StarStruck (season 2)
The second season of StarStruck premiered on October 11, 2004. The council was formed with Joey de Leon (dubbed as the Entertainment Guru), Christopher de Leon (multi-awarded actor), and Louie Ignacio (director) representing it. There were slight changes made in The Council Joyce Bernal (multi-awarded directress) was replaced by Louie Ignacio. The show was co-hosted by Dingdong Dantes with the StarStruck Kids (a StarStruck spin-off) host, Jolina Magdangal.
| StarStruck (season 2) | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | GMA Network |
| Directed by | Lino Cayetano |
| Presented by | Dingdong Dantes Jolina Magdangal |
| Judges | Joey de Leon Christopher de Leon Louie Ignacio |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of episodes | 96 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Wilma Galvante |
| Running time | Ordinary: 30–60 minutes The Final Judgment: 2 hours |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Original release | October 11, 2004 – February 20, 2005 |
| External links | |
| StarStruck Website | |
Overview
The second season of StarStruck was announced once again on GMA Network's variety program, SOP, where the hosts invited teenagers from 14 to 18 years old to audition for the next and new upcoming StarStruck season. Like its first season, much of the auditions were held at the GMA Network's headquarters and at SM Supermalls throughout the Philippines.
The show primer aired the untold secrets of the first season's "Final 14" the life they had before and after StarStruck, and the changes StarStruck made into their lives.
The pilot episode was aired on October 11, 2004. With a new set of Survivors and more rigid tests. The same rules were applied in selecting the Ultimate Survivors. StarStruck is shown only weekdays having Mondays to Thursdays will be tests and Fridays would be the elimination night. The show held its Final Judgment on February 1, 2004 at the Araneta Coliseum.
In the 2nd year of the reality-talent search, Out of thousands who auditioned, only TOP 100 was chosen for the first cut. From TOP 100, it was trimmed down to TOP 60, then from TOP 60 to TOP 30, and from TOP 30 to the Final 14 finalists. The Final Fourteen Survivors underwent various workshops and trainings in order to develop their personalities, talents, and charisma. But, the twist is that every week, two of the Final 14 may have to say goodbye until only four remain. Those who were eliminated were dubbed as StarStruck Avengers.
The Final Four Survivors will vie for the coveted "Ultimate Male Survivor" and "Ultimate Female Survivor" titles, each of them has received (P 1,000,000) pesos and exclusive contracts from GMA Network. The Runner-up, received (P 250,000) pesos each. The StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contract from the network.
The Survivors
The Final 14
When the Final 14 was chosen, they are assigned to different challenges every week that will hone their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. Every Friday, one is meant to leave the competition until there were just six others who are left. From survivor six, there will be two of them who will be eliminated and after the elimination of the two; the final four will be revealed.
The Final 4 will be battling with each other on the Final Judgment. People will choose who they want to win the competition by online voting and text voting. 30% of the result will come from the online and text votes and the remaining 70% is from the Council.
The Avengers Strike's Back
This season was the first occurrence where a former eliminated contestant returned to the competition which was named The Avengers Strikes Back. The Avengers competing with the Survivors are Jelaine Santos, Kevin Santos, Ailyn Luna, Ken Punzalan, Ana David, Chris Martin, Krizzy Jareño and CJ Muere.
Innovation: The Final 6 Twist
CJ Muere was eliminated on December 24, 2004. But because of the Strike Back Benj Pacia was later replaced by him and returned to the contest through a major twist wherein an StarStruck Avengers (a losing contestant) will be given the chance to re-enter the contest by emerging with at least fourth-best in cumulative scores among the Survivor Six (LJ Reyes, Megan Young, Ryza Cenon, Benj Pacia, Kirby de Jesus and Mike Tan).
CJ Muere emerged in the Final 4, and was reinstated while Benj Pacia was eliminated.
Some viewers did not like this twist for it undermined the rules and regulations of the show. Although, the fans of CJ Muere and welcomed his return to the competition and proved to be worthy to be part of the elite Final 4. CJ Muere also got the highest Jollibee votes, thus he starred in a Jollibee Commercial.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Exited | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tan | 17 | Rizal | February 20, 2005 | Ultimate Male Survivor |
| Ryza Cenon | 16 | Nueva Ecija | February 20, 2005 | Ultimate Female Survivor |
| CJ Muere* | 16 | Laguna | February 20, 2005 | First Prince |
| LJ Reyes | 16 | Quezon City | February 20, 2005 | First Princess |
| Kirby de Jesus | 16 | Caloocan City | January 21, 2005 | Avenger |
| Megan Young | 15 | Olongapo City | January 21, 2005 | Avenger |
| Benj Pacia | 16 | Pampanga | January 14, 2005 | Avenger |
| CJ Muere | 16 | Laguna | December 24, 2004 | Avenger |
| Krizzy Jareño | 15 | Manila | December 17, 2004 | Avenger |
| Chris Martin | 16 | Pampanga | December 10, 2004 | Avenger |
| Ana David | 15 | Pampanga | December 6, 2004 | Avenger |
| Ken Punzalan | 15 | Tuguegarao City | November 19, 2004 | Avenger |
| Ailyn Luna | 15 | Cavite | November 12, 2004 | Avenger |
| Kevin Santos | 16 | Manila | November 5, 2004 | Avenger |
| Jelaine Santos | 15 | Quezon City | October 29, 2004 | Avenger |
The Final Judgment
The Final Judgment for the second season dubbed StarStruck: The Final Judgment was held on February 20, 2005 at the Araneta Coliseum Again, the venue was jam-packed of an estimated 12,000 inside and 3,000 outside fans.
The opening StarStruck dance number, together with the StarStruck Avengers, and they were joined by this season's Final 4 and the StarStruck Graduates from the previous season. Hosted by Dingdong Dantes and Jolina Magdangal with Raymond Gutierrez guest co-hosting the event. The council was formed with Joey de Leon (dubbed as the Entertainment Guru), Christopher de Leon (multi-awarded actor), and Louie Ignacio (director) representing it.
The Final 4 then performs their solo performances. The female Survivors, LJ Reyes with Rainier Castillo from a dance number by a song of Aryanna’s Bop It performs a dance number with the Abstract dancers and Kids@Work, Ryza Cenon with Mark Herras a dance number by a song of Master P featuring Weebie Krazy’s Rock It performs a dance number with the Abstract dancers and Kids@Work and together with the Manoeuvres. Next the male Survivors, CJ Muere with Yasmien Kurdi a dance number by a song of ?’s ? performs a dance number with the Abstract dancers and Kids@Work and Mike Tan with Jennylyn Mercado a dance number by a song of ?’s ? performs a dance number with the Abstract dancers and Kids@Work.
The StarStruck Avengers performance came in next, in a song and dance medley detailing the journey of the survivors from the audition process, the four International contenders and the elimination of the tenth Avengers for a sing and dance number.
Announcement come, Ryza Cenon of Nueva Ecija is the Ultimate Female Survivor and Mike Tan of Rizal is the Ultimate Male Survivor were proclaimed as the Ultimate Survivors and each of them received P1,000,000 pesos each plus exclusive contracts from GMA Network.
While LJ Reyes of Quezon City and CJ Muere of Laguna were proclaimed as the Runner-ups each of them received P250,000 pesos each and exclusive GMA Network contracts. The StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contract from the network.
The Final Judgment gained 37.2% in ratings.
Signature Dances
There are signature dances and songs made in each batch. With this batch, their signature dances and songs are:
- Chocolatte
- El Biro-Biro
- Don't You Just Know It
- Follow The Leader
- Bop It
- Rock It
Elimination chart
Color key:
| Place | Contestant | Top 14 | Top 13 | Top 12 | Top 11 | Top 10 | Top 9 | Top 8 | Top 7 | Top 6 | Top 7 | Top 6 | Top 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22/04 1 | 10/29/04 | 11/5/04 | 11/12/04 | 11/19/04 | 11/26/04 2 | 12/3/04 3 | 12/6/04 | 12/10/04 | 12/17/04 | 12/24/04 | 12/31/04 4 | 1/14/05 5 | 1/21/05 6 | 2/20/05 | |||
| 1–2 | Mike Tan | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Pre-recognition Awardee | Safe | Safe | Pre-recognition Awardee | Bottom 5 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 6 | Ultimate Male Survivor | |
| Ryza Cenon | Safe | Safe | Pre-recognition Awardee | Safe | Safe | Safe | Pre-recognition Awardee | Safe | Pre-recognition Awardee | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 6 | Ultimate Female Survivor | ||
| 3–4 | CJ Muere | Safe | Safe | Safe | Pre-recognition Awardee | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Advanced | Wild Card | Bottom 6 | First Prince | |
| LJ Reyes | Pre-recognition Awardee | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 5 | Pre-recognition Awardee | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 6 | First Princess | ||
| 5–6 | Kirby de Jesus | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Safe | Eliminated | Avenger | |
| Megan Young | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 5 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||
| 7 | Benj Pacia | Safe | Pre-recognition Awardee | Safe | Safe | Safe | Pre-recognition Awardee | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||
| 8 | Krizzy Jareño | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Bottom 5 | Eliminated | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | ||||
| 9 | Chris Martin | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | |||||
| 10 | Ana David | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | ||||||
| 11 | Ken Punzalan | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | |||||||||
| 12 | Ailyn Luna | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | ||||||||||
| 13 | Kevin Santos | Bottom 3 | Safe | Eliminated | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | |||||||||||
| 14 | Jelaine Santos | Safe | Eliminated | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | ||||||||||||
- Notes
- ^ It was a non-elimination week. The bottom group are Ailyn Luna, Ken Punzalan and Kevin Santos was safe for the elimination on October 22, 2004.
- ^ It was a non-elimination week. The bottom group are Ana David, CJ Muere and Krizzy Jareño was safe for the elimination on November 26, 2004.
- ^ It was a non-elimination week. The bottom group are Ana David, Benj Pacia and Kirby de Jesus was safe for the elimination on December 3, 2004.
- ^ It was a non-elimination week. The bottom group are Kirby de Jesus, Ryza Cenon and Mike Tan was safe for the elimination on December 31, 2004. The Avengers Strikes Back": Jelaine Santos, Kevin Santos, Ailyn Luna, Ken Punzalan, Ana David, Chris Martin, Krizzy Jareño. CJ Muere was eliminated on December 24, 2004. But because of the Strike Back, Benj Pacia was later replaced by him and returned to the contest through a major twist wherein an avenger (a losing contestant) will be given the chance to re-enter the contest by emerging with at least fourth-best in cumulative scores among the Survivor Six.
- ^ CJ Muere emerged in the Final 4, and was reinstated while Benj Pacia was eliminated.
- ^ The Final 4 was chosen on January 21, 2005. And the last avengers are Megan Young and Kirby de Jesus. The first called to eliminated is Megan Young and the second called is Kirby de Jesus.
External links
- StarStruck on IMDb