Has it already been five years since 8days.sg did a photoshoot with Star Search finalists? The world has changed much since 2019, but since Donald Trump is President again, maybe not so much. Now, we have 12 new fresh-faced contenders who are hoping to not only walk the same path as past winners, like Zoe Tay, Chew Chor Meng, Ivy Lee and Felicia Chin, but also bring home one of three BYD cars come this Sunday (Nov 24) at the Grand Finals.
In the days leading up to the 8days.sg shoot, we asked them to come in an outfit they would wear to impress a director at a casting session. The result? Matching shades of blacks, greys, denim and tan.
Pure luck or coordinated effort? The finalists assured us there wasn’t any discussion with each other beforehand so maybe they're spending too much time together that even their styles have synced? Interestingly, they let on that they didn't know there would be a photo shoot. Gasp! But hey, showbiz is full of surprises so better get used to that now. Of course a photo shoot with that many people is never without drama.
Singapore Polytechnic student Tan Zisheng had rushed over from his internship and turned up in the much-mocked ‘SG uniform’ of Singaporean men – an oversized Uniqlo AIRism tee. Turns out, the poor boy, who looked as blue as his tee, was the only one who did not get the memo that everyone had to dress to impress. In comes competitive breakdancer Marcus Sim to save the day.
The floppy-haired dude was seen diving into his b.