Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Quarter Finals 2A Results Show Videos
This week the usual video provider didn't record the performance show and results show, but I got the clips from another provider.
Part 1 [Benjamin, Keely & Fukuan advanced]
Part 2 [Elaine advanced, Javin & Jiajun eliminated]
we talked...
- 2:38 AM
Quarter Finals 2A Results
This week's performance show was an 'improvement' show. Most contestants who didn't do well in their previous rounds, improved this week. The boys were most improved! Benjamin managed to ditch the JJ's shadow, Fukuan proved his RnB abilities, and Javin chose a better song. As for the girls, only Elaine made an impression with her rendition of 一眼万年, and Zhengning managed to give the judges a different side of her singing abilities.
At the results show, we saw Benjamin first to enter the next stage. He appeared to be very emotional, tears were at the verge of dropping. Keely was the first from the girls side, to advance to the next round. Keely was happy that she could advance despite her 'lower than expectation' performance, which she acknowledged. Then Fukuan and Elaine were announced to advance to the next stage. After being announced her entry, Elaine gave a quick speech and disappeared.
At the elimination, Javin and Junjie were on stage first. Surprisingly, it was Javin who's leaving the stage. He put up a better performance this week. Junjie was totally shocked to know that he is staying. He was later found crying after being interviewed. I guess he is disappointed about himself and sad to know that he is still staying despite his poor performance. I can understand how you're feeling boy, work harder in the next round and prove that you are worthy to stay, 加油!
At the elimination, Javin and Junjie were on stage first. Surprisingly, it was Javin who's leaving the stage. He put up a better performance this week. Junjie was totally shocked to know that he is staying. He was later found crying after being interviewed. I guess he is disappointed about himself and sad to know that he is still staying despite his poor performance. I can understand how you're feeling boy, work harder in the next round and prove that you are worthy to stay, 加油!
Then it was Jiajun and Zhengning, the 2 RGS girls. And it was Jiajun who was leaving. The cheery Jiajun was disappointed but was glad that she learnt alot within this period. Zhengning on the other hand, appeared emotional, as Jiajun, her schoolmate is leaving the stage.
M2 Javin They & F1 Lin Jia Jun
Eliminated...
Next week, CSS will probably reach one of its climax, just by looking at the contestants you will know its going to be a great show. The cute boyboy Shawn, handsome ego Marcus, diya & carrie backed Zijie, popular entertainer Guohao, sweet-powerpuff Huixian, ang-mo-lish Teri, satay girl Joanna and bubbly babe Agnes, will be competing next week!
we talked...
- 12:15 AM
Monday, June 18, 2007
Quarter Finals 2A [18/06]
[-h2o-]Junjie, you need to increase your own confidence and sing the songs the way they should be. Your vocal's nice but singing was okay only. Having the key lowered again, didn't help u. I felt you were singing the song too softly[软], and didn't get the soul of the song. The kind of emotions, kind of 背叛was definitely absence.
September
This is quite a challenging song. When you reached the chorus, there wasn't any climax. Everything sounded "sian" after a while. Your overall performance was still ok. There should be more punch in the chorus.
[-h2o-]A better choice of song. But I think it wasn't the best choice of song, because you lack the groove in delivering the song's many transitions, even though you did a fairly well job. Even though, you couldn't hit some high notes, you managed to change the song into your version and pulled it off. It was definitely a better performance than last week. Keep it up~
September
You looked stress when you sang the high notes(showing that you have difficulty in singing that part) Besides that, you couldn't reach the high notes(before the chorus). Your 假音 were weak e.g. 也许会 笑着哭.
[-h2o-]This is what I wanted to hear! You sang it with your voice, without JJ's shadow and didn't feel like Jay. Your singing was clean. The emotions and feel were there. You might want to note about your breathing which the judges highlighted. Boy, you are starting to win hearts and votes with your singing! Keep up the good work~
September
Finally, this is the benjamin i like to see. It's benjamin with his own voice, not benjamin with JJ's shadow. Your high notes were good. I have nothing to comment about your ability. Knowing which part to breathe and which part not to is very important. Breathing at the wrong part of the songs will 打断 the feeling and the meaning of the song.
[-h2o-]It was a splendid performance! It was a very good display of your singing skills. Good groove! Good technics! You sang it very nicely and gave a very different impression from your last performance. To make things better, you need to improve your stage presence and eye contacts.
September
You handled Gary's song well - better than M1. Not many people can sing Gary's song and sing it well. I feel that for this song, you should smile less. You improved alot today. Keep it up!
we talked...
- 10:19 PM
Quarter Finals 2A [18/06]
[-h2o-]You sang it your way with the same smile and style as last week. A better stage presence this week. However, I thought that the song is abit simple, nothing much for you to display your skills. At times, you couldn't hold the low keys down. And I felt that your rendition wasn't 放enough.
September
I agree with what the judge said. You should choose a much challenging song as this song didn't show your potential. This song is sweet. But your rendition wasn't as sweet as it supposed to be. Perhaps you were nervous. Keep on smiling. I love the smile.
[-h2o-]This week you chose a slow song and you shown us the other side of you. Similarly, your nice vocal, and technics were present. Good emotions. However, there's some points to note; maybe you can give your singing abit more variation between verse and chorus. Another thing is that your rendition of this song wasn't 凄美enough. 加油!
September
You handled the song very nice espcially the the high notes. But your tempo was abit off, but it was still ok. The feeling of the song is appropriate. I think you should find songs that allow you to 发挥多一点.
It was a challenging song, but you didn't get it right. You didn't manage to sing the feel of the song. I didn't feel the emotions. And your singing was abit tight.
However, your overall performance was still acceptable. Be more careful in the choice of songs.
September
You should drag the first word of the chorus more, like emphasize more on the 原 at the "原来爱情这么伤", to increase the feel. You were weak at handling the low notes. Your interaction with the audience should be more.
[-h2o-]It was a much better performance than your first one. The emotions were okay. However, there were some small problems here and there in your singing. Firstly, I heard some enunciation problem, especially during the first few verse. Pitch went off abit, especially during the tail of sentences/verses. Overall, you were okay, but you didn't bring the mood of the song to climax.
September
It's good that you changed the first two words and sang it in your own way. But it showed your flaws. The first two words sounded 虚. As for your long notes, I could hear you trembling. I find this song unsuitable for you. Your 音飘alot at the end of sentences. And also, I needed to look at the lyrics to know what you were singing.
we talked...
- 9:03 PM
[-h2o-]
September