{tvb} 星梦传奇 Voice of Stars Ep 9

I haven't blogged about VOS for a while since MHK took over the timeslot for awhile, and then it got boring to me. However, this week's episode was all about songs from TVB series! I still wasn't interested enough to listen to the judging, so I'll just talk about my thoughts on the singing. haha

Gigi Ho (idk who she is) sang the subtheme from Karma Rider, which was originally sang by Denise Ho, then covered by Hubert Wu for the drama. To be honest, her version was not as good as Denise's or Hubert's... 

Ronald sang the subtheme for Moonlight Resonance. He's not as good as a singer as Suzanna Kwan, of course, but he did really well (imo). Even though I love Fred, I think it's too bad that Ronald doesn't get as enough attention as he does. Ronald's the only other contestant who has performed on all episodes of VOS, but you don't see any news about him at all. His singing is pretty good, so I really hope someone notices him enough to let his talent shine. 

Corinna sang a song by Danny Chan (that I didn't know lol), but she sounded pretty good. She wore a really weird dress, though. 

Yao Bin (I still don't know who he is...) sang one of my favorite themes/songs! haha He sang the theme from Shanghai Bund. It's such a classic, and he did a pretty good job. 

Grace Wong sang The Last Breakthrough's subtheme, which was originally sang by Raymond Lam. It's no doubt one of my favorite songs from him. Although she did a pretty good job, I didn't really like her ad libs haha. It's nice of her to do so, so it's not like she's just copying his version, but I like the original better. Also, I think that Mag Lam sang it better when she was a guest at LF's concert. 

Fred sang Triumph in the Skies' themesong! He already sang it at a function, so I wasn't as excited haha. But I always love his singing, and it was a great performance. 

Finally, Adam Ip (I never knew his name before haha) sang a really old song by Alan Tam for a series called The Turbulent Decade. I'm actually pretty surprised by his performance, since his voice was pretty good. It sounds like a cantopop singer from the 90s! haha I think the only reason he doesn't get any good roles in TVB is cause of his looks, to be honest. 

{tvb} Voice of Stars Ep 6

I actually forgot that VOS aired yesterday, lol. Anyways, this week they changed up the format a little. I wasn't really paying attention when they were explaining it, but I'm pretty sure it's just past Voice contestants going against the current ones right now. 

Ronald was the first one to go up, and he paired up with Becky to sing against Stephanie Ho and Sheldon Lo (who is pretty cute btw). I think he did pretty well, and I really liked how his voice sounded in this performance. Yao Bin, who picked a pretty hard song, went up against Ryan Lau. Bob Lam paired up with Stanley Cheung to sing 最佳損友, an Eason Chan song and one of the few songs that I recognize on this show, lol. They were against Brian Tse, Penny Chan, and Kwan Gor (James Ng). And last, but not least, Alfred and Fred had a duet! hehe Since they are two of my favorites, it's sorta obvious that this was my favorite performance of the night. They sang Alfred's 青春頌, which wasn't one of my favorite songs of Alfred's, but it was a nice choice anyways. I think next week Wong Cholam is going to perform with someone~ But honestly this is getting kind of boring, so I'm just waiting for this show to end hahaha. 

{tvb} 星梦传奇 Voice of Stars Ep 5

Before episode 5 aired in Hong Kong, Oscar wrote Fred a supportive message on weibo. hehe I really love their friendship, so I was so happy when I saw this. Oscar also appeared in this week's episode of VOS, but I don't know for what reason... 

The two new contestants this week are Bob Lam and Yao Bin (idk who they are). This week they only eliminated one person, and it was Aaryn Cheung. Ronald Law had the second lowest points, so I thought he was going to be out of the show for sure, but it didn't happen. (Anyways wow I didn't know he had a gf? hahaha) Everybody today was only in the 160 point range, but Fred got above 180! The audience was clapping and cheering for him very loudly, so looks like his popularity has skyrocketed. I'm so happy for him~ Anyways, I think next week is when some of the past contestants come back for another chance (I see Stanley Cheung in the previews) and Fred has a duet with Alfred Hui!! (one of my favorite HK singers LOL) 

{tvb} 星梦传奇 Voice of Stars Ep 4

Another week, another episode! This week's theme is assistance (or something like that) so the contestants sing duets with a friend. Lily brought Ngo Kanin, Fred brought Pal Sinn, Corinna and Grace paired up, and idk the other people's names (haha sorry! I recognize Ronald's partner though...) Interestingly enough most of the contestants didn't sing Cantonese songs and opted for Mandarin or English songs instead. 

There's not really much for me to say about this week's episode. Fred got the most points (again) so I'm very happy for him. :D I loved how Pal would argue against the judges for the points that they gave Fred, and then Miss Chan Chan said how it seemed like Pal was the one being judged instead of Fred. Pal seems like a funny guy, so it would be interesting to see him judge an episode instead of being just a guest. I enjoyed Ronald's performance a lot as well. hehe Also, I kinda feel sorry for Owen since it was his birthday but he got kicked out of the competition. :(

Anyways I wanted to share the theme for VOS with you guys. I can't embed it for some reason, so here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4cBy_uFL5I All I have to say is that it sucks. The song and the video suck.

{tvb} 星夢傳奇 Voice of Stars Episode 3

Yay, another week has passed so that means another episode of VOS! This time, Hacken Lee is one of the guest judges~

Oscar gets to sing first (again), and he put on a pretty entertaining performance. His singing was only so-so, and I think it's cause he picked a faster song and danced at the same time. If he chose an easier song to sing, then he would probably get more points and sing a lot better. Poor Oscar had to go film Tiger Cubs 2 as well, so he probably shouldn't have danced so much since his waist was hurting. (Seeing Oscar and Him's interaction was cute though! And LOL I have a matching Boy London sweater...) I guess it was just a matter of time before he gets off the show, and this episode was it. :( I really hoped to see him interact more with Fred, but Oscar was busy filming TC2. 

Wow, I never knew that Lily Ho could sing! She has a nice voice, and it's sorta obvious she's one of the better singers that auditioned (*ahem* Mandy, Benjamin, Stanley, Oscar...) I liked Ronald's performance too! If only he styled his hair better, haha. It's cute how when he was singing the song again with the judge, Amigo was mouthing the lyrics too. I always end up fangirling about Fred and praising him in these posts, so there's really no point in me writing the same things over and over again haha. But as usual, he gets the most points!

{tvb} 星夢傳奇 Voice of Stars Episode 2

Watch the second episode here.

The returning contestants

I know the judges didn't really like Oscar's performance, but I did. He was kind of nervous during his performance, because at functions where he performed live, his singing was better. Ronald was good, but I don't think his notes are powerful enough? Idk haha. 

Fred's performance was great as usual. Here's the link to his cut. His part was so touching, and being a Fred fan I'm really happy that he got invited to be a guest at Eric Moo's concert. I'm always saying this, but TVB really should Fred more chances. He's a great singer and he's fluent in English, something that a lot of TVB's promoted artistes last. Hopefully they'll realize what a great asset Fred is to the company. My favorite part of the episode was after Fred was given his score and all the other contestants were congratulating him. Oscar says "I'm proud, of you man" and it was the sweetest thing. They're one of my favorite pairs of best friends at TVB, so it's nice to see their bromance. 

It's interesting how Benjamin chose to sing a Mandarin song..he sang an English song last time. I wonder why he doesn't sing in Cantonese lol. I enjoyed his performance, but I guess his singing is just too average for the judges. I thought Stanley's performance was quite okay in the beginning, but it gradually got worse. The Aaryn kid is pretty talented, since he played they keyboard during his performance. (I wonder if Fred will play the guitar in a future performance...) Becky was amazing, but then again she was a vocal coach for ten years haha. The little screaming part at the end scared me though haha

It's not fun looking at the results, though, since there were already news articles about which contestants lost already. Benjamin and Stanley lost, and Fred and Becky ended up getting the two highest scores this episode. 

{tvb} 星夢傳奇 Voice of Stars Episode 1

Finally after weeks of waiting, the first episode of 星夢傳奇 aired. I sort of skipped over the parts with people that I didn't really care for, and my Canto isn't that good so I didn't really understand the judges' criticisms. Anyways, the sole reason that I'm watching 星夢傳奇 is because of Fred and Oscar. 

I really think that 星夢傳奇 is Fred's best chance at being noticed by TVB and the Hong Kong audience. Even though he joined TVB years ago, his roles are now reduced to pretty much kelefe parts. His indie band, HOME, doesn't get a lot of recognition either. However, judging by how well he did in the first episode and the preview for episode two, Fred just might become the favorite (and hopefully win). I really love his singing, so I hope Fred gets far in the competition. 

I also like Oscar's singing, but imo it's not as good as Fred's. A few years back, I would have also complained about how Oscar got stuck with the delinquent, young guy roles, but after Tiger Cubs and L'Escargot, the audience seems to know him a lot better, and TVB has given him better roles. Oscar doesn't really need to compete in this since he's pretty popular now, but I do enjoy watching him support Fred. They've been friends for years, so hopefully they both do well in the competition together. It would be nice if they could have a special stage and sing a duet together, but that's probably not going to happen, haha.