American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook and runner-up David Archuleta faced the local press in a press conference held earlier tonight, May 14, at the Isla Ballroom of Edsa Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City. This was in connection with their much-awaited back-to-back concert, which will be held on May 16, Saturday, at SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.
The two Davids answered questions thrown at them by the press, including PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal)—from their Idol journey, to Filipino delicacies (Cook wants to try to eat balut; Archuleta just loves Philippine mangoes, especially the dried ones), to sneaking into a local mall (Shangri-La) and being followed by more than a hundred people, the outpouring love that they get from Filipinos, and many others.
Even though David Cook is older than David Archuleta—Cook is 26 and Archuleta has just turned 18—the two American Idol sensations are actually very good friends, as we saw when they were comfortably making fun of each other. They were also very generous in exchanging compliments. When Cook said that Archuleta is "cooler" than himself, the younger David promptly countered that between the two of them, it's very easy to tell that the older David is the "cool one."
The audio pick-up inside the venue was so bad that we could hardly discern what the two Davids were saying in our digital recorder. But we are trying our darn best to move heaven and earth to bring to you a more detailed story. Hopefully, we will be able to post that story tomorrow, May 15.
In the meantime, feast on this photo of the two Davids who certainly took Manila by storm.
Prior to the press conference, David Archuleta guested live on SiS and Eat Bulaga!, where he was greeted by throngs of fans. David Cook, on the other hand, made a public appearance at The Block in SM North Edsa, where he was also welcomed by hundreds of shrieking fans.
After the presscon, the two Davids dropped by at the victory party of Filipino boxing great, Manny Pacquiao.
Tomorrow, May 15, it will be David Cook's turn to guest live on Eat Bulaga!.
mahiya kayo kapams dahil kapuso has the right to say good about kapuso kasi sa GMA7 nag air ng concert promos ang dalawang ito!
if you feel its offending then dont read it. kasi ang bottomline dito e sa GMA7 na ere ung concert promo nila, at wala kayong magagawa jn!
kung manla it kayo ng SiS at EB, check nyokung ano ang naman ang nangyayari sa Roffa and Ai at www!
ang mahalaga sa guestings nila, napa nganga natin sila sa husay at galing natin mga pinoy sa pagkanta! Yan ang MORAL LESSON sa naging guestings nila sa SiS at EB!
Di ba naisip ng mga kapams yan??? hanggang kelan kayo magbabago? kaya yko maging kapams kasi para silang crying losers! anyway manood kayo ng concert o hindi FINE! Mas WISE lang kami gumastos ng leisure time namin kaysa sa inyo!
this concert is actually for the filipinos, kahit kapams pwedeng manood!
kaso INUNA ng kapams ung network war d2! Kalurkey! Akala nyo walang magrereact dun? e habang walang nagrereact lalo nyo pang lala itin ang kapuso singers! dont you know that kapuso singers uplifted filipino singers again? Lalo nilang pinahanga ang mga banyaga sa husay natin umawit?
tapos kayo kapams na mismong pinoy e akala nyo kehuhusay nyo rin kumanta??
bago kayo humusga ng kapuso, mag isip kayo ng 1milliong beses kung may isip man kayo jn! dapat nga matuwa kayo at mukhang lalong natameme pa si archuleta sa husay natin mga pinoy! u shud be proud of that!
Inuna kasi ng kapams ang INGGIT e!
wag ka ng magkwentong barbero dito!
Iba pa rin ung galing sa bibig ni David Archuleta na fave nya si Regine V. at nagkalat na yun sa internet at newspapers apti sa talkshows!
kayo makapag kwento lang e akala nyo mga credible! Ano kayo? nakikisakay sa sinabi ni David A., na fave nya si Regine?
Tapos kayo naman e gusto RAW i meet ni david si charice? hahaha! naku mukhang they are dreaming in a wonderland!
mas gusto nya ma meet ung di nya favorite pinoy singer ganon? hahaha!
pathetic.. pure desperate. MOVE ON! Galaw2x nga kayo! hahaha!
yap i must admit fan ako nang american idol.pero naman wag mo naman ako as in dont put words into my mouth - poor or something..di ko carry yan..
am a true blooded kapuso pero labs ko rin ang kapamilya network.di mo ba alam na ang 2 davids na ito ay fan ni charice. hanap nga nila eh. yun nga lang wala chance. eh partner lang ang gma7 niyan not produ kaya negosyo lang yan.si joma and partners kumuha niyan at di gma7
by the way ha di uso sa akin ang crematorial services na comment like POOR buti in-english mo medyo mild ang dating kung POBRE..naku
goodluck sa concert cutiepie david archuleta
Mahalaga pa rin ung TV station kung saan nila ieere ung promotion! Jomari nga ang nag invite but did ABSCBN had a chance to get the airing rights to promote the Idol??
A BIG NO! Kasi it will be a big slaaap on Dream Academy nyo! Kung walang air promotion, hindi malalaman ng tao na darating sila o hindi malalamn kung may concert sila d2 at kelan!
Who started inggit?
Paki check nyo nga ung comments d2! Isang kapams ang UNANG UNANG nag provoke ng network war!
Hindi pa kuntento, nanla it pa ng kapuso singer! Habang walang nagrereact, kapams keep on posting dirty comments against GMA7 artists and singers!
Sino kaya wala sa katinuan nyan? e nand2 kayo sa IDOL issue! Inumpisahan nyo ang network war! MOVE ON kayo mga inggit!
Kung hate nyo na kami, wag pilitin ang sarili na manood ng concert nila tomorrow!
CONGRA