Pinoy Boyband Superstar

Did You Know?

• Pinoy Boyband Superstar is based on the Latin-American singing competition series La Banda created by Simon Cowell and shown on Univision.
• The winning boyband received 5 units of Yamaha Mio motorcycles and a total cash prize of ₱5,000,000 tax free from Yamaha and ABS-CBN.
• The open auditions accepted boys aged 14 to 25 years old who could sing and groove.

Development

On August 6, ABS-CBN uploaded a video teaser of Pinoy Boyband Superstar on YouTube. With the introduction of La Banda, the video reiterates the show's mechanics. A week later, video teasers of the four judges were shown on television one-by-one: Vice Ganda was shown first, followed by Sandara Park, and Yeng Constantino. The fourth judge was revealed to be Aga Muhlach, who made a comeback in ABS-CBN. A few days before the premiere, a trailer showing Simon Cowell promoting the show was released. After signing his new contract with ABS-CBN, Billy Crawford was announced to host the talent show on August 16. Upon announcing his new stint, he said: "This is a new franchise and this is going to be wonderful and going to be exciting." During the trade launch on June 28, Vice Ganda, Yeng Constantino, Aga Mulach and Sandara Park were announced to be judges for the then-upcoming talent show Pinoy Band Superstar. During this time, auditions were already ongoing. Since Park is living in South Korea, producers of the show went to the office of YG Entertainment, Park's agency, to do her video promo and photo shoot. On June 27, Star Cinema's AdProm director tweeted: "Sandara will be back!" and "Vice, Yeng and Sandara as judges!" with the hashtag #pinoyboybandsuperstar on both tweets, confirming Park's addition in the show. Star Cinema's Mico del Rosario also uploaded a short greeting of Park on Instagram as a teaser for the show. In the video, Park said, :"This is going to be exciting. See you, Kapamilya. Mahal ko kayo! (I love you all!)". Although she was occasionally seen guesting in some Philippine shows, this would be her regular television comeback after leaving for South Korea in 2007. She stated: "It is good to experience various things in various areas. I think those experiences will be a big help for me later. Philippines is a special place since I grew up here and people sent much love here." The time Crawford was announced to host, he revealed the next judge will be formally announced on Thursday. According to him, the audience would be surprised as to who would be the next judge. Following Crawford's revelation, the fourth judge was announced to be actor Aga Muhlach two days later. He was reported to lose weight because he did not want to look like a father while being with the other judges.

Middle Rounds

From 40 contestants who passed the auditions, the judges will choose the top 20 boys with their best combination of charm, personality and knowledge of singing. They will group the top 20 boys into 4 boybands with 5 members each. But there is also a 5th boyband. And this last boyband will come from 5 members of bottom 20 boys. 5 boybands will perform in front of the judges and the girls wherein they will choose who will be in the top 12 that will perform in the "Live Shows." The judges unanimously decided who are going to be part of the top 20 except for a few contestants. Some of the contestants were given an assignment by the judges and it is to study the Filipino language to sing the OPM songs which is important in a Pinoy boyband. So during the deliberations, the judges decided to determine the results of the challenge provided to them. James Ryan Cesena, Sef Hynard and Russell Reyes were requested by the judges to perform on stage and sing an OPM song. After the judges heard the Tagalog performances of Russell, James and Sef, the top 20 boys were completed. At the end of the deliberation, the judges formed from top 20 boys into 4 groups with 5 members each who are to sing in the Middle Rounds' Performance Night. The groups will perform in ballad, acoustic, pop and R&B genres. While the 5th group will be the chosen 5 of bottom 20 who will also perform the upbeat genre. The judges divide the remaining 20 into 2 groups and each group is required to perform a boyband hit. They give 24 hours to rehearse the song. This is the last chance to perform in front of the judges and the girls. But still the judges will select the 5th group. 5 groups with 5 members each will perform. Each group will perform a boyband hit assigned to them: a ballad, a pop song, acoustic, upbeat and of course R&B. They will perform as a group but each contestant will be judged individually. In this round, they will perform with their group mates. At the same time, they will use their charm, personality and talent. From 25 contestants, the top 12 will advance to the next round: 3 boys from the girl fans' votes while 9 boys will be chosen by the judges.

The Grand Reveal

Niel Murillo, Russell Reyes, Ford Valencia, Tristan Ramirez and Joao Constancia are the members of the first Pinoy Boyband called BoybandPH. They performed their first single, "We Made It", at the end of the show.

Contestants who appeared on previous shows

Allen Cecilio and Mark Oblea appeared on the Spogify feat. Singing Baes segment of Eat Bulaga! and were eliminated during the daily round. Markus Paterson appeared on ASAP and as an occasional guest on ASAP Chillout. Ethan Salvador was a current Star Magic Artist and co-host of Swak Na Swak. Miggy Campbell was a supporting cast on You're My Home and appeared in the music video of "Pare, Mahal Mo Raw Ako" and its movie version. Jayvee Mendoza and Bjorn Mendoza were featured on the Ano Ka Hello? singing battle segment of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. Kokoy de Santos is a TV commercial actor and former co-host in Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman, and was cast in various drama series and films. Wilbert Rosalyn joined the Tawag ng Tanghalan segment of It's Showtime but was eliminated during the daily round. Julijo Pisk was a contestant of ABS-CBN's Star Circle Summer Kid Quest and was named 2nd runner-up. Luigi D'Avola was a contestant of Myx VJ Search in MYX in 2014 and was named one of the winners. Joao Constancia appeared on The Ryzza Mae Show as a contestant in the Picture o Tanong? segment and in Eat Bulaga! as part of the audience.