Sam (Concepcion) and Chesca (Ortega) are on their way to fulfilling their pop dreams as the most promising students in their Pop Class (a Pop Performance Workshop Class they have religiously attended every summer since they were kids). But when Chesca inexplicably drops out, Sam is devastated and falls into an uninspired artistic rut. Will his best friend Chesca’s coming back–years after–take him out of his misery or make matters worse (since the school is about to close)? With a spirited production of cool dance sequences and new tween music, “Pop Class” will surely make you fall in love and prove that “you can never just walk away from your dreams”.

Here is the music video of the carrier single “Missed You” from Pop Class featuring Sam Concepcion:

Video courtesy of Popsicles.

The official music video of “You’re so Hot” will be first seen on MYX any moment now. The boys will debut on Philippine television via GMA’s newest musical variety show “Party Pilipinas.”

For the meantime, here are some behind the scenes photos from the music video shoot of “You’re So Hot”:

Expect a lot of shirtless Taylor Lautner scenes as this is part of the marketing tactics for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, in theaters on June 30, 2010.

In Eclipse, Bella (Kristen Stewart) once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Jacob (Lautner) — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

Here’s the 10-seconder teaser for the trailer of Eclipse which is set to be released tomorrow. O di ba, trailer pa lang may teaser na. Not to mention Taylor Lautner’s teasing hehehe.

Watch the video here:

Why do Filipinos love K-pop boybands like FTIsland, TVXQ, Big Bang, SS501 and Super Junior so much? Is it because of their sleek look? Is it because of their hip songs? Is it because of their cool grooves? Or is it because of their infectious music videos?

The long wait is over. I believe we now have a boyband that will give these k-pop groups a run for their money. Introducing XLR8!

XLR8 has 8 members namely Francis Ramos, Carlo Lazerna, Hideaki Torio, Caleb Santos, Arkin Del Rosario, Melmar Magno, Meljohn Magno and Adrian Muhlach.

They are being helmed by Viva to be launched anytime this month of March.

You might ask, how do they sound? Do they have swagger? The “it” factor? Are they cool or are they just another baduy boyband just like what we had in the past?

Well, Starmometer believes they sound very current. Their vocals are way BETTER than any Korean boybands that you can name. Hear for yourself to believe. Here’s the radio rip of their upcoming single “You’re So Hot!”:

Do they have swagger? Absolutely! Check out the teaser of their dance routine for “You’re so Hot!”:

Although their songs could be better, i believe we now have the boyband that will resurrect Pinoy Pop. XLR8 is our answer to Super Junior and other Korean boybands that we embraced.

Watch out for the launching of XLR8 any day this month. It will be a start of something good in Pinoy Pop!

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Selena and Demi are nominated for their roles in the Disney original movie “Princess Protection Program” while Miley is in for her leading role on “Hannah Montana”.

Here is the list of nominees for the 2010 Young Artists Awards in television category:

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV MOVIE, MINISERIES or SPECIAL

Leading Young Actor:

* Joey Pollari, “Skyrunners”
* Cainan Wiebe, “Beyond Sherwood Forest”
* Brendan Meyer, “Christmas in Canaan”
* Jaishon Fisher, “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story”
* Jason Dolley, “Hatching Pete”

Leading or Supporting Young Actress:

* Selena Gomez, “Princess Protection Program”
* Tori Barban, “The Christmas Hope”
* Patricia Raven, “Dear Harvard”
* Demi Lovato, “Princess Protection Program”

Supporting Young Actor:

* Gig Morton, “Angel and the Badman”
* Alex Ferris, “Living Out Loud”
* Dante Brown, “America”
* Patrick Casa, “Amazing Stories-The Michael Jackson Story”
* Matthew Knight, “The Good Witches Garden”

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SERIES

Leading Young Actor:

* Calum Worthy, “Stormworld”
* Jamie Johnston, “Degrassi: The Next Generation”
* Andrew Jenkins, “Stormworld”
* Jake T. Austin, “Wizards of Waverly Place”
* Austin Robert Butler, “Ruby and the Rockits”
* Nat Wolff, “The Naked Brothers Band”

Leading Young Actress :

* Valentina Barron, “Stormworld”
* Cassandra Sawtell, “Harper’s Island”
* Ryan Newman, “Zeke and Luther”
* Miley Cyrus, “Hannah Montana”
* Miranda Cosgrove, “iCarly”

Supporting Young Actor:

* Nathan Kress, “iCarly”
* Ryan Malgarini, “Gary Unmarried”
* Kurt Doss, “Ruby and the Rockits”
* Skyler Gisondo, “The Bill Engvall Show”
* Vinicius Ricci, “9MM Sao Paulo”
* Trevor Gagnon, “The New Adventures of Old Christine”

Supporting Young Actress:

* Kathryn Newton, “Gary Unmarried”
* Joey King, “Anatomy of Hope”
* Allisyn Ashley Arm, “Sonny With a Chance”
* Meghan Jette Martin, “10 Things I Hate About You”
* Aislinn Paul, “Degrassi”

Recurring Young Actor 14 and Over:

* Devon Bostick, “Being Erica”
* Nate Hartley, “Zeke and Luther”
* AJ Saudin, “Degrassi”
* J Brock Ciarelli, “The Middle”
* Mick Hazen, “As The World Turns”
* Daniel J. Gordon, “Da Kink in My Hair”
* Eli Goree, “Soul”

Recurring Young Actor 13 and Under:

* Austin Williams, “One Life to Live”
* Colin Ford, “Supernatural”
* Aaron Refvem, “General Hospital”
* Alex Cardillo, “Durham County”
* Connor Stanhope, “Smallville”
* Preston Bailey, “Dexter”
* Riley Thomas Stewart, “90210″
* Sterling Beaumon, “Lost”

Recurring Young Actress:

* Haley Pullos, “General Hospital”
* Christina Robinson, “Dexter”
* Madison Leisle, “Ghost Whisperer”
* Eden Sher, “The Middle”
* Makenzie Vega, “The Good Wife”

Guest Starring Young Actor 14 and Over:

* Calum Worthy, “Flashpoint”
* Nate Hartley, “Hannah Montana”
* Hunter Gomez, “Ghost Whisperer”
* Colby Paul, “The Mentalist”
* Jack Knight, “Heartland”
* Jahmil French, “Flashpoint”
* Brendan Meyer, “The Assistants”
* Nick Nervies, “Monk”

Guest Starring Young Actor 13 and Under:

* Austin McDonald, “Rick Mercer Report”
* Cainan Wiebe, “Supernatural”
* David Gore, “Lie to Me”
* Billy Unger, “Mental”
* Sterling Beaumon, “The Cleaner”
* Joey Luthman, “iCarly”
* Aaron Refvem, “Sons of Anarchy”
* Andy Scott Harris, “House M.D.”
* Scotty Noyd Jr., “CSI: Miami”
* Benjamin Stockham, “Criminal Minds”
* Ryan Casa, “The Colony”

Guest Starring Young Actress:

* Erin Sanders, “Mad Men”
* Danielle Chuchran, “ER”
* Stefanie Scott, “The New Adventures of Old Christine”
* Jordan Van Vranken, “Criminal Minds”
* Savannah Lathem, “Lost”
* Emily Rae, “Private Practice”
* Dalila Bela, “Supernatural”
* Mary Charles Jones, “Grey’s Anatomy”
* Bella Thorne, “Mental”

OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERFORMERS IN A TV SERIES:

* “iCarly” – Miranda Cosgrove, Nathan Kress, Jeanette McCurdy, Noah Munck
* “Stormworld” – Calum Worthy, Andrew Jenkins, Valentina Barron
* “Modern Family” – Rico Rodriguez, Nolan Gould, Ariel Winter

“Baby” was written by Bieber with Christopher “Tricky” Stewart and Terius “The-Dream” Nash who worked with Bieber on “One Time” and also by R&B singer Christina Milian and labelmate, rapper Ludacris. It was available for digital download on on January 18, 2010. The song received airplay directly after release, the song officially impacted mainstream and rhythmic radio on January 26, 2010.

The song has received positive reviews from critics who complimented the song’s effective lyrics and chorus, and commended Ludacris’ part and the song’s ability to have an urban twist. It has become Bieber’s biggest hit to date, charting at three and five, respectively in the United States and Canada. It has also charted in New Zealand and Australia, and set to impact other countries soon. The accompanying music video takes place in a mall/bowling-alley setting. The video features several cameos such as Drake, in which Bieber chases after a girl.

Justin Beiber featuring Ludacris – Baby Music Video:

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” will feature the boy wizard turned savior to the world in a nude scene. It is a non-sexual scene where Daniel will have nothing on, even the eyeglasses.

“At first I thought I’d have pants (underwear) on for the scene. Apparently not,” said Radcliffe adding that his ‘Equus’ play has prepared him for this naked scene. “But I’ve sort of done that before on stage. It’s all old hat now, really.”

Meanwhile, the first photo from the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” has been released. The photo features Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger):

“The Deathly Hallows” will have two parts. According to director, David Yates, the first installment of the finale will be based more in reality than the previous films. And yes, he confirmed that Daniel Radcliffe’s nude scene will be seen on the second and last part which will be shown on 2011.

Walt Disney Pictures has released the first trailer for “The Last Song”, the latest movie adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel. The film’s screenplay was also written by Nicholas Sparks himself with Julie Anne Robinson at the helm.

The film’s storyline follows a troubled teenager, played by Cyrus, and her estranged father, played by Greg Kinnear, as they reconnect with each other through music during a summer in a quiet Southern beach town. The film also stars Kelly Preston and Liam Hemsworth and is produced by Offspring Entertainment for Touchstone Pictures, an alternative film label of The Walt Disney Company. The Last Song is Sparks’ first screenplay to be brought to film as well as Robinson’s feature film directorial debut.

The Last Song had originally been scheduled for a January 8, 2010 release, but on September 22, 2009 it was announced the release had been delayed. The film is currently scheduled for a wide release on April 2, 2010. The delay was confirmed by statements from representatives for Disney and Cyrus, one of whom said “Easter weekend/spring break” would be a “better release date than January” for the film.

VIDEO LINK: The Last Song – First Trailer

It is the sequel to the 2007 live-action movie Ben 10: Race Against Time. The movie is produced and directed by Alex Winter and written by John Turman and James Krieg.

Plot: The storyline of the television movie follows Ben as he makes the tough and somewhat contentious decision to break ranks with his fellow Plumber allies in order to help a friend in need. A mysterious girl in her own right, Elena, a long-time friend of Ben’s, hints at an oncoming alien threat to the Earth. As such, Ben Tennyson, along with Gwen and Kevin, lend their super powered instincts to help Elena in her mission to find her missing father, Validus.

Starring as Ben Tennyson is Smallville star, Ryan Kelley (Roommates, Stolen Summer). Other castmembers include Galadriel Stineman as Gwen Tennyson, Nathan Keyes as Kevin Levin, Alyssa Diaz as Elena Validus, Barry Corbin as Max Tennyson, Daran Pereira as Validus, and Dee Bradley Baker as Big Chill/Humongousaur/Nanomech.

Sonny With a Chance is a Disney Channel original comedy series topbilled by Demi Lovato (Camp Rock) and created by Steve Marmel which follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe (played by Demi Lovato), who becomes the new cast member of a live comedy show, So Random!.

Now, Sonny must adjust to the Hollywood way of life with fellow young actors – the resident teen queen Tawni (Tiffany Thornton from ‘Hatching Pete’), super suave Nico, grerarious funnyman Grady and quirky Zora, and well as heartthrob Chad Dyan Cooper (Sterling Knight from ’17 Again’), star of the popular drama series ‘McKenzie Falls,’ which films on adjacent stage.

Sonny quickly learns that Chad’s ego is more that she could handle and that there’s a longstanding rivalry between the two casts.

“Sonny with a Chance” premieres Saturday, October 17 at 9:30 p.m. and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:30pm on the Disney Channel.

VIDEO LINK: Sonny with a Chance – Trailer

Topping the list and gracing the cover of OK! Philippines June 2009 issue is Transformers star and FHM’s 2008 Sexiest Woman in the World – Megan Fox.

Also on the cover are Disney princess Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Twilight star Robert Pattinson, American heartthrob Zac Efron, and Gossip Girl heroine Blake Lively.

Also considered by OK! as hot, young and fabulous are Shia LaBeouf (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Eagle Eye, Transformers, Disturbia), The Jonas Brothers (Camp Rock), country chart-topper Taylor Swift and Mr. Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe.

Find out who else made it in OK’s list of 25 Young Power Pack of Hollywood in the June 2009 issue of OK! Philippines.

Aljur and Kris are recently dubbed as the soap opera king and queen after their successful daytime drama “Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?” hit an all-time high of 32.1 percent in Mega Manila tv ratings last April 30, a figure higher than what most of ABS-CBN’s primetime programs garnered on the same date.

And for the first time, GMA found a love team that they can pit into the highly successful “KIMERALD”, a monicker for Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson, of ABS-CBN.

The future is indeed shining brightly for the two Starstruck alums as they are both doing well in various celebrity lists (In Starmometer alone, Aljur ranks no. 1 Sexiest Man in the Philippines for 2009), a number of endorsements in the offing, a launching movie with working title “Nandito Ako” topbilled by them and a primetime series is being prepared by their mother studio with the both of them in the lead!

Even the articles about Aljur and Kris here in Starmometer received more than 10,000 hits and hundreds of comments. The article “Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal Hit the Silverscreen with ‘Nandito Ako’” got 11,108 unique page views and 223 comments; The article “Aljur Abrenica & Kris Bernal Topbills ‘Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?’” received a whopping 18,952 unique page views and 168 comments.

And as they say, when a star is gaining popularity, negative publicities are not far behind. This is so true with Aljur Abrenica as he is being accused for “act of lasciviousness” by a teenage girl.

Aljur’s better half, Kris Bernal, is quick to support her partner. Kris said on the Chika Minute segment of 24 Oras last Thursday that she truly believes Aljur is innocent.

“Siyempre ako para sa kanya nandito lang ako…basta magkwento, magsabi lang siya alam ko ‘yon ang totoo,” she said.