Text: Joanna Goh

Confession: thanks to past media reports on Ken Lim and the TV persona he’s built for himself as a stern and no-nonsense judge on the past three seasons of Singapore Idol, we began our roundtable interview with Ken feeling a little apprehensive, half-expecting snarky and standoffish answers laced with sarcasm.

Unlike most celebrity judging panels, which feature famous personalities butting heads, The Final 1 trio respects each other for their areas of expertise. Each of them has, after all, carved a niche in showbiz and the music industry.

In between Taufik’s experience as a contestant, Kit’s regional success as a recording artiste and Ken’s penchant for grooming top celebs like Rui En and Jeanette Aw, the judges are prepared to discover a winner with the “x-factor” and a “long-lasting quality”.

As he peppered the interview with insights on our lackluster music industry and his search for “the Final 1”, we had one last question for Ken before the interview came to an end.

Between his identities as the big boss who has groomed successful HYPE artistes such as Rui En and Jeanette and his TV façade as a harsh (and honest, he adds) judge, we asked: who do you think you really are?

As a wink to the thankless work he’s undertaken to revamp the local music scene, he chucked wryly, “A volunteer.”

Source: Xinmsn

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