Review AF6 6th Concert : Bye Bye Mama

I’m disappointed. Wait, why should I be? It’s AF. I can’t be expecting each and every single one of the students to deliver a stellar performance every week. I didn’t really watch the concert that night because I was busy switching channels. But I did watch the repeat yesterday.

So who was the best? Let’s start the review. Pardon my language. I’m having a mood swing. Here we go.

8. Toi – Tak Bisakah

No surprise here. I changed the channel after watching him perform halfway. I didn’t get what he was singing. So I watched it again yesterday afternoon. Gosh. It was a bad karaoke for me. I’m sorry Toi, but you can’t sing. Please do what you do best, play the angklung. Just don’t sing anymore. Singing is not your thing and it will never be. Why is he still there? GET THE FREAKING OUT!

7. Stanly – Katakanlah

I still remember someone sang this song during AF3. I just can’t remember his name. But he did way much better than Stanly. Stanly’s version was all over the place. His runs ruined his performance. He was shooting everywhere. Pitchy. He needs to leave the academy as soon as possible. I’m getting nothing out of him. How sad because technically, he is supposed to be the best. OUT!

6. Nubhan – Generasiku

Better this week. But still not enough for me. I’m sorry. Nubhan, you have such a lovely tone, but you’re not improving enough. You need to focused and perhaps you need to be like Dora the Explorer. Why Dora? Because you need to explore. Explore your freaking unique tone! IN

5. Rina – Ular

I didn’t feel a thing when she was announced as the one who's gonnna leave the academy. I just felt that Toi was supposed to be out. Dang! She was just okay. She was mumbling almost half of the song. Her performance wasn’t interesting. It was like a bad impersonation of Anita Sarawak. Nothing spectacular about her performance. She seemed a bit over confident though. Good luck mama. IN

4. Alif – Ketahuan

I like this song. I like his performance. It was enough for me to put him in this spot. Technically, he’s improving. But he’s inconsistent. He still has a loooonnnggg way to go. IN

3. Nadia – Rama Rama

Adlin was right. Her performance was kind of over the top. It was like a machine gun shooting without stopping. But she was still good though there were some flat notes. Still she was one the best. But I still get the vibe that she’s trying TOO hard. Chill girl. IN

2. Riz – Seribu Tahun

I love this song to death! Riz tried to make the song his own. Good. He was good although there were some off parts especially at the end. But still, his voice mesmerized me. He is such a good singer with great potential. Lovely tone. Way to go boy! IN

1. Stacy – Don’t Speak

Give this girl anything, she can do it. Nothing much I can say about her performance. It was great. I enjoyed it. I understand her story. She’s a star! SO IN!

Next week, the concert will be held in at Istana Budaya. Wow! A lil’ bit too big for them don’t you think? Especially for Toi. I hope Stanly will ‘goreng’. Hope my three favs will excel. Good luck.

Till next time. Out!

*Pictures courtesy of Mr Manager*

REVIEW AF6 5TH CONCERT : BU HETTY, BU KARTINI

I managed to watch the concert live. As in, I was there, in the hall, watching them perform. Thanks to Mr Manager who was so kind giving me the opportunity to watch the concert and became part of the live audience. I’ve had quite a rough week, so watching the concert did cheer me up a little bit.

My review is gonna be slightly different this time. I’m gonna divide the performances into two. The good and the bad. There will be the best of the best and the worst of the worst. It’s going to be reviewed randomly, not according to my ranking from 9-1. Pardon my language. Here we go.

The Good

Riz – Time Is Running Out
He was awesome. I love his performance. It was definitely one of his best. He was clearly in control. His voice projection was good to me. He is so versatile and consistent. I want to see him in the final concert. I just want him to tone down his attitude and slim down his body. If he managed to successfully achieve those two, I believe he will be the next male singing sensation, like Anuar Zain. SO IN!

Stacy – Makhluk Tuhan Paling Seksi
She is a star and nobody can deny that. I really really enjoyed her performance. It was spectacular! Words can’t describe how good she was. Her movements were great, her vocal was outstanding. I love her tone. That husky tone makes me go crazy! I want her to win and please, let her win. She deserves it. SO IN!

Nadia – Kalis Rindu
This girl knows how to capture the audience. Her performance to me was really good. She enjoyed singing the song, she was telling a story and the story was good. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. She’s cute! SO IN!

Rina – Syurga & Neraka
She’s a performer. Well, at least she tried to be one. Her vocal wasn’t stunning. Her dress was a bit too much. But her performance as a whole was good. I like it when she tried to communicate with the audience. Good job mama! IN

All of them deserve a place in the final concert. They have been showing consistency, good improvements and I hope the audience will vote for them instead of others. Not to say the rest of the contestants are not good, but these four are just better than them.

Now let’s move on to the bad ones. Though there are few good performances in the bad category, but I still think their performances were a bit bland, mediocre and weak as a whole.

The Bad

Stanly – Umi
It is such a nice song. Stanly was okay. Hearing him singing live is different than watching it at home. He has one powerful and loud voice. But it’s true. He needs to control his microphone while singing. His projection was really good but because of the weakness in controlling the mic, his sounded like screaming, not singing. I thought his emotions were forced. He should not THINK too much about his movements and gestures. Let it come naturally and make sure the emotion comes from the heart. He deserves another week. OUT!

Saida – Bila Bunga Bunga Berguguran
Call me jiwang or whatever, I have this song in my Ipod and I love it so very much. The song is very soothing but sad. I dunno why, but I think that I’m starting to like Saida although I don’t think she is a good singer. She can sing but she’s definitely not a singer material. But she can grab attention. People would want to look at her, and they will expect more from her. Like me. She was beautiful last night. My friend told me that he likes her. She’s cute! Yes, she is cute. There something about Saida. Too bad she’s gone. Her performance was just okay. I was so mad at her because she tends to let go of her emotion sooner that she’s supposed to. She wasn’t in control of her own emotions. Argh! OUT!

Nubhan – Kembali Senyum
Nubhan disappoints me big time! I was furious because he didn’t perform well. Luckily Ibu Hetty likes him. Probably because of his tone. But he is not working it. I thought he sounded off a little a bit. He didn’t make the song his own. I like the Japanese/Korean version of the song better than the Malay. Nubhan needs to step up. Find his x-factor. Find his identity. OUT!

Alif – Hai
He was okay. Just okay. Multitasking on stage is not easy. Multitasking one stage in from of hundreds of people IS definitely hard. But I think Alif pulled it off. Why is his percentage so high?? OUT!

Toi – Beautiful Girls
I was laughing my ass off. I dunno. It was just wrong wrong wrong. Horrendous with a capital H. The lowest level of karaoke. If Simon said to Brooke, ‘it’s like ordering a hamburger without the meat’. But watching him perform, was like ordering a Big Mac at KFC where you will get a tight slap on your face for being stupid. He needs to go. He should have gone. He’s TOO mediocre. GET THE FREAKING OUT!

Now, here’s my ACTUAL ranking.

1. Stacy
2. Riz
3. Nadia
4. Rina

(HUGE GAP)

5. Stanly
6. Alif
7. Saida
8. Nubhan

(HUGE GAP x 10)

9. Toi

That’s all folks. Till next time. Out!

REVIEW AF6 4th CONCERT: GRUMPY OGY

Okay, I managed to watch it tonight when I was having my dinner with a friend of mine. Frankly speaking I didn’t enjoy tonight’s concert. It was like back to square one. Almost everyone gave an average performance. Nothing spectacular (has it been any?). I’m having a tough time to rank the performance. It was THAT boring.

Can I criticize the judges? Okay, maybe not all of them, but only one. Ogy, why so grumpy tonight? And please lah, why so complicated? I know she’s trying to teach the students stuffs but certain times she went overboard by criticizing the unnecessary things. Text, subtext or whatsoever. I don’t care. It’s not a performing arts class, it was a concert! When a student gave a good performance, please give them credit. And please lah, keep it real. It’s not some drama or theatrical performances so don’t over analyze things. I admit she is a good judge, but sometimes she tends to show that she knows everything but I personally think she doesn’t.

For me, only 3 students managed to excel tonight. The rest was out of the chart. One was out of the world. If I were the principal, I would personally kick out maybe 5 students. Seriously. I don’t see anything good about them as a performe/singer. Let’s start the review. Pardon my language. Here we go.

10. Stanly – Kasih Tercipta
Kasih Tercipta my a**! It was more like Hantu Tercipta. What the hell was that? He wasn’t singing for god sake! He reminds me of a military sergeant giving orders to his cadets. You know, “left, right, left , right”. You get what I mean. It was the most horrible, scary, horrendous performance of the night. Nothing could precisely describe how bad it was. I was literally putting my finger in my ears to avoid listening to the horrible sound of his singing. GET THE FREAKING OUT!!

(HUGE GAP)

9. Toi – Laukku Cukup Masin
What was he singing? I don’t get it. Was he reading something? Bleagh! OUT!

8. Aliff – Menghapus Jejakmu
Boring. Boring. Boring. ZZZZZZZ…next! OUT!

7. Nubhan – Cinta Hampa
Performance wise, he was okay. Average. But he went out of tune. That’s why he’s here. At this spot. Boy, BUCK UP!! OUT!

6. Saida – Hati Kama
Again, she was just OKAY. But she doesn’t know how to make good use of the surprise that she got. She was like, blur. As if she didn’t know what to do. Sigh. Pity her. OUT!

5. Faisal – Joget Bunga Melati
Boring. But he gave something new. Props. IN

4. Rina – Terbang Helang
It was boring. I didn’t really watch her performance because it was boring. But I still think she was good as a singer. IN

3. Riz – Marabahaya
I don’t like the song. Sorry. I don’t like the choreography.Sorry. But I do like his performance. He gave his all. He showed to us that he is versatile. He’s annoying but at least, he performed. Unlike somebody.. (lalala). IN

1. Stacy – Cinta Khayalan & Nadia – Mengapa Dirindu
Both of them were good. Really good. They are in a different league than the rest. Either one of them should win this comp. Nadia was beautiful. Stacy was powerful. I don’t know which one should be number one tonight, so I decided to put both of them together at the same spot. Ramli, can we have only two finalist this year??? By the way Ogy, do you really want to see Stacy like crying on the stage just to show everyone that she feeeeeeel the song? Nonsense! SO IN!

That’s all. I’m having headache. I need panadol and a freaking good sleep. I hope any hantu won’t tercipta tonight. See ya!

REVIEW AF6 3rd CONCERT : MEET THE WANNABE ROCKERS!

I’m back again for another round of review. Again, I didn’t get to watch the live show last night because I was out . So I just get to watch the repeat just now. So AF is trying to create something new heh? or has it been done before?It's a good thing by the way. Something like Idol format. I don't find anything wrong with that. But why rock? Why not something else? Never mind. I don't really care anyway.

Some did excel, some just failed miserably. I would rather go to Redbox and listen to the people there singing their heart out. I would rather pay THEM to sing for me than this bunch of crappy funfair singers. It has been three freaking weeks okay! Please lah! Wake up doinks!

As for the judges, come on lah. Get freaking real with your critiques. So let’s get into business. I'm so bored.
Pardon my language. Here we go.

12. Faisal – Sentuhan Kecundang
What the hell was that? OUT OF TUNE! I wanna kill this boy.But how? Please choose one from the options below:
A : Strangle him with a barb wire
B : Strangle him with a barb wire
C : Strangle him with a barb wire

Please choose for me? I’m ready. GET OUT!

11. Naim – Opera Hidup
I have doubt. I don’t think this boy can sing. He was like,making jokes on stage. I checked the info to make sure I was watching AFConcert, not Pentas Raja Lawak or something. It was terrible, messy and irritatinglyirritating. God! OUT!

10. Stanly – Patahnya Sayap Malam
He butchered the song. Tempo was everywhere. Vocal wasannoyingly forced. The ending was over the top. He’s so over. I don’t knowwhat’s wrong with him. I don’t care whether he has huge diaphragm or whateverbut the fact is that he is NOT that good. Okay? OUT!

9. Lufya – Tika & Saat Ini
First of all, Jasmi, please give back your granny dress.Don’t borrow, take or think about taking your granny dress or tablecloth orwhatsoever to be used by AF students ever again! Fugly dress!
Her singing? So so. Her emotions? Forced. Bad Bad! OUT!

8. Nubhan – Summer of 69
It was terrible. It was boring and forgettable. I still likehis tone tho.
Sad. Please do better next week boy! IN

7. Toi – C.I.N.T.A
He was literally spelling the words and he sounded like hewas spelling it, not singing it. He was okay. No energy. Boring. Boring. IN

6. Saida – Sepi Sekuntum Mawar Merah
I have this song in my Ipod and I really really love thissong. Her performance wasn’t that bad to me. It was okay. Average. I don't know why but I kinda likeit. IN

5. Alif – Kamelia
My dad always sings this song. He used to have his own bandso I always watch him practice this song. I thought Alif won’t deliver the song butto my surprise he did! I won’t say his vocal was stunning but the performanceas a whole was brilliant. He improved a lot. Good job. IN

4. Riz – Dari Sinar Mata
He was good although a bit monotonous.
I like his tone. His performance wasn’t thatoutstanding but he was in control. He is definitely one of the frontrunners.Good Job! IN

3. Stacy – Pelesit Kota
Vocal was stunning! I was amazed with her vocal performance.I agree with the judges. She needs to plan her movements on stage. It was quiteall over the places. It’s like she was playing police and thief (people wouldcall it police entry , you know, the main kejar kejar one). IN

2 . Nadia – Total Eclipse of the Heart
I just love this song to death.
Carly Smithson from American Idol Season 7sang this song last few weeks and it was amazingly good. Nadia didn’t do asgood as Carly but it was still amazing to me. Unfortunately, the song wastoo short. Stupid AF! I didn’t have much problems with her pronunciation because to me shehas this country twang which was okay. Love her! You go girl! SO IN!

1. Rina – Enter Sandman
OUTSTANDING, without a doubt. SO IN!

Till next time. See ya

AF6 2nd Concert : The Return of Dakolin

I didn’t get to watch the life show on Saturday night because I was out almost the entire day. I only get to watch the repeat on Sunday afternoon and also few other performances on Youtube.

The concert was boring as usual but there were few hilarious moments by the way. Ac did a better job this time. He was more natural and was being himself. No more control macho. It was pretty good compared to last week. Just that, I still don’t get any feelings when he was trying to create the suspense elements during the elimination process.

Adlin Aman Ramlie was there that night to replace the resident judge, Ogy becase she wasbusy with her ABPBH thingie. Adlin was good, hilarious and spot on (somehow). I like some of his comments although sometimes he tends to be very artistic but it was okay.

So how was the so called students?

Bleagh. As usual. It’s like they didn’t learn anything at all. The have been there for 2 weeks but it seems to me there were only there for 2 days! Although there were some improved performances by certain students, still not good enough to call them a star yet. But one student did shine. Really shine! Who? Wait until the end of my review,

As usual, it will be from the worst to the best. Pardon my language. Here we go:

13. Ika – Malu Tapi Mahu
The worst of the night. One of the worst students ever been in AF. No talent. No appeal (maybe a little). Ning said again, the song was too big for her. So I wonder what can this girl sing. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star perhaps? But that one also she might stumble. It’s a hard song. She is untalented gedik girl! Such a disgrace to have her in the academy. I’m sorry darl, go back home and do anything else but sing! SO OUT!

(Thank god she’s OUT!)

12. Aliff – Angan Dan Sedar
This boy can sing. I suggest , he should sing something like, hmm..let me see..London Bridge? No no. Not Fergie’s. But this one, London Bridge is falling down/falling down/falling down/ London Bridge is falling down/My fair lady. Familiar? Good. He was all over the places. Vocally weak. He looked scared. Such a nice song but he ruined it. Obviously. I feel like strangling somebody/something. OUT!

11. Saida – Dokter Cinta
I need a doctor. Quick! My ears are bleeding. OUT!

10. Toi – Sang Pencinta
I hate the outfit. Ugly green thing. The voice? Weak. The performance? Forgettable! OUT!

9. Lufya – Cinta 100%
Note : Wet armpit is a no no if you are a performer. Why? Because you are a PERFORMER. Many eyes will be looking at you, examining, focusing on your performance.
But I guess I couldn’t blame it on her 100 percent. I feel like yelling at the so called image consultant and stylist. What was his name again? OUT!

8. Naim – Aspella
Vocally okay. Nothing special. I like his performance. But I hate the outfit. Adlin was right. Again, what’s the name of the stylist? IN

7. Stanly – Sudah Tu Sudah
I feel like telling him not to over do it. I feel like telling the judges not to overate him. He’s downright mediocre. What’s so special about this guy? Good tone perhaps. But that’s all. IN

6. Nadia – Umbrella
Ning was right. The pronunciation was a bit off. Quite annoying also. Again, she was trying to hard to give a good performance. She needs to loosen up. Be more natural. Good performance anyway. IN

5. Faisal – Ranggi Metropolis
Huge improvement. Way better than last week. He was on pitch most of the time. Which is a good thing. He delivered it well. Will cool emotions. Good job. IN

4. Rina – Ku Seru
Not her best. She can do much better. Maybe the song is very Misha in terms of the dramatic effects, so when Rina sang this song with lack of “actions”, I wasn’t that satisfied. But she was vocally good. IN

3. Riz – Separuh Masa
You know what? Although he’s fat and annoying, I do like his voice. His voice is good. It’s like he can sing anything! I’m so jealous of this boy. He gave a good performance. Now I know the name of the stylist is Jasmi Rejab. I need a rifle, quick! IN

2. Nubhan – Tak Bisa Memilihmu
It was shacky towards the end, but I give this boy props. His voice is so enchanting. I was like mesmerized by his beautiful voice. He’s not perfect but he’s perfect. How’s that? SO IN!

1. Stacy – Rela
The queen of the night! I love the song. I love the performance. I love her voice. I love her. She’s a star! Period. SO IN

So that’s it guys. Another review from me. Till next time. See ya!

Konsert Akademi Fantasia 1 : Mencari BINTANG atau TAHI BINTANG?

The first AF6 concert has just ended. I would sum up it with only three words. BORING. BORING. BORING. Wait, that's only one word right? Nevermind. Just want to express how boring it was. After 5 seasons, the production team only managed to give us THAT crap? Goodness.

Now, the contestants. I wonder how did some of them get chosen. Pure karaoke singer! Only few stood out. Maybe they chose the right song. I can say that, I only like maybe 3-4 singers based on their tones. Those 3 or 4 could go further in the industry with proper trainings and ATTITUDE. The rest? Can go back home, do whatever they do best. Don't sing! Untalented bunch of people with NO COMMERCIAL VALUE.

I will review the performances from the worst to the best. Pardon my language. I'm pissed!

14. Ika – Kesetiaan
What was that? Redbox karaoke? She can hold a note but she’s not a singer. PERIOD! OUT!

13. Faisal – Satu Kiblat Yang Sama
Typical nasyid singer. Out of picth. out of tune. Out of the academy please! OUT!

12. Alif – Sayang Sayang
OMG! Wtf? Horrendous! NO FEELING! NO VOICE! OUT!

11. Lufya – Ingkar
The voice was okay.Big voice. The attitude was okay.Very the gedik! Everything was okay.

But, way below average. Karaoke! OUT!

10. Naim – Memburu Rindu
Where did this kid come from? Ordinary voice. Way below average! OUT!

9. Toi – Pagi Yang Gelap
God. Why is he there? No appeal. NOTHING. But he's lucky he got the right song. OUT!

8. Saida – Terlalu Cinta
There is something about her. The voice is normal tho Sweet but ordinary. But

admit, there is SOMETHING about her.But her performance was just below par. Good

lighting didn't help either. Sayang. Seems like she doesn’t wanna be there! OUT!

7. Yana – Diriku Tapak Sulaiman
Good but forgettable! IN

( I can’t believe Yana’s out. What a shame!!)

6. Stanly – You Raise Me Up
The most overrated singer of the night. The voice was L.O.U.D! Period. That’s why he stood

out! His delivery was just okay. Nothing spectacular.Give him something other than that

type of song. Then we’ll see whether he can pull it off or not. IN

5. Nadia – Rindu
This girl is GOOD! She knows what she’s doing. Her tone is good. She’s definitely something.

But she needs to be more natural. Don't try too hard. IN

4. Stacy - No One
Typical Sabahan voice. But she is definitely talented. Her rendition was just okay. I’ve heard

better. Need a lot of training. She could be better. IN

3. Nubhan – Ruang Rindu
WOW! I love his tone. Very Indonesian. Indonesian's boybands. Need a lot of training. Hope

he'll be able to sing other genres. But I doubt he could go solo. Good nonetheless! IN

2. Rina – Simply The Best
My my. What a voice. Simpy the best! Erk ..but she’s not number one tonight. Sorry. She

proved to me age is obviously not a factor. Everything was good. I salute you mama! IN

1. Riz – Ketulusan Hati
The best of the night! He’s very musical. I love his tone. So enchanting. His delivery was

perfect! He made the song sounded easy. Damn!! IN

There you go.

I don’t agree with the result. But it's AF. Predictable.

Till next week.