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- 11:08 PM
Overall Champion Challenge
M1 Shawn
[Duet] On TV, it really looked funny to see you and Teresa on stage holding hands. The key of the song seems too low for both of you. You looked tensed and not into the song. Your he yin pitching was off. But you did a good job by maintaining your posture on stage.
[Choice Song] Good emotions! You captured the the feel and mood of the song. You still need to manage the low keys better. This made your high and kow keys very contrasting. Your jia yin was weak and you only sang it briefly. It was already very impressive for someone of your age to be able to express the feel of the song. Good job.F2 Keely
[Duet] The duet lacked the chemistry. You could be sweeter in your rendition. You made a small mistake in lyrics, but luckily Zhiyang saved you. Your he yin pitch had problems. However, it was acceptable.[Choice Song] You looked emotional but you didn't sing emotional enough. Your voca wasn't smooth, and sounded tired. You lacked the power required to sing the song. You were unable to tell the story of the song using your singing.
Male & Female Champion Challenge
M1 Shawn
(Standard Song)
The song's key was too low for you, it sounded like you were struggling. There were emotions but couldn't touch. This also caused your rendition lacked the power. You were constantly offbeat. And your jia yin was weak.
(Dance Song)
It was a good start. The key of the song was more suitable this time. Good energy in your performance, however the energy level wasn't your peak. You were rushing during your dance and your singing, the tempo were off all over the song. And some of your tail tone sounded too draggy.
M2 Benjamin
(Standard Song)
You were confident. The emotions were better than Shawn's rendition. Your low key was still unstable. Overall, your rendition was okay. Until, you made the fatal mistake at the jia yin part, you went po yin suddenly.
(Dance Song)
The song has simple and repeating lyrics, and you tried to differentiate them by singing it differently with abit of fun element. You looked and performed confidently. Good interaction with audience and dancers. However, you lacked the power and was breathless towards the end. And you sang the lyrics wrongly several times, jia yin was weak too.
F1 Zhengning
(Standard Song)Your pitching was terrible, you were constantly out of tune. You were unable to control the low keys and your enunciation was very poor too. You need to improve on your vocial expression. However, the emotions and confident were there in your rendition. Good stage presence too.
(Dance Song)
You had the superstar/diva charisma. Your kou qi was correct. Your dance had the punch, and you looked natural. It was like you were performing at your concert. However, there were still some pitching problem, and your singing lacked the punch.
F2 Keely
(Standard Song)Your expression of the song feel was much better than Zhengning. I felt your rendition was better than Zhengning's, at least I get the tune of the song from your rendition. However, you lacked the power to bring the rendition to another level. You lost control during the climax and went po yin. Remember to smile more, you looked fierce... :)
(Dance Song)
Your movement on stage looked abit unnatural. Your dance wasn't not fang enough. You kept looking on the floor, like reminding yourself of what to do next. And you were breathless singing and dancing. However, overall its was still okay.
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- 9:02 PM
The Results
Marcus & Huixian were eliminated. Both sang a last song, one looked happy, the other was teary. Marcus sang 我可以 at his best with emotions and smiles, while Huixian sang 真的 with tears.On the other hand, we have our top 4 who will be in the finals competing for the overall champion. They are Shawn, Benjamin, Zhengning & Keely.
Last Semi Finals [13/08]
[-h2o-]
The song was too low for you. It sounded draggy and lacked the punch. You were sweet but missed the chirpy-ness. The good thing was, you managed to avoid the weird tone you always sang. Your stage presence was still as good as before - confident. Good luck.
[-h2o-]
It was obviously too low for you initially, I couldn't hear what you sang. But soon after, you caught the feel right. The whole mood and emotions were there. Overall, you sounded unstable and had pitching problems, but getting the mood right despite the mistakes, means you've got the potential. Good luck.
[-h2o-]
You were obviously offbeat initially - too fast. But you got the 口气 and feel right. You were able to make the song's mood right. There weren't any obvious mistakes in singing too. Your rendtion was touching. The emotions were felt. However, you lack the power to set the emotions higher. I still prefer A-mei & Carrie Yeo's rendition.
[-h2o-]
You were still abit unstable during lower notes. There were some pitching problems heard. The jia yin part, you sounded brief and weak. However, you manage to sing the feel right. Its not easy for someone of your age. The emotions were definitely. And your stage presence stint, looked similar but still good.
[-h2o-]
You sang the song your way. Good effort to make some changes in your rendition. There were ample emotions in your rendition. However, you could have done it better, if you had sang the tail notes differently, not being so forceful and direct, it will sound better. Overall, it was a good job done.
[-h2o-]
I think you chose a wrong song. Your rendition weren't able to reach the kind of emotion required. It lacked the power and it was not 收放自如enough. You also sang the lyrics wrong at least twice. And there were some tempo problem. However, there wasn't any major mistake and you managed to sing the feel of the song. Good luck.
we talked...
- 11:30 PM
Semi Final 4 Song List
F1: Huixian - Love Me Again
F2: Zhengning - 我的爱
F3: Keely - 平常心
M1: Shawn - 爱你不是爱给别人看)
M2: Marcus - 爱如潮水
M3: Benjamin - 下雪
So, stay tune to Channel U. 8pm. Who will stand a chance?
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- 11:55 PM
Semi Finals 2 [06/08]
[-h2o-]
A good first performance. Your voice was brighter than usual tonight. There was punch in your rendition but abit of tempo and pitching problems. You can actually try singing more fast songs in future. As for your stage presence, you could be more 'supermodel' and confident on stage. You were constantly looking on the floor while dancing, try to avoid it. Overall, a refreshing feel you give to us, not bad.
[-h2o-]
You were very confident and sexy on stage. Your performance gave out charisma. You were doing your 'thing', but there were difference between your previous dancing act, that is you sang much better and clearly this time. The 口气 you sang, was suitable for the song. Good job.
[-h2o-]
You were as usual the chirpy Huixian, singing cute songs. Its sort of your genre of music. Your were confident and cheery on stage. Watching your performance makes us happy, because you'll never failed to smile. There was stage presence. This week you managed singing and dancing better.
[-h2o-]
Your body was abit stiff, looked shy and reserved on stage doing dance. There wasn't any punch in your dance and singing. I like your voice, but you didn't sing the song well enough. If you had a little more confidence, you wouldn't done better. 加油 satay!
[-h2o-]
The keys initially sounded too low for you, but later it sounded better. You were showing abit of your playful character during your performance, but could have done more. There wasn't any punch in your rendition. However, it was still an acceptable performance, not bad.
[-h2o-]
At first i thought it was weird seeing you sing fast song. Your enunciation was bad. You head was tilted up and when you nodded your head with the rhythem it looked abit funny. But you simply had the superstar charisma on stage. You were very 放 during your performance tonight, good confidence. And the 假音 part was well sang, even 小猪 won't sing that part during live, but you did.
[-h2o-]
Your rendition lacked the groove and attitude. You singing sounded abit weird and lacked the power. The performance was boring too. But overall feel was still alright. You had the bad boy attitude but lacks the confidence on stage doing the moves. You didn't maximise the chance to interact with audience.
[-h2o-]
You capitalised on everything tonight again. You were very cute, and energetic on stage. Your voice was bright and clean. There was of interaction with the audience. 美中不足 was that you were busy remembering what to do next on stage, could see your changed of expression before you wanna do something. You were abit breathless towards the end. Overall, a great performance! Keep it up boy!
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- 2:11 AM
Songlist for Semi Finals 3
The theme for tomorrow's performance is Dancing Night whereby the contestants have to sing and dance. Are they able to manage it well? Or will their flaws be exposed? Stay tune to Every Monday Channel U 8PM
F1 Keely: Supermodel
F2 Zheng Ning: 大风吹
F3 Hui Xian: Dadada
F4 Joanna: 狠狠爱
M1 Zi Jie: 流行主教
M2 Marcus: 呛司呛司
M3 Benjamin: 精武门
M4 Shawn: 恋爱ING
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- 3:16 PM
Our dear Agnes thought she could control herself. But, when Guo Hao was eliminated out, she couldnt control and collapsed. She was weeping for Guo Hao even during the performance when Guo Hao was judged down by the judges.
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- 9:10 PM
Hi. Sorry for the late updates. As explained in the previous post, September was unable to comment for the performance. Anyway, here's h2o's opinion.
M1 Zi Jie
[-h2o-]: [7.0] You chose the right song tonight. Your singing was soft and soothing. Good feel and emotion were present. However, your 假音 sounded weak, like you were out of breath. You also need to use your witty brain to improve stage presence.
M2 Benjamin
[-h2o-]: [6.7] You went offbeat right from the start. Your performance tonight was abit under expectation. Some words's 发音 were weird- heavy 鼻音. Your singing was tight and lacked the power. Overall, your performance was acceptable
M3 Guohao
[-h2o-]: [5.0] ouFrom your singing and expressions, i know you were lacking of the confidence you once displayed. Similarly, i feel your effort too. Generally, your singing techni improved. But you went offpitch and offbeat all over the song. Good luck.
M4 Shawn
[-h2o-]: [6.5] Your low keys sounded muffled if there were more variation between the verses and chorus, your rendition will sound better. Your rendition lacked the emotions. However, your performance was acceptable.
M5 Marcus
[-h2o-]: [6.8] Your rendition was soft and soothing. It was similar to the original rendition. There were sufficient emotions. A point to note, you were having abit of 音准 problem. Hope to see more surprises from you soon.
we talked...
- 8:55 PM
Dear Visitors,
There will be a delay for posting for tonight's show.
- September is going to see Mr Jay Chou tonight!
- [-h2o-]'s computer exploded and its still not repaired, but i'll still write about their performances and post it a.s.a.p
Thank You for your constant support...!
Cya soon~
[-h2o-]
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- 3:03 PM
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- 6:08 PM
Campus Superstar Semi Finals 1A [Girls]
F1 Agnes
September: [6.5] I really enjoy your performance. I like the way you presented your rendition. You changed the tunes and sang it your own way. However, your low notes are still weak.
[-h2o-]: [6.5] Your vocal wasnt shou1 fang4 zi4 ru2. At the last chorus, you didnt hit the notes. You were abit offbeat too. However, i like the emotions you displayed in singing. Overall, an acceptable performance.
F2 Huixian
September: [6.8] Hey. You are back. Finally, you kicked the habit of using the weird tone of singing that you used for the last performance. The feeling of the song was there. And you managed the high notes beautifully. But your low notes were abit shaky.
[-h2o-]: [6.2] There were gong4 ming2 problems for the low keys-sounded weird. You went off pitch too. I couldnt feel the emotions. However you managed to save your performance later. Your high notes sounded much better.
F3 Zhengning
September: [6.1] I can say that it is a safe song for you. The low notes were manageable. For the high notes, you sang it too hard. Try to use alternative way to sing high notes. And also, the feelings were absent.
[-h2o-]: [5.5] You went off pitch. Tail voices were weird. There were enunciation problems too. The biggest mistake is the choice of song. You sounded weird. The only good thing is that your singing actually improved. Didnt sound breathless too.
F4 Keely
September: [6.3] Yes, this is one of the performances that got the "feel". I can feel the pain the song wants to tell me. You were abit rushy for the first few words of the chorus, but the rest was okay. I like the way you end the song.
[-h2o-]: [6.5] You didnt manage the low keys well. There were no variation in your rendition, but you managed to sing the emotions. You sang better than your previous performance.
F5 Joanna
September: [6.4] Hello. Nice haircut. For your performance, the 咬字 wasabit unclear. Like what Zheng Ning did, you used your real voice to hit the high notes. But its abit risky as forcing too much can let you go off pitch. There wasnt much climax to the chorus.
[-h2o-]: [6.5] Your vocal was clean and clear. But you sang the song too forceful, and there was no variation in your rendition. However, the emotions were there. Good luck.
we talked...
- 9:01 PM
Semi Finals 1A[Girls] Songlist
This week we'll only see and hear from the girls... no more youtube clips, so make sure you catch the live show.... Channel U, Monday, 8pm.......
F1 Agnes - Gou Gou Shou [Jocie Guo] 勾勾手[郭美美]
F2 Huixian - Feng Ling [Joi Chua] 风铃[蔡淳佳]
F3 Zhengning - Yi Qian Nian Yi Hou [JJ Lin] 一千年以后[林俊杰]
F4 Keely - Chu Mo [Chen Weilian] 触摸[陈伟联]
F5 Joanna - Ai Wu Li [Kelly Poon] 爱无力[潘嘉丽]
we talked...
- 1:58 AM
Notice
The video clips of CSS 2 have been removed from Youtube.
Therefore, the links are no longer effective.
However, I still managed to find Shawn & Huixian's revival performance, enjoy it before its gone....
Shawn's 木乃伊
Huixian's C 大调
we talked...
- 9:20 AM
F5 Huixian & M6 Shawn
Revived!
we talked...
- 1:25 AM
Revival Round [16/07]
[-h2o-]You delivered the song with the required power in singing. A confident and good performance from you, as first appearing contestant. There were parts of the song, when you sounded lack of 气. And you didn't 'press' down the lower keys, hence sounded unstable. Overall, performance was energetic and up to standards.
September
You got a very unique voice. Your 音飘 when there was high notes. Do take note of your 咬字.
[-h2o-]Your lower keys sounded blurry, and there was obvious enunciation problem initially. Your body and facial expressions were still as stiff as before. However, you sang the chorus very well, with good emotions. Generally, no improvement from previous.
September
Good performance, a great improvement as compared to your past performance. You actions looked stiff especially when you raised your hand. I give you a higher marks because this song is quite difficult to sing.
[-h2o-]You looked sweet and pretty on tv. Singing didn't sound bad, in fact I like your voice, but the technics were wrong. You sang the song with too much strength, making your rendition sounded forceful and no variation with verse & chorus. You didn't have sang the song straight and direct without reflex. There were also some off pitch problems.
September
Your voice is sweet. There wasn't any feel and emotions to the song. Your tempo was abit off.
[-h2o-]You were very unstable tonight. You went offbeat all over the song. I heard you were trembling alot, either you were nervous or lack of 气. You were totally not in the mood of competing, totally off form. It was definitely a wrong choice of song.
September
Your tempo was slower than the song. You sounded 气不够-tended to retard in the middle of the words.
[-h2o-]You were still the chirpy and cheerful girl on stage. You looked very lively. Good effort on stage. However, the weird enunciation with the irritating tone were back. You sounded lack of 气 too. You have the appearance for fast songs, but you can't sing it.
September
This song is difficult at the begining as you need to really get control of the beat. There was alot of 断 in between. I like your stage presence. Confident, and moved like a superstar.
[-h2o-]Tonight wasn't your best performance. You went off pitch during low keys. And your low keys were unstable. But your chorus brought the soul of song back, it was really nice and touching. Good emotions. However, towards the last part's 拉音 you went off. Hope the votes make you go thru', good luck!
September
Emotion was there. You started steadily and confidently. Only some high notes you couldn't reach (hanging somewhere, not hitting the notes)
[-h2o-]Your low keys were unstable, high keys also unstable. Your offbeat, and offpitch problems were obviously everywhere. You sounded slightly better during chorus. Overall, it was an amateur singing performance.
September
Your 咬字!! I dont know why, but you tended to "flat" the notes at the end of every sentence. Good point is you are engaging with the audience.
[-h2o-]Junjie, you really started off well. I was touched by your singing initially. In the beginning, you were as good as last week. However, your confidence dropped rapidly, after you slipped and made a mistake. After that, you continued to make other mistakes, went off pitch and couldn't hit the notes. You could have done better.
September
You got alot of 沙音. Sore throat? The end notes for each sentence sounded "shivering". You are especially weak at the high notes especially towards the end of the song. Can see that you are disappointed.
[-h2o-]You choose a very safe song. I thought your rendition didn't have the soul and groove. The feel wasn't there. There was not variation in your rendition too. Overall, no major mistakes, but it was a boring performance.
September
This song suits you. You sang the way it should be. High notes are managed well.
[-h2o-]You were monotonous, and didn't sound like you were singing. Your enunciation was terrible. There was no emotions. There was no efforts observed.
September
Yyou were just mumbling through. Your pronounciation is weak. It's 睡着 instead of sui4.
[-h2o-]You were creative in your rendition. The feel was there and I felt the emotions. However, you sounded weak during 假音 and the transitions. It was a wrong choice of song. Overall, not bad, at least better than some contestants in this round.
September
Good that you sang your own style. Your high notes are ok, but there's still room for improvement. You sounded abit 沙 too.
[-h2o-]There was punch in your rendition. It was groovy. Your voice was bright, unlike the precious rounds. There was definitely improvements. You chose the right song. You were very lively on stage. Your performance was aggressive, you definitely want to advance. Good job!
September
Confident. Looks like you really want to get back to the competition and join the other contestants for the next rounds.
we talked...
- 10:41 PM
Songlist for the Revival round
Who will be revived? This must ask yourself. Your votes matter most. It doesnt matter how much marks the singer get. Dont make the same mistake and regret it.
F1:Jia Qi- 超快感 (Stef Sun)
F2:Teri- 左边 (Rainie Yang)
F3:Amy- 那年夏天宁静的海 (Cyndi Wang)
F4:Jiajun- 有一天我会 (Joi Chua)
F5:Huixian- C 大调 (Angela Zhang)
F6:Elaine- 好眼泪坏眼泪(Xu Ruo Xuan)
M1:Wilson- 当你孤单你会想起谁(Nicholas Zhang)
M2:Junjie- 忘记(JJ Lin)
M3:Fukuan- 爱爱爱(方大同)
M4:Xu Bin- 简单爱(Jay Chou)
M5:Javin- 给我你的爱(Tank)
M6:Shawn- 木乃伊(JJ Lin)
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- 8:28 PM
[-h2o-]
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