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Kerana Karina 2 Launched!

Bijou in Mont Kiara was the place, and the occasion was the launch and PC of Malaysian Internet sensation, KERANA KARINA 2!

The turnout was pretty awesome with almost every major print press, some noted bloggers and TV stations in attendance. And all the main cast members also made it this time around! (Although Roslan Aziz was a tad late : ) )

And really, the vibe just felt amazing. People were already familiar with the product and it felt more like a “reunion”, than a media event. It was great to see all the seats filled up, although that meant some guests had to stand to enjoy the occasion. Thousand apologies!

The event started of course with a speech by yours truly, after a short intro by the MC. Then, the attendees became the first few people in the world to actually watch the first 2 episodes of the new season. And judging by their facial reactions, I must say it was pretty positive.
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But for the uninitiated, here’s a recap: Kerana Karina became the first ever Malaysian made-for-web drama when it was first screened by GUA.COM.MY last October. And while it was launched with no high expectations, KK garnered 834,000 views during the 2 months it was shown on GUA. And straight away it built a pretty big fan-base.

The first season starred Marsha Londoh in the title role, as well as Sazzy Falak, Zizan Nin, Bell Ngasri, Chelsia Ng, Zally Hussain, Alan Yun, Elaine Daly and legendary music producer Roslan Aziz.

For the second season, Marsha, Zizan, Sazzy, Chelsia, Bell and Roslan are all back, but we’ve also added more star power to the ensemble cast in the form of Norman Hakim, Nabil (Mentor), Diana Raffar, Sariah and Tunku Tiara (One In A Million).

What an awesome cast, huh?
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At the PC as well, we announced the release of Kerana Karina Season 1 DVD, which will be out in stores in early June. So for those who missed the first season entirely (what’s wrong with you lah???), don’t forget to grab the DVD when it comes out.
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And that’s not all!

There will also be a digital soundtrack made available exclusively on GUAMUZIK.COM.MY. There will be 6 songs on the soundtrack, including the new theme song “Tiada Sekali”, sung by Tunku Tiara. Johan Nawawi’s the composer, and I wrote the lyrics myself.

Loads more to announce soon, but it was indeed an awesome launch. Thanks to everyone who made it a cool occasion – the press, the stars, GUA staff and also our sponsor KAO Laurier!

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With Norman Hakim who plays Karina's "love-interest", Taufik

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With the lead female of KK2, Marsha. What a challenging time she had for the second season!
With the ever-smiling Zizan

With one of the "new editions" Nabil (Mentor) who plays Sherina's younger brother. Chicks dig the dude : )

Doing a quick interview with, um, 8TV Quickie

With Tunku Tiara who plays Karina's rival, Zelfa. Tiara also sings the new theme song "Tiada Sekali"

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Ready, AIM, Bullseye!

So last night another AIM went by, and I must say it was one of the most painless, I mean, entertaining AIM shows in a while. For starters, it didn’t last 6 bloody hours like it usually does (oklah, I’m exaggerating a bit), and secondly, Bob “Big Bore” Lokman's no longer in the hosting picture. Hurrah!

But before the show began, ntv7 had a cosy little do with some delicious tit-bits and great company, including the peeps below...

Inside the hall at PWTC, I was impressed by the simplicity of the set and the awesome lighting. But looking around, it's apparent that some stuff simply stays the same, like the strong support for Datuk Siti (who'd go home with 2 major trophies in hand)...


And overall, the performances for the night were pretty darn good, my favourite being the opener by Faizal Tahir ,who literally flew in the hall! I must say that Faizal's show is now my all-time favourite AIM performance, which used to be Jason Lo's jamming out of "Evening News" .

The rest of the performers were also pretty decent and the show ended with a fiery performance by Pop Shuvit, who had earlier picked up the Wirama award for taking Malaysian music to the international scene.

But all the action took place after the show itself when my seating partner Pete and I turned into high-powered groupies, going around in the post-party hall and snapping pics with those who were more famous than us... (God, we're lame)

Kerana Karina Returns!

Yes indeed! GUA.COM.MY's drama sensation Kerana Karina (KK) will be coming back with its second season very, very soon! The first season made history when it was recognised by the Malaysia Book Records as the first ever Malaysian made for the internet drama. KK also garnered 834,000 views in the 2 months it was made available on GUA.COM.MY.
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KK2 will of course see Marsha in the lead role yet again with most of the first season's favourites reprising their roles including Roslan Aziz (Dato Ross), Sazzy Falak (Sherina), Bell Ngasri (Boy) and Chelsia Ng (Jennifer). What about Zizan (Imran), you ask? Well, you'll just have to wait and see...
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Just to recap, in the final episode of Season 1, Karina had to decide between love and career, and the show ended without the audience ever knowing her final decision. Well, the wait is finally coming to an end... Did Karina decide to stay put in KL for the sake of her career, or did she take that flight with Imran to the US?
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For the second season, I had initially chosen an even more romantic direction for its storyline, but after some dicussions with a few of the key people of KK, I re-wrote the entire story which now includes more conflicts and some elements of danger. It'll indeed be more of a darker KK this time around, and I'm as anxious as anyone on the project to see how the audience will accept an edgier Karina...
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More updates and exposes coming soon!

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