The Voice of the Philippines, the Competition to Beat!

The Voice of the Philippines is about to set a phenomenal success on Philippine TV! 

For the first time, the four coaches Lea Salonga, Bamboo, Apl.De.Ap, and Sarah Geronimo gathered together. Today, the four coaches are scheduled for the official press conference of the show. The mock blind auditions is also set to take place within the day. It would be the first time for the coaches to try out the revolving chairs.

The selection process was finalized right before the Holy Week vacation. Days after the Holy Week, the band rehearsals started. In the band rehearsals, each of the 100+ contenders had their chance to record the 90-seconder audition piece with the band of the show. They were given audio recording of the rehearsal for their practices at home. With this process, the viewing public can expect high quality entertainment during the Blind Auditions.

We want to give you a glimpse, the outsider's perspective, to the show before the Blind Auditions start this Monday.

Kapamilya Gold Facebook Fan Page of ABS-CBN also released a photo of the "official venue" for The Voice of the Philippines. We have yet to hear officially from the production team of The Voice of the Philippines about this venue. Buzz online had it that the venue will be in Bulacan where the network is building their soundstage. Contrary to that, Kapamilya Gold stated that the venue will be at Newport City where a state-of-the-art facility is capable of delivering the needs of the international franchise.

The venue looks very promising. We await to see how the production team would transform the place into the brand look of The Voice. However, there's also buzz going around that the Blind Auditions will take place in a different venue. At ABS-CBN studios perhaps?

The excitement is building up. Before all these, fans have been looking for stuff online. Thanks to the Instagram account of one of their staff Marcus Joseph Vinuya who has been posting discreet photos of the show. Here are some...

After the selection process, before the Holy Week vacation

Team THE VOICE PHILIPPINES

With all these preparations they have been doing, it makes the public get more and more and excited. The Voice of the Philippines is the competition to beat this season on Philippine TV. Mind you, the unsung artists they have included are the best by far in the field of singing here in the country. It will certainly 'up' the standards of TV competitions. Yes, it's a franchise but the country can still be very proud of how the production team has carried out and will carry out the responsibility given to them by the international team. Move over Protege: The Battle for the Big Break and X-Factor Philippines!

Why ASAP 2012's #StarMagic20Years Won Over #PP80s

It was very obvious last Sunday that ASAP 2012 was winning in the viewership. Imagine, you get almost all of your stars from day one till today and put them all in one show for a reunion, what else do you expect?

So clearly, the appearance of the old, the formerly famous, the currently shining stars, and those in between is one of the huge reasons why ASAP 2012 #StarMagic20Years episode made it to the top. It should be mentioned that for the past months, Party Pilipinas has been winning the ratings game in Metro Manila with a not so significant gap from its rival show in the nationwide ratings. But last Sunday, they clearly lost it.

For Kantar Media-TNS Total Philippines Household Ratings, ASAP 2012 had 17.4% of viewership over Party Pilipinas with 8.2% only. For AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Household Ratings result, ASAP won by 1.3% with 13.3% of total viewership while Party Pilipinas had 12%.

Another possible reason for ASAP 2012's win is their stellar production numbers last Sunday. Not to mention, KC Concepcion's awkward performance which turned out to still look impressive because of the production value put in to it. So we question, was Party Pilipinas lax last Sunday? Or their creative juices just went low on supply?


Where Party Pilipinas Went Wrong

Not that everyone will agree to this but one thing about last Sunday's episode of Party Pilipinas--messy. It was messy, too full of colors and people on stage that it got so confusing who the main stars are. Add to that the fact that it was an 80s episode so colorful presentations were really expected. There wasn't a good story-telling from beginning to end. It seemed as if they just added whatever production number there is to keep its consistency with the 80s.

Despite these observations, it is undeniable that there were awesome performances from the show as well like the Sayaw Party Pilipinas which highlighted only a few, that was good and less-confusing.


Was It A Clear Win To Give Up?

Even when it was a concept to bring all the stars in for ASAP 2012, not to mention the Optimum Star Claudine Barretto appearing in the station again, there could have been a better competition last Sunday. To the people involved in this site, call us bias but there could have been a better director at the helm. This to say without putting less value on the director last Sunday.

But really, as far as changing the hearts of the viewers' perspective on Sunday noontime viewing, it takes a Rico Gutierrez (DRG) to do that. He has proven that in the past years and have been proving it for the other Sundays lately. And news has it that he's back in the show as an alternate director.

We lay our cards today and we will wait for the ratings as DRG takes the directorship this afternoon for APPRUB episode versus ASAPPicturePerfect.

To ASAP 2012, good job last Sunday! It was a simple yet sure champion show with hundreds of stars (if my count is right) just taking the ramp without performing. And the VTRs surely made a big impact in the ratings. Kudos to the staff and crew behind every performance and segment!

Fasten your seatbelts as we witness who wins the approval of many to get that perfect ratings for the Sunday noontime.