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'Pinoy Boyband' names top 25 contestants

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MANILA - From 40 contestants, only 25 boy band hopefuls were given a chance to advance to the next round of the reality talent search &quot;Pinoy Boyband Superstar.&quot;On Sunday, judges Vice Ganda, Sandara Park, Aga Muhlach and Yeng Constantino named the contest&#x27;s top 20 contestants, who were divided into four groups of five boys.The bottom 20 contestants were then divided into two groups, who had to perform a hit song from &#x27;90s boy band Backstreet Boys.The members of the fifth group will be chosen from the bottom 20.The following contestants will be performing in the Middle Rounds:Group 1:Joshua Manio Joao Constancia Henz Villaraiz Mark Oblea Luigi D&#x27; AvolaGroup 2:Gabriel Umali Isaiah Tiglao Wilbert Rosalyn Markus Paterson Russel ReyesGroup 3:Niel Murillo Allen Cecilio Keanno Dela Cruz Raymond Mabute Raynald SimonGroup 4:Angelo Nabor Tony Labrusca Jimsen Jison Ford Valencia Jindric MacapagalGroup 5:Miko Juarez Tristan Ramirez Twinkabogable (Jayvee And Bjorn Mendoza) Guion Antonio James Ryan CesenaTwo of those who made it to the top 25, Cesena and Reyes, also performed a Filipino song on Saturday&#x27;s episode, as part of their assignment to learn the Filipino language.Reyes performed &quot;Kung Ako Na Lang Sana,&quot; while Cesena performed &quot;Hallelujah.&quot;<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w-YfV0PM5mo" width="600"></iframe></figure>Reyes received positive feedback on his performance, but Vice was not satisfied after knowing that Reyes does not really understand the lyrics of the song he sang.&quot;It&#x27;s not just about learning the song. Ang challenge ko kasi, &#x27;yung language, &#x27;yung kapasidad magsalita nung lenggwahe. Katulad noon, kaya niyang kantahin, dahil sa tono, pero hindi niya nauunawaan ang sinasabi,&quot; Vice told his fellow judges.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3GTM0NjexlM" width="600"></iframe></figure>Cesena, on the other hand, forgot the lyrics halfway through the song, but still received praise for maintaining his composure despite the incident.&quot;Lahat naman tayo may mistakes. Minsan nga &#x27;yung mga professional singers, nakakalimutan din &#x27;yung lyrics nila. Pero ang importante doon, hindi ka mag-stop. Hindi siya nag-stop eh,&quot; Park said, referring to Cesena&#x27;s performance.The five groups will be performing boy band hits on next week&#x27;s performance night.Hosted by Billy Crawford, &quot;Pinoy Boyband Superstar&quot; airs Saturdays after &quot;Home Sweetie Home&quot; and on Sundays after &quot;Goin&#x27; Bulilit.&quot;

From 40 contestants, only 25 boy band hopefuls were given a chance to perform in the middle rounds of talent search "Pinoy Boyband Superstar."

From 40 contestants, only 25 boy band hopefuls were given a chance to perform in the middle rounds of talent search "Pinoy Boyband Superstar."