StarStruck Kids
The junior season of StarStruck aka (StarStruck Kids) premiered on March 20, 2004. The council was formed with Christopher de Leon (multi-awarded actor), Janice de Belen (multi-awarded actress) and Aiza Seguerra (a former child, star turned musician) representing it. The show was hosted by Jolina Magdangal. The segment hosts are the StarStruck graduates with Mark Herras, Jennylyn Mercado, Rainier Castillo, Yasmien Kurdi, Nadine Samonte, Dion Ignacio, Christian Esteban, Katrina Halili, Tyron Perez, Sheena Halili, Jade Lopez, Anton dela Paz, Cristine Reyes and Alvin Aragon. They serve the junior hopefuls as they go through every phase of the competition.
| StarStruck Kids | |
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 Title card | |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Directed by | Lino Cayetano |
| Presented by | Jolina Magdangal |
| Judges |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Wilma Galvante |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30–60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | GMA Entertainment TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | March 20 – June 26, 2004 |
Overview
The junior spin off season of StarStruck was first announced by the hosted Dingdong Dantes and Nancy Castiglione after the season finale, this was an offshoot of the successful senior season, also announced on GMA Network program SOP, where the hosts invited kids from 5 to 7 years old to audition for the upcoming season. Much of the auditions were held at the GMA Network's headquarters and at SM Supermalls throughout the Philippines.
The pilot episode was aired on March 20, 2004. Like the senior version, the same rules were applied in selecting the Ultimate Survivors. StarStruck junior version is shown only weekdays having Monday to Thursday will be tests and Friday would be the elimination night. It became an emotional journey for the kids who had to leave the show. Nonetheless, they thoroughly enjoyed the workshops. The show held it's the Final Judgment on June 26, 2004 at the Aliw Theater.
Selection Process
In the spin off year of the reality-talent kiddie search, Out of hundreds who auditioned nationwide, only the Top 100 was chosen for the first cut. From the Top 100, it was trimmed down to the Top 60, then from the Top 60 to the Top 30, and from the Top 30 to the junior final fourteen finalists.
The Final 14K underwent various workshops and training in order to develop their personalities, talents, and charisma. But, the twist is that every week, one or two hopefuls from the junior final fourteen may have to say goodbye until only four remain. Those who were eliminated were dubbed as the juniors StarStruck Avengers.
The Final 4K will vied for the coveted the junior Ultimate Survivors titles, the juniors Ultimate Male Survivor and Ultimate Female Survivor, both of them will received P1,000,000 pesos each plus and an exclusive management contract from GMA Network.
The juniors Runners-up, both of them will received P100,000 pesos each plus and an exclusive management contract from the network. The juniors StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contract from the network.
Hopefuls
When the juniors Final 14 were 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 juniors’ survivor six, there will be two of them who will be eliminated and after the elimination of the two; the juniors final four will be revealed.
The juniors 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.
Color key:
| Place | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Exit | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Perez | 6 | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | June 5, 2004 | Ultimate Male Survivor |
| 2 | Sam Bumatay | 5 | Metro Manila | June 5, 2004 | Ultimate Female Survivor |
| 3 | Miguel Tanfelix | 5 | Dasmariñas, Cavite | June 5, 2004 | First Prince |
| 4 | Ella Guevara | 5 | Quezon City, Metro Manila | June 5, 2004 | First Princess |
| 5 | JM Reyes | 5 | Valenzuela City, Metro Manila | June 4, 2004 | Avenger |
| 6 | Bea Binene | 6 | Quezon City, Metro Manila | June 4, 2004 | |
| 7 | Gabriel Roxas | 6 | Quezon City, Metro Manila | May 21, 2004 | |
| 8 | Shamel Leask | 6 | Antipolo City, Rizal | May 7, 2004 | |
| 9 | Paul Salas | 5 | Iloilo City | April 30, 2004 | |
| 10 | Sandy Talag | 6 | Baguio, Benguet | May 14, 2004 | |
| 11 | Uno Guerta | 6 | Metro Manila | April 23, 2004 | |
| 12 | Serge Septimo | 7 | Dasmariñas, Cavite | April 16, 2004 | |
| 13 | Renz Juan | 6 | Quezon City, Metro Manila | April 9, 2004 | |
| 14 | Madi Yu | 5 | Metro Manila | April 2, 2004 |
Final Judgment
The winner was announced on a two-hour TV special dubbed as StarStruck Kids: The Final Judgment was held live on June 5, 2004 at the Aliw Theatre.
The show was hosted by Jolina Magdangal. The senior season are the segment co-hosted with Mark Herras, Jennylyn Mercado, Rainier Castillo, Yasmien Kurdi, Nadine Samonte, Dion Ignacio, Christian Esteban, Katrina Halili, Tyron Perez, Sheena Halili, Jade Lopez, Anton dela Paz, Cristine Reyes and Alvin Aragon. The council was formed with Christopher de Leon (multi-awarded actor), Janice de Belen (multi-awarded actress) and Aiza Seguerra (a former child star turned musician) representing it.
The opening dance number, together with this season's juniors avengers, and they were joined by this juniors final four and the senior season.
Announcement come, Sam Bumatay of Metro Manila is the junior Ultimate Female Survivor and Kurt Perez of Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija is the junior Ultimate Male Survivor were proclaimed as the juniors Ultimate Survivors and each of them received P1,000,000 pesos each plus and an exclusive management contract from GMA Network.
While, Ella Guevara of Quezon City, Metro Manila and Miguel Tanfelix of Dasmariñas, Cavite were proclaimed as the juniors Runners-up, each of them received P100,000 pesos each plus and an exclusive management contracts from the network. The juniors StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contract from the network.
The Final Judgment gained 35.2% in ratings. There were no plans yet for a second junior season probably because of too much psychological pressure on children during their talent tests.
Signature Dances
There are signature dances and songs made in each batch. With this batch, their signature dances and songs are:
- Baby Superstar
Elimination Chart
Color key:
| Place | Contestant | Top 14K | Top 13K | Top 12K | Top 11K | Top 10K | Top 9K | Top 8K | Top 7K | Top 6K | Top 4K | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/2/04 | 4/9/04 | 4/16/04 | 4/23/04 | 4/30/04 | 5/7/04 | 5/14/04 | 5/21/04 | 5/28/04 1 | 6/4/04 2 | 6/26/04 | |||
| 1–2 | Kurt Perez | Bottom 6 | Ultimate Male Survivor | ||||||||||
| Sam Bumatay | Bottom 6 | Ultimate Female Survivor | |||||||||||
| 3–4 | Miguel Tanfelix | Bottom 6 | First Prince | ||||||||||
| Ella Guevara | Bottom 6 | First Princess | |||||||||||
| 5–6 | JM Reyes | Eliminated | Avenger | ||||||||||
| Bea Binene | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Gabriel Roxas | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 8 | Shamel Leask | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 9 | Paul Salas | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 10 | Sandy Talag | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 11 | Uno Guerta | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 12 | Serge Septimo | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 13 | Renz Juan | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 14 | Madi Yu | Eliminated | |||||||||||
- Notes