Face-off

The Headmaster's Prestigious List of 10 will do a face-off on Saturday, August 2, 2008. They are divided into 5 pairs wherein they will compete against their partners. The one who will get the lower grade will automatically be part of the bottom 5. So there will be 5 probationary scholars on the 7th gala night. Another sad thing about the face-off are the songs. They can't change what's given to them.

Liezel and Laarni will compete against each other. Liezel was given Beyonce's Listen, while Laarni was given April Boy Regino's 'Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin. Many viewers reacted to this (especially with Laarni's song). Liezel's Listen is a beautiful song - Beyonce, diva, requires vocal gymnastics. Many find it so unfair that Laarni is given a jukebox song that, while quite popular and the tune's easy to sing along to, verges between jologs and novelty.

Online forumers expressed their disbelief, even saying that the 7th gala night is unfair. Many have come to pity Laarni because, according to them, being paired with Liezel is the PDA's way to making sure Laarni would be part of the week's probationary scholars.

The matches are:

Liezel (Beyonce Listen) vs. Laarni (April Boy's 'Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin)

Bugoy (Sponge Cola's Nakapagtataka) vs. Apple (Sister Sledge's We are Family)

Van (Chaka Khan's Through the Fire) vs. Hansen (Enrique Iglesia's Bailamos)

Miguel (Prince's When Doves Cry) vs. Inaki (Meatloaf's I Would Do Anything For Love)

Bunny (Rolling Stones' Satisfaction) vs. Cris (The Weather Girls' It's Raining Men)

This face-off would just mean that if Liezel got a 9.2, Laarni got a 9.1, Bunny got a 7.9, and Cris got a 7.8, Liezel (9.2) and Bunny (7.9) would be saved while Laarni (9.1) and Cris (7.8) would be on probation. Therefore, Bunny having a 7.8 score is saved while Laarni having a 9.1 score is on probation.

As much as the viewers find it unfair, I guess we can do nothing about it. As the old saying goes, "take it, or leave it".

P.S.
Honorary scholar Poy Palma will (just the same) compete against all the scholars with En Vogue's Free Your Mind.