by: Mario E. BautistaLIKE what we predicted, Kim Chiu is the big winner in the PBB Teen Edition.
The finals at the Aliw Theater last Saturday (it’s good they held it in a covered venue as it rained heavily that night) had a fairy-tale motif and Kim really looked every inch a princess in her beautiful gown when she was proclaimed the winner.
She got a total of 41.4 percent of all the votes, equivalent to 626,562 texters. What’s nice is she was very composed when she won and didn’t cry at all.
Mikee Lee of Ateneo was second placer with 20.7 percent or 313,032 votes. Gerald Anderson was third placer with 19.4 percent or 293,234 votes, and Clare Cabiguin was fourth placer with 18.5 percent or 279,390 votes.
The following night, Kim performed admirably in the PBB Big Reunion, also held at Aliw Theater. All the PBB alumni were there, except for Celebrity Edition winner Keanna Reeves who had a personal appearance stint in Bohol.
Among the first batch, Uma Khouny has the best PR and really tried his best to entertain the press people invited to the affair.
From the Celebrity batch, it was Rico Robles and Rustom Padilla who approached the press to give their personal greetings while we were having dinner backstage.
Both batches were well-received by the audience inside the Aliw Theater, but the crowd’s loudest shrieks were reserved for the members of the Teen Edition.
We were so surprised at the warm reception to Aldred Gatchalian. He has so many fans even if he stayed in Kuya’s house for only six days. And it turned out he really has a good voice when he did a number in the countdown of songs that made an impact in Kuya house. The list includes Say Alonzo and Sam Milby’s Magmahal Muli, Budoy Mirabiles’ Ako Si M-16, Zanjoe Marudo’s Chill, but the No. 1 song is Kaibi-gan, fetchingly sung by Kim in both Tagalog and Chinese.
Imagine, Kim rehearsed all the numbers she did on Sunday night only the whole of that day — since she just got out from PBB on Saturday night — but she did them like a real pro. She has this fantastic charisma and winning innocence that can easily make her a big star. The fans also like her loveteam with Gerald, and the two got a lot of applause when they sang together.
Among the other teens, it’s also obvious that Fred Payawan and Niña Atienza have great chemistry on stage. Fred has such showmanship and performs with gusto, while Nina has this very sexy and alluring presence that makes her shine even in the company of better-known stars.
Another very promising PBB Teen is Jam Obispo.
The show featured the 10 most memorable “Magpakatotoo Ka” moments inside Kuya’s house, which include such scenes as Franzen Fajardo picking his nose and Keanna giving Mich Dulce a piece of her mind, but the No. 1 choice is Rustom Padilla proclaiming to the world: “I am gay.”
When Rustom came out later to sing a solo number, the applause he received was thunderous.
The Big Reunion night glittered with a lot of stars.
The opening number with all the PBB alumni had Piolo Pascual, Erik Santos, Mark Bautista and Sam performing a rousing rock song for them.
The other guest performers that night — emceed by Toni Gonzaga (she’s incomparable as a host), Luis Manzano, Mariel Rodriguez and Bianca Gonzalez — were: John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Anne Curtis, Heart Evangelista, Shaina Magdayao, Maja Salvador, sweethearts Rachelle Ann Go and Christian Bautista (they do look good performing together), Andrea del Rosario, Jeni Hernandez, Andrew E, Orange and Lemons and Itchyworms.
Gary Valenciano did the last song number and then called PBB execs Laurenti Dyogi and Linggit Tan, who thanked everyone involved in the show for the very successful first year of PBB. They are now preparing PBB’s second year with a series of auditions all over the country, along with a new reality show, Pinoy Dream Academy, which will look for 16 singer finalists.
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