Jolina Mania!

i thought i was over on liking jolina magdangal (coz i've been a jolina fan b4 i started liking kpop). but when i saw a poster of her (promotion of her album mall tour), a day b4 d promotion of her new album (mall tour), i just decided to go on her show just to see her once more (in person) for d 3rd time. coz d last i've seen her was in year 2000, and i'm just 14 yrs old dat time. also, i'm very curious how she looks like these days...

ok, d day was may 21, 2006, i came in sm north edsa food court at around 2:00 pm. d show will start at 5 pm so i decided to buy her album first (near d entrance of d stage), coz u have to buy one in order to get near d stage and be able to meet and greet jolina up-close and personal (including d autograph signing).

i entered d main stage's seats at around 3:00 pm coz there r people who started sitting infront.
i sit ofcourse on d first row, center, so i can really see jolina up-close while performing. but i didn't bring a camera on me coz my sis (misu') doesn't want to go with me, dat means no one will take a picture of me with jolens... hu... hu...

ok, finally it was 5 pm and people filled d place. i never thought, there r still lots of fans out there of jolina... and what makes me happy is that there are young children, like 6-12 years old which are huge jolina fans. there are also, around my age who started liking jolina since d year 1997 and 1998, and also, there r lots of middle age people, who r actually a lot older than jolens...

d first part of d show was some games and a dj from 101.1 was d m.c. poor me i didn't get any prize coz i'm shy to stand and run just to say d right answer to d m.c. also, it's bcoz i didn't know d latest info about jolina since she transfered from abs-cbn to gma 7.

at last, jolina finally came out on stage and my heart started beating so fast. it was d first time to see her on a live performance. people r screaming her name and saying she's pretty... and yeah, i can't believe it, i finally saw her again for d last 6 years. she's still very pretty, cute and energetic. also, even though she's like 2 meters away from me, i can smell her perfume. and i guess d scent was filling d place...

while she's performing, it just brings back memories... those days when i'm very much addicted to her: when i keep buying all d records like osts and albums where she has some songs on it; when i'm waiting patiently on watching tv and hoping to see some commercial or music videos of her; when i'm collecting every single picture i saw on magazines, newspapers, brochures, etc; and d feeling i felt when i first saw her in person-- when she speaks to me, and greeted me a 'Happy Birthday,' the no. of times she called my name, ‘Tini,’ and the way how she entertained me on dat fan meeting (year 2000). i can still remember how she spoke on polite words dat time (year 2000) , how she use the ‘Po” and ‘Opo,’ and when she told me ‘Huwag ka naman manigas diyan… Nakakatakot ba 'ko?,’ coz dat tym, when i 1st saw her, i was so speechless and just smiles back to her. also, she was always smiling…

back to my own senses, i just realized she still has so many fans… and jolina was still the same old jolina i met, in person, 6 years ago. she’s still act like a kid, she’s still simple but at d same time trendy… and she’s d only filipino artist whom i can smell human (if u know what I mean)… d way she speak is so natural, it feels like she’s just an ordinary person… she is so down-to-earth and dat’s y she captured d heart of d masses. young and old… everyone likes her…

d show was finally over, i think she performed 3-5 songs all in all. time for autographed signing and to get up-close and personal with jolina. all her fans who bought her albums at d entrance were asked to form only one line. i can say, filipino people are always a big headeache. they don’t follow rules and complain a lot… pushing and bumping to each other is always expected in a show like this. but i still have to get on, coz i want to get close to jolens one more time. finally, it was me infront of her for d autograph. she’s signing my cd now and d poster which was given for free. wah.. she’s really so pretty. oh…she didn’t even look at me while signing, so, i have to say something to her so she would look at me… ok, i said “Domo eppuda!.” well, ofcourse she wouldn’t understand that coz it’s korean. so she lifted her head and looked at me, she said “Ano?” but this time i said, “Ur very pretty!,” coz i don’t have much time to say so many things to her… and dat words given me her cute and bright smile and she said, “Ay, thank u!” i was so happy to hear dat from her… gosh, that moment was so fast, and it’s time for me to get off d stage… he… he… i didn’t even get d courage to kiss her or hold her hands or something… guess i’m still like d old tini way back d year 2000 (14 years old) when seeing her in person—u know too shy to speak or even hold her hands… but waiting for her for 3 hours is worth while… i got up-close and personal with her, i got her 3 autographs (on d poster, on d cd cover & on d cd itself) and i got d chance to say something to her… after dat, i’m out of stage but i still don’t want to go back home… i want to see her off… but i guess that’s it, i have to leave and just keep d memories.

dat moment was so fast-- the show, the autograph signing and everything. it's just, i couldn't hardly imagine d way she looks now, on dat show, in detail. i can’t remember her hairstyle, but atleast i can remember dat she wore a plain and simple t-shirt and maong pants dat time; i could smell her perfume all over d place and she just put a little make-up on with a pink-glittering lipstick…

but i admit, d intensity of feeling of meeting jolina for d 1st time (year 2000) was more intense than meeting her again after 6 years. and although i don’t idolized her so much like b4 right now, i still give her my respect. coz she’s one of d few filipino artists who remained d clean and wholesome image through out… and i salute her for that… and that what makes me a jolina fan until now coz she’s very wholesome…

in addition and to be honest, i think d way how much i like jolina b4 can’t be compared to d way i like kpop artists now. it's like d ratio of 100 % is to 50 % (jolina: kpop artists).

and if BoA for me is d No.1 Kpop Artist, then Jolina Magdangal is d No.1 Filipno Artist of all time…

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for those who don't know Jolina Magdangal, here's some info about her...

Quick Info:

Name: Jolina Magdangal

Real Name: Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal

Day of Birth: Nov. 6, 1978

Height: 5'

Weight: 99 lbs

Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal, or more commonly known simply as Jolina Magdangal or Jolens , born November 6, 1978, is a popular singer, actress and television host from the Philippines.

Magdangal accomplishments speak for themselves. She is the only artist and celebrity of her time to have accumulated an unprecedented number of awards from the academic, civic, government and entertainment sectors. She is very selective in the movies she makes but these are proven to be consistent box office hits. JOLINA is one of the very few showbiz personalities who has maintained her clean and wholesome image. Her bankability as a record artist remains unquestionable because of the multi-platinum record awards she has received. Her television programs never fail to obtain high ratings and attract advertisers. In fact, she herself is an effective commercial model and product endorser. Also an entrepreneur by heart, she established and saw the expansion of her Jolina's Fashion Galleryshops in the country and overseas. At a young age, she has successfully filled up large concert venues nationwide, in the United States, Australia, Canada and Asia. Her very successful JOLINA MANIA concert at the Araneta Coliseum has proven once again her immense popularity and credibility as a concert artist in the Philippines. She also climbed several notches higher than her showbiz contemporaries when she was assigned to host “The Working President”, a weekly newsmagazine TV program of the Philippine president. She continues to be the youth role model as she relentlessly pursues humanitarian and civic endeavors for the youth and the less fortunate.

So goes the saying “when it rains, it pours”. These accomplishments spawn more opportunities and further success as offers pour like rain right on her lap. She will resume doing films this year. More concerts nationwide and overseas and regular programs on primetime television are also underway.

JOLINA MAGDANGAL was able to establish herself firmly as a multi-media artist. She remains to be a very influential force to a wide market and an institution in the country’s entertainment industry. She has become a household name that will be etched in the consciousness of many Filipinos for a long time.

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additional infos:

Actress - filmography
(2000s) (1990s)

Lovestruck (2005) .... Jandra
"Love to Love"
- Love Blossoms (2004) TV Episode
Annie B. (2004) .... Anne
"Narito ang puso ko" (2003) TV Series .... Antonina San Victores/Isabella
Home Along da Riber (2002) .... Melody
Kung ikaw ay isang panaginip (2002) .... Rosalie
"Kahit kailan" (2002) TV Series
Tunay na tunay: Gets mo? Gets ko! (2000) .... Meiling a.k.a Tintin
... aka Tunay na tunay (Philippines: Tagalog title: short title)
"Labs ko si babes" (2000) TV Series
"Arriba! Arriba!" (2000) TV Series .... Winona Arriba


Hey Babe (1999) .... Abigail
Gimik: The Reunion (1999) .... Ese
Puso ng pasko (1998)
Labs kita... Okey ka lang (1998)
Kung ayaw mo, huwag mo (1998) .... Ditas
"Richard Loves Lucy" (1998) TV Series .... Jules
Ang TV Movie: The Adarna Adventure (1997)
Flames the Movie (1997) .... Leslie
"Esperanza" (1997) TV Series .... Karen
Radio Romance (1996)
"Gimik" (1996) TV Series .... Ese Aragon
Ama, ina, anak (1996)
Hataw na! (1995)



Filmography as: Actress, Herself

Herself - filmography
(2000s) (1990s)

"Mel & Joey"
- Episode dated 5 December 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Art Angel"
- Father's Day Special (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
- Pira-Pirasong Retaso Special (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Starstruck 3: The Nationwide Invasion" (2005) TV Series .... Herself - Host
"Starstruck 2" (2004) TV Series .... Herself - Host


"S.O.P." (1997) TV Series .... Herself-Host
"A.S.A.P." (1995) TV Series .... Herself-Host/Performer
"Ang TV" (1992) TV Series .... Herself


"The Working President" (????) TV Series .... Herself-Host

Singer - discography/albums

Jolina: A Wish Comes True (1996)

Jolina: Jolina (1998)

Jolina: On Memory Lane (2000)

Jolina: Red Alert All Hits Dance Remix

Jolina: Panaginip Platinum Hits Collection (2001)

Jolina: Jolina Sings The Masters' (2002)

Jolina: Forever (2003)

Jolina: Tuloy Pa Rin Ang Awit (2006)

osts and album which incklude her songs

Magic Temple Movie OST

Ang TV Movie: The Adarna Adventure OST

FLAMES The Movie OST

Kung Ayaw Mo, Huwag Mo Movie OST

Labs Kita... Okey Ka Lang? Movie OST

Puso ng Pasko Movie OST

Gimik: The Reunion Movie OST

Carlos Agassi - 1st Album (features jolina in 1 song)

Hey Babe! Movie OST

Lovestruck Movie OST (2005)

Sa Araw ng Pasko Christmas Album (Various Artists)

Di Ba't Pasko'y Pag-ibig Christmas Album (Various Artists)

Ngayong Pasko Christmas Album (Various Artists)

for her albums & other songs which are included on d osts & other artist's album, it was listed by me, according to my jolina collections and to what i have remembered. so if there r still some missing songs & albums, i may just missed to include them... sorry for that...

note: i was a huge Jolina Magdangal fan from from d year 1997 until mid year of 2002 and i still like her until now but not as much as i like kpop artists (now)... at d end of d year 2002 /mid year of 2002, dat was d time i started liking kpop artists, and d first kpop artist i got addicted is BoA...