Among all the three jurors in the Second Gala Night, Gerard Salonga somehow stood out all throughout the show. Simply put, he was frank and quite tactless. His words were spared of a lot of sugarcoating that his co-jurors tried to maintain. It was quite hard not to notice all the comments he left because of their sharp quality. Unluckily for Sheng, she was one of the chosen dartboards.
As for his over-all evaluation of Sheng’s performance: he didn’t like it. He said it was somehow a pretentious act. He assumed that what she had showed them wasn’t really who she is, so all he could say to end Sheng’s misery was “practice harder and listen to your coaches.”
After the Gala Night, Sheng seemed to be a little shaken, which some of her co-Scholars immediately noticed. In the living room, where she was around the comfort of her friends, she confided what was bothering her.
Unfortunately, Gerard Salonga’s assessment hit her big time. A little teary-eyed, she shared that she had received a lot of bad comments about her performances before, but she had never ever encountered someone like him. She said that his comment was too painful for her to accept.
Surprisingly, Sheng wasn’t only the one with the same concern. Cris, who was mocked by the same juror for coming up with a sexy rendition of the song Come Together, also felt a little insulted instead of boosted.
Before dinner, the Dream Mentors had a little inspirational talk with the Scholars. They performed a little ego-boosting activity to liven up the obviously exhausted Scholars. The Mentors openly shared how proud they were to see a lot of improvements in them. And probably aware of the little talk that some of the Scholars had, they also added the importance of criticisms on a performer. They elaborated that these things shouldn’t be taken negatively because, supposedly, it should be the basis of one’s improvement.
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