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‘PBB’ teens ‘artistahin’
First posted 05:51pm (Mla time) April 25, 2006
By Nini Valera
Inquirer
Editor's Note: Published on Page A2-1 of the April 26, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
SET against a street party atmosphere, the launch on Sunday night of “Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition” brought the ABS-CBN reality show into the realm of “Rebel Without A Cause” and other metaphors of teenage angst and sensibility.
The launch closed to traffic over the week end at least three streets on the loop where a stage that evoked the interior of a warehouse—complete with a giant exhaust fan spinning in slow mo in the background—had been built in front of the ABS-CBN building on Eugenio Lopez Drive. A stone’s throw away was the “PBB” house.
The opening number featured a dance performance by the top four housemates in the first season of PBB and the celebrity edition’s top four.
First-batch housemates Nene, Jayson, Cass and Uma, and celebrity housemates Keanna, Zanjoe, John and Bianca danced to the tunes of “Pinoy Ako,” the show’s anthem, and “Sikat ang Pinoy,” the celebrity edition’s theme.
The band Itchyworms followed with their rendition of the teen edition theme, “Kabataang Pinoy.”
Cue in host Mariel Rodriguez, who replaced Toni Gonzaga. Clad in tight black jeans with silver chains hanging from the belt hooks plus a backless black top, and made up with silver blue eye shadow, Mariel made her entrance on a motorbike.
Bianca, who will be doing “PBB Updates” and “Uplate” for the teen edition, was sweaty and still breathless from the dance number when she joined Mariel onstage for hosting chores.
The housemates then made a group entrance, riding pillion on motorbikes, faces hidden under helmets.
And what beautiful faces they turned out to be! The housemates are all artistahin, or movie-star material, as they say.
When the helmets were discarded for the great reveal, there were no zits in sight, no sweat rings under the armpits, no hair out of place—only perfect teeth and perfect smiles, glowing skin, lean bodies and youthful exuberance.
The teen housemates are, in order of their appearance on stage: Gerald Anderson and Nina Atienza, Michael Lee and Kim Chiu, Bam Romana and Olyn Membian, Fred Payawan and Claredes Cabiguin, Aldred Gatchalian and Mikki Arceo, Matthew Evans and Jamilla Obispo.
After six of the housemates were introduced, the show gave way to a showdown between ex-celebrity housemate Budoy and his band Jr Kilat and Brownman Revival. The two bands traded songs, whipping the live audience into fever-pitch excitement.
The finale was another showdown among the band Sandwich, Kevin Roy and Cookie Chua, who dished out a series of youth-empowerment songs.
Unlike in the two previous “PBB” shows, the teen housemates were brought to the Big Brother’s house in pairs.
The live introduction of the housemates was preceded by video clips enhanced by Manga-like anime characters that sought to define each one’s character. For example, a princess-like character was used to establish what would seem to be the fairy-tale life of Assumptionista Niòa Atienza, and a sword represented the discipline-driven lifestyle of Fred Payawan, an officer in his school’s (Colegio de San Agustin) military training corps.
Not all the housemates are as privileged as Fred and Niòa, and Michael Lee, an honor student at the Ateneo de Manila. Most of them are teens on the edge, some from broken homes.
Matthew Evans is searching for the American father he has never met. Jamilla Obispo, 18, is an unwed mother who needs to have her child operated on for a cleft palate.
After the show, “PBB” director Lauren Dyogi predicted that a male housemate would be this edition’s winner.
Asked how he picked out 12 out of 30,000 hopefuls who auditioned, Dyogi said he had considered character before looks.
“This show is all about life and how real people live it amidst tasks and challenges,” he explained. “This batch just happens to be beautiful, too.”
The top teen will receive P1 million in cash, a condo unit, a computer livelihood package, a grand tour of four local tourist destinations, and the chance to become the next show biz teen idol.
First posted 05:51pm (Mla time) April 25, 2006
By Nini Valera
Inquirer
Editor's Note: Published on Page A2-1 of the April 26, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
SET against a street party atmosphere, the launch on Sunday night of “Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition” brought the ABS-CBN reality show into the realm of “Rebel Without A Cause” and other metaphors of teenage angst and sensibility.
The launch closed to traffic over the week end at least three streets on the loop where a stage that evoked the interior of a warehouse—complete with a giant exhaust fan spinning in slow mo in the background—had been built in front of the ABS-CBN building on Eugenio Lopez Drive. A stone’s throw away was the “PBB” house.
The opening number featured a dance performance by the top four housemates in the first season of PBB and the celebrity edition’s top four.
First-batch housemates Nene, Jayson, Cass and Uma, and celebrity housemates Keanna, Zanjoe, John and Bianca danced to the tunes of “Pinoy Ako,” the show’s anthem, and “Sikat ang Pinoy,” the celebrity edition’s theme.
The band Itchyworms followed with their rendition of the teen edition theme, “Kabataang Pinoy.”
Cue in host Mariel Rodriguez, who replaced Toni Gonzaga. Clad in tight black jeans with silver chains hanging from the belt hooks plus a backless black top, and made up with silver blue eye shadow, Mariel made her entrance on a motorbike.
Bianca, who will be doing “PBB Updates” and “Uplate” for the teen edition, was sweaty and still breathless from the dance number when she joined Mariel onstage for hosting chores.
The housemates then made a group entrance, riding pillion on motorbikes, faces hidden under helmets.
And what beautiful faces they turned out to be! The housemates are all artistahin, or movie-star material, as they say.
When the helmets were discarded for the great reveal, there were no zits in sight, no sweat rings under the armpits, no hair out of place—only perfect teeth and perfect smiles, glowing skin, lean bodies and youthful exuberance.
The teen housemates are, in order of their appearance on stage: Gerald Anderson and Nina Atienza, Michael Lee and Kim Chiu, Bam Romana and Olyn Membian, Fred Payawan and Claredes Cabiguin, Aldred Gatchalian and Mikki Arceo, Matthew Evans and Jamilla Obispo.
After six of the housemates were introduced, the show gave way to a showdown between ex-celebrity housemate Budoy and his band Jr Kilat and Brownman Revival. The two bands traded songs, whipping the live audience into fever-pitch excitement.
The finale was another showdown among the band Sandwich, Kevin Roy and Cookie Chua, who dished out a series of youth-empowerment songs.
Unlike in the two previous “PBB” shows, the teen housemates were brought to the Big Brother’s house in pairs.
The live introduction of the housemates was preceded by video clips enhanced by Manga-like anime characters that sought to define each one’s character. For example, a princess-like character was used to establish what would seem to be the fairy-tale life of Assumptionista Niòa Atienza, and a sword represented the discipline-driven lifestyle of Fred Payawan, an officer in his school’s (Colegio de San Agustin) military training corps.
Not all the housemates are as privileged as Fred and Niòa, and Michael Lee, an honor student at the Ateneo de Manila. Most of them are teens on the edge, some from broken homes.
Matthew Evans is searching for the American father he has never met. Jamilla Obispo, 18, is an unwed mother who needs to have her child operated on for a cleft palate.
After the show, “PBB” director Lauren Dyogi predicted that a male housemate would be this edition’s winner.
Asked how he picked out 12 out of 30,000 hopefuls who auditioned, Dyogi said he had considered character before looks.
“This show is all about life and how real people live it amidst tasks and challenges,” he explained. “This batch just happens to be beautiful, too.”
The top teen will receive P1 million in cash, a condo unit, a computer livelihood package, a grand tour of four local tourist destinations, and the chance to become the next show biz teen idol.