Honestly, I have been obsessed with Korean entertainment, from Infinity Challenge to Running Man to Gag Concert to dramas such as Good Doctor... (Yes, that was the latest drama that I have watched in full). Well, it's time to switch back to Singapore where the annual Star Awards was held over the last 2 Sunday evenings.
This year's Star Awards consisted of 2 shows. It has been this format since 2010. Previously Show 1, which was for the technical category, newscaster and current affairs, and young talent award , was held at a gala dinner separately and was shown on TV (which is Show 2, for the entertainers) for merely 5 minutes (Just guessing). This year was also the final year where the awards ceremony took place at Caldecott Hill before moving to a new venue, Mediapolis.
Overall, Star Awards 2015 was better than last year except for the fact it turned out to be an overly-competitive popularity contest. Other than that, I always feel something fishy about the judges' decisions over presenting the award to someone whom we felt that the other one deserved to be won.
Show 1 will be discussed here while Show 2 will be updated in the next entry.
Star Awards Show 1:
This year was the first year I've recorded the show as I was away from Singapore. Since 2010, I like watching Show 1 even though the awards given out are to the people behind the scenes. In between the ceremony, there's skits and performances especially in previous years, entertainers will portray people behind the scenes which audience could rarely see it. It gave a good laugh although I really don't know whether the people being portrayed really did those actions.
Below is the list of what I liked about Show 1:
1. Hong Hui Fang (H) and Chen Han Wei (C) portraying some of the drama roles they have acted in such as "Samsui Women" and "Cupid Love" while presenting the Best Costume and Image Design
While C acted as Wenqiang in "Cupid Love", I predicted that he would say "S'il te plait" which he always uses it in another drama. Indeed, he said it while talking to another entertainer, Desmond Tan (D), in the audience area. Reason? D "stole C's song" (referring to the song "关怀方式" used in Cupid Love).
2. "7 Princesses of Caldecott Hill" Spoof Skit
No more portraying of people behind the scenes! This time, it was the famous "7 Princesses" which was a "hot topic" back in the late 2000s. I like Kate Pang portraying Rui En in "Against the Tide" and the unexpected Chua En Lai portraying Joanne Peh in "The 'Mole' Makers" (Originally, it was called "The Dream Makers", one of the blockbuster dramas in 2013). The placement of his prosthetic mole really made me laughed hard as different positions representing different entertainers such as himself, Phua Chu Kang, Rui En and back to his role.
3. Big Bang came to the ceremony? Erm...It's "Big Bank".
I didn't hold much expectations when I heard Big Bang performing as rarely you would see guests overseas being invited in Show 1. Show 2? Yes, there are. As the faces were revealed while performing, it was another portraying act again. Guo Liang (G), Dennis Chew (D) and Jeremy Chan (J) were the ones performing as Big Bank. Initially I didn't know they were called "Big Bank" as I didn't the Chinese translation "大银行" until I watched again on Youtube They performed the fruits version of "Fantastic Baby" where Papaya, Banana and Rambutan etc... were heard in the lyrics. It's creative but don't know how the real Big Bang fans would feel.
Before I forget, J performed as "G-Dragon" or "G-龙", D performed as "Taeyang" and G performed as "T.O.P" or worst "TOP 洗衣粉" (TOP Detergent Powder in Chinese, a detergent brand).
Other highlights include Rui En's "Black Face" during the presentation of the Favorite Male and Female Characters awards which turned out to be a hot topic but after that, it was resolved in Show 2, and Jeanette Aw bagged 6 awards (Most Popular Regional Artiste Awards for Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia, Social Media Award, Favorite Onscreen Couple with Zhang Zhenhuan and Favorite Female Character) but expressed her wish for withdrawal from those voting-based award categories due to fans leaving messages that they would harm themselves if she didn't win. Well, even if my favorite didn't win the award this time, there's still next time. I feel that there's no need to be fully obsessed with the voting-based awards and focused on other things. Ending your life for that doesn't worth it.
That's all for the wonderful Show 1 performances. Show 2 is in the next entry.
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