stardom

School holiday has started and school children usually can't wait to shed their uniforms and dye their hair a mess of blonde shades. But the last weekend saw an unusual congregation of kids in school uniforms at Junction 8. It is an audition for yet another reality/talent-search show on Singapore TV, one of the many concurrently happening right now, spawns of the Idol craze from seasons ago.This one, called School Superstar, targets those who are still students in secondary schools and were too young to participate in the original Project Superstar.

14-year-olds queueing up for a chance at stardom. An experience of a lifetime for a few, a giant slap back to reality for most.