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New Boyband Clique 5 Launches Its Debut Album With Six Original Songs That Are Potential Hits

CLIQUE5 is a new boyband introduced three months ago with the launch of their Christmas single, "Tuwing Pasko", managed by 3:16 Events and Talent Management Company. Now, they're launching their full album with six original songs: "Pwede Ba Teka Muna" (the first single composed by Joven Tan), "Ako Na Lang Sana", "Bakit Hindi", "Magmula Ngayon", "Mabuti Na Lang" and "Sana Naman".

Two additional members are added to the original five, but their band's name as Clique5 remains the same. The previous members are: Marco, The Hunk - Born and raised in Vienna, Austria, this balikbayan is a singer, dancer and martial arts expert. He's the tallest in the group at 6 feet tall.

Karl, The Heartthrob - He's the mestizo guy in the group and has matinee idol potential, a high school senior at the Philippine Christian University. He has done some TV commercials.



Sean, The Kilabot ng Dance Floor - He used to be part of a dance group that appeared regularly in the late Kuya Germs' Walang Tulugan.

Josh, The Cutie Bae - A good dancer who has appeared in some TV shows, he's admirable in that he does not neglect his studies while pursuing a showbiz career.

Clay, The Soul Balladeer - He's the lead singer and considered the Kuya of the group. He has finished Aircraft Maintenance Technology and used to be lead guitarist and vocalist of a band.

The new band members are: Tim, The Teen Crush - He and his brother Rocky are the newest members of Clique5. They are known as the Rivero Brothers who are also into theatre acting.

Rocky, The Boy Next Door - A great dancer and singer like his brother Tim, both of them have so much charisma and can easily win the hearts of admiring fans.

What's their difference from other boybands? It's their manager, Katie from 3:16 Events who replies:

"Total package sila na hindi limited to singing and dancing lang," she says. "They went through rigid dance workshops under Mia Pangyarihan of SexBomb Dancers, voice lessons under Sweet Plantado of the Company personality development with a group of experts and acting workshop under PETA and Director Emman de la Cruz. In other words, they're multi-talented and very versatile. We made sure hindi sila hilaw kundi thoroughly prepared bago namin sila isinalang in performing."

The boys will now be having their first big concert at the Music Museum on February 27, with some special guests. They will sing songs of different genres. Is there any competition among them?

"No, we look at each other as brothers, not rivals or competitors," they say. "We are here to help and support one another. You can get us individually for acting or modelling, but as singers and dancers, we'll always be together as Clique5."



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Director Joel Lamangan On What Really Happened On The Set Of 'The Significant Other' Where Lovi Poe & Erich Gonzales Got Violent With Each Other

DIRECTOR JOEL LAMANGAN brought the house down during the eulogy for the late director Maryo J. de los Reyes. He said Maryo was his mentor when he joined PETA (Philippine Educational Theatre Association) in 1976. "Nauna siya sa'kin doon kasi 1968 pa siya," says Joel. "Kinorner niya ko, sabi niya sa'kin, hindi ka magiging magaling na artista dahil may itinatago ka. Bakla ka! Dahil sa kanya, mas nakilala kong sarili ko, pero natakot ako, anong sasabihin ng family ko kung malalaman nilang bakla ako? Teacher ko siya at siya rin ang nagbigay sa'kin ng break sa movies. Kinuha niya ko sa isang bold movie, kasama sina Steve Paulo aka Tata Esteban at si Myrna Castillo. Akala ko, kay Steve niya ko pagagawin ng love scene dahil yun ang pinagnanasaan ko. Pero pinleytime niya ko. Kay Myrna ako pinag-bedscene. Naku, diring-diri ako!"

He directed several movies last year. His first movie for 2018 will now be shown on February 21, "The Significant Other", which is about the eternal love triangle starring Lovi Poe, Tom Rodriguez
and Erich Gonzales. How did he make "The Significant Other" different from other love triangle movies that are now a dime-a-dozen?

"Hindi ko puedeng i-reveal but ibang-iba ang ending nito from other love triangle films na napanood na. Magugulat kayo. But I have to credit my three stars. Magaling silang lahat. Si Lovi, ilang beses ko nang nakatrabaho. Nanalo na siyang best actress for our movie, 'Sagrada Familia'. It's always nice to work with her kasi she's nice to everyone, sa lahat ng tao sa set, parang daddy niyang si FPJ. Si Tom, nakatrabaho ko na sa TV pero first time sa movie. Okay naman siya. He delivers. Si Erich, ngayon ko pa lang talaga nakatrabaho at hindi siya nagpatalo sa mga kasama niya."

How come there was a report that Lovi and Erich are feuding because of a "sampalan" scene they did where they really hurt each other? The rumor says it's because he forced to them really slap each other very hard. "Ang sabi ko lang, huwag nilang pekein nang hindi na i-take two. Si Erich ang unang nanampal nang pagkalakas-lakas. Sumabit ang kamay niya sa hikaw ni Lovi, nasugatan, nagdugo. Wedding gown ang suot niya, nalagyan ng dugo. Kita mong na-shocked si Lovi, lumabas ang pagiging anak niya ni FPJ at gumanti talaga. Kaya nagkasakitan nga sila. Natigil ang shooting. Nagulat ang lahat. Pareho silang tumalikod at nag-walkout. Namroblema kami. Kasi big scene yun, ginastusan. Hindi puedeng i-pack up ang shooting. Pero maya-maya, after mahimasmasan sila, bumalik din. Nag-usap sila. Nagkabati rin. Sige raw, ituloy na ang shoot. Pagkatapos nila, yung mga nanay naman nila ang nagsampalan. Si Dina Bonnevie, nanay ni Lovi. Si Snooky Serna, nanay ni Erich. Sabi ko, hoy, huwag nyong gagayahin yung mga anak nyo, ha. Pero veterans na sila, so alam na nila ang gagawin nila at maayos na nagawa ang eksena."

In the story, Tom is a successful cosmetic surgeon while Lovi is the number one model in the country. Their relationship has gone cold when Tom met Erich, an aspiring model with a big birthmark on her neck. Someone referred her to Tom to remove the birthmark and that's how their romance started.

After "The Significant Other", Direk Joel is directing a romantic movie produced by talent manager
Arnold Vegafria, "Because I Love You", which will be the first starring role of Shaira Mae
de la Cruz and David Licauco. Then he's directing the mother-daughter team of Rosemarie Gil and Cherie Gil in the late Rolando Tinio's work, "My Mother, My Daughter", produced by some advertising people.

He's also slated to do two new films for Baby Go's BG Productions and, after "Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag", he is developing another stage musical, "Binondo", about the Chinese community in Manila. For the coming Metro-Manila Filmfest in December, he's now preparing an environmental movie, "Maruming Hangin", about pollution, with script by Ricky Lee.
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