Sunday, September 5, 2010

'Glee' castmates let Charice feel the love



By NEIL RAMOS
September 1, 2010, 12:51pm
Charice (Kareem Black/MTV)
Charice (Kareem Black/MTV)
As expected, Filipino singing sensation Charice Pempengco is a hit among her castmates on the hit TV show, “Glee.”
Harry Shum, Jr. (who plays Mike Chang) is all praises for the young singer calling her an "incredible performer."
"She's great. Everyone knows she can sing, sing, sing. And people forget that outside of her being able to sing, she's an incredible performer. She loves to dance. It's a little funny talking to her because we talk about dance and she always shows me her moves," he shared.
Jenna Ushkowitz (who plays Tina Cohen-Chang), on the other hand, marvels "how a big voice can come out of such a little girl."
Amber Riley (who plays Mercedes Jones) described Charice with these words: "She's so sweet. I love her. She has an amazing, amazing voice."
Lea Michele (who plays Rachel Berry) says, “She is the teeniest, most wee person I've ever seen in my life. And she's so darling, she's so sweet. Just hearing her hum and sing backstage, she has a gorgeous voice."
On the show, Pempengco plays the role of an exchange student from the Philippines, who will also be a rival of sorts to the character Michele plays.
However, Michele suggested that reports may have overstated the rivalry between hers and Charice's characters.
"I would give [creator] Ryan Murphy a little bit more credit than that," she said. "She is going to be a rival in a sense, but... knowing Ryan he'll probably make us become best friends or something.”
"I'm interested to see where he goes because I don't think it's going to be what you think it's going to be. That's my prediction. But we might be in a catfight, I don't know."
Other changes being worked for the hit show is the addition of a a rival for Finn in football playing singer Sam and the potential loss of a few familiar faces.
Also joining the show in season two is Dot Jones as Coach Beiste the new football impresario who also serves as a legitimate enemy for Sue Sylvester.
TV icon Carol Burnett will also make an appearance on the show as Sue Sylvester’s mother.
Meanwhile, new magazine “20 Under 20″ included Pempengco among the 20 most popular and most influential teen celebrities in the world under age 20 alongside Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Lautner.
It also boldly predicted for Charice, “a high-ranking spot in an upcoming issue of 20 Under 20!”

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Published in Manila Bulletin September 3, 2010.

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