“Asia’s Got Talent” judge Anggun can’t help but grin from ear to ear. So did most of the ladies in the studio audience.
And why not? The latest Filipino act to audition on AXN’s popular talent search show was none other than an all-male dance group called The Stripboys. From their name alone, one can already imagine that there was more to them (or in their particular case, less) than just dancing.
Entering the stage wearing bathrobes, a giggling Anggun had to exclaim, “I cannot wait to… ssseeeee… your act. If you’re ready, I am… very ready, too!”
The Stripboys then proceeded to do their thing much to the delight of the women in the crowd. In addition to revealing their chiseled figures and short black boxer briefs, the boys elicited oohs, aahs, gasps, and cheers with their fancy footwork, dazzling backflips and graceful acrobatics.
“That was fun! Well boys, I was super entertained by that!” Anggun blushed.
“Thank God your underwear didn’t slip off while you’re dancing!” Jay Park said, grinning.
Jay further added that while the dance number was not exactly his “favorite concept” but gave props to it just the same as it was, in his words, “something new” and something he had not seen before.
“I think it would have been better if they were all girls,” David Foster cracked. “But you know what? It was really a lot of fun, it was entertaining, it was kinda unique, good, clean fun, so thank you for that.”
When it was time to vote, Anggun initially played coy before declaring, “You made me really, really happy so I say yes!”
Jay and David voted yes as well and now The Stripboys are now in the running to advance to the semi-finals stage of the competition. The five young men ages 23 to 25 said they joined “Asia’s Got Talent” to prove that stripping is a form of expression, and not necessarily a negative thing.
“Asia’s Got Talent” airs on AXN every Thursday at 8:30PM with replays scheduled throughout the week. For program schedules, visit www.AXN-Asia.com.
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Watch The Stripboys’ audition on “Asia’s Got Talent” here:
