Aired (October 9, 2024): Mula sa pagiging sikat na Filipino musical group bilang ‘Smokey Mountain’ noong kanilang kabataan, ngayon ay nagkahiwalay na ng landas ang bawat miyembro na sina Geneva Cruz, Jeffrey Hidalgo, at Tony Lambino. Nasaan na nga ba sila ngayon, at sila ba ay magkakaibigan pa rin hanggang ngayon? Alamin ang kanilang kwento sa video.
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00:00Philippines and the whole world, we are happy to have you here for 20 minutes.
00:23I am Boy and welcome to Fast Talk with Boy.
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00:37Happy birthday to the one and only Bang Arespacot Saga.
00:41Happy birthday.
00:43Our guests tonight are the original members of one of the Hottest Sing groups in the 90s.
00:54And I'm talking about Smokey Mountain Nightlife.
00:57So please welcome Jeffrey Geneva and Tony Labino.
01:01Please, please. Make yourselves comfortable. Thank you very much.
01:05How old were you when you started singing?
01:07How old were you then?
01:08I started 11 years old when we recorded the album.
01:13Okay.
01:14He's the youngest of the boys.
01:16Yeah, I know. I remember.
01:18So we were 13 when we recorded this song.
01:21And he was 12.
01:23And then James was 14.
01:24Where was James?
01:26I think abroad.
01:27Abroad, but you have no idea exactly where.
01:29Yeah, California.
01:31Was there a competition among the boys?
01:35Who was the most handsome?
01:36James.
01:37Really?
01:38Hands down.
01:39They gave it to him.
01:40They gave it to him.
01:41James is really charming.
01:43He's the one who really stands out.
01:45Because he's good at dancing.
01:47Right?
01:48That's true.
01:49And he was quiet.
01:51We were shy.
01:52We were shy boys.
01:53He was?
01:54He was mysterious.
01:55I thought he was wild.
01:57He was quiet.
01:59We had a different competition back then, Smokey Mountain.
02:01What was your competition?
02:03Geneva.
02:04Wait a minute.
02:05You all courted Jem.
02:07We didn't know how to court back then.
02:09How did you court back then, Tony?
02:11I don't know.
02:13How about you, Jem?
02:14He was the first one.
02:16Because he was the one who really courted during Smokey Mountain.
02:19I was way after.
02:22It was my grad ball date.
02:23That's why I courted him.
02:24Because I courted him.
02:26How did you feel back then, Jem?
02:28Of course, I was honored.
02:30I was honored.
02:31But the winner wasn't here.
02:35She's the winner.
02:36She's the absentee.
02:37Wait a minute.
02:38When you started earlier, before we started the show,
02:40you're telling me that when you started promoting the first album of Smokey Mountain,
02:45you would go to the malls and what would happen?
02:49What would happen when you were singing?
02:51We weren't noticed.
02:52They were just eating at the food courts.
02:56I remember that it was still an alley mall.
02:58There weren't many people.
03:00Until?
03:01Until Kailan was released.
03:03And I was the number one.
03:05And we couldn't go out of the mall.
03:08Because we were smoking all of a sudden.
03:11Because of that one song.
03:12At 12 and 13.
03:14Before that, we didn't know what was happening.
03:17We were too young to make it go to our heads, I think.
03:20Yeah.
03:21It was just like playing.
03:23You didn't understand what was happening.
03:25You're famous, but what is this?
03:27That concept, right?
03:29But before we continue, how were those times?
03:32I want to know, for example, what if there was bashing back then?
03:36What if there was social media back then?
03:37But before that, how are you today?
03:39Because Jeff, I know that now you're directing and acting.
03:43Yes.
03:44We even produced an ad here.
03:47I have this prod house.
03:50Yes.
03:51With Apples, Red Wine Creatives.
03:53We produce digital content.
03:55The commercial I did was really good.
03:58Thank you so much.
03:59Of course, Jen continues to be Geneva Pierce.
04:02Singing and acting.
04:04You didn't really leave, right?
04:06I didn't leave.
04:07Even when I left for the States.
04:09No, you were performing there.
04:10Yes.
04:11We're very proud because Tony is now president of the Ayala Foundation.
04:15Boss.
04:16Wow.
04:17I'm so grateful.
04:18This is a big time thing.
04:20Nice organization.
04:21Actually, Tito Boy, if I may.
04:23We looked at our records and we found that you were one of the early donors for a program called GILAS,
04:30which provided internet connectivity to public high schools.
04:34Wow.
04:35So one public high school in Eastern Samar enjoyed internet connectivity because of you.
04:40Thank you so much for that opportunity.
04:42I was also honored because I spoke for the Ayala Young Leaders.
04:48It's great because now I work with Mona Brea, the tax whiz.
04:53And if I'm not mistaken, even JL Cornelio, who has just been appointed, I think, to a position.
04:59He used to be chairman of the sociology department of the Ateneo.
05:03What you're doing at the Ayala Foundation is great.
05:06Long live.
05:08Can you imagine a career of Smokey Mountain if there's social media?
05:13I mean, just imagine that there's social media.
05:16What would that be?
05:18It might be harder, Tito Boy, because there's more pressure.
05:22And you know that other people are not kind to all artists.
05:27So if you're young and exposed to social media, it might affect us internally at 12, 13, and 14 years old.
05:37For me, I believe, it would have worked to our favor.
05:41Because at that time, there were only a few artists, Tito Boy, not like now.
05:45Because of social media, there were a lot of artists.
05:48We were just a few.
05:49So I feel like we could have harnessed the potential of social media if that was available.
05:54It might be more international.
05:55Yes.
05:56Smokey Mountain.
05:57It's easier to become famous now, I think, Tito Boy.
05:59It's easier to become famous, they say.
06:00It's easier to forget.
06:03Yes.
06:04So the movement is that fast, right?
06:07But that's interesting.
06:09I said, what is Smokey Mountain?
06:11Okay, let's talk about your training.
06:12What was the most difficult?
06:14Dancing.
06:16For them.
06:17Who was your choreographer?
06:19Douglas Niera.
06:20The great Douglas Niera.
06:23The strictest.
06:24Yes.
06:25And the terror.
06:26They threw cassette tapes.
06:27This is the one above because it doesn't listen.
06:29Okay.
06:30I'm still young.
06:32I have two left feet.
06:35He fixed it.
06:37But it's nice to remember, right?
06:39That journey that's not easy.
06:41But you got to where you are because of our national artist for music, Ryan Keabyab.
06:47The great Douglas Niera.
06:49And it was a lot of hard work.
06:51They really made us rehearse and rehearse and rehearse.
06:55When we were touring, even in the parking lot, we rehearsed.
06:59Again and again.
07:00In LA.
07:01In the parking lot?
07:02LA.
07:03Really?
07:04That's where you rehearsed?
07:05Yes.
07:06We don't have a studio there.
07:07Right.
07:08Anywhere.
07:09Go ahead.
07:10I'm sorry.
07:11The dancing and all that.
07:12In the parking lot.
07:13And then we had this tour.
07:14The tour.
07:15Better World.
07:16The Better World Tour.
07:17We went to LA and then we went to London.
07:19Then we went to...
07:20What else?
07:21In Tineke.
07:22The show.
07:23Netherlands.
07:24Netherlands.
07:25Indonesia.
07:26We went to London also because during that time, we were big fans of Ms. Saigon.
07:33It was the time when both Lea and Monique were playing Kim for Ms. Saigon.
07:39And we knew all the words of the soundtrack.
07:41Beginning to end.
07:42It was a big news because a lot of Filipinos auditioned.
07:48And I think the world started to realize that Filipino songs are very popular.
07:54I was managing Monique Wilson then.
07:56Yes.
07:57During that time.
07:58But let's talk about your hits.
08:00What are your hits?
08:01Aside from Kailan.
08:02Paraisa.
08:03Your batch.
08:04Paraisa.
08:05No, our batch.
08:06Our batch is Candice Bilal.
08:07Candice Bilal.
08:08Candice Bilal.
08:09Mama.
08:10Mama.
08:11Mama.
08:12Better World.
08:13Mama.
08:14What else?
08:15Candice Bilal.
08:16Candice Bilal.
08:17Candice Bilal.
08:18Candice Bilal.
08:19Candice Bilal.
08:20Candice Bilal.
08:21Candice Bilal.
08:22Candice Bilal.
08:24If you learned one most important lesson.
08:28Lesson.
08:29From Mr. C.
08:31The great Ryan Kayabyab.
08:32What is that?
08:34Me.
08:35I always say this.
08:36I think one really great lesson he taught us is to love what you're doing.
08:43Because if you love what you're doing, it will never feel like work.
08:46And I think that's what I applied to myself here.
08:50I'm really enjoying what I'm doing right now.
08:53There's a time to play and a time to get serious.
09:01But he allowed us to play as well.
09:03Yes.
09:10What a pro, right?
09:11What a pro.
09:17Mr. Lambino.
09:23Okay.
09:24Bye.
09:26Next time.
09:43And because of that, let's do a fast talk.
09:46Let's do a fast talk so it'll be fun.
09:49Okay.
09:51Our time begins now.
09:53Jeff, single or taken?
09:55Single.
09:56Singing or directing?
09:58Directing.
09:59Hot body, creative mind?
10:00Creative mind.
10:01Strong in workouts or strong in climbing?
10:03Strong in climbing.
10:04Your go-to video kiss song?
10:10There's no easy way.
10:11Jen, darling or daring?
10:14Darling.
10:15When?
10:17When, sorry.
10:19When?
10:20One piece or two piece?
10:21One piece.
10:23Mountain or sea?
10:24Sea.
10:25Theme song of your life?
10:28I don't know.
10:30Really?
10:31Think about it.
10:32Tony, handsome or smart?
10:33Smart.
10:34Private life or public service?
10:36Public service.
10:37Social or geologist?
10:38Social.
10:43Tony, Donna or Geneva?
10:45Geneva.
10:47Tony, yes or no?
10:48Did you court Donna Cruz?
10:50A bit.
10:53Who's your favorite Mrs. C?
10:56Tony.
10:57Geneva.
10:59Really?
11:00Who's the most persistent?
11:03James.
11:05Who's always late for rehearsals?
11:11Who's the toughest?
11:14Me.
11:16Who's the most perfectionist?
11:18Me.
11:21Who's the richest?
11:24Tony.
11:25All of us!
11:27Lights on or lights off?
11:28Lights on!
11:29Dimmer.
11:31Lights off.
11:33Happiness or chocolates?
11:36Chocolates.
11:37Happiness.
11:40It's time for happiness.
11:42With others.
11:44Complete this.
11:45What's the word to describe your life today?
11:50The best.
11:52Peaceful and solid.
11:55Graceful.
11:57At this point in your life,
11:59if you were to give each other an advice
12:03that has to do with love and affection,
12:06what advice would you give to each other?
12:09The answer to the return of Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.
12:15We will be returning to Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.
12:19You guys have to invite your parents and everybody.
12:23Let's start with you, Tony.
12:25Thank you, Tito Boy.
12:27The Ayala Museum, which is part of the foundation group,
12:30is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
12:33Wow.
12:35We have a special free day on October 19.
12:38We're hosting a concert.
12:40It will be headlined by KZ Tandingan
12:43and lots of singers, bands, other instrumentalists.
12:47You just have to register.
12:49So please go to the Ayala Museum and Ayala Foundation websites
12:53starting October 12.
12:55The museum is on a free day.
12:57There you go.
12:59Jen?
13:01Tito Boy, I'm one of the owners of a medical spa.
13:04Geneva Wellness.
13:06Geneva.
13:07It's a medical spa.
13:09Geneva Wellness.
13:11Geneva Wellness Institute.
13:13It's a Vivere Hotel in Alabang.
13:18Check it out, guys.
13:20Yes.
13:22We're all rich.
13:24We should embrace that.
13:26Mom and Dad,
13:28October 30 at SM Cinemas for the Sinisindak Year 5.
13:32I'm here with Andre Del Rosario,
13:34Vygur,
13:35Aubrey Karaan,
13:37Heart Ryan,
13:39Elia Alano.
13:41Written and directed by Ronnie Binayid.
13:43October 30.
13:45Congratulations.
13:47Chef said he has a Viva King movie.
13:49Viva Max.
13:51What did I say?
13:53Viva Max.
13:55Chef said, yes.
13:57We have two minutes to do this.
13:59What advice would you give each other?
14:01Him first.
14:03In the context of love.
14:05Be worthy of you.
14:07You have so much to give.
14:09Be worthy.
14:11Don't compromise.
14:13Thank you, Tony.
14:15To me.
14:17To me.
14:19I hope you're always happy.
14:21And continue what you're doing.
14:23Because you're a wonderful person.
14:26To Tony.
14:28To Tony.
14:30He's already set.
14:32Just always be happy.
14:33Always be happy.
14:35You have a beautiful family.
14:37I hope we get to hang out more.
14:39Yes.
14:41We're still friends.
14:43We still hang out.
14:45You share a past.
14:47You were together when you were kids.
14:49That's what you can't take away from each other.
14:51Thank you for the music.
14:53Thank you for Kailan.
14:55Thank you for Can This Be Love?
14:57And from your song,
14:59Paiso.
15:00Paiso.
15:02This was the first song written for the group.
15:04This is it?
15:06We would like to say hi to Tito Ryan.
15:08Tito Ryan.
15:10I didn't know.
15:12This was the first song.
15:14This is a song about someone who grew up in Smoky Mountain.
15:16And that's where we got our name.
15:18Love you, Jem.
15:20Thank you, Jem.
15:22Thank you all.
15:24Goodbye for now.
15:26And God bless.