Korean Teen Heartthrob Yohan Hwang is the First 'I Love OPM' Winner

<br /> Korean college student Yohan Hwang emerges as the first grand winner of ABS-CBN's singing competition 'I Love OPM' held last night, April 23, 2016 at the Resorts World Manila, Pasay City.<br /> <br /> A head-turner living in the Philippines, Hwang decided to dropped his "cute-style" persona and sings a serious ballad "Wag Ka Nang Umiyak" as his final song in the grand finals performance.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w_YUEP6vkLU/VxwDz2J4ifI/AAAAAAAAHKw/cqH2uGm0B1kVo4YNJD642OkClWQdCQoVQCK4B/s1600/Yohan%2BHwang%2BI%2BLove%2BOPM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Yohan Hwang I Love OPM" border="0" height="426" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w_YUEP6vkLU/VxwDz2J4ifI/AAAAAAAAHKw/cqH2uGm0B1kVo4YNJD642OkClWQdCQoVQCK4B/s640/Yohan%2BHwang%2BI%2BLove%2BOPM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Hwang has won a one-year recording contract with Star Music along with other prizes and a whopping 2 million pesos. Hwang beats American singer Ryan Gallagher, Pakistan's Harris Dio, and fellow Koreans K-Rock Group J Morning.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-NgbFVePcA/VxwEGZbk7xI/AAAAAAAAHK4/AaLIUHjhRGYheA49b60bItFkfxLRY0cWQCK4B/s1600/Yohan%2BHwang%2BGrand%2BWInner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Yohan Hwang Grand WInner" border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-NgbFVePcA/VxwEGZbk7xI/AAAAAAAAHK4/AaLIUHjhRGYheA49b60bItFkfxLRY0cWQCK4B/s1600/Yohan%2BHwang%2BGrand%2BWInner.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> Toni Gonzaga commended Hwang for his performance, "<i>Nagpatunay ka ngayong gabi kasi nage-expect kami na pakikiligan mo kami, ise-serenade mo kami pero iyong binigay mong performance sa amin, ramdam na ramdam ko ang bawat salitang binigkas mo. I feel you!</i>"<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8N5ehaNhKXY/VxwEZZbEXBI/AAAAAAAAHLA/nkG2vUjTZAYEP8P04fs485iNaPDnK15LQCK4B/s1600/Himigration%2BOfficers%2BToni%2BMartin%2Band%2BLani.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8N5ehaNhKXY/VxwEZZbEXBI/AAAAAAAAHLA/nkG2vUjTZAYEP8P04fs485iNaPDnK15LQCK4B/s640/Himigration%2BOfficers%2BToni%2BMartin%2Band%2BLani.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> "<i>Iyong performance mo kakaiba ngayon, nag-level up ka. At hindi lang iyon, may pinatunayan ka sa aming lahat. Hindi ka lang heartthrob, ikaw ay isang singing heartthrob.</i>" Asia's Nightingale Lani Misalucha added.<br /> <br /> Concert King Martin Nievera rounded up the comments saying, "<i>You proved to us tonight that Yohan loves OPM!</i>"<br /> <br /> Yohan got the highest number of votes of 32.82% followed by J Morning with 23.42%, Ryan with 23.27% and Dio with 20.50%.<br /> <br /> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*all images courtesy ABS-CBN Entertainment</span></i><br /> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i>

ABS-CBN Anne Curtis Dio Smith I Love OPM J-Morning Lani Misalucha Martin Nievera Ryan Gallagher Toni Gonzaga Yohan Hwang Korean Teen Heartthrob Yohan Hwang is the First 'I Love OPM' Winner

Korean college student Yohan Hwang emerges as the first grand winner of ABS-CBN's singing competition 'I Love OPM' held last ni...

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I Love OPM Grand Finals All Set on Saturday; Top 4 Touristars Compete for the Final Showdown

<br /> I Love OPM's Top 4 Touristars are all set for the grand finale to be held this Saturday, April 23 at the Resorts World Manila, Pasay City.<br /> <br /> The stage will give each touristars the chance to become the first winner of ABS-CBN's original singing competition for 100% non-Filipinos but really love Filipino music.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lmqVti6hlfk/VxmFmgoUerI/AAAAAAAAHKE/WEc0xGNpxMcra5l8Fly8oCpBzjDOT19dwCK4B/s1600/I%2BLove%2BOPM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lmqVti6hlfk/VxmFmgoUerI/AAAAAAAAHKE/WEc0xGNpxMcra5l8Fly8oCpBzjDOT19dwCK4B/s640/I%2BLove%2BOPM.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from ABS-CBN</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> Dio Smith from Pakistan, Ryan Gallagher from U.S.A, and Yohan Hwang and J-Morning from Korean captured the hearts not only of the himigration officers Toni, Lani and Martin, but also the heart of the audience and televiewers. With different type of music genre, each judges have something to say about the four Touristars.<br /> <br /> Lani Misalucha commended Dio's rock star image saying, "no doubt about it, you truly make us happy and proud when it comes to rock and roll".<br /> <br /> While Yohan's always a charmer, Martin Nievera has one piece of advice to him: cute is not forever. "Level up your singing and your performances", he said.<br /> <br /> On the other hand, K-Rock band J-Morning gets praises from Toni Gonzaga saying, "Everytime you step on stage, you choose songs from different genres giving us a different experience each time".<br /> <br /> Not to be left behind, balladeer Ryan Gallagher proves that he deserves the slot for the grand finals.<br /> <br /> "I was unsure about Ryan the first two rounds but he showed us he belongs here; he showed me how good he really is," Lani said.<br /> <br /> Don't miss the grand finale of I Love Opm this Saturday, right after MMK only on ABS-CBN.<br /> <br /> <div> <br /></div>

ABS-CBN Anne Curtis Dio Smith I Love OPM J-Morning Lani Misalucha Martin Nievera Reality Ryan Gallagher Toni Gonzaga Yohan Hwang I Love OPM Grand Finals All Set on Saturday; Top 4 Touristars Compete for the Final Showdown

I Love OPM's Top 4 Touristars are all set for the grand finale to be held this Saturday, April 23 at the Resorts World Manila, Pasay Ci...

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I Love OPM: French Tenor Sings Ballad Song 'Ikaw'

<br /> An opera singer from France named Jonathan Wagner wows the judges of singing competition I Love OPM after performing a ballad song 'Ikaw'.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phl_2oHWhYs/VtNqhip56AI/AAAAAAAAG8s/HYMqdQ97xOk/s1600/2016-02-29%2Bat%2B05-46-17.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phl_2oHWhYs/VtNqhip56AI/AAAAAAAAG8s/HYMqdQ97xOk/s640/2016-02-29%2Bat%2B05-46-17.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">screen-grabbed from YouTUbe</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> Wagner, who came to the Philippines as suggested by his Filipino friend, amazes Concert King Martin Nievera, Asia's Nightingale Lani Misalucha, and Multimedia Star Toni Gonzaga, with his rendition of the said song.<br /> <br /> "Very nice. It's a very hard song to sing." Martin told Wagner<br /> <br /> "Powerful, kagaya ng napanood naming performance sa iyo. Nangusap sa aming puso ang iyong ipinakita at ipinarinig na pag-awit." Toni commented.<br /> <br /> I Love OPM airs every Saturdays right after "MM" and Sundays after "Rated K". The show is hosted by Anne Curtis and Eric Nicolas.<br /> <br /> Watch Jonathan Wagner's performance of 'Ikaw', courtesy of ABS-CBN:<br /> <br /> <center> <div class="”video-container”"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P_NGJJ7L54A" width="560"></iframe> </div> </center> <br />

ABS-CBN Anne Curtis I Love OPM Lani Misalucha Martin Nievera Reality Toni Gonzaga Toni Wagner I Love OPM: French Tenor Sings Ballad Song 'Ikaw'

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ASAP 20: from World-Class Entertainment to Jologs Game Show? Martin Nievera Posts Sentiments via Twitter

It is no doubt that ABS-CBN's ASAP 20 is the undisputed Sunday noontime musical-variety show where it beats several shows from the rival network namely "Sobrang Okay Pare", "Party Pilipinas", and "Sunday All-Stars".<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8VJXGsbLCQk/VdpfKndLzfI/AAAAAAAAGC8/q8D8gQyJH-0/s1600/ASAP20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ASAP 20 Logo" border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8VJXGsbLCQk/VdpfKndLzfI/AAAAAAAAGC8/q8D8gQyJH-0/s320/ASAP20.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Google</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> But now that it has a new rival show "Sunday PinaSaya" which has a format similar to Eat Bulaga (Both are from TAPE Inc), it seems that ASAP 20 consider its new rival show a threat to their 20 years of existence.<br /> <br /> Despite the fact that ASAP 20 provides world-class performances every Sunday, it is very noticeable that it's now becoming a "Sunday Game Show", and is following the format of Sunday PinaSaya. Something that most viewers of ASAP 20 don't like, even one of the main host himself Martin Nievera.<br /> <br /> Concert King Martin Nievera posted his sentiments on Twitter on August 23, 2015 at exactly 1:32PM as shown below:<br /> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> What has happened to the noon time shows on Sunday ????</div> — martin nievera (@4eversinging4u) <a href="https://twitter.com/4eversinging4u/status/635338830694887424">August 23, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> </center> <br /> However, after receiving mixed reactions from his tweet, Nievera posted another tweet saying that there's nothing to worry about.<br /> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> Everyone relax pls! Asap has been there for 20 years. There is always room for experiment & competition. Let the games begin. Fear not all!</div> — martin nievera (@4eversinging4u) <a href="https://twitter.com/4eversinging4u/status/635465380597596161">August 23, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> </center> <br /> Still we can't help but ask, "Is ASAP losing its World-Class Entertainment format? Does it need to imitate Sunday PinaSaya's format to gain ratings?<br /> <br /> <br />

ABS-CBN ASAP 20 Martin Nievera Sunday PinaSaya ASAP 20: from World-Class Entertainment to Jologs Game Show? Martin Nievera Posts Sentiments via Twitter

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