“30 Days With Charice” is a documentary by Emmy-award winning director Matthew Mills, cut into four-minute-episodes with new ones released every Wednesday and Friday on Teen.com.
Previous Episode
The eighth episode documented Charice’s last few days in her homeland, the Philippines, before heading back to America. Instead of the usual packing and saying goodbye stuff that most people do, Charice being the huge star she is, still had shows to tape; and no less than ASAP XV, one of the biggest music shows in the Philippines. Charice is no stranger to huge crowds and singing huge songs, so her performance of the David Foster-written “In This Song” was, no doubt, goose bumps-inducing. Despite the success she has gained, Charice still has that humility and giving nature of the old Charice – and a birthday celebration with underprivileged children showed us that.
Charice is a Schoolhouse Rocker
This episode took us all the way to Philadelphia where St. Basil Academy won a contest on pledging not to talk or text while driving – and the prize? A private in-school concert by Charice and Iyaz!
The students of St. Basil did a great job in making Charice and Iyaz feel really welcome, with all the banners, shouts, and cheers. A crowd’s excitement and energy is essential for a performer to get in the zone for a performance, and the St. Basil student body was definitely a good crowd. Even Terry, a teacher at the academy, described the students’ eagerness to get inside the auditorium really early. Plus, Terry’s voice was being drowned out by the cheers from the concert which was actually 20-30 feet away from where she was being interviewed.
Is there something in the air at St. Basil that gets people all pumped up? – Even Charice and Iyaz looked as excited as the crowd about their performance. Or maybe it’s just the energy of the students? Yeah, most likely that’s it. Even Charice was amazed by the shirts worn by the girls with her and Iyaz’s name written on it, and of course, the way they sang with her. But us knowing Charice, all of this wouldn’t inflate her ego like most stars – and we’re proven right in the backstage interview where she said that, “I’m always thinking this is the beginning”, when the interviewer asked her if Charice already knows how big she has become now. Now that’s a way of thinking every other young star should have.
And did the students love the concert? They definitely did. Students Bridget and Dawn even said the way Charice sang gave them chills. Charice may have just found a new fan in Meghan, who thinks her voice is “really sweet” and that she “really likes her songs”. Carolyn, another student, gave a much broader opinion that all 400 students of St. Basil Academy absolutely loved Charice and Iyaz’s performances. No doubt about that, even the teachers and nuns liked Charice, and we see them hugging and talking to her after the concert. Charice’s charm leaves no one unaffected, young or old, and her talent’s appeal to a very wide age range is something really amazing.
Back in the United States, Charice reunites with Iyaz to award the winners of the “Don’t Text and Drive” campaign in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The small all-girl school is blown away by the duo’s performance and Charice and Iyaz earn some unexpected new fans.
Previously: 30 Days With Charice, Ep. 1 – Meet Charice at her 18th Birthday Party
Previously: 30 Days With Charice, Ep. 2 – QVC Performance
Previously: 30 Days With Charice, Ep. 3 – NYC Interview Tear-Jerker
Previously: 30 Days With Charice, Ep. 4 – Wango Tango From Stage to Studio
Previously:30 Days With Charice, Ep. 5 – Charice Takes Japan
Previously:30 Days With Charice, Ep. 6 – Home Sweet Home
Previously: 30 Days with Charice, EP. 7 – Let’s Get Spiritual
Previously: 30 Days with Charice, EP. 8 – Farewell, Philippines!
What’s Next?
Charice’s string of performances across the U.S. continues in episode ten, with her and Iyaz doing another wow live performance of the no. 1 hit, “Pyramid”. Plus we get to see Charice doing what every girl loves: shopping! So don’t forget to check out the “30 Days With Charice” page at Teen.com this Friday for another exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of Charice’s off-stage life.
By Sofia Carrera, charicemania.com
Possibly Related Posts (automatically generated):
- “30 Days With Charice” Episode 10: So What’s Up With Charice and Iyaz Anyway?
“30 Days With Charice” is a documentary by Emmy-award winning director Matthew Mills, cut into four-minute-episodes with new ones released... - “30 Days With Charice” Episode 8: Farewell, Philippines!
“30 Days With Charice” is a documentary by Emmy-award winning director Matthew Mills, cut into four-minute-episodes with new ones released... - “30 Days With Charice” Episode 11: Charice Experiences Some Technical Difficulties
“30 Days With Charice” is a documentary by Emmy-award winning director Matthew Mills, cut into four-minute-episodes with new ones released...
Max (1209)
Jimfan155 (1186)
ebjohns11 (1151)
Eve (1126)
justcharrie (1095)
noellen (876)
ArrVee (800)
LoloLando (683)
jn (627)
osuna (608)
Charice looks really really pretty in pink
Like or Dislike:
1 
0
To all the kind nuns, teachers and students of St. Basil, thank you for accepting her into your lives. America’s bright future is secure with these kids around.
To Charice, thank you for bringing honor to our country. You are the daughter we never had.
Like or Dislike:
17 
1
And surely, those nuns must have prayed and are still praying for Charice’s success, health, and safety. I thank them and those screaming girls for their love of Charice.
Like or Dislike:
7 
0
Nobody in this planet knows Charice more than Mom Razq. The emotional hardship and struggles they went through in those early years made them a team of you and me against the world (exactly like their song). So it is so nice to see Mom Razq’s smile while Charice performed at St. Basil Academy.
The contrast is so glaring. To me this situation where Mom Razq is so relax while Charice is amazingly performing is an indication of how far both Charice and Mom Razq has gone from those LBS days five years ago where Charice is stressed and Mom Razq looked anxious and worried.
Like or Dislike:
12 
0
Like or Dislike:
11 
0
Like or Dislike:
11 
0
Like or Dislike:
12 
0
Like or Dislike:
16 
1
Like or Dislike:
15 
1
Like or Dislike:
15 
0
Can’t wait to see her fill Madison Square Garden to the same reaction she received from from the girls of St. Basil Academy, only on a larger scale. Let’s get 2011 rolling.
Bless you Charice and family.
Like or Dislike:
22 
0
Like or Dislike:
17 
0
Like or Dislike:
21 
0
Like or Dislike:
17 
1
Like or Dislike:
18 
0
Like or Dislike:
17 
0
it must have been such an experience for those kids to hear those songs sung better than what they sound as recorded …
Like or Dislike:
24 
0
Like or Dislike:
24 
0
my deepest condolences, Tata …
Like or Dislike:
3 
0
Like or Dislike:
4 
0