next Top Model-esque' shoot?

*She looks super intense right?

Oooh Girl Fight!!!

Sylvia and Nurul really look like they're at it!

Looks like a rather violent Spectacular next week!

HINT! : The Idols are now fighting tooth and nail to do their best and stay in the competition, and producers have given them the ultimate chance to 'sabo' their fellow idols in a bid to grab the crown for themselves....how so?

Answer comin' up in about half an hour!

xoxo, s.

ps. btw, imo, best original idea for a Spectacular ever :)