Pinoy Dream Academy (Season 2)
| Pinoy Dream Academy (Season II) |
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| Hosts | ||
| ABS-CBN hosts (Second season hosts) | ||
| Scholars | ||
| Name | Entered | Exited |
| Laarni Losala | June 14 | September 14 |
| Jay Bogayan | June 14 | September 14 |
| Miguel Mendoza | June 14 | September 14 |
| Maria Liezel Garcia | June 14 | September 14 |
| Van Louelle Pojas | June 14 | September 14 |
| Cristina Pastor | June 14 | September 14 |
| Hansen Nichols | June 14 | August 30 |
| Rafael Ignacio Ting | June 14 | August 23 |
| Catherine Palma | July 26 | August 23 |
| Jovannie Malunda | June 14 | August 16 |
| Apple Abarquez | June 14 | August 9 |
| Christian Alvear | June 14 | July 26 |
| Beatriz Muñoz | June 14 | July 19 |
| Ranjit Singh | June 15 | July 6 |
| Michelle Belmonte | June 14 | July 5 |
| Jun Ross Dio | June 14 | June 30 |
| Chivas Anton Malunda | June 14 | June 26 |
| Legend | ||
| Winner | ||
| Runners-up | ||
| Dropped Out | ||
| Expelled | ||
| Expelled by Mentors | ||
| Honorary Scholar | ||
Pinoy Dream Academy is a Philippine television program similar to Big Brother. The second season began on June 14, 2008. Nikki Gil and Toni Gonzaga reprised their roles as hosts of the show, but Gonzaga now handled the main hosting plum while Gil appeared both on the Probation Nights and Little Dreamers Gala/Expulsion Night. Billy Crawford joined this season as the host of the late afternoon edition Pinoy Dream Academy Überture.
A new logo was introduced on the second season, reaturing an old-fashioned microphone and the word "Dream" using a different font than the rest of the title. Also, a new version of the theme song Awit ng Pangarap sung by first season winner Yeng Constantino was used, although the original version was also used, especially during Gala Nights.
Thirty-two potential scholars for the show were introduced with their backgrounds documented in a primer segment aired as part of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus. They were also interviewed on the radio segment Pinoy Dream Academy Dream Minute on WRR 101.9. These thirty-two went through a primary elimination selection from which the final roster of scholars was chosen. These eliminations were aired as a series of episodes called The Dream BIGins from June 9 to 13, 2008.
New to this season was a "Little Dreamers" competition for children aged 6 to 10. On July 6, 2008, twelve children were chosen to become the Academy's resident Little Scholars. In this end, a new puppet named Billilit (portmanteau of "Billy" and bulilit or kid) joins the show as semi-host and Billy's sidekick on Übertube as far as any topic regarding this side competition is concerned.
From the thirty-two potential scholars, the primary eliminations saw the number dwindle to twenty-five. From that number, the faculty re-examined the performances of the scholars to choose the final list of scholars who would enter the Academy. The final roster was announced one-by-one on the Grand Opening Night on June 14, 2008. Only fifteen were chosen and entered the Academy on that day; the sixteenth chosen scholar, Maria Consuelo Osorio, backed out of the competition and the slot left behind would be occupied by one of four "wait-listers" to be decided by the viewers. The "wait-lister" chosen to be the new sixteenth scholar would enter the Academy the next day.
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