Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: XOXO on their singing contest experiences (Episode 380)
Aired (July 12, 2024): Bago mabuo ang XOXO, ano nga ba ang singing experiences ng mga miyembro nito bilang solo singers? #GMANetwork #GMADrama #Kapuso
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00:00Hi! Thank you so much for having us.
00:02How are the four of you?
00:04Oh my gosh!
00:05I'm nervous!
00:07Yeah, mixed emotions.
00:08Because before, we were just watching this on TV.
00:11But now, we're guests.
00:13I can see that we're still on TV.
00:15But you're the one who's watching.
00:17What's the best thing about XOXO?
00:20Each of us has our own strengths.
00:23But when we're together,
00:25the four of us combined,
00:27we become so much more powerful.
00:30Okay.
00:31And what is your strength, Rielle?
00:34My strength?
00:35I give flavor.
00:37I give character to the group.
00:39So, as you can see,
00:41we have different looks.
00:44Which is good.
00:45Yes.
00:46So, I'm the representation of this group.
00:49For all the people of color, I am here.
00:51For all the plus-size, I am here.
00:53For the mid-size, I am here.
00:55Bravo!
00:56Riela, bravo!
00:58And also, we are breaking the norms
01:00or the standard of a P-pop or K-pop group
01:03that needs to be like this and that.
01:06So, we're showing that we are here
01:09to showcase our talent,
01:11to make you people happy
01:15or inspired by our representations,
01:19different tones of voice, texture,
01:21that can make a group like XOXO.
01:23What is your strength, Dani?
01:25For me, I am...
01:26Aside from being beautiful.
01:29I take care of the high parts of the song.
01:32And here, I am the one who makes the harmonies
01:35for the covers.
01:37Alright, Mel?
01:38I also have high parts,
01:41but when Dani sings,
01:42I will jump on her.
01:44That's how it is for me.
01:45And for me, it's a bit smooth.
01:48My voice is a bit high.
01:50The thing about singers is,
01:52the thing about singers in this country,
01:53you don't just sing, right?
01:56I know most of you have gone into acting.
01:58You also dance, right?
02:00Yes!
02:01Who dances the best?
02:04Lyra!
02:05Lyra!
02:07She's the one who always TikToks.
02:09Really?
02:10But give me moves.
02:12Give me moves.
02:14All of you, give me moves.
02:17If you were to describe yourself,
02:19you said you're unique.
02:21I mean, each one of you is unique.
02:22If you were to describe yourself,
02:24via a move,
02:26how would you do it?
02:27Let's start with Riel.
02:30I'm sexy because I'm always sexy.
02:33So I should do this.
02:36That's Riel.
02:38Lyra is...
02:42One, two, three.
02:43One, two, three.
02:49Okay, and Dani is...
02:51Calm down.
02:52I'm a baby girl.
02:53She's really consistent.
02:55Okay, Mel?
02:56I'm a sweet girl here.
02:58So I'm like this.
03:02Like this.
03:04Okay.
03:05And while we're talking,
03:07because you're the product of so many contests,
03:10you joined contests before The Clash.
03:12Yes.
03:13What is one experience that you will never forget?
03:17Lyra.
03:18Me, Tito Boy.
03:19I joined a national contest on TV.
03:23And of course,
03:24my family expected me to show them Lyra.
03:29But I didn't make it.
03:33I was waiting for the last day of that round,
03:39but I didn't make it.
03:40But you were announced in...
03:41I was announced in the final.
03:43All of my relatives and family came to my house.
03:46I was like, why didn't I make it?
03:48That was commercial.
03:50Maybe it was just a commercial.
03:52So I cried a lot.
03:54I said, I don't want to do contests anymore.
03:56What can't you forget, Mel?
03:57For me, I used to do events in Bulacan.
04:01So when we're wearing gowns,
04:03we need to be there.
04:04There are mayors and vice gov.
04:08So I sing in a danceable way,
04:10but I'm wearing a gown.
04:11I want to wear a mic.
04:15I don't have a mic, but I'm wearing a mic.
04:17So I sing there, Tito Boy.
04:19I sing there.
04:20Then suddenly,
04:21my bra, Tito Boy,
04:23didn't fit, Tito Boy.
04:25The bra fell off.
04:29Then what I did with my gown,
04:30I turned around,
04:31Tito Boy was like this.
04:33Then when I exit,
04:35I just exit like this.
04:36It's so embarrassing.
04:38It's so crazy.
04:40It's good that no one saw it.
04:42Danny, how about you?
04:43For me, Tito Boy,
04:44it was on Charter Day in our city,
04:46in Cebu, in Danau City.
04:47Shout out to you.
04:49When I entered the stage,
04:51I was supposed to be like this.
04:53Then all of a sudden,
04:54I was like this.
04:57Okay, it's still beautiful.
04:59But you still resisted.
05:00Yes, I still resisted.
05:02I still won.
05:04Riel, how about you?
05:05For me, Tito Boy,
05:06I don't really join singing contests
05:08because I'm afraid of being rejected
05:10because I used to be bullied.
05:12But that's a story for another day.
05:14That's true.
05:15There will be time for that.
05:17Maybe it's just my story.
05:18When I was in grade school,
05:19I joined Linggo ng Wika
05:21in our school.
05:22Then the mothers got mad.
05:24They said,
05:25that's lip-syncing.
05:26At that time,
05:27they said,
05:28we're just poor.
05:29What's lip-syncing?
05:30You have a recorder.
05:31We don't have a recorder.
05:34That's true.
05:35It's just the truth.
05:36It's very true.
06:04It's very true.