Hey guys! Due to our high traffic/high volume loads of requests and messages, we are unable to reply to each person. So here are some frequently asked questions answered just for you.
1) How do you to audition for KM?
A: We hold auditions once a year around January/February. You don’t have to be a UCI student and you don’t have to be Filipino or Asian. The only thing required to try out is that you must be a Kababayan Club Member. Membership can be purchased through the club any time during the year. We’ve already had our auditions for our new 2008 team in February, so keep training and keep on the look out for next year’s try out dates.
2) No filipinos on Kaba MTV?
- Here is a reply from one of our current 2008 coordinators:
A: hey everyone!! we understand that there is some confusion and misunderstanding of how a "filipino team" does not have any filipinos on the show. However, to clear up who we are and whats going on...........
As you may know, Kaba Modern is branched from the Filipino club, Kababayan here at UCI. Our team is composed of various ethnicities and is NOT only limited to Filipinos.
Andrew Simbol & I (both full Filipino), were on the original crew, but had to pull out of the show due to our newly established titles of the teams Coordinators for 2008 along with Geoffrey Lee. Because tapings would take place in LA and require the group to live there, we could not have abandoned our responsibilities to the team back at home.
I hope this clears up any confusion! We are very proud of the strong group representing us, and cannot wait to see them advance in the show!! PLEASE DONT FORGET TO VOTE!!! THANKS!! =)
3) What are all the songs KM uses on MTV?
A: Many of the songs are revamped due to copyright issues with MTV. The crew takes a lot of time with the music directors and creates their own master mixes. These songs are not available for download. Check MtV’s website for episode play listsfor every week.
4) I want to buy a KM shirt but I don’t live in the area.
A: We will be selling our shirts at our first performance after the Kababayan Meeting on Thursday, March 13, 2008. We will be performing at UC Irvine, TBA where exactly, look out for updates. If you can’t make it to our performance and you want to buy a shirt, we will soon create a purchasing process online. You will be able to purchase a shirt online (shipping rates will apply).
If you have any other questions, please post them as a comment. Thank you!!