Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the whole of last week, you’d know that a bevy of celebs made a whirlwind pit stop in Singapore last week. Let’s bring you up to speed. 

David Archuleta

Altogether … scream now! Isn't the baby face American Idol runner-up from last season is just soooo cute?? It’s kinda embarrassing, but surely I’m not the only overage fan who thinks so. Archie (as he’s popularly known) had fans mobbing him at the airport when he arrived in the wee hours of the morning and was greeted by the sight of nearly 2,000 squealers screaming at a pitch enough to burst the bubbles adorning Iluma when he performed at the mall.

Check out the pixs here: 
 
 

1. He doesn’t like seafood but he lurves chicken. In fact, he slurped up an entire bowl of double-boiled chicken soup (during our lunch together) and had a $33 plate of chicken rice on the last day.
2. He is as much of a cam addict as the rest of us. He brought his camera everywhere.
3. He’s a human jukebox. He’d start humming and singing whenever he can, like get him talking about John Mayer and the next thing we knew, he was singing “Waiting for the World to Change”; mention desserts and we were serenaded by “American Pie.” 

Archie, you can sing to us anytime!

Edison Chen

The fallen bad boy was here to promote his new/old movie The Sniper – previously put on hold because of his scandal early last year – now that it’s finally released. Obviously he didn’t have to worry about any snipers in super safe Singapore as he was back barely a month after his quick appearance for Adidas Originals 60^th Anniversary Party.  

Nevertheless, he was still gunned down at the press conference. Regional reporters bombarded him with questions about his filial piety since his father is now declared bankrupt and about the bullet threats he received. It was painful to watch: He kept wincing, frowning and looked like he would do anything to flee to Carl’s Jr. See evidence below.

Biting fingers, nervous tic and glazed expression ... now this is yet another side of Edison exposed.

Model X

One Swimsuit Illustrated bombshell came to town too. Unlike the breezy, lovely clothes of the brand she's ambassador of, the model wasn’t exactly a bundle of sunshine. She reportedly threw a hissy fit at a photoshoot for a local man’s magazine and insisted on cutting back the time allocated for the shoot. Interview times with other media were also slashed and her answers were similarly curt. We can only say, honey, that diva attitude is so 1990s. And you’re no Naomi Campbell. Perhaps Leo’s ex Gisele Bundchen could teach her a thing or two about being a real supermodel. 

Rachel Yamagata

This week hasn't scored too badly on the celeb scale. Indie songstress Rachel Yamagata flew 25 hours for a concert at the Esplanade and still managed to impress the crowd with her voice and wit.

While Rachel was undoubtedly the star, we spotted her very cute Zac Efron lookalike bassist. Don't believe us? Take a look.

As I type this, there's another Hong Kong star holding his press conference for his concert today. Now Aaron Kwok is a certified hunk, but surely he can't expect us to drool over him in this outfit. What on earth is that anyway?! A pair of trunks worn as a bra? Some kind of shield? His home-made superman logo? Will somebody enlighten us?