If I see another High School Musical Toy/whatever I'm Going to...

Scenario 1: 6 year old going to Grocery store

Kid No 1: Oooooh! Mummy mummy! Look here!

Mum: Oh, what angel?

Kid No 1: The lunchbox! Please buy for me!

Mum: No Darling. I've already bought you dozens of lunchboxes already, you don't need another one

Kid No 1: But Mummy, this is not just ANY lunchbox, its the Disney one

Mum: But I just bought you a Tinkerbell lunchbox and Gran got you that Barbie one too!

Kid No 1: But nobody buys Tinkerbell and Barbie anymore, its for babies! Its Hannah Montana and everybody loves Hannah Montana

Scenario 2: 6 year old at school

Kid 2: Mmmmm, look what mum packed, Winnie the Pooh Jelly beans!

Kid 3: Well my mummy bought me two Miley Cyrus stickers

Kid 4: High School Musical is better! I got the whole sticker collection!

Kid 1: Check this out! ( Kid 1 pulls out new lunchbox!), mummy bought it yesterday!

All kids: Oooohhhhhhh, so cool!!! WE WANT ONE!

Kid 2: Well, I got a water bottle, the Tinkerbell one

All Kids: HAHA! Thats for babies! ( annoying giggles!)

Scenario 3: 8 year old at birthday party

BG : What did you buy for me Cathy?

Cathy : Its a suprise..

BG: Please tell me!

Cathy: Ok, I will give you a clue. Its a Hannah Montana something

BG: Uhm...okay, a puzzle

Cathy: Nope

BG: A skipping rope? Book? Pencils? Stickers?

Cathy: No, no, no!

BG : A pillow? DVD? T-shirt?

Cathy: NO!!!!!!

BG: PLease tell me!

Cathy: Okay, underwear!

BG: Thats so cool( Opens present!) Look mummy, Cathy got me Hannah Montana underwear!

Kids: Oooohhh! Ahhhhh!

I know those above scenarios were kind of lame, my little sister even found them lame, even though I found it kinda funny. But I think I kind of put my message across, you know what I'm saying? How it seems like the biggest trend nowadays for little kiddos is a Disney icon item whether it may be a pillow, blanket or pencil. Whatever! The list could go on...

Everywhere I go, it feels like every second child is wearing some popular tween icon's merchandise eg t-shirt ie: Hannah Montana aka Miley Stewart, or Gabriella Montez or The Jonas Brothers! Or at least on of the items in their room is associated with one of those movies. Like one time, while looking around at Sandton Mall, I came across a duvet/comforter sheet. Nick, Joe and Kevin's faces were smiling radiantly on the pillow, duvet etc. It was quite scary. I guess if you really wanna get up close and personal with the band, you would buy their pillows. :)

But what I find funny is that the shows and movies like Hannah Montana and Camp Rock are centered around teenagers lives, but the main consumers of these merchandises are kids. Its not only the merchandise that is being consumed by them, it is also the movies. I mean teens watch the movies and all, but I have seen a few kids get more into these movies than a 15 year old would. But arent the actors around that age range?. Little 6 year old are going mad over wearing a t-shirt with Zac Efron on it, but why aren't we teenagers buying all of this? Is it because it is uncool to go gaga over these shows?Is Disney too Babyish?. Would we much rather buy Gossip Girl merchandise and watch Gossip Girls, which is not exactly G-rated material? I mean how can a 6 year old like HSM more than a teenager? Its like me going gaga over Barney more than my little sisters.

But all in all, I find it cute but insanely crazy just like this whole Vampire thing( but that's another story!). Just like all trends, they die down. Soon you wont see every kid having a HSM t-shirt. Or Pillow!

Peace and Love

xoxoxox

Are ALL Disney Stars Singers?

Are ALL Disney Stars Singers?

I remember the other day my mother was saying that if you want to be on Disney you have to be multi-talented. As in you have to know how to act, sing. The whole package. And I couldn't’t agree more. I mean have you noticed that the Disney stars who you have seen in your favourite sitcoms have all at least tried to get into singing. And some of them are really good and made it big in the music industry (OK maybe not in mainstream but in the Disney world). They either actors turned to singers or vica-versa or both. And I feel like all the shows I used to watch, they all gonna release albums. Its strange. I mean, is it mandatory that if you wanna be part of Disney you HAVE to release an album under Hollywood records? Maybe not. Maybe its just a coincidence. But anyway I have been seeing actors turning into singers all the time on Disney but what inspired me to write this post today was when I paid a visit to the Itunes store and Emily Osment’s single was up for sale. I mean, you know the girl who plays Lily on the hit show Hannah Montana( I am the biggest fan of that show BTW!) apparently she is a singer now? I mean I know she has probably sung for one of these Disney Stars songs or whatever but now it but a singer. She is the last person( and 100th) I would expect to be a singer. I don’t know why though but it seems like now she’s released a single and is working on a debut album( but not under Hollywood Records which is owned by Disney) with most of the songs written by herself. What? She’s a songwriter now. Alright then. Anyway its not just her who is following the whole singer Disney thing. Here are a few others( trust me there I much more!) who you might STILL remember( since some of them didn’t make it that big)


HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PEEPS

1) Soon after success with her major role in Disney’s Suite Life of Zack and Cody as Maddie the candy counter girl, she took on the role as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical. Then guess what? She released her debut album “ Headstrong” which was performed successfully on the Billboard 200 chart by coming #5 and selling 64,000 copies in the first week. Success story I guess and she wasn’t a one night wonder in the music department, she has just released her 2nd album “ Guilty Pleasures” which I haven’t bought but I am loving ‘ Its Alright, Its OK”

2) Another HSM actress, Vanessa Hudgens. I mean I guess its not a big surprise she released an album since she was a star in the movie and all as Gabriella Montez. But anyway she released ‘V” which also was successful topping the charts at # 24 and selling 34,000 copies in the first week. Huh? Zac why didn’t you release an album?

3) Then there is Corbin Bleu who is ANOTHER HSM actor( don’t despair he is the last one from HSM I am mentioning-promise) releasing his debut “ Another Side” which sold 18,000 copies in the first week. My fave song of the album is “ Deal With it” . But the only major star in HSM who didn’t follow the trend was Zac Efron( Troy Bolton. But I think he should stick to acting though cause I Love his movies.)
Have you noticed that almost ALL these stars are from the same movie?

HANNAH MONTANA
Okay we ALL know Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana is a singer duh!. I mean anybody who doesent know anything about Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus etc must be living under a rock. My dad who is probably reading this is one of them( no offense dad). I mean my aunt even watches Hannah Montana( sometimes). I remember one time I was watching an episode of Hannah Montana and she told me it a re-run because she had watched the night before J . Miley Cyrus is the star of my favourite shows in this planet earth so it ain't nothing new since the character Hannah Montana is a pop teen singing sensation. The Hannah Montana soundtracks have had huge success in the U.S but it cant really count as her going solo since it’s a soundtrack but she has released ‘Breakout” which has nothing to do with Hannah Montana. It’s a good album too. I like it since I am not a fan of her Hannah Montana songs but I enjoyed the album oh and it was # 1 on Billboard selling who- knows- how many copies

Mitchell Musso- aka Oliver or Smokin Oakin( inside joke). My favourite character.in fact I love all the Hannah Montana characters especially his long hair. No seriously, this guy has LONG hair. Not really your typical Disney star but oh well. I never though HE would be a singer. Maybe its because his brother is one of the lead vocals in the band Metro Station along with Trace Cyrus( Miley’s bro)

Another HM star is Emily Osment. I remember the first time I saw her she was this little girl in blond pigtails in Spy Kids( which was then my favourite movie-I think I was 9!) now she plays Lily on HM. And she is working on an album.

Barney People( Ok I know Barney and Friends isn't Disney but where else could I fit them?)




1) Demi Lovato- Although I have never watched Camp Rock( I know some of yall must be like “ OMG, How could you?”) or seen her act for that matter( wait-except for the Barney and Friends DVDS I own but she was little back then. -no kidding) she released a really good album ‘ Don’t Forget”. I loved the album from start to finish. And her songs on THAT album were kiddy like but fun. I think ‘ La LA Land is the ONLY song my sister listens to that is not classical musical or Beethoven or Lady GAGA.


Selina Gomez- Okay I also don’t watch her a lot but she’s cute and funny in the Disney program “ Wizards of Waverly Place” and Barney And Friends of course. She was favourite character in Barney and Friends when I was younger. She played Gianna. So cute. Anyway she’s releasing an album too. Selina Gomez and The Scene is the group she is part of.

Those are just to name a few

Peace and Love
xoxox