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''Philippine Idol'' is the first version of the Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a local ''Idol'' adaptation and the sixth in Asia.〔(About ''Idols'' ) ''Philippine Idol'' Official Website, About section〕 The franchise was first awarded by FremantleMedia, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. to ABC Development Corporation (ABC now TV5) in 2006 and then to GMA Network in 2008. Just like the premise of original show ''Pop Idol'', ''Philippine Idol'' aims to find the best singer in the country who can be defined as the "national" singer.〔 Local television personality Ryan Agoncillo hosted the program. Ryan Cayabyab (musical composer), Pilita Corrales (singer, known as Asia's Queen of Songs) and Francis Magalona (rapper and producer) were also judges of the show. Agoncillo, Corrales and Magalona auditioned to be part of the program, while Cayabyab was chosen by the program's producers. Meanwhile, actress Heart Evangelista hosted the daily updates program ''I ♥ Philippine Idol: Exclusive''.〔 Composer Mel Villena was the show's musical director. Mau Marcelo, an aspiring singer from Lucena City, defeated two other contenders on the show's Finale to become the first Philippine Idol.〔 〕〔 〕 FremantleMedia subsequently awarded the franchise to GMA Network and their version of the program was named ''Pinoy Idol'', which does not recognize the results of ABC's franchise.〔 ==Production== ABC started negotiating with FremantleMedia in order to acquire a Philippine franchise of ''Idol'' in 2004, when Filipino-American Jasmine Trias placed third in ''American Idols third season. It reportedly cost millions of dollars.〔 During the program's development stage, notable personalities in music and recording industries tried out to become ''Idol'' judges, including former Eraserheads vocalist Ely Buendia, singer-actress Pinky Marquez, and talent manager Wyngard Tracy.〔 The chosen judges were addressed according to their agreed-upon nicknames: Cayabyab was called "Mr. C", Corrales called "Mamita", and Magalona, "Kiko".〔 Before it was launched, there was skepticism among the local entertainment press about ''Philippine Idol'' as singing contests are common in local television, with recent ones branded as ''Idol'' knockoffs. The Filipino culture of "westernized conservatism" was also noted, as Pinoys tend to shy away from direct criticism especially in front of cameras. Promotion began during the Finale of ''American Idol'' season 5. One of its taglines reads, "Hindi lang STAR, hindi lang SUPERSTAR, kundi PHILIPPINE IDOL" (Not just a STAR, not just a SUPERSTAR, but a PHILIPPINE IDOL). This was in reference to two singing contests being held during that time—''Search for the Star in a Million'' on ABS-CBN and ''Pinoy Pop Superstar'' on GMA Network.〔 Initially, the program was scheduled to begin on July 29, 2006, but ABC moved it to July 30, 2006.〔(''Philippine Idol'' advertisement, featuring the original premiere date of July 29, 2006. )〕 On its premiere, ''Philippine Idol'' registered a 7.7% rating according to an independent survey, in contrast to GMA Network's ''Mel and Joey'' at 21% and ABS-CBN's ''Rated K'' at 26.7%. ABC officials, however, were overwhelmed at the results, considering they were up against "giant networks". They also noted that ratings for ''Philippine Idol'' increased to as much as 12% towards the final 30 minutes of first episode. Early reviews compared the show with ''American Idol'', which was shown locally on ABC. Entertainment writers said that the local ''Idol'' franchise was not as glossy as its American counterpart, but it was able to succeed because of promising elements such as human interest, talent, and proper casting of judges and host.〔 Meanwhile, reviews during the Finale were mixed, with Nestor Torre of the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' commenting that the Performance Show was phlegmatic and anticlimactic as the Final Three failed to rise up to the challenge and instead played safe, while Results Show was stretched out with one unspectacular number after another. He also noticed sound glitches, which he blamed on faulty equipment and lax personnel. In contrast, Billy Balbastro of ''Abante Tonite'' wrote that he was impressed with the show's "flow", song choices, pacing, and camera shots. He also noted that the Finale did not have melodrama and lingering shots for the sake of effects.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philippine Idol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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