Malas nak post panjang. After my last entry, seriously takde mood. It's hard not to feel angry when the authorities seem to not be taking this more seriously than it should.
Kelakarnya... I guess the papers were asked to downplay the event. My morning papers just came. The Star had the Prime Minister's comment on Page 24!!!
Aiyo!...
Oh well.. malas lah nak komen lebih. Some things will never change.
I just want to see justice before believing that 1Malaysia exists.
Moving on... semalam gi rakaman Melodi Raya. Meriah abih. I didn't snap too many pics. And malas nak upload sebenarnya.
What I have instead is this. Aku janji korang video dari majlis berbuka hari tu kan. Ni ada tiga. There's Faizal Tahir's AMAZING acoustic performance of Bencinta, lagu baru yang memang besh gila from Datuk Siti Nurhaliza - Ku Percaya Ada Cinta dari album kerohanian Tahajjud Cinta and also a duet by both of them on Cahaya Aidil Fitri.
Korang layan dulu la. Aku nak gi tidur jap. Dari sahur tadi sampai sekarang, masih sengkang mata depan laptop. Enjoy... until later...
Hah... sapa nak complain pasal konsert semalam... then talk to akak Ziana kita ni. Merasalah superstar ketika ujibakat Akademi Fantasia musim nih ok, siap kuar dalam Trek Selebriti Akademi Fantasia dan juga Tirai Akademi Fantasia. Sujud!!!
Seriouly though, even though the first week's concert left some dazed and confused, aku da agak it would get better. Biasalah.... pindah rumah baru mesti ada pengubahsuaian semua kan.
Masuk je kat dewan, the first perubahan is the air-conditioning. Ah... nyaman udara. Heh... they installed lots of new ACs (air conditioning ok) around so the hall was more airy, and not sweltering like the first week. A change in the lighting also ensure some form of climate control.
Meanwhile, onstage, for some reason throughout the show, the lights seemed more better 'choreographed' than last week. It was beautifully done to highlight each performance. And the sound helped a lot too after being much improved from that aspect too.
Kudos to the band, led by Acis yang memang up the whole thing to another notch, taking it from Planet Hollywood to American Bandstand (that's a good thing), with beautiful arrangements and all.
So technically, the show memang worlds apart from last week's and if the progression continues, I can only imagine what it'll be like next week. Promising abih.
Soal lain... jury, Edrie Hashim was... erm... well, I think all of us agreed he must have been watching another show sebab komen dia pelik bebenar. Aku dok berdekatan tenaga pengajar dan juga 'pengkritik-pengkritik' bebas yang sebulat stuju komen dia tak kena most of the times. Yang sodap halwa telinga orang, dia kritik overdose. Yang tak sodap di puji. Camno tuh? Ado?
Datuk Khaty tak dapat bersama, so diganti Datuk Yusni Hamid. But meaning no disrespect, I wish that the critics selected would be more... relevant in understanding performance of difference genre, and be updated with music market trends so they don't make comments that display their discomfort and perhaps lack of understanding with the types of music performed.
Kalao nak pilih yang otai pon, someone like mama Julie Sudiro for example, who is not only an excellen performer and singer, but actually knows what she's talking about. Bab nak pilih pengkritik yang penyanyi nih bukan senang. Some can deliver the goods in their capacity as a singer or performer, but just fail in translating it to words when they deliver a critique.
Adlin was as usual, impeccably interesting.
AC? After the well done first week of not overdoing it, I think this week dia da start balik celoteh a bit too much cam musim lepas. I like him better if he keeps banter to a minimal sebab again, the star of the show is the kids, and he serves only as an intermediate of sorts to hold the show together.
And small observations. Medley is pronounced 'med-lee' not 'med-leh' and Claudia disebut 'Ke-Lo-Dia' or 'Klau-Dia' (depending) not 'Klow-Dia'.
Did you guys notice da ada bebudak wat tugas backing vocals da? I like! Musim kedua yang magic dulu pun ada... tapi I think most of the kids tak contribute sangat as backing, but ok lah tuh. Banyak tugasan mereka, so slowly ease into it. Aku mintak je meka di rotatekan supaya tak memberatkan pelajar tertentu je dengan tugas ni.
The show began explosively with Menuju Puncak. And this week, it set the tone of how the night was going to be. Simple and very preppy in their red and white outfits, the kids did well, vocally as well as their execution of the steps to fuel the passion and participation of the audience for the show. I like!!! And I think everyone felt that too. Just hope Cikgu Aris ubah step sikit bab dance break for a more frantic routine, with more attack and punch. All in all however, congratulations to him for making sure that Menuju Puncak came back with a bang.
Tapi korang perasan tak kasut bebudak? Heh... takpe. Transformasi da bermula... so big things coming....
On to the show...
AKIM Satu/Buronan Cinta Rating : *** A little shaky, but overall I think Akim did quite well. He's showing more potential vocally. It helped dia dapat lagu yang kuat cam Satu, but t his credit he did well enough to impress me despite dia ni kekadang perangai main-main. His body language masih kekok sikit like most of the kids, tapi takde la sampai apa Edrie cakap sampai tarik mic pun dia kritik unprofessional bagai until dikatakan performance tak ok pas. Bab Yusni Hamid... aku no komen. I mean, she called him 'Afik' for crying out loud. Heh... merasalah! Agreed more with Adlin in terms of physicality. Spot on bab pemerhatian tuh. And I think that's the keyword for this season sebab most of the pelajar are still finding body language something that's natural to them.
RUBISA Gagap/Dingin Rating : *** Gagap, being a fast paced number memang bukan senang, and it displays Rubisa's lack of stamina. She has the goods, but she needs to be able to bring it. Her concern right now, is learning to use the weapon she has in her powerful vocals right, getting the boost of stamina to use it where it matters, and also pace herself during a performance so she doesn't burn out. Commendable showing and above par - save for minor glitches here and there in terms of her pitching. Critics comments ignored... I'm watching Konsert Akademi Fantasia minggu kedua and I think Edrie is watching Cak Cak ke haper. Cara dia komen very the salah channel... Adlin is right on her confidence level and the variation she was able to display ketika transition between the songs.
QHAUD Bila Nak Saksi/Lagu Untukmu Rating : *** Credit to Qhaud, walaupun dapat lagu yang serasi ngan suara dia, he did better than I expected. There was a natural feel to his performance. Minggu lepas aku rasa cam pergerakan dia ni amateurish and dipaksa, tapi nampak minggu ni dia lebih senang and just having fun without thinking too much of his movements... which at times cause him also to veer off to discover new notes not audible to human ears. Improved... and patut dipuji sebab nampak lebih fokus pada minggu ni. But I think jauh lagik sebelom dia catch up ngan those like Hafiz. But on the way... just aksi kening dia ala Ziana tuh menakutkan!
AISHAH Coba/Gila Rating : *** I said it once, I'll say it again. Aishah is one of the only ones with her own stamp on everything she does, performance wise. She went horribly off in the climax of Coba, I think after her ok performance of Gila - which she didn't manage to take on as well, Aishah is more suited to more poppy folk rock sounds cause that is what is best suited to her. Adlin spot on bab sebutan dia yang jelas, which is something not every singer is able to deliver. Crisp and clean gituh. Still, she is a serious contender for the final for sure in terms of quality.
OBRI Akan Tiba/Ada Untukmu Rating : **1/2 Most improved for sure. Aku rasa dia antara paling lemah last week. But his week, he did a lot better. Towards the end of the first part of Akan Tiba, I felt dia masih weak in comparison. Masuk Ada Untukmu, he showed a slight weakness in lower notes, but overall he did quite well. So far, Obri is one of the kids yang you can listen to, but not watch sebab body language dia masih very uncomfortable. He has to work more on his visuals. Kalau Adlin kata dia terkangkang cam katak, I think his problem is dia nih tertonggek which makes it kind of comical. But that doesn't take away from the fact he can sing, but like Qhaud, dia banyak kena improve kalao nak catch up wih the leaders of the pack.
ZIZI Sembilu/ Wonder Woman Rating : *** A slight slip masa star in Sembilu but beautifully recovered. Tapi bab end tuh terpeliot lagik. Masuk Wonder Woman , she did better, and managed to hold her own against the big sound of the song. Tapi aku rasa cam dia carried away some parts which compromised her performance a little. And I hate singers who do growling as a means to cover their weaknesses, and Zizi unfortunately did that. Tapi all in all - she did well, just I think she's stagnant from last week.
SIDI Selamat Ulang Tahun/Kukoo Rating : ** While Sidi cam bebudak lain ada improvement, dia lebih jauh tertinggal. Tatau la kalao dia bagi spuluh tiang bagi bebudak lain can sikit sebelom nak pintas, but I think at this point, his improvement walau ada, yang paling slow berbanding saingan lain kat dalam Akademi. He did better in the start despite having a brush with tempo issues. Given that Kukoo was a tough song, I think he so underperformed and has so many issues with his performance. But since dia tetap ada improvement, let's hope it gets better next week.
ADILA Merawat Luka Terpendam/Asyik Rating : **1/2 She did ok actually. Lagu Liza Hanim nih bukan semua mampu ok. I think she was wobbly sana sini, but Asyik is a fun number that she did decently and I think buang masa pengkritik kata takleh comment sebab dia dapat lagu crowd pleaser. Isn't that part of showmanship? To be able to use a tune to whip up a frenzy with the audience... belittle it if you must, but no matter what song ko dapat yang power gila, yang ko melalak camna... if you don' engage the audience it's not worth it. And dangdut is actually a hard genre, but Edrie Hashim doesn't seem to understand that. Still her problem was that she somehow failed to present who she is through her performances. Maybe if she had more time. Kalau ikutkan, I don't think she deserved to be out first.
ARIL Benar Benar/Robot Rating : ** I think he was so out of his element ngan lagu Adam. He did ok, but memang takde feel. And that usually comes with the fact that someone performs a song they can't relate too. I think he was one of the only ones yang betul betul slide in terms of progress, which is a shame cause he has character, something some of the other kids lack. But nak wat camna... at the end of the day, it's what's performed on stage that counts. Banyak kena improve....
RINI Aku Sindarela/Kiblatku Rating : ** Rini can sing. Rini got two good songs. Tapi entah kenapa semalam performance dia memang takde magic langsung. Contrived, and some parts I think she was performing th way she thought it should have performed. Issues aside, Rini ada potential, but again, no excuses for stray notes. She's also one of those who are not as lucky as Aishah to have found herself through song yet.
YAZID Lelaki Ini/Fikirlah Rating : * Yazid has a nice one, a unique one that others would kill for. That said, he is one of the few yang terok abih smalam, aongside Aril dan Sidi. Sayang... sebab dedua lagu dia dapat memang power. Tapi bab Lelaki Ini, memang sakit telinga. He seemed nervous, unsure, and totally afraid of how big the song was. He did better in Fikirlah, but fell into the conventional thinking that a handstand would save him in terms of performance, despite the irrelevance of it all. Apapon... I still say dia nih ada promise to be a finalist. But only kalao dia improve within a week or two. Really disappointed.
CLAUDIA Wanita/ Ku Mahu Rating : **** Underrated. Alasan ramai masih mengatakan dia macam Dayang. Come on la... in terms of tone, her vocal styling, apa Dayang nya? I think she's got a sweet tone, with just enough weight to it that is inviting. She had little issues with pitching and all and also goinf flat on some parts. But her strengths of feeling a song coupled with her natural confidence onstage make for a potential finalist. There were beautiful moments for sure. She however has to focus more on her craft before being a serious contender for the finals.
HAFIZ Cinta Ini Membunuhku/Toyol Rating : ****1/2 What else can you say. Tak pernah, selain Bob ketika AF2, yang ada yang deliver in the first and second week, yang so vocally strong. He takes a song and just makes it magical. And with nothing much to comment on his performance except that it was impressive, including his take of Toyol (walaopon ada yang kata azab, aku da agak it'll be a crowd pleaser that he can pull off), all I can say is I see Hafiz slowly coming out of his shell, building more confidence and personality along the way. Now... this is one of the contestants yang embody the 'transformation' tagline. Minor and very forgettable issues but kekurangan dia memang leh ignore la sebab outstanding.
ISMA Jat Da Da Da/Hello Rating : *** Aku serious hanya pernah dengar lagu Jat Da Da Da (lousy title) time promo Astro je. And memang lagu ni infectious. Added with lagu Hello yang aku suka, memang patutnya performance Isma, attitude abih. But unfortunately while she did quite ok, cam ada something yang I couldn't put my finger on. Then I realised one thing. She appeared so matronly. Maksud aku... tak kisah la in real life, she's a mother of five kids, tapi tu tak kisah. Just onstage, she cannot appear like someone's mom on a karaoke night trying to be funky. Kedua lagu memerlukan attitude and she lacked that, having no punch in her performance.
All in all, thought the two bags became unnecessary sebab selepas penyingkiran Adila, takde mention of the second bag, so it was reduced to a cheap gimmick.
Also I think for many, based on voting trends, and surprises done before this, the kejutan was cliched and expected.
Bahaya wok!!!
Suspen... not!
Farewells...
Finale dalam send off Adila tuh, cam cut short, and kelam kabut sikit. Mungkin isu tu leh ditangani untuk konsert akan datang. All in all, tahniah pada tenaga produksi konsert sebab delivered what they promised.
Astro Ria channel manager Khairul Mizan Shagul dan executive producer for Akademi Fantasia Sooraj Nair - bukan bodek boss tau letak pic meka. Heh! Matilah aku!
Aku dok skali ngan blogger lain. Dok gelak sebab Juan dan sultanmuzaffar asyik dok SMS pelajar kesayangan mereka - yang sama ok pilihan meka sorang tuh. Merasalah rembesan. Panggil cleaners cepat mop! Mencapap aku sangat ek! Bias!!! AFUNDI sorang tuh je... katanya... walaopon!!! Hak toihh!!! Heh!
Abih sorang agik blogger sekor nih, yang si pengurus tuh dok sibuk carut je compare semua dak laki ngan Dafi dan Nubhan - matilah kau Vern! Very the bias. Kalao tak, dia tengah sibuk SMS (mencarut la tuh), amik pic dua ekor lagi yang sibuk SMS, sambil catit nota dalam buku pink dia yang berbulu kaler pink (ko ado???? - sanggup ke?) Matilah!!!
It's just wrong when a man in his 40s uses a pink, fluffy diary to jot notes
Had fun... did you guys? Let me know what you think. Oh by the way. Watch Diari minggu nih. Ada seorang diva (bukan yang disangkan) yang international akan jenguk Akademi! Siapa? Rahsia! But I absolutely LOVE HER!
Anyway.. nak dengar suara korang lak. Vote below sapa korang rasa besh.
PS - MP3s of performances on the way soon. And don't forget to vote below and be heard! Siapa pilihan anda?
PPS - Below the poll ada video pesanan Adila pada peminatnya.
Aiyo.. tak penah aku wat review balik selewat nih. So sorry guys. Fell asleep masa edit dan upload pic dan lagu. Leh? Matilah aku dok ngadap laptop, tetiba bangun ngan keypad embossed kat moka aku da.
Anyway, yesterday punya show, first of all, let me get down to pics aku amik of the surroundings. Merasalah get the trivial bits out of the way first.
Team Era... ado?
Me likey the critics seating
The critics for week one
The blog critics for week one (meraslaah berangan)
Kak Mah cantik siottttt... flawless!
The kids masa pas abih. My own cam nih. So you can imagine betapa dekatnya aku sampai takyah zoom sambil dok leh amik pic ni
And kedudukan pelajar ketika tutup undian
Ok, the first things I liked about the first concert sebab the stage. Walaupun pun ada yang tak minat, I prefer the layout sebab minimalistic and not two dimensional ala konsert sekolah. This is one break from the usual presentation yang aku rasa dapat berikan bebudak training nak biasakan diri ngan dunia sebenar. I mean... when was the last awards show or concert that had a simple stage yang gituh gituh jer kan in terms of layout. It allows freedom of movement, and the kids really need the skills nak navigate themselves through their performance. Kalao pandai, memang menonjol abih.
Apapon the stage design for me, mungkin akan appear berserabut to some... cause it's an idea you have to get used to. Think every major anugerah or show in the country. No one uses a two dimensional layout anymore. So bab ni aku stuju.
The FANTAStics, peminat yang dok dalam mosh pit tu, is an idea I like. sebab tu membenarkan fan club semua mempunyai ruang lebih dekat ngan pelajar kesayangan mereka. Oh ye.... ni pengumuman gak bagi semua fan club official (yang feeling official tak main ok!). Please contact me supaya the production can get you guys in the mosh pit. Ruang tu khas buat kelab peminat ok.
The lighting was nice and not too garish. Sebab sebelom ni semua warna pelangi on skali, kali ni there was more thought put into lighting. Bab house sound - macam down sikit... hopefully benda ni akan rectified soon. But this is a TV production, so sound quality for the home audience is a priority. Heh... aku dok dewan tatau la masa live broadcast camna. Nanti aku catch repeat.
In terms of production, kudos to the concert team for the good job. Aku personally puas aspek ni sebab aku rasa ni kelainan yang boleh diterima. It may take time to adapt, as it doesn't look like anything Akademi Fantasia concerts have been like before, tapi ni kira facelift yang makes the show more relevant to the actual industry in terms of menonjolkan performance.
Return of Adlin Aman Ramlie sebagai pengkritik aku suka, sebab he is one of the few people yang dipanggil who alwys does a good job. You just can't go wrong with him. But Edrie Hashim I think bias sikit pada mereka yang dia pilih ketika ujibakat (ampun bro!) and less forgiving to those yang not his choices. Datuk Khatijah Ibrahim monotonous sangat cara cakap. Jap... hidangkan Brands Innershine sebotol (uwaa... product placement nih) Heh....
Wardrobe? Minggu ni kisahnya personal style bebudak sebelum transformasi bermula kata Principal.
The location I like! Grand! Tapi panas siot!!! Peloh tujuh baldi! Dah lah tempat aku dok second row stage centre ada spotlight hala direct kat aku! Azab!!!
But because the show was more fluid with some changes, leh la aku enjoy cause tak draggy.
I also don't mind the taglines being gone cause it only worked for season two and three. Pastu cam ngada lak...
But one thing yang aku rasa susah aku nak terima perubahan, seperti peminat tegar Akaemi Fantasia yang lain, semestinya, ketiadaan persembahan lagu Menuju Puncak. That is the isi of the karipap, the beef patty in the burger, the sambal in the belacan (motif???) Anyway, mungkin perubahan Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina ingin membawa mempunya tujuan tertentu, so we'll just have to see. She has made some drastic changes to the show dari segi aplikasi beberapa perkara - and the fans akan tentukan whether these changes will be good or not.
Bak kata Principal ketika sidang akhbar - "I want to break every tradition in Akademi Fantasia". Setiap transformasi mesti mempunyai sebab. And permulaan transformasi Tiara memang mendadak yang peminat harus akur, inilah Akademi Fantasia hari ini mengikut visi dan misi Puteri Gunung Ledang, all the way from her first transformation yang dia sebut ketika PC tu ialah menetapkan yang "kasut mesti dipakai ketika di Akademi sebab itu adalah sekolah."
But with her vast experience, Tiara must know what she's doing, so peminat kena tunggu je tuk lihat hasilnya nanti. Dia telah berjanji untuk membawa perubahan yang mendadak by changing everything that is familiar about Akademi Fantasia. Merasalah Optimus Prime - Transformasi!
Merasalah.
Anyway, ni part korang tunggu. Review of student's performance.
Sadly enough, aku da wat keputusan... tiada pam jamban kali nih. Matilah korang carut aku lak kan.
Dengar dulu sebabnya. Matilah... dengar lak.. maksud aku baca ok!
Tahun sebelum sebelum ni, ramai tuduh aku bias when I pick based on performance, ability and their potential. Dan walaupun usually I'm proven right... it makes me look like I'm siding certain contestants, walaopon aku base on professional judgement.
Tahun ni aku diberi peluang untuk berkongsi ilmu untuk mengajar pelajar Akademi Fantasia about media communications. Peluang ni akan digunakan untuk directly advice the kids on what I think they're doing wrong, and teach them the tricks of the trade.
And since Akademi Fantasia is bigger than any of us - and it's about the fans - with respect to everyone out there, aku akan lebih memberikan constructive criticism here. Aku tanak sesiapa salah anggap, atau manipulasikan kritikan aku tuk pertikaikan my credibility and professionalism berkaitan kerja aku.
Betul kan?
So terima transformasi review aku tahun ni... and I hope you guys still stick with me.
Please note sesiapa nak pakai these pics below JANGAN CROP dan JANGAN EDIT my watermark out, atau azab la hidup ko kena sumpah tujuh generasi. Fan clubs especially can use there pics in their blogs or sites, tapi sila CREDIT and LINK me. It's only polite...
ADILA - Di Bawah Pohon Asmara Rating :** Kelebihan si Adila ni is her confidence. Sampai technical issues with her mic at the start pun, dia tak thrown off. So that's good. Sebab some of the other students seem to lack what she has in abundance.
Tapi banyak lagi Adila kena belajar dari segi teknik vocal as well as in terms of stage movements. She appeared contrived at times, and aku rasa pergerakan dia atas pentas should come more from her understanding of the song, and not as she thinks how it should be. More focus on her performance and finding her personal style would help a lot.
SIDI - Terima Kasih Cinta Rating : - I think the song was a little too big for Sidi. Kekurangan dia he has to learn how to deliver within limitations of his current range.
Sebenarnya basic idea dan keinginan untuk tonjolkan kelainan ada pada dia, which is good. However hope he pays more attention in class, as I think his weaknesses have been identified by the tenaga pengajar da selama ni. Tweak things here and there and he may be interesting to listen to.
ZIZI - Molek Rating : *** The show for the night really started with Zizi's performance. Kecuali dengan sikit isu stamina, which can be dealt with proper handling of breathing techniques, Zizi ni the first tuk aku, to earn recognition on stage sebagai a serious contender for the finals kalao dia teruskan prestasi dia.
YAZID - Penghujung Rindu Rating : ** Sayang nervousness dia melampau sangat sampai affect performance dia. Honestly, I think Yazid has one of the most interesting voices in the competition. Kalao dia leh oversome that and work more on his vocals, he definitely can be one of the best.
ISMA - Sepi Rating : ** I think she did a decent job. The only problem I have with Isma is she needs to discover more of herself through her voice.
Buat sekarang, aku belum sepenuhnya yakin dia mampu break away from penyakit klon. Gaya persembahan dan lenggok dia terlalu mengikut Datuk Siti Nurhaliza dan dia perlu mencari identiti dia dalam lagu.
She's another serious contender if she can avoid being labelled as trying to be someone else and bring out her unique expression of the tune she performs.
AKIM - Hatiku Kau Luka Rating : ** Sayang.... Akim performed better than I expected, but not up to par with his potential. Kalao ikutkan, dia nih easily can be one of the best boys in the competition dengan pakej yang ada pada diri dia.
Kalao dia lebih fokus pada pembelajaran, aku yakin persembahan dia sudah lebih menyengat. All in all he did well enough.
CLAUDIA - Sempurna Rating : *** I'm impressed! Kerisauan aku dia tak mampu nak menonjolkan more of this song since it's very safe in comparison to the other songs that have more punch.
But apart from some issues with the low notes, Claudia, like Zizi, made the first concert memorable in comparison to the previous seasons of Akademi Fantasia at this early stage.
I have great expectations for her, so mintak mintak dia deal with her vocals to deliver a better. Unlike what many say of her as being a Dayang clone, I don't see that as I think she has a different tone, walaopun aku rasa make up dia bagi dia menyerupai Nandung.
HAFIZ - Lagu Kita Rating :**** This was undoubtedly the highlight of the night. Hafiz is a strange subject. Kalao dalam Diari dia langsung nampak colourless, and without character, onstage, he manages to bring out a whole new vibe to who he is.
Merasalah ni baru transformasi!!! Dari Herman Tino jadik Guy Sebastian ok! My only concern with him is sama macam dengan Isma, that he needs to cultivate his own unique approach any song he takes on.
Promising, and awal awal da booking minat orang tuk AFUNDI dia untuk ke minggu terakhir.
RINI - Elegi Sepi Rating : * Wrong song. It did nothing to showcase her vocals, but I think this is simply the case that a lot of the kids face. Meka masih tidak cukup arif untuk memilih lagu yang mampu menunjukkan segala kemampuan mereka.
Hard to judge her based on this performance and I think she would do much better on another song.
OBRI - Jeritan Batinku Rating :* Am very disappointed with Obri. For the best among the boys dari segi usaha dia sepanjang minggu pertama dalam Akademi, hasilnya tak seperti yang diharapkan.
He was one of the weakest of the boys, simply because I assume he allowed nerves to get in the way. Memandangkan minggu-minggu seterusnya ada elimination, Obri has to buck up a lot more to stay in the competition.
His case is simply one that reflects that it doesn't matter how much you try - at the end of the day, hasil atas pentas for that one song lebih penting anytime. Mintak mintak dia berusaha lebih in terms of gaining confidence onstage as well applying things he learns when it counts when it comes to movements onstage.
And hope it's pointed out that it's pointed out his voice is too thin for certain songs, and he needs the right tunes to showcase his ability.
AISHAH - Dan Sebenarnya Rating :*** I had fun with Aishah's version of the song. It was a good choice, and despite it not being one of those lagu yang nak melalak note setinggi gunung Everest - she did something great onstage.
She is one of the few pelajar yang aku nampak ada identiti sendiri walaopon sebelum ni aku tak nampak dia menyerlah langsung.
I think Aishah adalah salah satu pelajar yang paling kuat dalam Akademi Fantasia kali ni. It'll be interesting nak tengok apa dia akan lakukan minggu depan.
QHAUD - Phoenix Bangkit Dari Abu Rating : ** I don't know... there's just something wrong with his performance. It was contrived.. macam di paksa paksa dan terikut suatu gaya yang dia da associate dengan lagu ini.
I hope dia mampu nak apply himself to a song. Sebab nyanyi lagu M. Nasir terikut, aku tak terbayang dia dalam tugasan lain bagaimana hasilnya.
Dari sudut vocal he has a lot to brush up - and sebab dia bukan cam Akim yang main main pun mampu 'lulus ujian', he has to work harder untuk minggu kedua untuk understand what is wrong with his performance.
RUBISA - Matahariku Rating :** Rubisa ni menghadapi masaalah sama dengan Qhaud. Entah kenapa aku rasakan persembahan dia kurang ikhlas dari segi penghayatan. It's a show, with the dramatics and all, but I hardly feel there's any attention to the essence of the tunes.
Banyak yang perlu diperbaiki lagi, but she undoubtedly has a good voice. Cuma dia kena faham aplikasi teknik yang perlu, dan bukan ikut suka sahaja dalam her execution. I have to puji her however she seems to have taken on some of the advice of the tenaga pengajar.
A little more attention to details and I think she can be serious competition
ARIL - Rahasia Perempuan Rating : ** Kelemahan Aril ada penekanan dia pada aspek persembahan. Vocal wise he didn't seem to pay too much care, and disebabkan fokus dia pada persembahan gerak geri atas pentas tuh, it became a little comic.
With a unqiue tone to his voice, I think Aril needs to tone down (walaupon student lain kena up kan). He's got a lot fo energy which is good, tapi dia kena cut down sikit sebab terlalu hyper sampai benda tuh nampak kelam kabut dan trying too hard.
So that's my honest evaluation of the kids minus carutan. Sebenarnya kalao ikutkan aku rasa persembahan konsert minggu pertama impressive gak lah banding ngan musim musim lepas. There were hits and misses in terms of the kids' performance tapi overall not bad at all.
Kalao ikutkan, pilihan peribadi aku tak berapa jauh dari kedudukan AFUNDI ketika tutup, which you guys can see kat atas.
My personal choice based on performance? This is how I ranked them.
