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Tune in to 97.1 Barangay LSFM for a cool new feature! Dubbed as “Fanatxt All Stars,” this 30-minute segment lets Fanatxt subscribers to interview their idols.
You’ll definitely Feel the Fun with Fanatxt’s newest feature in partnership with 97.1 Barangay LSFM! Dubbed as “Fanatxt All Stars,” this 30-minute segment enables lucky Fanatxt subscribers to interview their idols LIVE, together with DJ “Johnny Baby (John Hendrix)!” Text by Jillian Q. Gatcheco. Photos by Jason John S. Lim. Special thanks to the Fanatxt Team. Another star-studded year for Fanatxt! Fanatxt All Stars hits the airwaves every Monday and Wednesday, from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. All Fanatxt subscribers may be chosen to be the guest caller if the artist they are subscribed to is the one featured for the show. For its pilot week, the radio segment kicked off with the sexy, spunky, and talented SexBomb Girls (Monday, September 17), and it closed the second episode (Wednesday, September 19) with no less than Ms. Jolina Magdangal who also happens to be the first ever Fanatxt artist to be launched! Fanatxt recently celebrated its fourth anniversary last August 30, and aside from this new radio show on 97.1 Barangay LS, it also had an explosive lineup of celebrities who participated in the iGMA Live Chat for the entire month of August! So how did Fanatxt All Stars begin? You’ll be surprised that an accident actually sparked the idea! "Si Jolina kasi, nagpunta siya sa office about a month ago,” shares Joan Martinez, Business Officer for Fanatxt. “Kaming taga-Fanatxt, nagulat kami kasi hindi siya naka-schedule na pumunta. Bigla na lang sinabi ng guard na si Jolina daw nasa lobby. Kanina pa daw siya naghihintay! So parang kami, hindi talaga namin alam gagawin namin, kasi pinaakyat na siya. Noong dumating siya sa office, ang una naming naisip noon e patawagin namin na lang siya sa isang Fanatxt subscriber niya. So doon nagsimula ‘yun. Pero hindi din nagawa on that day, kasi misunderstanding lang pala, at sa ibang floor siya may appointment! Naisip ko, bakit hindi ko gawin ‘yun sa radio, na parang 'yung mismong subscriber, maririnig niya 'yung boses niya na ‘Wow, si Jolina, nakausap ko sa radyo, tapos live pa kami!’ (I want them to think) na totoo talaga 'yung Fanatxt kasi nag-uusap talaga sila (ng artista).” “Para naman ito talaga sa fans. Para makausap nila 'yung artista, para maka-bonding nila,” Joan adds. Aside from the privilege of talking to their idols, the chosen guest caller will also receive freebies such as a P300 cell phone load, as well as Fanatxt and GMA Artist Center calendars. The winners will be contacted via 4627 for claiming procedures. Being selected as the lucky guest caller is simple! All you have to do is subscribe to your favorite artist by typing in: (artist’s name) And send it to 4627! *Each Fanatxt message costs P2.50 for GLOBE, SMART and TALK N TEXT, while it costs P2.00 for SUN subscribers. To receive personal pictures from your artist of choice, just text: GOMMS (artist’s name) ON And also send it to 4627. *Each Fanatxt GOMMS message costs P5.00 for all telcos. The Pilot week! On Monday, September 17, SexBomb Girls Mia, Jopay, Izzy, Sandy, Louise, Cheche, Grace, Sunshine, Jackie, Danica, Mhyca, and Kris stopped by the Barangay LS Studio before their Eat Bulaga taping. Although they weren’t in their usual SexBomb garb that we’re familiar with, they still looked pretty even in laid-back mode. Their guest caller for the day was Glosie Ann Ronaya from Pangasinan who asked Jopay if she and Josh Zamora were an item. “Oo naman, kami talaga!” admits Jopay frankly. “Straight to the point yan!” Glosie’s next question was about their former member Cynthia, who recently left the group. “Under Focus E pa rin siya, pero sa SexBomb, wala na siya doon. Hindi siya umalis, inalis siya! Inalis siya dahil mayroon kaming rules, at isa sa mga rules namin, walang tattoo. Bawal. Kaya ‘yun. Sayang,” answered the girls. “Johnny Baby” also asked who among them are the pinaka-diva and pinaka-fashionista. Turns out Izzy is the diva (“pag dating sa boses!”) and Mia is their style sister! After a lot of greetings from the girls for the special men in their lives,” the half-hour segment was almost over. Before saying goodbye, “Johnny Baby” did his signature spiel and said, “Nandito kayo sa 97.1 Barangay LS…” In unison, the girls finished off for him: “FOR-EVER! AWW!” Jolina Magdangal graced Fanatxt All Stars’ Wednesday (September 19) program. She gave everyone an update on her activities: “Kakatapos ko lang ng last season ng Masigasig sa QTV, panoorin niyo ‘yan, dahil ipapakita ulit 'yung mga na-feature namin na mga business. Tapos may SOP every Sunday, tapos Unang Hirit every morning! Ako gigising sa inyo, kaya manood na kayo!” “Hindi ka ba nabu-burn-out?” asked DJ “Johnny Baby.” “Tingin ko nasa kung papaano mo iha-handle kung nakakaramdam ka ng pagod. Parang ‘yun na rin 'yung gusto kong ibigay na advice sa mga bagong artista ngayon, kasi minsan, makaramdam lang sila ng pagod, feeling nila, ang bigat-bigat na ng mundo nila! Siguro nasa time management lang ‘yan. Okay maging busy, masarap maging busy, pero mag-set aside ka ng kahit isang araw o kalahating araw na ipa-pamper mo lang sarili mo para the next day, go ka ulit!” “O kaya habang nakaupo ka diyan, nagpapamasahe ka ng paa!” she suggests to “Johnny Baby.” “Nagpapamasahe ako ng paa, hindi mo lang nakikita!” he replies. “Pa-share!” jokes Jolina. Jolina’s guest caller was Sheryl Patarata from Q.C., who asked her about Ouija 2. “Ginagawa na ‘yung script noon, pero hindi pa namin masabi kung kailan 'yung eksaktong shooting o ipapalabas. Pero naka-process na ang paggawa ng script. Kasi hindi naman ‘yun magkakarooin ng Part 2 kung hindi tinangkilik di ba? So maraming salamat sa panonood!” “Natakot ka ba?” Jolina asked Sheryl. “Opo.” “Andiyan na siya!!! Nasa likod mo, go!!! Hahaha!” Jolina exclaims with a laugh. Jolina closed the Fanatxt All Stars segment by thanking her fans: “Salamat sa lahat ng subscribers ng JOLINA mula nang mag-umpisa ako dito sa Fanatxt. Thank you so much, at sa lahat ng mga nakikinig ngayon, FOR-EVER na talaga kayo makinig dito!” And that was your exclusive iGMA sneak peek of Fanatxt All Stars! Visit iGMA daily for more Fanatxt updates! For the full version of Jolina’s Barangay LS stint, keep tuned in here on igma! Grab your pen and take down the Fanatxt All Stars schedule for the following weeks! (Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:30-9:00a.m.) September 24 – Prince Stefan and Rich Asuncion September 26 – Julia Clarete October 1 – Jennylyn Mercado October 3 – Yasmien Kurdi Talk about Fanatxt All Stars in the iGMA Forum! Feel the Fun with Fanatxt! Text JOLINA and send to 4627. For pictures from Jolina, text GOMMS JOLINA ON and send to 4627. Text SEXBOMB and send to 4627 For pictures from the SexBomb Girls, text GOMMS SEXBOMB ON and send to 4627 *Each Fanatxt message costs P2.50 for GLOBE, SMART and TALK N TEXT, while it costs P2.00 for SUN subscribers. *Each Fanatxt GOMMS message costs P5.00 for all telcos. Don't miss Jolina's iGMA Live Chat on October 4, 2-4 p.m.!