More than a month after its launch, PEParazzi (www.pep.ph/peparazzi) has become one of the most frequented places in PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) website.
Both PEPsters and non-members get their kicks looking at the photos and watching the videos of celebrities, posted by our PEParazzis.
THE FUN, THE INFORMATIVE AND THE CONTROVERSIAL. PEParazzi defies the usual perception that paparazzi materials only show the bad and worse in celebrities. Here, we highlight the fun side of our stars.
And here are our HOT PICKS this week:
1. Daiana Meneses and Julia Clarete "Freak out!"
Brazilian model-turned-TV personality Daiana Menezes emailed two videos showing her "fun interpretation" of Itchyworms' "Freak out Baby," with Julia Clarete, Wally Bayola, Pauleen Luna, and Jose Manalo.
3. Moymoy Palaboy's All-Star "When I Grow Up" video
Hot Shot (the main window of PEParazzi) features the now-famous brother act of Moymoy and Rodfil Obeso, or popularly known as Moymoy Palaboy. In this music video, the lipsynch artists jammed with Richard Gomez, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Rufa Mae Quinto, the Eat Bulaga! Dabarkads, international star and Journey frontman Arnel Pineda and Michael V.
But of course, PEParazzi also has its dose of informative and controversial posts:
4. Ramiele Malubay speaks Tagalog
The clip was taken last December 6, six days before the American Idol finalist arrived in Manila for her December 20 and 21 concert with Ogie Alcasid and the Pinoy Idol winner and finalists.
5. Kris Aquino, naging bastos nga ba?
PEPster edhobbit uploaded a portion of The Buzz where Kris Aquino supposedly cut Boy Abunda's recollection of his experience working with Marky Cielo, who just died that morning of December 7, just to have a closer look at Ruffa Gutierrez's diamond-studded bracelet.
6. Mariel, Valerie, Angelica: Snobs!?
PEPster Houston TX (through paparazzo-PEParazzi's gracious uploader) told how some fans from Houston, Texas were allegedly snubbed by Wowowee co-hosts Mariel Rodriguez, Valerie Concepcion, and Angelica Panganiban. Such fan scoop earned a response from Mariel herself through an interview by a PEP contributor.
MOST VIEWED. To date, the most viewed item in PEParazzi isn't a video. It's the photo showing the offcam sweetness of onscreen partners Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera (click here to see the photo and story) during a break from the shooting of their movie One True Love. It was uploaded to PEParazzi just when before the buzz about the breakup of Dingdong and Karylle erupted.
Nora Aunor fans rule in PEParazzi's Fan Lounge. The colorful thumbnail of "SUPERSTARstruck: The Nora Aunor Fanatics Blog" (click here) is currently the most visited fansite.
The third most viewed item is the Celebrity Body Transformation gallery (click here ) in the Funarazzi section. Funarazzi currently features the galleries of digitally altered images and the before-and-after photos of stars.
On top of these, the site also has a spot for celebrity wanna-bes via "Be The Star." Aspiring model and actress Sherny Rose Abad (click here to see her profile) made it a point to feature herself in the said section before flying to Korea to study. In her email to PEParazzo@gmail.com, she said she really wants to try acting and modeling but doesn't know who are the right people to approach. She sees "Be The Star" as a venue for her to be seen and get noticed by talent scouts and modeling agencies.
Plus, Hello! section gives every PEPsters a chance to greet their idols, and their loved-ones here and abroad!
It's a mini-me of PEP. It's a site for and by the PEPsters. And it's called PEParazzi. Log on now!