In each episode, six contestants will be selected from the audience to play a series of games that test their knowledge of song lyrics. If a contestant makes an error, he or she will forfeit her chance to get into the "musical chairs". If a contestant is not in a musical chair when the round is over, he or she is eliminated. The grand prize is P1,000,000. It is hosted by Cesar Montano. The house band, Bandble Bee, is led by Mel Villena, with Philippine Idol finalists Arms Cruz, Apple Chiu, and Ken Dingle as house singers. Dancing to the band are the house dancers, The Honeybees.
Gameplay
At the start of the show, the band plays a song and the host "randomly" gives audience members a chance to sing part of the song. If they sing it correctly, they become one of the contestants on the show. This part of the show is actually staged, and the contestants are preselected.
To Bee Continued
The host would provide the year the song was released, the performer, and the title of the song. A portion of the song is performed, and then the contestant has to attempt to sing the next line of the song. If correct, they advance to the next round, and a new song is introduced, which the next contestant in line must attempt; if not, they have to step back, and the next person in line tries the same song. A song is thrown out if none of the remaining contestants get the lyric correct. The first four people who get a song lyric correct move on to the second round.
Jumble Bee
Similar to Scrambled Lyrics in the US version, while the band is performing, words from the next line are shown scrambled on screen. The contestant is required to sing the line in its correct order. When one contestant is correct and the other is wrong at any point, the one who was correct moves on to the Chorus Showdown Round.
Showdown
This follows a similar format to the first round, but instead of singing a line, the contestant is required to sing the entire chorus without mistakes from the song performed. If both are correct or incorrect (sometimes after two rounds), then they go to a tiebreaker, where they are given the year and the name of the performer and the first person to buzz in will be given the option of singing or passing. If the singer is correct, they win. If the singer is wrong, the other contestant wins.
The winner moves on to the Final Countdown.
The Final Countdown
Mel Villena introduces this concluding round by announcing in song: "It's the Final Countdown!" (based on a song called "The Final Countdown" by hard rock band Europe.) Up to 7 songs are performed in a similar manner to the first round, but the contestant knows nothing about the song, (artist, title, year) and thus must use the lyrics in order to win the big money. For each song lyric that is sung correctly, the player wins P20,000. If the player gets five right, then they win P1,000,000. However, if they sing a lyric incorrectly, a strike is given. If three strikes are given at any point, the game is over, but the contestant still wins whatever money was accumulated up to that point.
Simulan ko ang kwento ko dito.. hehehe.. Nung una kong nabalitaan na magkakaroon ng singing bee dito sa pinas ay nag text agad ako upang maging studio contestant.. At ako ay naging isa sa mga maswerteng texter kung kaya't natawagan ako upang umattend ng screening at audition.. Kala ko madali lang maging studio contestant yung tipong mag text ka lang, tapos pag nakuha ka... eh maisasalang kna for taping.. Madugo pala ang proseso, pabalik balik ka sa studio.. para sa mock game at bilang studio audience.. Pero ok lng naman kase enjoy din, dme kang nakakasalamuhang iba't ibang klase ng tao..
tuloy ko na ang kwento ko... kagabe ay nakarecieve ako ng text mula sa staff ng singing bee para sa schedule ng taping namen(04/29/08)... Akala ko sure contestant na yun.. hndi pa pala kase out of 20 texters na pinapunta as studio contestant eh 6 lang ang pipiliin.. Ang maganda pa nun eh sa mismong studio na mamimili si Mr. Cesar Montano so wala kameng kaalam alam kung sino ang studio contestant at kung sinuswerte nga naman eh..... isa ako sa NAPILI...
AT kung gusto nyong malaman ang susunod na kaganapan eh abangan nyo nalang.... sana nga may makapag post nun sa youtube... isang malupet na karanasan yun.. wasak!!!!
