ABS-CBN 2nd Annual Star Magic Ball at the Shangri-La Hotel. 06292008

A magical night with the ABS-CBN stars
By Rachelle Siazon

Star Magic celebrated its 16th anniversary in style as it gathered the best and brightest stars of ABS-CBN in a spectacular red-carpet affair held at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel’s grand ballroom last night, June 29. The country’s premiere talent management group held its second Star Magic Ball to commemorate its years of bringing up top notch talent.

Showbiz’s hottest couples were seen on the red carpet like Sam Milby and Anne Curtis, Luis Manzano and Angel Locsin, John Prats and Shaina Magdayao, and Willie Revillame with his non-showbiz date.

Flying solo yet looking equally fabulous in their formal wear were Kristine Hermosa, Bea Alonzo, Rica Peralejo, Roxanne Guinoo, Jake Cuenca, Zanjoe Marudo, and Diether Ocampo just to name a few. Piolo Pascual, who came with mom Amy, cut a stylish figure in elegant Hugo Boss attire. Comedienne Pokwang managed to outshine the other stars with her trademark outlandish outfits complete with a white train worthy of a blushing bride.

The party went into full swing as host Nikki Gil let Richard Poon take center stage to serenade ABS-CBN bigwigs Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III, Charo Santos-Concio, Malou Santos, and former President Freddie Garcia who was also celebrating his birthday that night. This was followed by a romantic medley performed by Piolo, Sam, Richard, and Jed Madela. Saicy Aguila, Arron Villaflor, Gem Ramos, Rodjun Cruz, Tim Espinosa, Princess Ryan, Thou Reyes, Sam Concepcion, Andi Jose, Pokwang, and Sam Milby wowed the guests with a sizzling production number.

Fashion Icon awards were given to Bea, Piolo, Rafael Rosell, and Malaya Lewondowski while thee Sparkling Couple award went to Sam and Anne who were particularly sweet towards each other throughout the ball. Pinoy Big Brother Teen Big Winner Ejay Falcon got lucky again as he won an Asian Cruise for two during the raffle draw exclusively for Star Magic artists.

Afterwards, Piolo presented the collective donation from Star Magic artists for Diether’s KIDS Foundation, which amounted to P300,000. Event sponsor Planet Flip-Flops also donated P200,000 for Bayanijuan, which Piolo turned over to Claudine Barretto (who was escorted by hubby Raymart Santiago) in behalf of Gina Lopez.

To cap off the night, Johnny Manahan gave a short but sweet message which encompassed his overwhelming gratitude to those who continue to support Star Magic and its roster of talents, "I love you all."
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Post-STAR MAGIC 16TH ANNIVERSARY dance on ASAP 08

ang galing nila lahat katulad ni TIM, he's so cool and same pa rin magaling at na built up pa ng energy...

GO GO GO IDOL!!!

TIM ESPINOSA HOMECOMING to the ASAP 08 Stage!

ABS-CBN Star Magic 16th anniversary

Sa pagdiriwang ng kanyang 16th year, matinding star-studded extravaganza sa ASAP 08 ang magbubukas ng engrandeng anniversary ce-lebration ng ABS-CBN Star Magic sa May 25 at June 1.

Naghahanda na ang mga artista ng Star Magic para sa mga kakaibang production numbers sa ASAP 08 na ti-yak na magpapakitang kani-lang ganda at galing. Pangungunahan nina Piolo Pascual at Claudine Bar-retto ang inyong mga paboritong artista tulad ng mga Star Magic Jewels (Tim Espinosa), Heartthrobs, Cover Boys, Koolchx, As-tigs at loveteams.

Mapapanood din ang mga artista ng Star magic na mga produkto ng mga sikat na re-ality shows ng ABS-CBN tulad ng Pinoy Big Brother (mula sa dalawang editions at mga Teens), White Castle, Be Bench, Del Monte’s Got 2 B Fit Challenge at Pinoy Dream Academy at marami pang iba!

Sa June 29, muling bababa ang mga bituin mula sa kalangitan sa 2nd Star Magic Grand Ball na gaganapin sa EDSA Shangri la Hotel. Matapos ang matagumpay na ball noong August nang nakaraang taon, mu-ling magtitipon ang pamilya ng Star Magic na ubod ng guguwapo at gaganda sa ka-ni-kanilang tuxedo at long gowns para isang gabi ng ma-sarap na pagkain, sayawan at kantahan.

Marami pang kaabang-abang na mangyayari mula sa Star Magic ngayong taon na ito.

Nariyan ang Batch 16, mga bagong mukha na ipapakilala sa 3rd quarter ng 2008, marami pang concerts at isang mala-king charity event ang nasa plano.

Inuumpisahan na rin ang pinakabagong Star Magic catalogue na nasa newsstands by October 2008.

Malayo na talaga ang na-rarating ng Star Magic mula ng simulan ito ng dating ABS-CBN President and Chief Operating Officer na si Freddie Garcia at Johnny Mana-han para magkaroon ng ex-clusive talents ang ABS-CBN. 1992 ang masasabing ma-gical year nang pasimulan ng ABS-CBN Talent Management and Development Center.

October noong taon ding ‘yun inilunsad ang show na Ang TV, ang hit afternoon show na pinagmulan ng maraming mall shows, live concerts at record albums.

Sa nasabing show din nakilala ang mga batang Claudine Barretto, Angelica Panganiban, Rica Peralejo, Kaye Abad, John Prats, Angelu de Leon, Victor Neri at marami pang iba.

November 1995 naman ini-launch ang Star Circle Batch 1 na pinangunahan ng namayapang ma-appeal at magaling na aktor na si Ri-co Yan.

16 years … 16 batches of stars … tiyak, nariyan pa rin ang ABS-CBN Star Magic sa mga susunod pang 16 years, at sabi nga: “The ma-gic ever continuous!”

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WELCOME BACK, IDOL! WE MISSED YOU, TIM!

What happened to the NEXT BIG THINGS?

ABS-CBN Star Magic’s 2008 catalog, in celebration of Star Magic fifteenth year. A Star Magic Catalog grand launch was made on September 23, 2007..

The 2008 Star Magic catalog featured on the cover, the twelve leading stars of Star Magic; John Lloyd Cruz, Claudine Barretto, and Piolo Pascual in the first row; Shaina Magdayao, Sam Milby, and Bea Alonzo in the second row; Kristine Hermosa, Diether Ocampo, and Roxanne Guinoo in the third row; and Rafael Rosell, Angelica Panganiban; and Zanjoe Marudo in the last row.

Now in it contained ” The Next Big Things” list, what happened to their respective careers afterward? I only see Dino Imperial, Jon Avila and Sharlene San Pedro made waves…

“The Next Big Things”Chris Gutierrez, AJ Perez, Angelo Patrimonio, Arno Morales, Martin del Rosario, Mara Lopez, Zia Marquez, Mikee Lee, Dino Imperial, Aaron Agassi, Bryan Homecillo, Isabelle Abiera, Jessy Mendiola, Krista Valle, Daphne Cortes, Hiyasmin Neri, Caroline Riggs, Jenna Estrella, Bianca Reyes, Tim Espinosa, Puma de Borja, Jon Avila, Benj Besa, Marvin Raymundo, Jordan Aguilar, Franz Pumaren, Sharlene San Pedro, Nash Aguas, Eliza Pineda, Kristel Fulgar, Nina De Sgauin, Bea Nicolas, Alexis Ramos, Kathryn Bernardo, Jane Oineza, Miles Ocampo, Mara Schnittka, and Angeli Gonzales, Jet Paz, Sara Palad, Ronalisa Cheng, Katrina Nazario, Sean Ignacio, Moreen Guese, EJ Jallorina, Alfred Labatos, Iggyboy Flores, Young An Chiu, Carlo John Barrameda, Katrina Legaspi, Yuuki Kadooka, MJ Maranan, Kobi Vidanes, Celine Lim, Aaron Junatas, Khaycee Aboloc, Basty Alcanses, Angel Sy, Franz Yap, John Manalo, Kiray Celis, Steven Fermo, CJ Navato, Joshua Dionisio, Quintin Alianza, Julio Pisk, Darius Cardano, Mika dela Cruz, Sora Baars, and Cheska Billones, Jacob Dionisio, Gemmae Custodio, Mikylla Ramirez, Nikki Bagaporo, Mark Joshua Sayarot, Michael Jee Flores, and Julia Barretto.

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He just came from states kc....just wait naman. WE LOVE YOU STILL TIM!

Tim Espinosa's Dance Performance on ASAP 08 for Johnny Manahan's BDAY

Rehearsal Video.ASAP 08 PERFORMANCE DAY

Stars’ tribute to Johnny Manahan

Director, starmaker, mentor, father, second father, showbiz icon—just a few appellations that Johnny Manahan or Mr. M is called. Having been in showbiz for more than 30 years, he has witnessed many stars rise and fall. For the longest time, he has dealt with stars on a director-talent level but for the past 15 years, as a manager-talent, being ABS-CBN Star Magic’s (formerly the Talent Center) senior vice president, Mr. M started in television with pre-Martial Law ABS-CBN. He transferred to Channels 9 and 13 to work on the children’s show Kaluskos Musmos and the sitcom Chicks to Chicks and returned to ABS-CBN when it re-opened in 1986. The re-launch was successful but the problem was, there had no stars because they were under contract with Regal, Seiko, and Viva. It was April 1992 when then ABS-CBN president and chief operating officer Freddie Garcia and Johnny Manahan hatched the idea of creating a stable of new stars exclusively for ABS-CBN. October that same year, Ang TV, the hit youth afternoon show was launched. The TV series opened the door for the likes of the young Claudine Barretto, Jolina Magdangal, Camille Prats, Victor Neri, Paolo Contis, and many more to showbiz. Later in November 1995, Star Circle Batch 1 was launched, led by the late Rico Yan.

As Mr. M celebrates his birthday, let us hear what some stars have to say about him.

PIOLO PASCUAL: I met Mr. M more than 10 years ago. He is really strict. Hindi marunong ngumiti kaya intimidating. As a mentor, he stands for what he knows is right. He is not the type who would comprise. He’s always for the good of the talent. He’s like a real parent and very compassionate. He doesn’t care about your personal life as long as when you’re on-cam you should be the person and the character that you should be.

DIETHER OCAMPO: I’ve known him since 1996. I said to myself, “ang laking lalaki nito ah.” When he asked me my name, hindi niya naintindihan sagot ko. Sabi niya kay Chris Violago, “addict ba yan?” So in my first audition, hindi ako natanggap. He is very protective with his talents. He can make you tremble and breakdown without uttering any word. But I would say that he is a very fair person, a man of wisdom. Never hide anything from him, just trust him.

RICA PERALEJO: I’ve known Mr. M since I was 12. I was so young then and he’s really a giant! Mr. M is really a good mentor. The way he disciplines his artists, especially during our time, was a very good way to hold a child’s attention. We really learned a lot and he taught us a lot. We had to be disciplined and persistent in everything we did. As a father, he has a soft spot for women. As a friend, he is maloko. Work aside, gusto niya tumatawa. He has changed because unlike before, he used to be really strict. He has mellowed a lot already.

ANGELICA PANGANIBAN: Alam mo agad na royalty ang dating niya. He told me before na parang surfing lang ang career ko, sakyan mo lang dahil pag nalaglag ka, hindi ka na makakabalik. Always do your best lagi. Masyado niya kaming mahal. Lahat ng klase ng proteksyon gagawin niya. The best ’yang si Mr. M!

NIKKI GIL: First impression ko sa kanya, nakakatakot because he handles the big stars in the industry. He has high standards pero once you get to know him he’s a gentle giant. He is the man with a gentle heart. Ipagtatanggol ka niya talaga. Huwag mo siyang kakalabanin. He really loves his flock. As a co-worker, he is very pleasant and professional. One advice he gave me was “don’t mind what other people think about you as along as you do your thing, find your own niche and do your best, everything will be okay.”

MATT EVANS: “Napakatahimik na tao si Mr. M. Sobrang at ease ako sa kanya. Sobrang maasikaso siya. Ipagpatuloy ko lang daw ang mga ginagawa ko. Huwag ako gagawa ng mali. Kung sakali na umaangat ang career ko, huwag daw ako makakalimot sa pinanggalingan ko.”

GERALD ANDERSON: At first, nakaka-intimidate siya pero once you get to know him, he’s really nice. He always tells me to work hard and focus muna sa career. He is really concerned with his artists. We are really lucky to be managed by someone like Mr. M. Sobrang bait po niya talaga. Pag nakilala niyo siya, sobrang funny. Siya po ang laging nagpapangaral sa akin at sinusunod ko naman po mga advice niya sa akin. Dapat daw, I should always give my best kasi baka daw yun na ang last. Mr. M, maraming salamat po sa inyo. Kung wala po kayo, hindi po ako magiging ganito ngayon.

SAM MILBY: Actually, I was a little scared when I first saw him. He’s very strong looking but then after I talked to him, he is a very nice guy. He’s pretty much like a father to me and to everyone in Star Magic. He really takes care of us. I’m privileged to be part of Star Magic. One thing he always remind me is to learn Tagalog.

KUH LEDESMA: Almost all years in showbiz, bilib ako sa pinsan kong yan kasi napaka-talented. Very quiet, which is a very attractive trait in a man. I’m sure he has a lot of concerns para mas mapaganda lalo ang shows niya. Nakita ko hindi na sya masyadong nakakapahinga. Mr. M has eye for talent so alam niya how to build a talent.

ZSA ZSA PADILLA: I was relatively new, being managed by Ronnie Henares when he directed my concert. We did numbers in the ’80s that was really spectacular. I can say he kind of discovered me because he was the one who convinced me to guest in Bad Bananas which he directed then. That marked my anniversary in showbiz as a solo artist because prior to that, I was part of the band Hotdog. That was in 1983, it’s been 24 years already! Mr. M is tall, good-looking, has a good foresight and a good eye for talent. He’s a man of few words. I really can’t forget that he sent me a letter when I had a major surgery. He sent so many consoling words. It was really sweet and very touching. I just hope that he will continue the job he’s doing. He is such a blessing. I really hope that he continues to bless all the other kids who are under Star Magic, that he would continue to show and lead them to the right path in show business. I believe in him!

JOHN PRATS: I’ve known Mr. M for 14 years, since Star Magic started. He directed Ang TV and he’s like a father to all of us. Serious siya and nakakatakot pero eventually sobrang palabiro. Nilalabas talaga ni Mr. M kung ano ang kaya mong gawin. He pushed me talaga. Ipagyayabang ko na ang pagiging Star Magic artist ay yung pagiging professional. Si Mr. M kapag 7 a.m. ang call time, 6 a.m. nasa studio na. Nakakahiya ma-late kasi siya yung director tapos nauna pa sa artista. Masarap at magaan katrabaho si Mr. M. Sabi nga ni Mr. M, sa showbiz hindi pasikatan, more on patagalan. Sikat nga ngayon baka pwedeng bukas wala ka na. As long as you have talent at marunong makisama sa tao ’yun ang important.

VHONG NAVARRO: Nakilala ko si Mr. M noong nag-umpisa pa lang ako. Kahit hindi ako Talent Center, alam ko paborito ako ni Mr. M. Every time na meron akong prod number gusto niya grand entrance ako. Yun ang hindi ko malilimutan kay Mr. M. Mabait na tao. Lahat gusto niyang tulungan. Siya ang second father ko sa industriya. Natakot ako sa kanya noong una saka alam mong strict kasi bihira ngumiti. First time na binigyan niya ako ng advice noong napanood niya ako sa Jologs. Sabi niya sa akin, magaling ako at ipagpatuloy ko lang magandang gingawa ko. Isang malaking support yun na binigay sa akin ni Mr. M.

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ASAP 08: The Heartthrob Tim Espinosa dances for Johnny Manahan's Bday THIS SUNDAY!!

A showcase of the Philippines' best talents in music and in dance. Hosted by divas ZsaZsa Padilla, Kuh Ledesma & Mr. Pure Energy Gary Valenciano. It also features Cebuana singer Vina Morales; hearthrobs The Hunks, Toni Gonzaga, Iya Villania, Nikki Gil, Anne Curtis; singing discoveries Sarah Geronimo, Mark Bautista, Jed Madela, Erik Santos, Sheryn Regis and Christian Bautista. Showbiz godfather Johnny Manahan directs this Number 1 Sunday musical-variety show.

Don't miss THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH. Star Magic's best and brightest showcase their talents on ASAP 08 for the Showbiz Godfather Mr. Johnny Manahan's birthday celebration. Tim Espinosa will yet again graces us with his heartstopping moves. This is a show that you DO NOT WANT TO MISS!!

Sharon 2k8: The Birthday Concert. Tim Espinosa dances for the MEGASTAR Sharon Cuneta.

TIM ESPINOSA'S SOLO: 1:43. King of the Dancefloor talaga!!!!! whoooo! Go go go, Papa Tim! WE LOVE YOU!!!