"So... will you buy my OPM album?"
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So you’ve never heard of OPM and you live in … Guelph, Ontario. 
That doesn’t mean a little Original Pilipino Music as sung by the one, the only, Mr. David Archuleta won’t pretty much complete your life.
We are curious poll-loving types here at SAz who are wondering if you would buy David’s OPM CD if it was available to fans outside the Philippines? (I already voted yes, lol.)
Separated at birth?
(you decide!)
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abanana77 deconstructs the epic StarHub LiveChat:
If any David vlog/interview/chat is worthy of a play by play, it’s gotta be this one. It’s so full of awesomeness: singing a Disney song, talk of a gospel album, Chords of Strength Part 2 & thanking the fans!
So I am going to attempt to play by play this chat. I’m no Bob Cole, but we’ll see how this goes.
0:22 Okay, to start it off his random laughing & giggles is like the cutest thing ever. He is so happy all the time in Asia, I can not even stand it.
0:35 Of course his first question is about food >>> “I am a chicken addict”
1:15 “A lot of people say I tend to act kinda Asian” lol, by Asian do you mean extremely nice and amazing? Cause it’s the truth.
2:00 I will never get sick of hearing him talk about how he wants to record music for us for when he’s away. He is too good to us <333
3:15 “2 years is a long time. But I kinda look at it as a lot of people still remember me from American Idol, and that was 4 years ago. So 2 years is, you know, keeping it in perspective, half of that.” Love seeing him do math! Hahaha, even if it’s just 4/2=2! 2012 is the year of the Pi day tweet, I am sure of it!
3:51 “This is the only time I could go on a mission and I feel like if I don’t go, I’d regret it” <333
5:13 YES TO A GOSPEL ALBUM. Neeeeeds to happen.
6:40 “I don’t have the mad acting skills it takes to be an actor”. He is too cute. Him, Johnny Depp & Nicole Kidman need to make a movie together! Lol picturing it now.
7:37 His freak out over someone asking him to sing live. So adorbs! As if that was the most ridiculous thing anyone could ask him to do 
8:33 An American Tail, Fievel Goes West! Best movie ever!! Haha this was like one of only 3 movies my grandmother had at her house when we were little so we watched it over and over and over.
8:47 Sings “Whole New World.” Life complete. *dead*
9:03 David. Slightly losing respect for you. It’s “I can open your eyes”!
9:13 David, you are seriously gonna need to get on learning these lyrics. I know Jasmine is no Pocahontas, but these lyrics are classic! A new fantastic point of view? Noone to tell us no, or where to go? Or say we’re only dreaming???
9:40 What other acting opportunities did you give up?? Please let it not have been an appearance on Law & Order: SVU. I might never forgive you for that.
10:23 Love how he says that fans will put Nandito Ako up on fansites! He knows us too well ))
10:42 “It makes me want to do it again.” Please do!!!
11:11 “Josh Bradley has more extreme emotions than David Archuleta does, when it comes to sadness, anger, LOVE.” <333
11:41 “Anna” (I know, not even spelled the same or anything… but definitely replay-worthy!!!)
11:55 His laughing at “two armed hugs.” Too cute!
12:12 “The part where I actually got hit by a motorcycle… I had a stunt double because he actually ended up bleeding and I had more scenes to film for the rest of the day so I couldn’t look the way I did.”
You know, he had a stunt double not because it was dangerous or anything. Because it would’ve messed with the filming schedule.
12:35 He didn’t have a stunt double for “the more romantic things” !!!!
0:47 Starts off this part with, of course, food talk! “The reason my favourite food is Thai food, is because it’s so tasty.” I do believe that is why most people choose a food to be their favourite. lol
2:00 No, it’s not because you sang Angels on American Idol. It’s because you are an angel. <3
2:50 Love hearing him talk about his mission. Would love the occasional picture or message from him!
4:13 “smiley face” <33.
4:15 But seriously. COS Part 2 sooooo needs to happen! “We’ll see what happens” That seems promising!
4:50 “Follow your heart” <333
7:04 David talking about his fan letters. “Some of the cool experiences they’ve had and shared, I really admire some of the letters I’ve gotten.” Love this so much <3
7:45 “Did I tweet today?” He is too good to us!
10:00 “To hear the support from everyone was so overwhelming, that’s why I got so emotional, and I wasn’t expecting that. And it means a lot.” LOVED hearing him talk about the mission announcement moment. <3333
11:54 Such a Good Place.
12:58 Never ask forgiveness for your “morning voice”, David.
P.S. …and there’s more!
Awesome 4-part RAZORTV interview HERE!
(thank you, JR, for posting on youTube! <3)
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” ~ Winston Churchill
When @CathK_ tweeted this quote the other day, I burst into tears for obvious reasons … “the end of the beginning” … that’s exactly how this all feels to me.
I know David’s doing what he needs to do and I support him 100% and I also know that his mission represents a new beginning for him… but it will mark the end of this incredibly sweet beginning … one that I wouldn’t trade one moment for.
And then he takes the time to thank us? …. there aren’t enough words in the universe to ever thank him enough …….
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and now on a cheerier note!
SG STARHUB LIVE CHAT VID! Part 1:
Part 2:
Quick SG VLOG! (squint & it looks like he’s taking the ferry to Toronto Island! )
More info:
In Singapore for a few days. Sorry the sound isn’t very good and it’s a little blurry and short. I just wanted to get a video by the water and show you guys that we were here haha.
Best. Tags. Ever.!!!!!
David Archuleta Singapore no sleep
Awesome interview vid from xinmsn story below (thx. Hanne58!)
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SG acoustic showcase vids! (thx. pinkamech!)
Opening:
Acoustic Wait!
Heaven!
Picking up Pikachu & gifts from stage:
MY HANDS (partial) A CAPPELLAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elevator!
Good Place/Let It Be!
The Other Side of Down!
Crush
My Kind of Perfect!
Text&Photos: Joyce J. Chansingh/Video: Teng Siew Eng
David Archuleta may only be 21-years-old but there is no question the young star is wise beyond his years.
In just a couple of months, he will vacate the limelight to go on a two-year Mormon mission in an undisclosed country – an undertaking he was motivated to pursue after seeing how lives have changed for his friends who embarked on it.
“Reading some of the news of my friends who have been on missions, they’ve really matured in their spirituality. And their understanding for life changed, just by giving everything up to help other people. I really admired them and I want to make that same sacrifice for a good cause,” David, who is currently in town to perform at a private showcase tonight, told xinmsn in an interview yesterday.
As determined as he seems, the decision didn’t come easy for David. He said, “It’s hard…thinking if it’s worth it to give up everything that I’ve worked so hard for in my music and having to leave my family.”
It has only been three-and-a-half years since the Utah native, who shot to fame after coming in second place on the seventh season of American Idol, started his thriving music career, but he maintains that he is not bidding farewell to fans nor is he quitting singing for good. In fact, the considerate singer even made plans to continue the connection with his fans in absentia.
“I’m not giving up [on music],” he said. “Before I leave, I’m going to try to record as much as I can so that even though I’m gone, I’m going to be releasing songs for my fans. I don’t want to leave them with nothing…I’m going to miss them.”
So isn’t he worried that the hiatus will affect his career?
“I think it will affect my career but it will affect it in a good way,” he said. “I’ll be able to grow in my own way and gain new experiences, and it will inspire me emotionally in my [future] music.”
Decked in blue T-shirt, grey pants and a red cardigan, one can’t help but notice the hint of weariness in his eyes and tone as he spoke with xinmsn. Somehow, the chipper demeanour that we saw back in 2010 when David was in Singapore to promote his album, The Other Side of Down, was distinctly missing.
“Oh, I’m just a little behind of my sleep but I’m still fine. It’s the lack of sleep from filming, promotions and performances in the last weeks before I came here,” he assured good-naturedly.
Aside from preparing for his call to become a full-time missionary, the singer had also recently taken a stab at acting and just wrapped up three weeks of filming for a television mini-series in the Philippines. Prior to this, the singer-songwriter has had two cameos playing himself in US TV shows like Hannah Montana andiCarly.
The Pinoy TV drama Nandito Akosees the baby-faced star taking on the lead role of “Josh Bradley”, a Caucasian-Filipino, who got separated from his mother at a young age in a fire, then grows up to be a successful singer and falls in love with two girls.
Speaking on his first acting gig in a drama series, David who is of Hispanic descent – which he candidly attributes to for landing the Pinoy role – is evidently excited amid the initial apprehension.
“At first I was very hesitant coz I’m not an actor. I don’t know if it’ll be weird doing a Filipino soap opera but it turned out really great, it was a fun experience,” he said.
Acting lessons were set up for the first time actor and David takes comfort that the character “is very similar to the kind of person I am” and that he is not required to speak much Tagalog for the series.
“Most of my lines are in English so it wasn’t a problem. And I’m just playing myself so that was easy,” he shared. “There are definitely certain scenes where I have to be someone else that I wasn’t used to but it was a good challenge for me.”
It seems like the singer-songwriter has caught the acting bug as he went on waxing lyrical about the joy he felt while filming.
“I’d really love to do it again! I felt like I was really able to open up and that’s what I love about acting. It’s very emotional very expressive. It can be really real if you let it be real.“
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….and there’s more!!!!
Two great interviews!
Poparazzi interview HERE!
Fave bits:
“I will record before I leave, and when I leave I’ll release that stuff so the fans have something.” He added: “I’ll miss all you guys! Even though it’ll be for two years and it seems like a long time, the last two years flew by really fast for me. Two more years I know it will be new experiences I’ll gain, new things I’ll learn and I can’t wait to share with all of you guys.
“Thanks for the support you’ve been showing and I can’t wait to see you guys when I get back.”
… and this one in the Manila Standard:
Fave bits:
Another project is a new record, “an EP most likely.”
“I will be focusing on recording after this mini-series so I can release songs while I am gone, also to keep my connection with my fans because I feel like at this point, after years of doing this as a career, it’s only fair to leave something for them since they have been very supportive,” he gladly stated.
According to the singer, a lot of his friends who have been on a mission are coming back now, “You know, those teenage guys who were dumb when they were in high school are coming back now, and you will really see how the mission changed them.”
So has anyone else noticed something “different” about David?? That he’s … idek … in a Good Place?
Has the inner exploration required to express the deepest feelings of his character, Josh, brought David to a whole new level of artistic amazingness? Maybe we’ll need two years to deal? Whatever it is, bring. it. on.
In the meantime, here are my fave highlights from the past couple of days. What do you guys think?
Twitpic: @jAsZcaLLmejAsz
David Archuleta singing “Nandito Ako” (starts at 2:16) on the Talentadong Pinoy TV program:
Wherever You Are (screaming alert!) Download mp3 HERE courtesy of Abrra!
David dougies!!!!!!!! Download mp4 HERE courtesy of Jenleighbarry!
TV5 InterAksyon Interview:
Click pic to read full article.
“But what really made it great was that I started to get out of my comfort zone, including trying more food and being more adventurous. Everyone was supportive and the TV5 management was just so easy to work with. (The experience) has made me more mature. This isn’t something that I would normally do but I was willing to take on the challenge. I just had time enough before I go on with missionary work for a couple of years. It’s been exciting and it just taught me a lot about myself as a person. It’s so weird because I didn’t expect that at all.”
David sings “Nandito Ako” at the TV5 press conference … LOVE this version… esp. when he turns to serenade the whole cast near the end. *melts*
And from further back but audio is asdlaksdfjlkdsfa;kdfjdskfjskasdlkfjsalf
Partial SBL at HMV Marina Square, Singapore
.A huge thanks to @kariontour for these amazing David Archuleta… oops, Josh Bradley … Nandito Ako concert shots! (Especially considering the tight security at the venue.) …
Top 3 pics from @kariontour: "press conference Josh Bradley style!"
Twitter was a love-fest before, during and after the “Josh Bradley” concert scene today. *sigh* Here’s just a sampling:
Twitpic: @jasscurtissmith
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Twitpic: @louisian_nieto
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Breaking news: The crew of TV5′s Nandito Ako miniseries is desperately shorthanded. Here are some the “Help Wanted” job vacancies posted today. Apply now to Joshopolis.com!!!
SPF Technician (No benefits… Well, maybe one. ):
Eye Doctor:
Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist:
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Ortho Maintenance:
Hand Moisturizer:
Food Tester:
Backup Food Tester:
Toy Car Mechanic:
Extreme Emotion Team (supply own tissues):
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Knob Turner:
Umbrella Tilter (requires both
indoor & beach experience): Hair fluffer:
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Peace Sign Trainer: Oops, vacancy filled!
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Covert Ops:
Heimlich Expert:
Halo Adjuster (overtime hours required):
Fan CPR:
A fourth member of Josh’s Angelz:
P.S.
Photos from followarchuleta.ph, Tumblr, @macalejandre, the lovely @nareejo, and @msaikomelendez
Photo: @zelle13 / David Archuleta SM Southmall
I’m embarrassed to admit that not only did I completely miss this tweet this morning but I had no idea where it came from (Joy Williams’ song, “Every Moment,” see below). Its significance did, however, hit me like a ton of bricks. Tears may or may not have smudged my mascara.
Not because it’s a sad line, it’s not. It’s beautiful. But “moving on” is a bit of a touchy subject at the mo’ for obvious reasons.
Thanks to lovely @claudiacb, I mustered up the courage to listen to the whole song and I’m glad I did. Its pretty melody and Joy’s soaring voice brought my attention to another part of the song that really hit home: “All these days, they just slip away through our fingers, so don’t let go, hold onto every moment.”
Yes, it’s a musical version of “carpe diem” but it also reminded me of one of my favourite lines of David’s … ever … from Parachutes & Airplanes.
And to me, it doesn’t mean wanting to stop time … although that is tempting … but to cherish and treasure each moment.
So what I’m trying to say (in a rather botched fashion, lol) is that there’ll be lots of time for feeling sad, but not right now … so call me Scarlett O’Hara, I prefer to think about that tomorrow.
How about you guys? Still sad? Mad? In a Nandito Ako uplift?
“Every Moment” by Joy Williams
We laughed out loud ‘til we cried
And the tears were sweet
Midnight melted to morning
A moment faded to memory
All these days
They just slip away through our fingers
So….Don’t let go
Hold onto every moment
Always know
Hold onto every moment that You canWe move on with no regrets to our destiny
Held by the hands of the Father
We share His love and He leads us through
All these days
They just slip away through our fingers
So…CHORUS
Running through yesterday into tomorrow
Don’t let it just drift away
Forget about tying the hands of time
Give every minute to the One who gave us today
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