By Twang Kuanyi
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| Survivors Three-man band MiLu Bing fought back and came out on top in the Comeback Show 2 last week, which put them through into the semi-finals. When asked how they felt about their victory, Sam summed up their ecstasy and excitement in one word: “Tired.” It’s been hard on them, with less time to prepare for the semi-finals than the other bands. Nic apparently rehearsed till 4-5am for the semi-finals. Was their near elimination somewhat of a wakeup call for the boys? “It wasn’t, because we were doing our best the whole time. We also haven’t done anything to improve or change, because we are already on the top of our game!” insisted Sam. For a band that nearly got eliminated, MiLu Bing has probably the most cheers from the crowd, thanks to a huge group of screaming female fans spotted in the crowd. “Most of them are our friends lah,” assured Sam again. “But we’re really thankful that they are willing to come down here every week and cheer for us, it’s a huge confidence booster.” Not to be outdone was J3’s lead guitarist Benny, who had over 20 family members come down to support him! That’s almost two soccer teams! |  |
 | Sacrifices In a competition like SuperBand, where you have to perform almost every week, time is a scarce and precious commodity. Naturally, sacrifices have to be made. Said Alex from J3, “I quit my job in network marketing, so that I can give this competition my all.” And he is not the only one. The BRODS have taken countless days off from their day jobs (Choon Yang is a marketing executive and Choon Hong is a bank officer); Kai Rong from Lucify lost his admin job, and Benny from Mantou has had to play hooky from studies to do some jamming. SuperBand seems to be a competition which has turned their lives upside down. All the bands we spoke to have no regrets. “This is a once in a lifetime thing, so yeah, no regrets,” quipped Benny. Take note, SuperBand 2 wannabes! |
| Don’t cry for me, Argentina It can be said that a band is defined by the number of fans who scream every time a band member so much as sneezes, and the SuperBand contestants are no different. You’d have never thought an island so small could have girls who could scream so loud! As far as gifts go, sweets and chocolates seem to make staples. Of course, there are fans who go out of their way to make spectacular gifts. The BRODS brothers waxed lyrical about a memorable gift: “A fan recently made a portfolio, which she filled with pictures she took of us and wrote many letters filled with words of encouragement. It was really sweet.” J3’s Alex also received some rather girly gifts. “I got soft toys, which I hang on my keyboard bag. Also once I got sunflowers!” Here’s a list of things to get for your favourite band if you happen to be a rabid fan: “I like receiving pictures of us; I keep them in my scrapbook.” “I had a friend who gave me necklaces and wristbands with my name engraved on them. It was really sweet!” “A fan once gave me a box full of assorted goodies: T-Shirts, sweets, toys, and cards. It was very memorable.” |  |
 | Secret No More! Under the constant watch of the public eye, not many stones are left unturned when it comes to the band members. But we managed to get a confession to some dirty secrets the band members kept under wraps the whole time! Here are top five of the juiciest nuggets: 1. Four of the bands agreed that eliminated band Juz-B should have stayed longer in the competition. “I feel that Juz-B was a very talented bunch of people, they were Malay and they could sing Chinese songs, which isn’t easy at all!” opined Benny of J3. 2. The origin of Lucify’s demonic sounding name is nowhere near demonic! Said Kai Rong from Lucify: “We were thinking of girls’ names for our band, some ideas were like Mandy and stuff, and we decided on Lucy. And since there are five members in our band, we wanted to be called Lucyfive. But it sounded too boy band-like, so we changed it to Lucify.” |
| 3. J3 was originally a five-man band, and one of the original members was Project SuperStar first male runner-up Hong Junyang! The other went to Vancouver to pursue his studies. Could have been J5! 4. SOUL members all share an eerie trait: their weights are all five kilograms in difference! Weighing in at 60kg is Alfred, and next in line is Ishi at 65kg, Andy weighs in at 70kg, Justis weighs 75kg and Ashley weighs 80kg! It’s bizarre! “Oh my God!” screamed the members to add drama to the moment. But to be fair, Ashley (Awi) is MUCH taller than Alfred. 5. Looks can be deceiving! Kelvin from Lucify is apparently the slave driver of the group and can get erm…quite violent when it comes to training, even though he is the most smiley of the lot in public. “If you are caught day dreaming during a practice session, you’ll not only get a scolding, but a punch on the nose!” revealed fellow band mate Victor. No wonder all the band members looked so attentive during the interview! |  |
Six teams remain and two will be booted out of the first of two semi-finals starting tonight! Tune in to SuperBand and super drama every Monday, 8pm on Channel U!
* After the two Semi-Final rounds, there will be two Prelude Shows before the Grand Finals are held at the Singapore Expo on Aug 5.
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