day 2.209

glee goes foreign (exchange student)

it looks like glee is adding one more cast member next season. in addition to the previously announced new characters that are being cast through a national call, the creators of glee decided to add a foreign exchange student into the mix. but, instead of grabbing the girl from the national pool, some stunt casting has taken place. entertainment weekly is reporting that charice, the phillipines-born pop star and oprah discovery (she's huge across the world, somewhat unheard of in the u.s.), will be playing a foreign exchange student who gives rachel a run for her money in the singing department. that means ms. berry will have two singing rivals next season, as the already announced carrie underwood-like christian character has also been described as rachel's rival. it will be interesting to see if charice can act or if she'll just be a mess on screen. hopefully she makes the show (and new directions) better, not worse. check out charice's singing chops above on her song "pyramid."

sharpay returns

here's your first look of ashley tisdale as sharpay evans in the yet-again retitled high school musical spin off high stakes. looks like a lot of pink.