Is Richard Poon Gay? Richard Poon, the up and coming Michael Buble big band style crooner, in an interview wishes to be linked romantically to Acoustic Heartrob Sam Milby rather than to sexy star Valerie Concepcion. In his guesting in the No. 1 nationwide Saturday Entertainment Talk Show, Entertainment Live!, Richard Poon said this:

“Pwede mo akong i-link kay Sam Milby. Gusto kong malink kay Sam Milby because people know even sina Tito Jobert at Tita Cristy they know that we are very good friends. We started hindi pa siya PBB and we’re good friends na kami so, yun pwede nyo kong i-link kay Sam Milby, besides ano, we have the same eyes.”

Richard Poon will be a special guest on Boy And Kris on Oct. 31 on Boy Abunda’s Birthday Special.

OJ Mariano is Awit Awards’ Best New Male Recording Artist of 2006. He was discovered through ABS-CBN’s Idol like talent search, ” Star In A Million. ” Recently, he released an album compilation of some of the most popular and favorite romantic songs entitled “Ballads” with the carrier single, the Peabo Bryson hit classic “If Ever You’re in my Arms again,” now enjoying good airplay in different radio stations nationwide. He recently released the album’s 2nd single, ““Sana’y Malaman Mo”, a romantic song from hitmaker Marlon Silva. The album also includes OPM revivals such as Boy Katindig’s “I Will Always Stay in Love this Way” ; “It’s Over Now” by Joey Albert and Louie Ocampo and a beautiful song by Mr. Ryan Cayabyab entitled Iniibig Kita”.

Other revivals in “Ballads” are “In Your Eyes” originally by George Benson (chosen as another theme song for the ABS-CBN Koreanovela “LOVERS”); the classic favorite “Sukiyaki”, Eagle’s Big hit “Love Will Keep Us Alive”, and the haunting “ Dance with my Father” by the great Luther Vandross. The other original composition is “Di Ka Na Akin”, an evocative ballad by up and coming composer Francis Salazar. All songs are arranged and produced by Paulo Zarate.

The album’s executive producers are Dennis G. Arce and OJ Mariano himself.

Part of the sales of the “Ballads” album will go to the projects of the Environmental Protection Program of Quezon City, particularly, the Sweepers’ Brigade Project as its beneficiary.