OPM icon Ice Seguerra is set to repeat his successful concert, 'Ice Seguerra Videoke Hits OPM Edition Isa Pa!', at the Music Museum in Greenhills on Nov. 8.

During a media conference at the Fire and Ice office in Quezon City recently, Ice revealed he had difficulty trimming down the playlist for the show.

"Nahirapan akong gumawa ng lineup for this one. Yung first one, madaling gawan ng lineup kasi ang dami naman magandang OPM.

"Sabi sa akin ni Liza (Dino-Seguerra), kailangan ko na yung playlist. Umabot sa 400 yung kanta. Sabi ko, 'Oh my God! Paano ko ito iti-trim down? Ang nangyari ang daming medley. Hindi puwedeng hindi ko siya makanta. Yung una kasi ang daming medley.

"Ang ginawa kong pang-narrow down sa kanya is yung first segment is yung mga songs na kinakanta ko sa videoke. Mga paborito ko like Martin, Gary V, Ogie, Joey Albert, Ella Mae.

"Next is Jam with Ice and by-request. Under by-request, ito yung fan favorites. Magbobotohan sila. Kung ano yung top three songs, kakantahin namin on the spot. Doon din ang videoke relay.

"Then Ice-fied, mga songs which we arranged para magkaroon ng ibang flavor at bumagay sa sa boses ko. Sa dulo naman mga hits ko pati na rin mga dance music.

"It's a smorgasbord of songs. May Bikining Itim, Isang Linggong Pag-Ibig, that we arranged in different ways. Halo-halo siya. Meron din kaming BINI and SB19. As much as possible, malawak yung mga taon and genre," Ice said.

Ice mentioned that while the show may appear simple, putting together a videoke show is actually very challenging. "It's a challenging show for me. It looks easy dahil iba-iba ang genre pero mahirap."

Challenging songs

Ice didn't anticipate that the song "Salamin, Salamin" by BINI would be a difficult task.

"Wala naman akong iniiwasan na kanta. Pero ang pinakamahirap na ginawa ko sa show na ito, napagod ako sa Salamin, Salamin. Medley kasi siya ng Gento. Kinarir ko yun dahil f na f ko ang SB19. 

"Pagdating sa Salamin, Salamin, hindi ko na-anticipate yung pagod. Buti na lang may back-up dancers at vocalists. Ngal-ngal kabayo talaga ako. Wala namang asthma attacks. Lagi ko naman dala yung gamot ko," he said.

Ice stated that the videoke concert is designed to be an interactive show where everyone in the audience can participate.

"Yung ibang concert kasi pagpasok nila sa venue, maghihintay pa sila magsimula ang show. Pero sa show namin, hindi pa nagsisimula may nangyayari na. 

"We made them feel na part sila ng concert. Hindi lang sila manonood kundi included sila sa big part of the show. It was a perfect cause once nag-umpisa na, hot na hot na kumanta ang audience.

"Nasa pila pa lang sila, nag-uusap na sila ng mga titles ng kanta na possible kong kantahin. So happy kami because you see the audience with different age brackets during the show. 

"May mga seniors tayo and siguro the youngest na nakita ko is 7 or 8 years old. Kahit hindi nila alam yung kanta, game na game siya sa stage.

I want them to feel it's okay to sing. Whether wala kayo sa tono, okay lang yan. Hindi naman ito contest. Let's enjoy it," Ice said.

He thanked Liza for creating the concept of the show. "Si Liza talaga ang naka-isip ng concept na ito with the big element of the audience."

Enjoying videoke

Ice mentioned that singing serves as a form of therapy for him.

"Mahilig talaga ako kumanta. Kahit nagda-drive ako kumakanta ako," he said.

On his advice to enjoy the videoke, Ice said: "Sing a song within your range. Even my doctor told me that you should sing within your range. Sa akin puwede ng The Carpenters."

Ice also revealed his playlist these days.

"Depende sa mood. Bago ang videoke concert, ang nasa playlist ko is ballads. Bumalik ako sa OPM ballads like songs of Basil Valdez at Rachel Alejandro, andun silang lahat. Pansanay din."

For the repeat of his videoke show, the special guests will be Angel of Drag Race Philippines, Luis, our new artist, and Ebe Dancel. "May mga celebrities sa audience."

Birthday concert

In September, Ice celebrated his 41st birthday with a full-packed videoke concert. He said he was impressed with the turnout of people attending the show.

"Normally, ayoko magtrabaho na malapit sa birthday ko. Pwede naman gig pero hindi concert. Malaking preparations ang concert. Music Museum is a small venue. Pero wala sa laki ng venue yan eh. 

"As an artist, you have to give your 110 percent. Gusto ko lang mag enjoy sa birthday ko pero ayoko ng pressure. Pero sobrang saya pala. 

"Ang daming naki-birthday sa akin at ang bilis naubos ang tickets. Nagulat din kami. Iba yung energy ng group na yun at hindi ko naramdaman na tatlong oras na pala," Ice said.

Birthday gift

Ice expressed his gratitude to his wife, Liza, for giving him a motorbike on his birthday, sharing that owning a motorbike had been a childhood dream. Ice shared a funny experience he had while riding a motorbike for the first time.

"Finally binigyan na ako ng asawa ko ng motor. Sabi ko sa kanya, siya lang nag nagpatotoo ng pangarap ko kasi bata pa lamang ako, gusto ko na magkaroon ng motor.

"Unang gabi nahulog pa ako. Birthday ko yun mismo at yung mga barkada ko vini-video-han nila ako. Promise ko sa asawa ko na naka-full gear ako kahit sa bahay-opisina lang ang ruta ko. 

"Medyo maikli ang mga paa ko dahil sa height ko. Pag-atras ko, wala akong natapakan. Nag-start na ako mag-training. Pag confident na ako, pupunta na ako sa kabilang kanto," Ice added.