Just look at that smile. Thanks to @kariontour for sharing

The above photo was tweeted by Kari today and was accompanied by a video posted by the Mothership of David seeing the HUGE billboard on his way to the airport:

After seeing the BENCH FiX Billboard on the last day in Manila. We had Sherwin our driver drive by it a few times. Just could not believe how big it was. It’s just crazy.

PLUS we’ve got more pix from the Bench Launch in Trinoma, thanks to @benchtm

David Archuleta surprises a little girl in “Extreme Makeover : Home Edition Philippines”
International singing sensation and American Idol Finalist David Archuleta makes a surprise appearance in this Sunday’s episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition Philippines. The teen crooner who recently appeared in TV5’s popular mini-series Nandito Ako managed to find time amidst his hectic schedule to extend a helping hand to one of Extreme Makeover Home Edition Philippines recipients. Archuleta, whose personal advocacies include helping the youth and the sick, visited the family of breast cancer patient Carmita Zulueta-Baleno and surprised Carmelita’s 6 year-old daughter.

Aside from David Archuleta, Kapatid star Ruffa Gutierrez graces the episode as she joins host Paolo Bediones and the rest of the design team in welcoming the Zulueta-Balenos to their new home.

Don’t miss this heart-warming episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition Philippines. It airs this Sunday, May 12, 8:30PM. You can also catch The Road to Makeover daily at 11:30AM only on TV5.

PRIMER: ROAD TO MAKEOVER AIRED ON 10 MAY 2012

DA SEGMENT OF FULL EMHEP EPISODE AIRED 13 MAY 2012

Thanks @JoannBanaga for posting!

Thanks @JoannBanaga for posting!

Remember that day? Of course you do! Who can forget the epicness, the amazingness and blow-by-blow account that clearly shows why the world fell in love with this teen from Utah

TDC has full coverage of David’s Day in Utah, 09 May 2008! To highlight D Day, let’s reminisce with his performance vids below:

David Archueta @ LIVE Utah Homecoming – Fox13 Smoky Mountain Memories

02-26 David Archuleta @ DN’s LIVE – FULL CONCERT: SBM, IMAGINE & ANGELS

For the rest of the coverage that includes LIVE footage, RECAP videos/news, BTS & audio slideshows from Fox13 News, ABC4 News, Deseret, Herald Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune, 97.1 ZHT, 101.5 The Eagle, KBull and of course AI, you can all find them HERE

Happy David Archuleta Day y’all!

~ JR

ps1: Look at what @anafeleo posted as a gift for this day NA BTS pic!

ps2: And check out what Kari sent on this day! An uber serene David, relaxing at home

ps3: And the surprise tweet of the day! From the man himself!

ps4: When David met Andi – Extreme Makeover awardee aired during 10 May 2012 primer epi & 13 May 2012 Main Epi

WOO-HOO! Just love the title of the album cos it speaks volume of where he is and what he represents.

* David is just beginning with his new journey. Away from his celebrity status, he is embarking on probably the most important phase of his personal life.

* With David, it is always an opening. A door for more opportunities, more things to do, more people to get to know, more worlds to see, more fans to conquer, more things to understand, more music to create, more surprises to come! That’s why it is both exciting and challenging to be an Archie.

* Is it just a coincidence that he would call his 5th album BEGIN and release it on August — the same month when his professional recording career started with that perfectly crafted song CRUSH?

So let me end this with that fateful day on Z100, as David listens to his debut single…

David Archuleta @ Z100 NY Crush Premiere (01 Aug 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ40mVgUb48

David Archuleta @ Z100 BTS Crush Premiere (01 Aug 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifmG4_3ksSA

But drops to #2 for the MYX Hit Chart

So please continue voting daily Archies! Let’s keep Forevermore the leader of the board

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Win: David Archuleta CD And Mini Standee!

Do you get kilig when you listen to David Archuleta’s version of Forevermore? Don’t pass up the chance to win his all OPM album plus a mini standee!

The former American Idol finalist recently released his all OPM album entitled “Forevermore”. The album is composed of covers of Filipino songs like, “Forevermore”, “Rainbow”, “I’ll Never Go” and MANY MORE! Plus listen to one of the CD’s bonus tracks, “Nandito Ako” where he sings in Tagalog! Don’t you just love it when he sings OPM?

5 lucky David Archuleta fans will get a chance to win his all OPM album. Oh and of course, you will get a mini standee too! Add these items to your collection! What are you waiting for? Just answer the form below!

Wait, are you also a fan of the One Direction boys? Get a chance to win their CD and mini standee too! Click here to JOIN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H8YEvImH38

Contest ends May 31, 2012.

*One entry per person only. Spammers will automatically be disqualified.

And Channel [V] joins in greeting David on this milestone

To commemorate the 1M milestone, Kari released a new avi for David

What’s more, for the Top 100 Singles, Forevermore and Nandito Ako have been glued to the the #1 and #2 spots respectively, for more than 2 months now.

Two more songs remain at the Top 100 Singles — Rainbow at #26 and Wait at #75.

Great, isn’t it?

… just recently, I was happy to receive a call from Ivory Records, asking me to shoot David Archuleta, who was in town recording an album of OPM hits (Original Pilipino Music). I must mention right off the bat that I am a huge fan of David’s, and remember rooting for him when he was competing in American Idol in 2008 — so imagine my excitement to actually be working with him. By the way, did you know that he got 44 percent of some 97 million votes that season? Amazing.

Happy to share photos from my afternoon with David — Two days, actually. The first was in the recording studio, and the second was on location for his album cover shoot. Enjoy!
~ Arlu Gomez
Photographer

Here are the rest of the what Alu posted on his blog. Some of the pics we have seen before, but I included his captions for each photo for additional info

THIS ONE, FROM KARI – I call it “BELOVED GUY AT WORK” love, love, love it!

TV5 is coming to America this May as “the fastest growing network in the Philippines, brings Wil Time Bigtime and its host Willie Revillame for the network’s international launch” with shows in LA and San Francisco.

TV5′s international channel dubbed as Kapatid TV5 carries most of TV5’s flagship programs such as Face to Face, Wil Time Bigtime, Babaeng Hampaslupa, Juicy, Paparazzi, Talentadong Pinoy, Wow Mali, R U Kidding Me?, Sugo Mga Kapatid, Bagets, Iskul Bukol, among others.

That being the case, Nandito Ako shouldn’t be far behind?

Consider the following –

the image above which I screencapped from TV5′s global site.

When translated, it asks:

ARE YOU EXCITED FOR DAVID ARCHULETA’S MINI SERIES?

Then in another page from the same site, you see this:
A subscription menu to TV5′s cable programming. Look at the accompanying image —
I spy David!

Lastly, these two videos uploaded by GlobalKapatid.

TAKE NOTE: the voice over in these vids are in English and the footage are sub-titled!

Nandito Ako Press Release Plug

Nandito Ako Trailer

Given the foregoing, I think US fans will be in for a nice surprise in the next 2 months And ASSUMING this comes to pass, then the probability of having a Nandito Ako DVD (w/ subtitles) is further increased!

More FUN times for international fans then What do you think?

I cannot wait for TV5′s announcement!

BTS Recording US album cr kari

DA W/ KURT BESTOR: LAST DAY OF RECORDING

BIG NEWS FOR FANS!

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – David Archuleta made his television debut on Star Search in 2003 at age 12. The following year, he performed on ABC 4′s “Good Things Utah”. He then went on to compete on “American Idol” where he finished 2nd.

Now, ABC 4 has some big news for fans of the young singer.

Even though he’s begun his LDS mission, we’ve learned he’s cut a new album with a very well known musical producer.

The producer’s name is Kurt Bestor, another beloved Utah artist.

Bestor told ABC 4 that he’s been busy co-producing Archuleta’s newest album. “We were frantic to get it all done before he went on his LDS mission,” Bestor said.

Archuleta is believed to have been assigned to a South American mission in Chile.

Bestor says the two worked together right up until the night before Archuleta left.

“I have to say I was a little hesitant to do it,” Bestor admitted, “but now that I have had a chance to work with him for that intense three weeks. The kid’s amazing.”

Bestor says the result will be an 11 song CD to be released in June or July.

Bestor, a Grammy nominated musician, says it will contain amazing songs, ones that people will know and love.

“The kid is really kind of a phenom and I don’t think people really realize it.”

And while Bestor may not have meant to, he did let one the name of one Archuleta song slip out. “I just did a version of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’…Oops! That’s on the new album, David Archuleta. Nobody knows that.”

Now, to see our entire interview with Kurt Bestor – and the rest of his comments about David Archuleta – tune in to “On the Record.”

It airs Sunday morning at 7:30 right here on ABC 4.

Complete Interview of Kurt Bestor Talking About Working w/ David Archuelta on his New CD

PART 1/3

NOTE: Parts 2 & 3 did not talk about David so I won’t be uploading them to YT anymore. I uploaded them just the same cos others have been requesting, hehe

PART 2/3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jIZ6m6xakE

PART 3/3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVxWdapGtn0

More Photos of DA from Kurt posted 08 Apr