My Top 5 Favorite ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID Songs

Christmas is just around the corner. It's important that we spend our time to our family. It is the happiest season that we cherished most because we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

ABS-CBN, one of the leading networks in the Philippines, releases a star-studded yet inspiring Christmas Station ID every year. I'm definitely a Kapamilya when I was kid, and had a chance to work as an intern in ABS-CBN TV2 Events Marketing Department for 2 months in late 2010.

This year, ABS-CBN released their recent Christmas Station ID entitled "Thank You For The Love" sung by three of the hottest primetime love teams in the country: James Reid & Nadine Lustre (JaDine), Liza Soberano & Enrique Gil (LizQuen), and Kathryn Bernardo & Daniel Padilla (KathNiel). 

Here are my top 5 favorite ABS-CBN Christmas Station IDs:

1. Ngayong Pasko Magniningning Ang Pilipino

[2010 ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID]

sung by Toni Gonzaga & Gary Valenciano

2. Magkasama Tayo sa Kwento ng Pasko

[2013 ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID]

sung by Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo Mañalac, & Lea Salonga

with The Voice Of The Philippines Season 1 Grand Finalists

(Mitoy Yonting, Klarisse de Guzman, Myk Perez, & Janice Javier)

3. Bro, Ikaw Ang Star Ng Pasko

[2009 ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID]

sung by Various Artists

4. Kwento Ng Pasko

[2012 ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID]

sung by Various Artists

5. Thank You, Ang Babait Ninyo

[2014 ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID]

sung by The Voice Kids Season 1 Grand Finalists

(Lyca Gairanod, Darren Espanto, Juan Karlos Labajo, & Darlene Vibares) 

Sarah Geronimo: OPM's Popstar Royalty Through The Years

It's already more than a decade since I became a fan of Sarah Geronimo. Time flies so fast.

It all started when I was a freshman student in University of Santo Tomas Education High School, where Sarah was a junior student who recently won in a contest called "Star For A Night" in 2003. During the acquaintance party on that same year, she sang Broken Vow on stage, since Meteor Garden was still a hit. Then after few performances, I performed an acapella version of Carol Banawa's single "Stay".

She became my top favorite female artist. Whenever I filled up the musical influences or favorite singer in any profile, her name was already top of my mind.

I bought majority of her albums, from Popstar: A Dream Come True to Just Me. I also watched Bituing Walang Ningning concert wherein the finale scene of her drama of the same title was shot live. I attended one of her mall tours in SM City San Lazaro few years ago to let her sign the albums I bought under her name. I'd seen her a lot of times. I haven't got a chance to watch her concert live, but at least ABS-CBN and PBO aired all of her concerts so that I have a chance to watch them.

Aside being one of the top-notch certified recording artist from Viva Records that has received a lot of awards and nominations in song and artist categories in different award-giving bodies in local and international arena, she became a box office queen due to success of three movies: A Very Special Love, You Changed My Life, and It Takes A Man And A Woman, paired up with John Lloyd Cruz as Laida Magtalas and Miggy Montenegro respectively. She was also one of the mentors/judges in the two seasons of The Voice Of The Philippines and The Voice Kids, which her artists titled as the grand champion: Lyca Gairanod in The Voice Kids Season 1 and Jason Dy in The Voice Of The Philippines Season 2. She was featured in the Disney Channel Asia calendar as Rapunzel in Tangled and sang the Asian version representing the Philippines of the Disney Princess song The Glow, originally popularized by Shannon Saunders.

She just celebrated her decade of music thru her concert called Perfect 10. This year, she will conquer the Big Dome stage once again entitled From The Top scheduled on December 4 to December 5. Her concert will start at 8:00pm at Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.

Here are my top 10 favorite tracks from Sarah:

1. Kilometro

(from Perfectly Imperfect album)

2. Minamahal

(from Perfectly Imperfect album)

3. Remind Me To Forget You

(from Just Me album)

4. Carry My Love

(from Becoming album)

5. Ikaw

(from Taking Flight album)

6. Ikot-Ikot

(from Expressions album)

7. I'll Be There [feat. Howie Dorough]

(from Just Me album)

8. Forever's Not Enough

(from Popstar: A Dream Come True album)

9. The Glow

(as featured in Disney Channel Asia)

10. Love Can't Lie

(from Sweet Sixteen album)

My All-Time Breakup Playlist

Love inspires us, at the same time it also breaks. Well I got inspired to make my own breakup playlist because of the new movie produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films starring Piolo Pascual and Sarah Geronimo called The Breakup Playlist. I haven’t seen it yet but it’s a must-watch film for everyone. So here’s my all-time breakup playlist:

Hear My Heart. It’s my favorite song from Nikki Gil. Definitely I included in my playlist because of the chorus of this song: “Hear my heart, crying in silence. It hurts so much. Trying to run from your smile, your touch. Waiting, pretending, this game’s a waste. Knowing you just can’t be mine.”

The Heart Wants What It Wants. It’s one of my favorite songs from Selena Gomez. The last part of the chorus hooked me a lot: “There are reasons why I should give you up. Coz the heart wants what it wants.”

Bakit Pa Ba. This was Sarah Geronimo’s version of Jay-R’s original. When you read the lyrics, these two artists took it differently: Jay-R  for male side and Sarah on female side. I was struck by this song because of my recent experience. “Bakit pa ba nagagawa mo pang saktan ang isang tulad ko na labis na nagmamahal? Di mapansin na walang katulad ang pag-ibig para sayo na alay ko. Bakit ako’y ngayon iiwan mo?”

Disaster. This was sung by Jojo. When I saw the title, indeed this song must include in my breakup playlist. “You shot the bullet that killed me, not feeling my heartbeat and now I was dying. I am through it, I am through all the agony. And now my eyes are drying, trying, no more crying. Lying’s just a game. So disaster strikes and I’m alright coz my love’s on his way.”

You Made Me Stronger. This song was recorded by Regine Velasquez in her album R2K when I first heard it and Nikki Gil had her version of this song from her album Love Revisited. Like Nikki’s Hear My Heart, the chorus of the song made it in my playlist: “You made me stronger by breaking my heart. You ended my life and made a better one start. You’ve taught me everything from falling in love and letting go of a lie. You made me stronger by saying goodbye.”

Bad Blood. This was one of my favorite songs from Taylor Swift. Her music video with Kendrick Lamar and other female celebrities like Selena Gomez as Arsyn, Ellie Goulding as Destructa X, and Cindy Crawford as the Headmistress was different from what included in her album 1989. “Coz baby now we got bad blood, you know we used to be mad love. So take look what you’ve done coz baby now we got bad blood. Now we got problems and I don’t think we can’t solve them. You made a really deep cut and baby now we got bad blood.”

I Don’t Want To Be Your Friend. This song was written by Diane Warren and popularized by Nina for her album Nina Sings the Hits of Dianne Warren. “I don’t want to see your face. I don’t want to hear your name. I don’t want to think, just stay away baby. Don’t want to know if you’re alright or what you’re doing with your life. Don’t want to hear you say that you’ll stay in touch maybe.”

Broken Vow. This song that was sung by Lara Fabian was from the official soundtrack of the phenomenal hit Asian drama Meteor Garden starring Barbie Xu, Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Ken Zhu, and Van Ness Wu. Sarah Geronimo and Mark Bautista had this version. “I let you go. I let you fly. Why do I keep on asking why? I let you go now that I found a way to keep somehow more than a broken vow.”

Someone’s Always Saying Goodbye. Toni Gonzaga recorded her version of this song for her album Love Is. “Someone’s always saying goodbye. I believe it hurts when we cry. Don’t we know partings never so easy? And with all the achings inside I believe some hearts won’t survive. Trying hard to pretend that we’re gonna be fine.”

My Happy Ending. This was Avril Lavigne’s first carrier single from her album with the same name. Indeed it’s another song to be included in my playlist based on my recent experience. “You were everything, everything that I wanted. We were meant to be, supposed to be but we lost it. And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away.All this time you were pretending so much for my happy ending.”

Sabi nga ni Vice, “Pag walang boyfriend, walang forever.” I agree since I don’t have a boyfriend. I’m reading Alex Gonzaga’s book called “Dear Alex, Break Na Kami. Paano?! Love, Catherine”. I’m learning so much from this book. At least I will be ready to fall in love, prepared to be hurt, and stood up to fight for the guy I love.     

I’m not closing the doors of my heart. I’m patiently waiting for my Mr. Right, my love of my life. Ika nga ni Snow White, “Someday my prince will come.” 

2013: My Best Of

2013 wasn't my good year but I listed 13 reasons why should remember this year.

1 – Chris H

He’s one of the Top 5 finalists of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 20: Guys and Girls. Born on 18th July 1988, he dreamt of becoming a model and proved that he’s one of the role models in his generation. Though his image in the show wasn’t good, he showed his positive personality in clearing those through his Ustream show titled Chris Unwrapped. His tweets inspired many, including me through his quotes that marked in every ChrisAtic’s hearts.

2 – The Heirs

I watched it for only 3 consecutive days turned into my favorite Korean drama of 2013 starring Lee Minho as Kim Tan, Park Shin Hye as Cha Eun Sang, and Kim Woo Bin as Choi Young Do. It was one of the most anticipated Korean dramas of 2013 because of its star-studded cast, including CNBlue’s Kang Minhyuk as Chan Young and f(x)’s Krystal Jung as Bo Na. The drama was shot in Malibu Island and Los Angeles, California. In 2013 SBS Gayo Daejun, its parody composed of SHINee’s Lee Taemin as Kim Tan, Girl’s Day’s Minah as Cha Eun Sang, and K. Will as Choi Young Do made us miss the drama so much. I can’t wait to air it in ABS-CBN next year, hoping to be in the primetime slot. In fact I have no idea what will be their English names but I’m sure it’ll be hit and trending in social media.

3 – Lawson

They’re one of my favorite bands. I became a fan when they went here in Manila for a one-night concert last April and their song Standing In The Dark is my LSS (last song syndrome). I love all of them but my favorite member is Joel Peat. Also, I communicated with admins of Lawson Philippines and became friends with some Geese like Mark Ruiz and Chiva Marie Mahinay. I support them by buying their latest album Chapman Square Chapter II, voting for their MVs on MYX and requesting them in radio stations and music channels.

4 – VJ Ai Dela Cruz

She’s my favorite MYX VJ. She started as a MYX VJ in May 2013 and like her very much because of her bubbly personality. She also replies to my tweets that’s why I appreciate her a lot. I want to meet her, be her friend, and take a picture with her soon maybe in MYX events, in ABS-CBN, or in somewhere else.

5 – Nicholas Hoult

The guy who played a zombie role named R in the movie Warm Bodies made our hearts melt followed by the movie Jack The Giant Slayer. Because of Warm Bodies, he’s one of my Hollywood crushes. I never thought that he was in the movie About A Boy with Hugh Grant and portrayed the role of Beast in X-Men: First Class. He’s the boyfriend of Oscar award winner Jennifer Lawrence. I am looking forward to his next movies including X-Men: The Days Of Future Past.

6 – EXO

They’re the rookie group from SM Entertainment who received Album Of The Year award in Mnet Asian Music Awards 2013 held in Hong Kong for their album XOXO. I noticed Kai first in their music video Mama, but in Wolf, it turned out that Kris is my bias. The reason why I chose Kris over Kai is he can speak in English. Because of their show on MBC called EXO Showtime which it airs every Thursday, I got to know more about the members and easily notice them one by one.

7 – The X-Factor USA

I tuned this show hosted by Mario Lopez showcased talents of aspiring singers in America every week and its top 40 was divided into 4 categories with their mentors: Simon Cowell for the Groups, Demi Lovato for the Girls, Paulina Rubio for the Boys, and Kelly Rowland for the Over 25s. I guess the four chair challenge was very memorable for the season wherein the mentors will decide who will stay in the competition based on their performances. In the end, the finalists were Alex and Sierra for the Groups, Jeffrey Adam Gutt for the Over 25s and Carlito Olivero for the Boys. Based on America’s votes, the winner was Alex and Sierra who received a lifetime recording contract from Sony Music. Nevertheless, I was very proud of Ellona Santiago, a Filipino-American contestant from Demi’s Girls who made it in Top 6.

8 – The Voice of the Philippines

The Philippine franchise hosted by Toni Gonzaga, Alex Gonzaga, and Robi Domingo showcased world-class Filipino aspiring singers. The judges were Black Eyed Peas member Apl.de.Ap, former Rivermaya member Bamboo Mañalac, the international broadway diva Ms. Lea Salonga, and the popstar princess, Ms. Sarah Geronimo. The top 4 were Janice Javier for Team Apl, Myk Perez for Team Bamboo, Mitoy Yonting for Team Lea, and Klarisse de Guzman for Team Sarah. The winner was Mitoy Yonting based on the Philippines’s votes.

9 – Sarah Geronimo

I’m a Popster since she started after winning in Star For A Night hosted by Asia’s Songbird, Ms. Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. This year, besides being a coach and a judge of The Voice Of The Philippines, she released her latest album titled Expressions. Her first single Ikot-Ikot from that album reached number 1 in MYX Charts. Her latest single Tayo rocks in MYX Charts as the loyal Popsters are voting for its music video and rule in MYX Daily Top 10, Pinoy MYX Countdown, and MYX Hitchart. Her latest album received a platinum award and Ikot-Ikot MV was top 3 and top 6 on year-end specials of Pinoy MYX Countdown and MYX Hitchart respectively. She’s awarded as the Philippines’s Artist Of The Year in 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards and recognized as World Performing Arts Entertainer of the Year nominee as proofs that she’s a popstar royalty.

10 – BoA

She’s my one and only queen of Korean Pop. She’s popularly known with hits Hurricane Venus, Girls On Top and Only One under SM Entertainment for 13 years. Debuted last August 25, 2000, she’s rocking not only on music scene but also in her debut KBS drama Waiting For Love and debut Hollywood movie Make Your Move. I bought her 7th album Only One when it was available in the Philippines. She recently won Short Drama Award-Female in 2013 KBS Drama Awards for her role in Waiting For Love.

11 – Warm Bodies

It’s a film released last February 1, 2013 starring Nicholas Hoult as R and Teresa Palmer as Julie. I was obsessed with this movie because I watched it in theatres, bought original DVD with BTS features and lanyard as a freebie, and bought novel book written by Isaac Marion. Indeed it’s my favorite Hollywood movie of 2013 because it’s a different love story that a zombie fell in love with a human and transformed into human again as time flies.

12 – iPhone

This is my dream phone that’s already in my hands. No matter what number it is, as long as it’s an Apple iPhone. Big thanks to my brother that he bought it for me, rewarding for my hard work in my job as store operations officer of a salon for at least 6 months.

13 – Teng Brothers

Jeron Teng, from De La Salle University Green Archers and Jeric Teng, from University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers battled against each other, together with their teams in the UAAP Men's Basketball Championship. I always support UST because that’s my alma mater. Though DLSU won over UST, the intense during the games was very memorable. Both are competitive but they didn’t forget that they’re sons of PBA legend, Alvin Teng.

I Want To Be Like...

Taylor Swift

A Grammy award winner who sang popular hits such as "You Belong With Me" and "Love Story"  

I want to be like Taylor Swift because she can compose songs, play guitar, and sing well. Yet she's so young, she received awards such as Grammy's Entertainer of the Year.

IU

Korea's sweetheart who sang "Wonderful Day" and "You And I"

I want to be like IU because at her young age, she's making a mark in the K-Pop scene. She's one of the cast of Dream High which is one of the most successful Korean drama in 2011.

Sarah Geronimo

The Philippines's Popstar Princess who sang  record breaking  track titled "Forever's Not Enough"  

I want to be like Sarah Geronimo because she can sing and dance at the same time. She hailed as grand champion in a competition called "Star For A Night". She has her own show titled "Sarah G. Live".

BoA

K-Pop Queen under the label management SM Town Entertainment who sang "Hurricane Venus"

I want to be like BoA because she can amazingly perform on stage. She was a judge representing her label management SM Town Entertainment in a recent singing competition called "K-Pop Star". She also released English songs such as "Eat You Up" and "Energetic".

Toni Gonzaga

The Philippines's Ultimate Multimedia Star who sang popular love songs "We Belong " and "Catch Me I'm Falling"

I want to be like Toni Gonzaga because she can host shows, perform on stage, and act naturally on screen. She celebrated her 10th anniversary in entertainment industry.

Demi Lovato

A Disney star from the movie "Camp Rock" who sang pop-rock songs "Don't Forget" and "Skyscraper"

I want to be like Demi Lovato because she inspires people to be strong after difficult challenges came to her life. She had a show in Disney Channel titled "Sonny With A Chance".

Juris

One of the Philippines's Acoustic Princess who sang "Opposites Attract" and theme song from "Rubi"

I want to be like Juris because she effortlessly sang songs. She was from the acoustic group MYMP (Make Your Mama Proud) who popularized several tracks from different artists and made their own versions like "Especially For You" and "Tell Me Where It Hurts".

Selena Gomez

One of the lead stars from Disney Channel Original Series "Wizards of Waverly Place" who sang "Who Says"

I want to be like Selena Gomez because she can naturally act and perform on stage. She is the current girlfriend of Justin Bieber. In addition, she was also one of the main lead in some movies like "Ramona and Beezus" and "Princess Protection Program".  

Anne Curtis

The Philippines's Concert Sweetheart who sang her rendition of a Celine Dion song "Alone"

I want to be like Anne Curtis because she inspires people who like to sing but don't have such beautiful voice. She released her album titled "Annebisyosa" which had a platinum status record and had a successful concert in Manila last January. She currently hosts a noontime talent variety show "It's Showtime".

Dreams do come true. And that dream would be to become one of the artists I mentioned in this blog. That's  why I enrolled in a free voice, dance, and acting workshop. I also enrolled in a 5-session guitar workshop and bought a pink guitar to study and learn how to play it. Thus, I am working hard to be reach my dream in becoming an artist in entertainment industry.

The Kaleidoscope Side of Ceres Cabel: I Am A Certified Fan Girl (From Spice Girls to SHINee)

Almost all of us have our own favorite artists. But we cannot escape ourselves being a fan, and sometimes we wish that we will meet them soon or better that we will be their friends. I’m gonna share you on how I became a fan girl.

Boy bands and girl groups are very popular in the 90’s. That time I was a grade school student from University of Santo Tomas, seeing myself as one of the Spice Girls. Yes! I was a fan of Spice Girls. My favorite was Emma Bunton (a.k.a. Baby Spice). She’s so cute when I saw their music video “Wannabe”. I love their songs so much, either ballad or upbeat. One of my favorite songs is “Viva Forever”. I was so happy when they got reunited few years ago and released their singe “Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)” after Geri Halliwell (a.k.a. Ginger Spice) decided to go solo. Because of Spice Girls, I became a pop music addict.

Spice Girls (from top-left: Mel C, Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Mel B) 

Early 2000’s, a boy band named A1 called my attention. Their song “Living The Dream” is my most favorite. My favorite member is Ben Adams but I realized that I like Mark Read. I was so sad when they got disbanded around 2003.  After that, they released “A1: The Best Of” album, consists of all their hits from albums “Here We Come” to “Make It Good”. The songs “High & Dry” and “You’re Not In Love” are my favorites from that album. Few years after, Ben Adams joined Celebrity Big Brother in UK and ranked 5th placer. Last year, they released their latest album “Take Me Home” but without Paul Marazzi. I’m happy that A1 still lives on and continues singing upbeats and ballads under their label Columbia Records – Sony Music.

A1 (from top-left: Paul Marazzi, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read)

I was first year high school student in University of Santo Tomas Education High School (UST-EHS) when Sarah Geronimo won the singing competition “Star For A Night”. She was third year high school student at the same high school institution. Last 2003, our class president named Michael Lamaisri told me that I was going to represent our section for our acquaintance party and perform an intermission number. I wasn’t prepared because I hadn’t brought my minus-one, but he advised me to sing acapella instead. When the program had started, Sarah Geronimo, representing her section, first sang Lara Fabian’s “Broken Vow”. After few minutes, Michael called me and said, “You’re next.” I was so nervous that it’s my first time to sing onstage and entertain the audience. I sang “Stay” by Carol Banawa. When I finished the song, everyone applauded. I was so happy and because of that performance, I made myself very popular in EHS community, either ahead or beyond of me. I was nicknamed “The Next Sarah Geronimo of EHS”. I can’t believe that I see myself as Sarah Geronimo. She’s one of my favorite female artists in the Philippines. I had her albums from “Popstar: A Dream Come True” to “Just Me”. I still don’t have her concert DVDs and her latest albums “OPM” and “Music & Me”. Toni Gonzaga, Carol Banawa, and Juris are the other female Filipino artists that I also enjoyed listening to their songs.

Sarah Geronimo

Around 2003, ABS-CBN aired the Taiwanese idol drama “Meteor Garden”. F4 fever in Manila was on. That time, I enjoyed watching this drama, from the first episode until the finale of “Meteor Garden Season II”. I just wanted to watch their concerts “The Event” with Van Ness Wu and Ken Zhu and “Happy 50 TV” with Jerry Yan and Vic Zhou but I can’t because I had no enough money yet and I was sure that my parents wouldn’t allow me to go there. But being an F4 fan, I bought StarStudio magazines with F4 specials and their albums, even their solo albums (except Jerry’s and Van Ness’s, I just bought Vic’s and Ken’s). When F4 declined popularity, I’m not fond of watching their idol dramas. Because of F4, I love listening Mandarin pop music.

F4 (from left: Ken Zhu, Vic Zhou, Van Ness Wu, Jerry Yan)

I had a crush on a young boy named Jesse McCartney a year after. He is famous in US with his released tracks “Beautiful Soul” and “She’s No You”. I bought his albums except his latest album “Departure”. The song “Because You Live” is my most favorite. I also bought two magazines about his autobiography. I found out that he has already a girlfriend named Katie Cassidy. But, on the other hand, I was glad that at least he’s happy. Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Jonas Brother are also my favorite American artists.

Jesse McCartney

Summer 2008 entered. I finished my freshman year at University of Santo Tomas College of Commerce and Business Administration when ABS-CBN aired the Taiwanese idol drama “Hana Kimi”. Fahrenheit members Wu Chun and Jiro Wang starred in this drama. I found out that Jiro Wang was first seen in drama “It Started With A Kiss” before “Hana Kimi”. Because of Wu Chun, I got interested with Fahrenheit. I quickly searched on Google about them, watched their other dramas, and bought all of their albums online. I spent more than PhP 3,000, including the freight cost just to complete my collection. When Wu Chun and Calvin Chen visited Philippines for Romantic Princess Philippine Promo Tour last July 2008, I wasn’t able to see and meet them in person because I had classes and I was sure that there were a lot of Filipino Fahrenheit fans who will go at the ABS-CBN, but I had a chance to watch them on TV. They appeared at “Entertainment Live”, “Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 Gala Night”, “ASAP ’08”, and “The Buzz”. I also downloaded their best pictures, either individual or group. For the first time of my entire life, I registered as a member of Fahrenheit-Globa1 Forum and Fahrenheit Family Philippines. Because of Fahrenheit-Globa1 Forum, I was updated about what’s super hot and latest about them – dramas, shows, albums, endorsements, music videos, and songs. And also, I became the fourth administrator of FahrenheitFacts on Twitter. I never thought that it’s been more than four years that I still like and love this Taiwanese boy band. I WAS BEING IN LOVE WITH CALVIN CHEN. He’s my most favorite Fahrenheit member. I had completed all four albums in CD+DVD album versions. But when Wu Chun left Fahrenheit, my interest in them got lessen in updating what's latest about them. Now, I just read and like posts in our group page in Facebook on recent news about them. However, I wouldn't forget that I've become a fan of this handsome boyband from Taiwan. 

Fahrenheit (from right to left: Wu Chun, Aaron Yan, Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen) 

I wasn't a pure K-Pop fan that time when I listen songs and watch MVs from Rain and BoA. I just liked them. When 2009 came, famous girl group from JYP Entertainment called Wonder Girls released their song "Nobody" and the large scale group from SM Town Entertainment called Super Junior went famous because of their song "Sorry Sorry". Then a lot of popular artists like FT Island, 4Minute, and U-Kiss visited the Philippines to promote their albums through mall tours and guest appearances in some shows on TV. The K-Pop fever went on fire when Super Junior set their first Manila concert named "Super Show 2". I didn't watch but I realized how K-Pop music is in demand until now. A lot of rookie groups introduced and knew because of MYX, the number 1 music channel in the country. When Super Junior released their song "Mr. Simple" and Girls' Generation released their song "The Boys", I wanted to play all over again and do the dance steps as I saw their MV on TV. Then the Mnet Asian Music Awards had simulcast airing in YouTube so I tried to watch it online and I was amazed with performances of popular Korean groups: Miss A, Trouble Maker (JS from Beast and HyunA from 4Minute), 2NE1, Girls' Generation, and Super Junior to name a few. Because of that, I became a K-Pop fan. Thus, I liked listening songs from several K-Pop artists such as 2NE1, CNBlue, and T-ara. When I searched on the internet, I found out that BoA, Super Junior, and Girls' Generation are from the same agency which is SM Town Entertainment, I started to download and tried to listen some popular hits from almost all SM Town artists until I liked the 5-member boyband SHINee, most especially their sexiest member, Kim Jonghyun. I highly anticipated their comeback last month titled Sherlock. Now, I like watching shows on KBS (Music Bank and Immortal Songs 2) and Arirang (Showbiz Korea and Pops In Seoul). Plus, I'm looking forward with the agency's latest projects: (1) movie titled "I Am" which featured behind-the-scenes and performances from SM Town Live in Madison Square Garden, New York to be released on May 10, (2) first leg of 2012 SM Town concert tour in Los Angeles, California, and (3) drama called "To The Beautiful You" starring SHINee's Minho and f(X)'s Sulli to be aired on SBS at the second half of the year. 

SHINee (from left: Onew, Taemin, Jonghyun, Minho, Key)

From Spice Girls to SHINee – that’s my story. Whenever they were already gone or still existing in entertainment circle, the most important is their unforgettable songs and music videos that are being played almost every day. As a fan girl, those albums and other merchandises are worth expensive, but my happiness is still priceless.

@iam_smtowngirl

Sarah Geronimo: The Philippines' Music Royalty Proved The Popstar In Her

Multi-awarded singer and box office queen redefined the popstar as Sarah G. Live!, her first musical variety show, started airing last Sunday, 26 February 2012.  The show is also hosted by Luis Manzano and Derek Ramsay; plus the regular dancers G-Force with Gab Valenciano give color with every production number. Her segment Sige Go! which she shoot her different adventures. Her leading man in the movies Catch Me I'm In Love and I Won't Last A Day Without You, Gerald Anderson, was featured as her surprise guest and gave a post valentine date in a yacht. The comedy concert queen Ms. Ai Ai Delas Alas visited and put flavor in the show.

Sarah proved to the viewers and fans that she is the one and only popstar princess. Catch Sarah G. Live! every Sunday night after Rated K only on ABS-CBN.