american idol II

[kasia]

auditions in l.a. on november 17th.

think an asian will make the first cut this time?

[himura-dono]

kill it! smash it! diediedie!

well, if it has to be aired, i hope an asian makes the first cut. i'm still pissed about the miss america pageant booting the hottie representing hawaii before we got to see anything from her.

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by kasia@Oct 28 2002, 05:27 AM
auditions in l.a. on november 17th.

think an asian will make the first cut this time?
kasie, go for it. you can do it. :)

[BaiginLong]

I was in the auditions @ austin
I made it through the preliminary screening, round 1, and round 2.
and I got screwed round 3 cause of my sore throat
ask me for details if you want but this topic seems dead

[Hiroshi2]

I don't like american idol. That girl Kelly whatever her name won't be a big hit, just a one-hit wonder like so many bubblegum stars.......

[ism]

Originally posted by kasia@Oct 28 2002, 01:27 AM
think an asian will make the first cut this time?
As an "American Idol?" Right.

Like that black girl ever had a chance the first time around.

[princess]

i never watched it. maybe if an asian made it, id tune in.

[luv]

Just watched the last couple episodes, really got hooked on it. It would be really great to see an Asian face though.

[Hiroshi2]

I have to agree, usually when they're looking for something to be called an "american idol" or something to that effect, they're looking for the quintessential "all-american" girl, blond-hair blue eyes preferrably, but exceptions can be made as far as hair and eye color are concerned, so long as you're white.

The black girl (i forgot her name, tamia, tamaria, something like that) was the best one imo. But that's OK, she'll probably get a better deal than Kelly.

Seeing an asian face would be great, especially if it was asian male (it's more likely you'll see an asian woman as a singer as opposed to an asian man is the reason i said that).

[angel nympho]

^--- Nahhh, Kelly was way better than Tamyra. But I'll admit Tamyra was AWESOME. She should have at least made final 3. She was way better than hick white girl.

[lethal]

I went to one of the concerts on their tour about a month ago. Surprisingly, it was pretty fun. There are a lot of Asians in the audience (also surprising considering we were in Wilkes-Barre, PA).

I'd like to hear about your experience, BL. I think kasia might too.

[BaiginLong]

heh funny I was the only Asian American male who was there for the 3rd round in austin
I'll come back later and tell you guys about it
for now I have class and other things to attend to :)
i know why i didn't make it and it was my own fault for not keeping myself in good health :pissed:
but I'll finish the story later
....I was soooo close :cry:

[BaiginLong]

Hmmm, well I was there at 10:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 5th and I was the only idiot there in short sleeves. I thought it might be a riot there like there was in NYC so they'd hand out the wristbands early and I could go home. I was sooo wrong. So I froze my ass solid waiting there until 7:00 A.M. the next morning. Fox News came by early right before everything started. I met this one guy there who was real good. His name was Andreas Franklin. His three sisters were there with him and they were competing also. Shoot they were all good. I thought they'd all make it. But yeah they did a Star Spangled Banner acapella together for the news.
Great... I need to go <_<
I'll finish the story in like and hour or so

[BaiginLong]

err I guess I lied (school sux), continuing story now...
ok so after the news deal they got the line moving and the american idol people screened everyone, registered the first 600 people who made the preliminary screening (we had to sing for those too), and gave colorcoded wristbands to the other people who make it in.
I got in for the Friday, Novermber 8th audition, and I had to be there @ 8:00 A.M. Great.... so I went back to Baylor so I could catch one day of class (which didn't help at all, but hey) and had to catch a ride back to Austin on Thursday night. I stay at one of my friends places (non-Asian) and catch a taxi back to the Doubletree and eat some breakfast before doing anything. So I got there, was nervous all day. I saw about 5 Asians altogether there (but there were some more in the line on Tuesday but I had no idea who made it and who didn't that day) and I was the only AA guy there. Not cool. I survived, and I was like wow who knows I can go further. I stay at another guys place (he's Asian) and he coaches me on one of my songs/dance routines. That's good. I got there the next day @ 7:00 A.M with breakfast in stomach and I meet the president/producer of the who deal who happenes to be my judge that day. My first judge liked my personality soo much that he rushed me up the second part of the line to meet el presidente. And I scored another pass. But I felt bummed cause my voice was screwing up and I called mom (who had no idea I was even doing this) whether I should continue since I made it as far as I did. She didn't help much so I said what the hey and went for it. Lo and behold I didn't catch breakfast and I couldn't control my notes well thus screwing my chances.
I learned 5 things:
1. when standing in longs lines prepare to wait
2. when standing in really long still lines prepare to sleep or freeze
3. always catch breakfast (or brekki as the Brits and Aussies called it when I was there) before your crucial endeavors
4. Halls helps but health is definite
5. having friends and family with you for these things is good (but I was there all alone :cry: )

well finally finished
hope you enjoyed the story though I let everyone down hehe I tried my best
if you have any more questions just post them on this topic

[BaiginLong]

oh yeah my judges for round three were the big three so heh
I went on Monday Nov. 11 and had to be there @10:00 A.M.

[BaiginLong]

ARRGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
the ads for American Idol season 2 are coming on television... Sees Simon's face.... NOOOOOOOO
*Throws television out the window*

[applehead]

you know. i really liked simon.

it takes a lot of guts to tell it like it is.

[lethal]

So did any of the judges say anything particularly disparaging?

[BaiginLong]

not really
i just knew that I screwed up by picking a horribly hard song to sing and I could change my selection between rounds so I was screwed with my sore throat

[wylin]

maybe u just "didnt have what it takes" to be an american idol wrong look and skin color and race =X u didnt use the casting couch w/ simor and that black dude! either

[BaiginLong]

well i dunno i made it farther than the other Asian guys

[lethal]

BL, I'm watching the show right now.

Are you the guy they labeled "Bruce Lee" in the Austin intro? The Asian dude doing the martial arts kick?

[ism]

Just watched a Pilipino make the cut. Simon called him a "good looking guy with a [good?] voice but r&b is not [his] thing." I wonder what he meant by that; if r&b is solely a black domain with the possibility of white people but not Asians, or if the contestant's voice and style isn't really meant for r&b. Maybe just reading too much into it. When the host congratulated him after the tryout, they did some chest bumps and the host asked "do you do kung fu" which was like... -blink- -boggle- ..I mean, come on, the guy has a Spanish last name and looks mostly Pilipino, Kung Fu is not from the Philippines... and it's a fucked up question anyway.

[enygma]

whew, i feel so bad for some of the people that simon tells off, but honestly, they deserve it. if you're that self-absorbed that you think you sound great even though you sound like crap, it's good to have your ego deflated. there's a difference between having a bad day and having no talent. at least, that's my opinion based on what i saw.

[applehead]

how does paula not laugh??

i'd die if i was there and couldn't laugh.


hey robert. so... um.. sorry we didn't see you... <_<

[luv]

American Idol II was soooooo funny. I'm really glad the Asian guy made it though. (But I had to flick between Smallville and American Idol the whole night -- why Tuesdays....).

[Fireblade]

Originally posted by lethalweapon@Jan 21 2003, 05:10 PM
BL, I'm watching the show right now.

Are you the guy they labeled "Bruce Lee" in the Austin intro? The Asian dude doing the martial arts kick?
:blink: Robert.... was that you????!! :blink:

[tvbdude]

the funniest part was when the white girl sang and they made it seem as if she sang forever, hahaha

[BaiginLong]

shiiitt.......
I was just trying to have fun and stand out but I completely looked foolish damn it
goofing around cost me
now I can't show my face in public again
with this I may decide to jump ship and just hide in a damn hole
:pissed:

[contra_diction]

hei, that's pretty cool Baigin. i'm proud of you for making it that far, by big three, do you mean, the actual
'3'?
wow! was Paula Abdul as pretty as she is on tv?

oh, and didn't an azn guy make it today? isn't he going to Hollywood cos i saw him being interviewed after his audition (?), and he seemed hella happy and yelled something like 'wussup to all my azn's!' or something. yay!

[achtungbaby]

BL, you can be our YW Idol:)

[kimpossible]

Originally posted by BaiginLong@Jan 22 2003, 12:33 AM
shiiitt.......
I was just trying to have fun and stand out but I completely looked foolish damn it
goofing around cost me
now I can't show my face in public again
with this I may decide to jump ship and just hide in a damn hole
:pissed:
So yes you were the guy in the clip doing the kick? Don't feel bad. You did something a lot of us wouldn't have the balls to do. People often regret not taking a chance.

[kimpossible]

Originally posted by tazadar@Jan 22 2003, 09:14 AM
Yahhh! HH is back. Hi. You're never on AIM.
Give me a few weeks taz, there is a family matter I've had to attend to. I have to go to Taiwan and HK for a couple of weeks. After that I'll be back and settled in. Sorry to harangue you onto AIM and then not show up at all. I'll be back in the swing of things mid-Feb.

[lethal]

BL, it was a good try...and look at it this way, you made national TV for a second or 2 and it wasn't for something bad. How many of us can say we've ever done that? This is a story you can tell your kids and grandkids when you're old. Kinda inspirational, you know?

[ism]

Gotta agree with most people here, BL. Definitely a gutsy thing and a chance you had to take. Don't regret it.

No one's too miffed about the Kung Fu comment? I always thought the host was a jerkoff but now even moreso.

[kimpossible]

Yeah, we have another thread on this part of the show [the kung fu comment] going on in Rant Room.

[lethal]

Wow. I'm watching the intro into the LA tryouts...did you go kasia? The line looks LONG!

Someone said that she had been there since Friday morning...and the tryouts were on Monday!

[lethal]

Filipino guy just sang "My Girl"

Did a good job. All three judges liked him. Made it through to Hollywood.

[princess]

ive never seen an episode...

[mr. x]

BL, i gotta give you credit for having balls but you waited SOOOO long and man, they give you a couple second clip of you karate chopping.

Ouch, at least you were in the show tho

[mr. x]

Ooh, BL tell us more about your experience. Cuz i know theres more to it than that karate chop stuff. Did Simon give you the finger?

And tell us more about the crazy characters at the auditions

[BaiginLong]

arrghhh.... I guess it's not that bad cause I thought I'd be the laughing stock of the planet for that but yeah it'll take me a while to recuperate from the pride wounds but I did post a big part of the story up already on this thread

it wasn't Simon who shot me down it was Randy
I think I deserved it because I didn't come prepared and let myself get sick with a sore thoat
I really can sing and you can ask apple to vouch for me
I just didn't sound that great when I needed to the most arrrgghhhh ok no more need to go into hiding for a while and take a breather

[TyroneK(prettypretty)]

Well, it's nothing to get too worked up over. American Idol is crap tv for people who don't really care about the kind of music they listen to or the content in it. Who honestly thinks those singers are good, soulful vocalists? The clips I watched of the final singers were painful.

And wouldn't you rather get lasting fame rather than Andy Warhol's obligatory 15 minutes? The whole thing's like the Gong Show for the 21st centry. I don't even see or hear about Kelly Clarkson (or whatever her name is) anymore.

[BaiginLong]

grrr... I let you guys down sorry Asian America I'm a failure and not only that I helped to perpetuate a damn stereotype
ARRGGHHHHH :pissed:

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[deez nuts]

You didn't let me down. Don't worry about it.

[Hanuman]

I'm ok with it too, you should be also :)

[bigwong235]

i can't believe i missed it! you shoulda wrote yellowworld.org on your shirt. those two seconds on tv coulda got some publicity for the site!

[BaiginLong]

the auditions were November 6th
I joined YW on November 23rd
do you see the problem nick...?????

[Fireblade]

Originally posted by BaiginLong@Jan 23 2003, 01:01 PM
grrr... I let you guys down sorry Asian America I'm a failure and not only that I helped to perpetuate a damn stereotype
ARRGGHHHHH :pissed:

:cry: :cry: :cry:
at least if you did it with simon's face upon your foot, that could have redeemed yourself. :lol:
just don't do that again if you plan on entering once more. :P

[bigwong235]

Originally posted by BaiginLong@Jan 23 2003, 11:19 PM
the auditions were November 6th
I joined YW on November 23rd
do you see the problem nick...?????
ooo.. right.

idea!

maybe i should try out and, since i know i won't make it anyway, be really horrible, or be a jackass or something and try and get on a shot like that or one of those bad auditions that they show! then i can wear a YW t-shirt and get some publicity that way!

[BaiginLong]

Originally posted by bigwong235@Jan 24 2003, 02:21 AM
Originally posted by BaiginLong@Jan 23 2003, 11:19 PM
the auditions were November 6th
I joined YW on November 23rd
do you see the problem nick...?????
ooo.. right.

idea!

maybe i should try out and, since i know i won't make it anyway, be really horrible, or be a jackass or something and try and get on a shot like that or one of those bad auditions that they show! then i can wear a YW t-shirt and get some publicity that way!
errr too late unlesss you wanna try for season 3?
if they even will have it

[himura-dono]

Originally posted by BaiginLong@Jan 24 2003, 08:42 AM

errr too late unlesss you wanna try for season 3?
if they even will have it
*raises glass of water*

here's to the death of this pointless boring show of britney wannabee's.

[mr. x]

Hey Baigin whatd they say to you?

"You ah absuletely terribel. I 'ave seen bettuh muves in a kung foo muvie"

[mr. x]

whoops, you answered my question earlier, sorry

[BaiginLong]

they stopped even showing the asian guy on American Idol any more and tonight they just dismissed him quietly....hmmm
ouch

[ism]

The Man is keeping us down!

They are really dragging out the auditions this season. The ratings have been good so there's a good chance there will be a 3. The only problem is discarding the previous winners. Maybe they can just form a group.

[mr. x]

To be honest, i thought he was just alright, obviously an asian, to get noticed, has to really really excel at this and unfortunately i dont think he did

[AngryABCGirl]

I think there were two Asian guys on the show though. They dismissed one of them, I think his name was Sean Campos? There's another one unless I'm mistaken who looks Chinese.

[DonDaBomb2]

I missed the first week, but in the end of this week's episode, they show an Asian guy as one of the final 32. Is he the "this is for all my Asians" guy?

[lethal]

Originally posted by DonDaBomb2@Jan 30 2003, 02:46 AM
I missed the first week, but in the end of this week's episode, they show an Asian guy as one of the final 32. Is he the "this is for all my Asians" guy?
Jordan Segundo, 17 years old from Honolulu, HI

link (http://idolonfox.com/contestants/jordansegundo.htm)

[BaiginLong]

well he's gone too now

[lethal]

Originally posted by BaiginLong@Feb 5 2003, 06:08 AM
well he's gone too now
Umm...no, Segundo's one of the final 32.

They eliminated the other guy, Sean Campos.

[BaiginLong]

http://idolonfox.com/contestants/
http://idolonfox.com/contestants/24contestants.htm

[lethal]

Originally posted by BaiginLong@Feb 5 2003, 03:37 PM
http://idolonfox.com/contestants/
http://idolonfox.com/contestants/24contestants.htm
Umm on your second link, Jordan Segundo is on the right, 3rd from the top.

He's the lone APA on the show left.

Sean Campos, the guy from Miami with the Sisquo hairdo is gone. He made the top 48. but was cut when they moved to 32.

[Miss_Apes]

Does anyone know how the "Wild Card" part of the show work? Do they only get people from the top 32?

Last night's show was .. dull. I do think they should have picked more recent songs to sing.

[ism]

Segundo was cut tonight.

The Wild Card contestant is chosen by the judges. I don't know what pool they're choosing from.

[lethal]

There should be 2 wild cards.

4 shows with 2 each means there's 2 spots left over.

Maybe the WC show will be one call-in winner and one judge's choice. Not sure how they're doing the WC, but that's just my guess.

[applehead]

Originally posted by ism@Feb 19 2003, 06:01 PM
Segundo was cut tonight.

The Wild Card contestant is chosen by the judges. I don't know what pool they're choosing from.
i think the people competing for the wild card spots
are the singers who came in third in all the groups.
not sure.

i'm addicted to this show.
my friends and i've been getting together to watch this.
:lol: