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In this second part of his iGMA exclusive interview, Mark talks more about his career, his leading ladies and his idols.
Yesterday, Bad Boy Mark talked about his newest superhero series, Fantastikman, soon to air on GMA. But that's just the start of this StarStruck Survivor's long list of surprises for 2007. In this second part of his iGMA exclusive interview, he unmasks the rest of them! Compiled by Jillian Q. Gatcheco and Loretta G. Ramirez. Interviewed by the iGMA Team. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio. Aside from Fantastikman and Princess Charming, what are your other projects that we can look forward to? May naka-line up daw ako for Regal Films. Horror movie muna, tapos with John Prats, (a) dance movie, tapos Call Center. Sa TV naman, hindi ko pa confirmed kung regular ako or semi pa lang, pero almost magtu-two months na akong nagte-taping for Bubble Gang and then SOP, siyempre. May ginagawa rin akong independent film ngayon, Sapi. Tell us about it. Actually bago ang buong staff and cast, hindi pa ako familiar. Ang kilala ko pa lang ay si Lola Obang, tapos dapat si Cristine (Reyes) ‘yung kapartner ko, inayawan niya. Ryza (Cenon) inayawan, LJ (Reyes) inayawan. Tuwing nababasa nila ‘yung script umaayaw sila. Kasi actually, mahirap ‘yung role nila. Parang mayroon silang mga rape scene, tapos asawa nila ako, (may) bed scene. Baka ayaw nilang makipag bed scene sakin! Ang confirmed na yata si Michelle Madrigal. Do you have plans to make another dance album this year? Wala pa pong plans. Actually hinihintay pa po namin kung magkakaroon pa ng debut iyong second album kasi balita ko may mga fans ako na kahit saan ako magpunta, nandoon sila. And hindi ko naman sila tinatrato as fans. Actually iyong iba mga kaibigan ko na rin. Then ito nga, I (heard from Fanatxt), malapit na daw magplatinum iyung album. So hinihintay namin sana. Eh di ba “Average Joe” nagkaroon ng sobrang daming awards, nag-double platinum, tapos nagkaroon pa kami ng award from ASAP. (Pero) for the next album, wala pa naman pong plans. Any dance concert plans? Actually, na-tour namin ‘yung birthday concert ko, sa Zirkoh Timog, tapos Klownz Quezon Avenue, tapos ‘yung last sa Klownz Angeles, (Pampanga). So kung ako pagdedesisyunin, rest muna! Hinihingal na ako, eh! Ang daming sayaw! Who conceptualizes your dance steps, and how much input do you have? Actually, ako lang ‘yung taga-sayaw; sa first album namin, si Miggy (Tanchangco) lahat ang gumawa ng steps. Then nung second album si Miggy din. Ako, may konti akong nadagdag, pero more of, siyempre, siya yung choreographer, and ang papel ko doon sa ginawa niyang sayaw is sayawin ng maayos at ipakilala sa tao. Would you want to choreograph dance steps in the future? Yeah, actually opo. Minsan sa bahay, minsan nagta-try ako, pero kung magaling ako magmemorize ng steps, kapag ako na gumagawa ng sayaw, hindi ko pa agad ganoon namememorya. Kailangan i-video ko every time gagawa ako ng step. So, hindi pa kaya ng powers! What’s your favorite dance step? Actually ano, parang pop-locking lang, ‘yung mga favorite moves, pop-lock lang. Kasi di ba before nagkaroon kami ng ‘Hataw-now’ group, so kami, individually, like si Marky break dancing, si Miggy, hip-hop jazz, tapos ako pop-locking. Do you dislike any step in particular? Hindi naman inaayawan, pero mapapansin niyo sa akin pag di ko gusto ‘yung sayaw, more of nage-enjoy, like noong sumayaw kami sa SOP ng Itaktak Mo. So enjoy lang, parang naghaharutan lang, pero nandoon pa rin siyempre ang hataw. Pero more enjoy. Unlike, pag sumasayaw ka ng hataw, wala kang makikitang ngiti sa bibig ko! Pag di ako seryoso nakaklimutan ko ‘yung sayaw eh, nablablanko ako on stage. Any dance idols? Actually, wala akong kilalang dancer sa States, siguro si Justin (Timberlake) and Usher. Tapos dito ‘yung lumang group ng Street Boys, tapos UMB, Miggy, Gary V. Have you ever tried the moves of the Sexbomb Girls? Before, actually nung StarStruck, kasama iyan sa test namin. Nakasayaw naman, pero siyempre, nandoon ang ilang factor. Na parang, you can’t compare with Sexbomb. Actually, nagkaroon kami ng showdown di ba? Eh, parang dalawang Sexbomb girl each artist, so tatlo kaming lalaki or apat, tapos may dalawa kaming kasamang babaeng Sexbomb. Sila gumawa ng steps tapos showdown and as usual willing kami. You’ve tried being a ‘bebot’ in Eat Bulaga. How was it like? Mahirap mag-heels! Did you feel ‘beautiful?’ Hindi ko masasabi kung maganda ako! Pero ‘yung experience ko, sobrang hirap, kasi parang naka-gown kayo, tapos naka-wig, make-up. Parang ang bigat-bigat ng lashes ko, (kasi may fake lashes). Lip gloss nga lang ilang na ilang na ako tapos nilagyan pa ako ng lipstick! Tapos di ka makalakad ng matino kasi naka-heels ka, tapos change costume kaagad, make-up, retouch, bihis ka ng kung ano-ano! ‘Yung talent portion ko pa, sasayaw ako! Would you accept a gay role? Yeah. Are you willing to do a love scene? Sa ngayon, parang hindi pa. Actually, niloloko kami, gawa daw kami ng film ni Buboy, ni Ranier (Castillo), na ganoon. Pero siguro di ako sanay, parang may kissing scene, hindi ko kaya. If you weren’t in show business, what would you be doing right now? Kasi ngayon nag-stop ako sa studies ko, kung makakuha man ako ng work, maybe working student. Pero if ever na pinagpatuloy ko siguro, nagpursige akong mag-training or magtry-out, kahit papaano, varsity siguro, basketball. Or pinakamagandang word – tambay! Where and when did you stop studying? Natapos ko na ang first sem eh, sa first year college in La Salle Cavite. Business Management. When are you planning to go back to school? Maraming nagsasabi sakin na mag-home study. Feeling ko mas tatamarin ako. Kung tamad ako dati na pumapasok ako feeling ko mas tatamarin ako sa bahay. If ever gusto ko, school pa rin. Is Super Noypi 2 pushing through? Wala pa kaming plan. Wala pang sinasabi samin. Pero sana! Who would you like to be paired with in the future? Ako naman, kahit sino, wala naman akong pipili, before kasi na-stuck ako kay Jen. So ngayon, everytime na may dumarating sakin na trabaho na iba kapartner ko, happy na ako doon. Kasi di ba matagal akong nakulong sa isang love team. So kahit sino okay lang. If you could be paired with a veteran actress, who would you choose? Ms. Sharon Cuneta, or Ms. Cherry Pie. Who was your celebrity idol, even before you got into showbiz? Robin Padilla. Aga Mulach. What kind of movie would you want to do with them? Siguro kapag kay Aga, more of drama and love story siguro, pero pag kay Robin siyempre action, action-comedy. Have you been in action flicks before? Hindi pa, wala pa akong nagawa na may hawak akong baril. Sana magkaroon. How do you handle intrigues such as the recent one where you were offered a lot of money for a date? Hindi naman (ako offended). Hindi ko alam kung saan nanggaling ang issue. Lately ko lang nalaman sa S-Files. So ako, ang reaction ko lang ‘O, talaga, may ganoon ba? Bakit hindi ko alam?’ Pero wala naman akong violent reaction about that. Okay lang. What if somebody does offer you a large sum in exchange for something? Kung may biglang lalapit sa akin at mago-offer ng ganoon, basta ba hindi niya ako physically babastusin, maayos niya akong kauusapin, maayos ko rin siyang ituturn-down. Still can’t get enough of Mark? Watch out for our next feature on him as he answers questions on the girls in his life! In the meantime, Feel the Fun by texting MARK to 4627 for all telcos. For Part 1 of this interview, click here.