alittle something..

some outline first:
there has been this program in singapore, which is something similar to the american idol show but is somewat different and is in chinese, that has been going on for a few motnths already and is said to have caused quite a huge stir in the usually perceived as quiet and passive singapore community.

my view:
i don't really watch the night time tv or read the papers so i got to know of this tv program only when i saw quite a large queue lining up outside suntec city one day. it looked interesting so went around to kpo a bit and asked my family and friends about it. but didn't think it will cause any huge sensation, partially cos singapore idol was quite a failure considering the fact that the runner up couldn't sing and only got the runner up position cos his fans think that he has style, which i don't concur..

then i found out that jia's good friend joined the competition tooand even got in to the top three for guys, so i became more interested in it, and watched the program when i'm free. the contestants on the whole were quite ok on the whole, some are quite talented or have potential while others make up with their looks for wat they lack in their singing skills.. then the most surprising point in the competition (at that point in time but something more surprising happened at the end of the whole program) was when a visually handicapped person entered the top 24 of the competition. for me, it was not much about the surprise that a visually handicapped person went in cos he did sang well, but that he had the courage to enter and face the challenges of the music and media industry that surprised me. and it then turned into a form of respect for him, for his courage, and unexpectedly his optimisim about life and the self confidence that he potray.

at first i thot that it will be quite a simple competition program for it was quite apparent that some had more talent and skills than the rest of the contestants, thus i assume that they will be easily recognised by the general public and vote for cos they are really good, and that the competition will be quite predictable till the final moment when the top gal and guy will pit against each other. i was wrong. amazingly, some lousy contestants managed to stick on till the later parts of the program while other talented contestants were being kicked out or almost gotten kicked out quite early on in the program.

these sometimes made me wonder if the program was rigged.

for reason no. 1 being that talented ppl who should be supported by the public cos they are good, were kicked out so early on in the program, suspect that this is to cause excitement amongst the viewers so that they will have more urgency to call and support their fav contestants.

reason no. 2 was that the voting thru sms and calling has a charge of 60 cents each that is quite expensive in my opinion. so this may be translated into the possibility that rigging was done so that the tv company can earn extra cash from the program.

reason no. 3 was quite debated by singaporean, presence of the visually handicapped person thru out the whole show and even into the grand finals where he eventually won the competition. alright.. i agree that he is quite good but i think that the other finalist, kelly, is much better.

reason no. 4 being that during the finals, the charge for voting suddenly jumped from the usual 60 cents to a whooping 2 dollars!! so obvious that they are trying to earn tv viewers' money, and the 2 dollars charge wasn't made very clear by the hosts or the program itself.. i just happend to see it when it was flashed at the bottom of the screen, and seriously.. the font's not big.


wanted to say more but am lazy.. and the papers in singapore has said enuf so.. i shall just stop here. but one final comment for this. very glad that kelly won second place cos she gets to sign contract with universal music, a better record company compared to the winner's record company, which is play music.