I just saw the performances of the male Idol hopefuls in 1st ever Philippine Idol. The 12 guys will be trimmed down to 4 tomorrow (the other 2 will be decided on the wildcard edition).

So I've seen and heard 'em the 12 of them and here are my bets for the Top 4:

Drae Ybanez, 26 - From the moment I heard his voice, I immediately rooted for him. The judges said he took his game to a new level, and I believe them.

Gian Magdangal, 24 - The most energetic performance of the night; Footloose! He had great moves and he has a really nice packaging. I think I saw our fellow mobber Aiza Marquez in the audience when Gian came up to her and danced with her a bit.

Ramirr Grepo, 26 - Adjudged as the best perfromer of the night. He is a great vocalist, in a smoky-rurban nightclub kind of way. He sang Bed of Roses for crying out loud! I half expected red lights to glare as he was singing.

Miguel Mendoza, 16 (haha, our names almost matched!) - The youngest among the males. He sang a falsetto-rich song (didn't know what it was) which didn't work for me, but as judge Francis M. said, he really has great potential. And boy, does he have the potential!

Good Luck to all of them!

PS: The 12 ladies will perform next Saturday and will be trimmed down to 4 on Sunday.

:-D