Mentor
Mentor may not be as popular as Malaysian Idol, Akademi Fantasia, One in a Million and its ilk, but it offers no less fun times. The host, Ashraf Sinclair is as annoying as Jien. I used to watch a few episodes because my irama Malaysia singer, Nuraniza Idris was one of the mentors. I have gotten many sideways glances and disapproving glares for professing my preference for her. Mortified friends and colleagues express shock that I would choose her over Siti Nurhaliza. But that's the fun. Siti's so "mainstream". For unknown reasons, the general populous dislikes her. One colleague remarked that her performances are over-the-top, with a whole kampung on stage. For this reason and many others, her albums are really hard to find, original or otherwise. I hunted for her album (Sawo Matang) all over the Klang Valley, but I finally got hold of it at 1am in a Johor bus stop whilst on the way down to Singapore. One would think that I was looking for limited edition, vintage porn... on VHS.
Enough of my lencongan, back to Mentor. Although Nuraniza is absent from season two, Mas Idayu and her protege Ayu make up for it. Being the Malaysian Dangdut Queen that she is, Mas Idayu taught her protege Jaiphong dance steps to make her performance more convincing. From the little snippets of Indonesian TV that I caught during my stint in Jakarta, a local TV show described Jaiphong as a traditional dance that is still popular, particularly in rural "clubs" as an erotic dance rather than a sensual art form. Sex sells, as usual. Mas Idayu tried her best to teach her the ropes of aunthentic, unadulterated Jaiphong, but failed. A less-than-accurate report of what I heard on TV:
Mentor: Saya dah ingatkan dia, kaki tu jangan jarak, jangan kangkang. Kita tak mahu ada unsur seksual. Kaki tu mesti rapat. Tapi, bila Ayu tu naik pentas, penonton dah bersorak, dia naik syok. Naik syeikh. Mulalah kaki tu terbuka.
Protege: Ayu rasa Ayu dah lakukan yang terbaik. Steps tu Ayu belajar dalam masa 3 hari je. Saya rasa dah cukup baik.
Mentor: Saya rasa betul-betul terkilan dengan persembahan Ayu... Kaki tu....
So, the lesson to learn is, keep those legs together. Something like what my swimming instructor told me once. Heh.
Enough of my lencongan, back to Mentor. Although Nuraniza is absent from season two, Mas Idayu and her protege Ayu make up for it. Being the Malaysian Dangdut Queen that she is, Mas Idayu taught her protege Jaiphong dance steps to make her performance more convincing. From the little snippets of Indonesian TV that I caught during my stint in Jakarta, a local TV show described Jaiphong as a traditional dance that is still popular, particularly in rural "clubs" as an erotic dance rather than a sensual art form. Sex sells, as usual. Mas Idayu tried her best to teach her the ropes of aunthentic, unadulterated Jaiphong, but failed. A less-than-accurate report of what I heard on TV:
Mentor: Saya dah ingatkan dia, kaki tu jangan jarak, jangan kangkang. Kita tak mahu ada unsur seksual. Kaki tu mesti rapat. Tapi, bila Ayu tu naik pentas, penonton dah bersorak, dia naik syok. Naik syeikh. Mulalah kaki tu terbuka.
Protege: Ayu rasa Ayu dah lakukan yang terbaik. Steps tu Ayu belajar dalam masa 3 hari je. Saya rasa dah cukup baik.
Mentor: Saya rasa betul-betul terkilan dengan persembahan Ayu... Kaki tu....
So, the lesson to learn is, keep those legs together. Something like what my swimming instructor told me once. Heh.
Comments
Thewhatver Idris, she has came a long way and way better than Siti when it comes to songs of Irama Malaysia even though always over the top but no choice la...everything also Siti this and that.
Jantan yang kangkang?!
@Venge:
I used to be a couch potato, but that has all changed when my house can only receive transmission from TV3 and TV8 (barely).
@Daniel:
Did you know she was the victim of SMS divorce?
@Cain & Abel:
No catfights yet. :D
@Paul:
Your have an overactive imagination! Heh.
You weren't??