March 16 - 31, 2019
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY
5 Pinoy acts wow in ‘Asia’s Got Talent’
“Asia’s Got Talent” (AGT) is now
on its third season. In its first season,
the Philippines’ shadow play group
El Gamma Penumbra was the grand
winner and soprano singer Gerphil
Flores was third placer. Now, in “Asia
Got Talent Season 3,” five Pinoy acts
stand out. First is Shadow Ace, a hand
shadow artist whose real name is Phil-
ip Jose Galit from Calatagan, Batan-
gas. He uses his hands with impres-
sive dexterity to create shadows that
tell imaginative stories. He received
the Golden Buzzer and automatically
became a finalist. The irony of it is that
he joined “Pilipinas Got Talent” before
and only became a semi-finalist.
“Sabi ko nga, hindi pala pang-Pili-
pinas lang ang talent ko, pang-Asia
pala,” says Shadow Ace, who is sure
to compete in the grand finals on April
4 at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands.
Eleana Gabunada, 10, is a Grade
5 student at Colegio San Agustin in
Makati who has previously joined “The
Voice Kids.” The youngest semi-final-
ist this season, she impressed judge
David Foster who hit the Golden
Buzzer after her rendition of Barbra
Streisand’s “Don’t Rain on My Parade”
from the Broadway musical “Hello
Dolly.”
Judge Anggun said: “You’re like
a baby Streisand. It’s such a difficult
song.”
A Pinoy act that got a uniform
yes votes from all the judges are the
HK Sisters, a soprano and alto duet
specializing on opera. No, they’re not
from Hong Kong. The initials of their
names are both HK: Hannah Korin,
17 years old, and Hannah Kay, 16.
Their family name is Castillo and their
dad is a seaman who they seldom
see. They’ve previously won awards at
WCOPA (World Championships of the
Performing Arts). At AGT, they won
singing “Think of Me” from “Phantom
of the Opera.” Why did they choose
to sing operatic songs?
“For a change, we don’t want to
be ordinary, although we can also
sing pop,” they say.
The Power Duo consists of An
Jeanette Portales, 22 years old, and
Gervin Mistor, 24, contemporary ac-
robatic dancers who have previously
won in “Pilipinas Got Talent” in 2016
where they won P2 million. Theirs was
the only dance act to win.
Now, it seems like they’re about
to conquer the rest of Asia. They’re
both from Rizal, An Jeanette from An-
gono and Gervin from Morong. She
took up marketing and management
in college, while he’s majoring in psy-
chology. David Foster says after they
performed: “I felt like I was watching
23
ice skaters at the Olympics.”
They met as members of a dance
group but their manager saw their
chemistry together and built them up
as a duo. They became friends first
before they eventually became a ro-
mantic couple.
Junior Good Vibes is a dance
group from Sampaloc, Manila who
rehearse their numbers in the streets
near National University. There used
to be 22 members but only 15 of
them got to perform for “Asia’s Got
Talent,” with ages ranging from 16 to
25 years old. They previously joined
“World of Dance” where their high
energy dance moves won them third
place. At the AGT press presentation,
they were represented by their leader
and director, John Bret and his assis-
tant Yobhel. They got yes votes from
all the three judges. (M. Bautista, Ma-
laya)
What first-day viewers are saying about ‘Eerie’
“Eerie” finally crept towards cin-
emas nationwide on Wednesday. And
going by first-day reactions, it delivers
not just scares but a timely message
that will linger well after the credits
roll.
The Mikhail Red horror film, which
stars Charo Santos-Concio and Bea
Alonzo, made its Philippine debut on
Tuesday night – nearly four months
after its world premiere at the Singa-
pore International Film Festival.
“Eerie” is set in the 1990s and
centers on a clairvoyant counselor
who investigates a student’s death.
The girl appears to have taken her
own life, with her ghost lingering in
the halls of the school.
On social media, producer Star
Cinema compiled some reactions
from audience members during the
premiere night, as well as from first-
day viewers of the movie.
Notably, several said that the un-
settling atmosphere isn’t confined in
sequences but rather the entirety of
the movie, thanks to the cinematog-
raphy and the musical score.
Numerous reactions also men-
tioned a “posporo scene,” which they
said was a highlight.
Another common sentiment was
how the horror of “Eerie” lingers after
the film not only because of its jump
scares, but also the relevant issue it
weaves with the story.(abs-cbn news)
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