Karen’s World (龔柯允)

Hey there ! … hope you are having yet another great weekend so far! I know all of you are busy with studying or working, but you are not going to miss out on your weekly dose of American Idol Season 8, just like me! (hehe) …

I was very busy this week but still managed to catch another great episode, I really enjoyed listening to Motown hits (even though many of the songs are new to me, hee) and I should say, I was pretty much tuned in the whole time. The performances were just simply amazing, I loved the arrangements and I felt that the Idols were pretty lucky to be mentored this week by the father of Motown himself, Smokey Robinson.

As usual, my favorites just blew me away! Danny Gokey didn’t let his fans down (yes, me included) when he did his version of The Temptations’ “Get Ready”, with an uptempo beat but with his added trademark gospel sound. And I’m sure you were all moved by Adam Lambert’s performance of Smokey Robinson’s “Tracks of my Tears”! That got me really excited, I have to say he looked handsome and stylish … and it was such a wonderful performance that Simon called it the best performance of the night! Wow!

But I will leave all the raves to Jimmy because I know that he has so much to say about this week’s episode. What I wanted to talk about is the lip-synching issue that has come out this week. I find it pretty sad that a lot of people have been speculating about this, but I really cannot blame them. As fans, we have every right to do so. It didn’t help that Justin Guarini (I heard), season one’s first runner-up admitted that they did in fact lip-synch some songs during the show.

I have to say I have mixed feelings about it … As a singer, I always shared with you the importance of being true to your song. But I can’t blame the producers of the show too (happened to me quite a few times when I was doing some local TV music shows too!). Anyway, I think that it is actually their way of helping the Idols out too. The competition is pretty nerve-wrecking already, and singing live all the time just might make the pressure even more intense. I can just imagine their feeling as they face millions of people while they try their best not to be eliminated. But then again, it is also unfair to fans because they are not really seeing or hearing the real thing, because everything has already been enhanced through recording.

Nevertheless, I think what’s important is the fact that American Idol has produced some of the world’s best performers today. For me, it doesn’t really matter whether you do it live all the time or not, but what really matters is you put in your 100% in what you do, don’t you think so?

And with that, I’d say bye for now and thanks for always reading my thoughts. I always enjoy sharing my updates with fellow fans like you! Catch you guys again next week for more great Idol updates!

Cheers! Karen

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~ by karenkong99 on March 29, 2009. Tagged: karen kong american idol season 8 totedaddy showtime ta