After having the mind settled on not looping the HD DVD, now comes the aftershock with the post-trauma part.
My mind has now focused on certain parts of the DVD, mainly the recollection of the performance, presentation, and self-carrying of the three Champions of YGT.
And I don’t really like what I am seeing at all. Among the champions, only one of them is actually worthy enough to be a champion.
Being a judge, one of the most important job is the selection of a champion. Being a judge, what kind of a champion do you want to see?
I have no problem with “Champion C” as the champion of its category. But I do object to “B” being champion of its respective category. And after reviewing the prize-giving ceremony, I really feel wasted that “A” was made champion at all.
After the rehearsal, and an additional soundcheck, one would expect every band to be well prepared for the finals. Yet, when it came down to the most important moment — one’s performance at the competition, “B” was the only band throughout the whole night that was not prepared for the stage. And they got champion for a best performance.
Their unpreparedness was, and remains still, unacceptable from the perspective of a musician, a music director, and what more so for any singer performing live. Hey, the stage is ready, the music has started, and you are not ready??? Is this what the judges want for a champion? Ok, so you are not disciplined enough for the finals, so what? We don’t need a disciplined champion. Are we getting the correct message across to the other contestants here?
And for the “Champion A”: HELLOOOO…… You’ve won! Come on! Show some joy! You’re supposed to be happy and smiling and rejoicing and so on! But heck…… We got an emotionless champion…… And there’s no light of glorious triumph shining from them……
I should had known from their brief attendance for coaching. They are just a result-oriented band. Like students wanting to score the most As to be number one, and wanting to score more As than the most As, and wanting to score more than the best of the best…… These are zombies of competition. It should be made a rule from next year’s YGT onward: NO ZOMBIES OF COMPETITION ALLOWED.
In stark contrast, Champion C looked every inch like a champion on stage. They were well prepared, improved from the preliminary round, and showed the whole world what winning meant for them.
Screw the off-stage discipline record-keeping. Everyone’s from a different background. Some contestants viewed it so seriously like they were just showing discipline for the marks that were not even decisive judging marks at the end.
At the end, this YGT competition had all the signs that it was held in a town named “Tawau”. Maybe this is alright being the first edition. Maybe future editions will also be very “Tawau”-like. Maybe not…
