Photo credit @masuncion

Nandito Kami (We Are Here) Adaptation

Coda:
Kami’y nandito… (We are here)

The AVP pojected on screen while AP was singing to David.

AP performance tat made David Cry (GFD, SM Megall Mall, 04 Feb 2012)

Too bad that version was cut-off accidentally siiiigggghhhhh cos the vantage point was perfect! The good news is LENESEE was able to record the whole thing

Archuleta Phiiippines handed David a copy of the lyrics, a CD copy of the AVP above and the Adoption Tree certificate for 21 trees named after him thru AP and ARCH.

CONGRATS ARCHULETA PHILIPPINES FOR A HEARTFELT GIFT OF LOVE FOR OUR GUY!

AP head Kricket presents the Tree Adoption Certificates

My favorite girl got her much-deserved moment

The look of love for his archies as we were saying goodbye leaving the stage

Kapatid.
Trees.
And your Archies.

May babalikan ka pagka’t
(You have something to come back to because)

Kami’y Nandito
(We are here)

~ Archuleta Philippines, Grand Fans’ Day, 04 Feb 2012

MORE VIDS FROM GRAND FANS’ DAY,
SM MEGAMALL, 04 FEB 2012

DA SINGING MKOP UPCLOSE @ GRAND FANS’ DAY, SM MEGAMALL

UStreamed DA SINGING MKOP HD

DA INTERVIEW W/ EULA & JASMINE @ GRAND FANS’ DAY, SM MEGAMALL

UStreamed DA INTERVIEW W/ EULA & JASMINE HD

PREMIERE SHOWING OF NANDITO AKO TRAILER @ GRAND FANS’ DAY, SM MEGAMALL

UStreamed PREMIERE SHOWING OF NANDITO AKO TRAILER HD

The Pinoy Archies (TPA) TRIBUTE TO DA @ Grand Fans Day

♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯ IN YOUR EYES...♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯

Two back-to-back M&G, separated by a re-routing road scheme due to the taping of Bourne Legacy and you bet there’s bound to be bedlam in the metropolis!

The Archuletor was SOMETHING ELSE! If some quarters have not been bitten by the Archu-BUG, this twin-set of M&G should do it. Am telling you, David was in his element. He looked so happy.

HAWT! ROCKIN’! and SUPER ADORABLE! And the fans. They were incredible.

Congrats TV5! Thank you for bringing such bubbly spirit into our shores.

SM SOUTHMALL M&G (11am 28 Jan 2012)

DA performing MKOP

DA INTERVIEW POST-MKOP

Q&A w/ FANS PART 1

THE DAY DAVID RECITED BODY PARTS N TAGALOG – SPECIAL CLIP)

Q&A w/ FANS PART 2

PHOTO OPP @ SM SOUTHMALL

CD SIGNING @ SM SOUTHMALL

EULA CABALLERO MOVING TO MICK JAGGER

~ MORE VIDS TO COME FROM PRE-DA APPEARANCE ~

SM MOA M&G (1:30PM (27 Jan 2012)

ENTRANCE & SONG #1-ALTNOY UPCLOSE @ SM MOA M&G (28 Jan 2012)

SONG #2-CRUSH UPCLOSE @ SM MOA M&G (28 Jan 2012)

RECITATION OF BODY PARTS IN TAFALOG REDUX @ SM MOA M&G (28 Jan 2012)

DA INTERVIEW @ SM MOA M&G (28 Jan 2012)

SONG #3-ANGELS UPCLOSE @ SM MOA M&G (28 Jan 2012)

DA’s Q&A w/ FANS UPCLOSE @ SM MOA M&G (28 Jan 2012)

PHOTO OPP SESSION w/ FANS UPCLOSE @ SM MOA M&G (28 Jan 2012)

CD SIGNING SESSION UPCLOSE @ SM MOA M&G (28 Jan 2012)

DAVID ROLLS IN & OUT LIKE A RAWKSTAR! (SouthMall Entrance + MOA Exit, 28 Jan 2012)

MEDIA BUZZ

DA MALL TOUR FEAT (subtitled) @ Aksyon Linggo (29 Jan 2012

DA – 4TH PROMO VID FOR NANDITO AKO (started airing 29 Jan 2012

DA MALL TOUR FEAT (subtitled) @ Balitaang Tapat (30 Jan 2012

DA MEETING W/ REGINE & OGIE FEAT (subtitled) @ Juicy! (20 Jan 2012)

~ MORE VIDS TO COME FROM PRE-DA APPEARANCE ~

PHOTOS

01 PIX from SM SOUTHMALL M&G

02 PIX THANKS TO ZELLE

03 SOME PIX THANKS TO NAREE

04 GORGEOUS PIX from FERJ

Want some more?

Now how could he still look THAT good after making THAT face?!
(when his keyboard struck a bad chord at the start of MKOP)

~ MOOOARR PIX TO POST CYL… ~

Cropped image from one of the BTS photo posted @ TV5's #FollowArchuleta

David’s sojourn into a more in-depth action arena starts today with the photoshoot of the TV5′s mini-series, Nandito Ako (Here I Am). As Josh, David will be torn between two love interests. Here are glimpses of their photoshoot. What do you think?

Glimpse of Nandito Ako Photoshoot thanks to MYK!

David Archuleta – @ #NaritoAko Promo Photoshoot – PRACTICING SPIELS (14 Jan 2012)

DAY 02 Begins for David as JOSH. Thanks Ms. Rissa for the pix!

@KarinTour - You're killing us and it is not even midday! LOL So Josh-like

MORE PICS from NANDITO AKO (here i am) PHOTOSHOOT thanks to TV5 &

BATCH 01 – BTS OF PHOTOSHOOT thanks to TV5′s #FollowArchuleta

BATCH 02 – BTS OF PHOTOSHOOT thanks to TV5′s #FollowArchuleta

BTS PHOTOSHOOT OF PROMO VID & RECORDING thanks to OS

Rehearing some lines for Nandito Ako promo - caaannnt WAIT!

Girls, girls... don't shoot, am just the messenger, ok? Just think, it is just make believe...

THE PLOT
David’s mini-series is titled Nandito Ako. He will play an international singer born in the Philippines.

According to the plot, his character was five years old when a fire ravaged his home, separating him from his mother. He grew up in the United States.

Years later, he will come back to the Philippines to look for his family, and a girl he befriended during the fire.

ON WHY HE IS DOING THE MINI SERIES

Although he declined to say how much he was offered, he admitted that he agreed to do the project because he loves his Filipino fans.

“Even though I may not be a [professional] actor, I thought this would be a really great new experience to try.

“Especially in the Philippines because I feel very comfortable with the people and I feel the fans here are very warm,” he explained.

Dapper David, I mean, Josh

A new hair cut by @pinantonio of Cutting-Edge! And a new do for the photoshoot! Do you like it?

@dantenicogarcia The boy is so warm, humble and so well-mannered… It feels like directing my little brother… I just directed the plug of the mini-series… We just did a scene in a hotel staircase with two girls fighting over him.

… @Jana__OR: Slappy? lol! — ‘Slappy’ because @DavidArchie got slapped by a girl in the scene that I directed.

Nandito Ako director Mac Alejandre - Folks, I feel good that he is at the helm of the teleserye

MORE MEDIA BUZZ

DA Excited to Start Nandito Ako Shoot (subtitled) @ Juicy Top HL (14 Jan 2012)

DA – Nandito Ako Pictorial feat @ Aksyon Journalismo (14 Jan 2012)

~ Will add more later ~

David recording the mini-series’ title song “Nandito Ako”, Philippines, January 2012.

Da w/ Direk Mac Alejandre during Story Conference

Sunshine seems to follow David Archuleta. Or is it the other way around – that David brings sunshine wherever he goes? Cos that was surely the case when he was here in Manila.

July being known as a typhoon month in these parts, Manila Archies were a bit concerned. But upon David’s arrival on the 17th, the lovely Manila skies opened up to greet him with the warmest of all reception. And as you can see in the July weather calendar below, it stayed that way throughout his visit

Then as he left Manila’s area of responsibility shortly before noon on the 21st, the sunny skies suddenly retreated, turned downcast and grey. It was as if the weather was on a melancholy pause…

I twitted this observation to a number of Archies and they replied back that their spouses/parents said the same dang thing!

That afternoon, the skies gave way to torrential rains. The downpour continues to this day.

Epic Month
July 2011 will always be remembered as the epic Asian Tour month. With an estimated concert ticket sales of over 35,000 from his 5-leg Asian tour spread over 12 days and priceless media mileage across the South East Asian region, David can sure beam that irresistible mega-watt smile for a job well done!

As early as now, Manila Archies are already talking of DALIM4. The rest of the Asian countries he visited are campaigning for a Christmas Tour. Well, if that ever pushes through, David will have to brace himself for how Manila celebrates Christmas.

At the very least, it will surely be an unforgettable experience for him and his team. Being the only Christian nation in the whole of Asia, we’re pretty cra-zeh about Christmas festivities. Consider this: you can hear Christmas songs here as early as October and the length of the Yuletide celebration runs till the 1st week of January. Told you, we’re a crazy lot, LOL

Missing David
We miss you buddy. We miss your warmth, your kindness, your generosity. We miss your appreciation and respect for different cultures. We miss your engaging and inspiring spirit.

We miss your “I-am-not-better-than-anyone-of-you” philosophy which you put to action wherever you go. This is something that a lot of us can take a page from. That is one reason why Asia will always be here for someone like you, David

What better way to celebrate this final recap of the 2011 Asian Tour than with an array of photos from various Archies and media outlets, displaying that incomparable and infectious smile. A toast to your flight of amazingness, David!

So we are all waiting for the least bit of information about what David is up to. We read his tweets and speculate about his songwriting, hope for a tour and watch for any sign of an upcoming appearance. We are making ourselves a little crazy. So while we wait and wait and wait, maybe we could rejoice in the gifts and skills of David’s fans.

Recently, while wandering through Youtube, I noticed a large number of David Archuleta Tribute videos created by fans, and very good ones at that. The time and love put into these videos is obvious, and the range of styles is indicative of the fanbase itself – diverse!

Ranging from those that use David’s own songs to those that play something that speaks to the producer’s heart, many musical genre’s are represented. Some fans use still photos and produce a wonderful montage of David. Others play with splicing together pieces of performance videos in such a way as to capture all the glorious or cute or intense moments David gives us on stage.

So in tribute to those fans – I’m posting a few here to get started, but I’d love to see your favorites, too.

I must start with the Tribute video that has gone a bit viral on the internet by KylieWyoti – The Elevator Video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19fZHdS8BeY

Next, I stumbled across this Tribute by pabuckie and loved the combination of song and photos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5vjyHvEzys

Here’s a high quality video to Who I Am” by MaryLoveArchie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZjUm4x7fGA

Searching back in time, one of my all-time favorites is The Vulnerable Man by StrangerPhilosophy (otherwise known as Angelica)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF9j_sKLt6k

What is your favorite Fan Tribute? I know I missed many new ones, so let’s give some props to the producers among us!

The only thing I have to say is to quote JR:

“he’s young enuff to be my son, he is young enuff to be my son….

~marlie7

It would be pointless to try and pretend that I am not ridiculously impressed by this album cover art.

Where to begin? Perhaps first and foremost, this cover art strikes me – just like Something ‘Bout Love – as a smart, professional take on David’s own preferences. In other words, I believe we are seeing more of David in this photograph – in all the choices that add up to such a critical “brand” decision – than in any previous release of an official image.

The cover art for the self-titled debut album was a smart strategic choice for that moment in David’s career (one of the only smart strategic choices in that period) because it showed that David could pull off a pop, youth appeal for which many thought him unsuitable. The edgy, rock-and-roll red tee-shirt shot against a crumbling brick wall in the hippest neighborhood on the planet was the right concept, but, let’s face it: it wasn’t really David. David has about as much in common with the trend-setters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as he does with, well, any homogeneous grouping of people with common values and attributes. David is a one-off. Completely unique. We all know that. It’s one of the main reasons he has such a devoted fan base. What is obvious from just the first glimpses of his sophomore effort is that David has finally had enough of letting others define him. We are clearly getting more of David in every aspect of his work, now, and that’s about as smart a strategic choice as could possibly be made.

Footwear. Oh, but the boy doth loveth him some footwear. There is something undeniably sexy about anything strappy around the ankles, for either gender, and the short boot has always been a dashing choice for men. And don’t even try to suggest that these were some stylist’s selection. No, sir. If I am dead certain about any item of attire in this picture having come from David’s own closet it’s them what’s on his feets. And while we’re starting at the bottom, let’s not ignore the fact that this set-up is a rather clever way to get a full-body shot that is more casual than contrived. Why a full-body shot of the Archeletor? Let’s just acknowledge that he has been workin’ that bod and deserves to show it off, shall we?

The ripped jeans and the dark, fitted sport jacket are a staple for young guys wanting to appear both classy and blithe. We might even go so far as to say that the combination symbolizes the demographic extremes of his fan base, unique for an artist not yet twenty. Was that a conscious juxtaposition? Doesn’t matter. It works as one. It’s the tee-shirt, though, that comes as a welcome surprise, and which is the one choice I might acquiesce to the stylist. David tends to favor graphic tees (or, at least, once did), and the use of a simple gray one here makes all the difference in keeping the entirety of the image and its graphical context modern and sophisticated. Indeed, it’s the overall sophistication of this image that is marvelously appealing – and completely David.

Songs could be written about David’s smile, and this one would certainly serve as premier fodder for such an effort, but the aspect of this image that stands out to me, the one element that strikes me as something of a genius choice, is the chair. Why, you ask, the chair? Out of all the chairs that could have been chosen for such a purpose, this one offers a rather specific cultural reference to anyone with more than a passing interest in entertainment. I can’t say whether this was a conscious choice or not, it is perhaps impossible to know, but this is the style of chair that is most closely associated with theater and cabaret. Maybe the fact that it’s such an iconic design for entertainment purposes makes it a staple in most photography studios and, as such, suggests it was less of strategic choice than a practical one, but it really doesn’t matter how it got there. It suggests the deeply-embedded theatrical legacy of the performer and, even more specifically, the singer. And amidst all the modern, minimalist elements composing this enormously appealing image, the bentwood cabaret chair is a vivid yet subtle reminder of what is truly unique and special about David Archuleta. It is rather a wonder of a choice, intentional or not. The precarious aspect of the chair, tilted onto two legs, is also easily apropos: David is putting himself on the line more than he ever has before; he is set to take some risks; to gamble on the success of his own, more personal decisions.

Those of us in the devoted category know full well that the more David is David in his work, the more successful he will be. It’s fun to think of it as a risk, but as David himself so often likes to suggest: being true to yourself is its own reward, and the only way to authentically connect with others. I would suggest that those of us lucky enough to have felt that connection can see quite plainly that this image may well become one of the most iconic in the Archuleta legacy. Congrats, David, it’s brilliant.

–Rascal

P.S. And as to how well the color palette of the new album cover matches that of TDC… Coincidence?

Sometimes I think David knows what we know. He knows how much we see in him. He knows that his sophistication makes us forget that he is a teenager and expect too much from him. And he lets us know he knows by giving us that look, but only every once in a while, and thereby, of course, proving that all of our outsized expectations of him are entirely justified and absolutely true. I sound like Orly when I say that David is nothing but a tease. Alas, I am resigned to the fact that it will be years before I hear him sing “Isn’t It a Pity” and “So Easy to Love,” and the Jimmy Webb catalog, and Elton John. But in the meantime, I’ll take this pic, and interpret it to mean, “patience; there’s a lot more to come.”

– Rascal

Enjoy the new gallery!

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Hey guys!

Have you ever wanted those lovely pictures of David and stories of his accomplishments all wrapped up in a nice little package? Well, now you have an opportunity to purchase a book that I have put together of David’s career growth in 2009. It features some of our favorite fan photographers as well as some professional photos and it benefits two worthy causes! I have documented David’s accomplishments last year in a high qualilty, hard-backed book that covers David’s career in 2009 and 100% of my profits will be divided equally between MS and Make A Wish. The book is $62.45 plus tax and shipping and almost $19 will go to charity. Go to the link, take a look and enjoy the walk down memory lane!

Click on the link (or copy/paste)
http://tiny.cc/FNzWL

If you ordered a book from me last year, you can use your old sign in. If not, create a new one and click on the bubble below the “David Archuleta 2009″ icon. Then go above it and click on “preview” and you can see each page. Sorry you can’t read what I printed on the back cover, but it’s a statement about the proceeds going to charity, photographer credit for the front cover pic and a quote from a letter one of David’s fans wrote. Anyway, if you’d like to purchase one, just click on “order” and follow the steps and that’s all you need to do.

If you are outside of the United States, you can “preview” the book but it will not allow you to “order” due to shipping limitations. So email me at amynorfleet14@yahoo.com and let me know you are interested and I will be happy to help you.

Many thanks to all who have supported me and this project! I hope you all enjoy it! But mostly, thanks for your support of David’s music and his charitable spirit.

Blessings & peace,
Amy (in VA)