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April 8, 2024 6 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well it is one or two point seven kiss fm oh.
I love this guy. Love this guy. He brings the energy,
brings the spirit and he also brings like the calmness
that we need on this planet. I mean he can
let he oozes relax bro right, he really does. He
oozes relax, Broham Tongy.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
American Idol?

Speaker 3 (00:24):
You, thank you, thank you.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
What's up brother?

Speaker 3 (00:27):
What's up man?

Speaker 2 (00:28):
How you been I've been great.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
I had a chance to spend some real time with him,
Tongy when we shot that episode. You saw him perform
last night on American Idol and then I guess I
can kind of plug it. Then Vana White and I
were there in Hawaii and I called him and he
was on his way. You were going back home, and
I called him and I said, dude, can you stay
because we want to talk about your song on Wheel

(00:50):
of Fortune?

Speaker 2 (00:52):
And sure enough you came and you did it and
you met Vana White.

Speaker 3 (00:55):
Yes, sir, it was a blast, by the way, man.
That was so fun.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
So tell me about how now you look at the
world with people knowing who you are, knowing your name
because you're you're such a standout contestant that people loved
and when you walk into a room.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
I know they're like, that's him, right, what's that like
for you?

Speaker 4 (01:16):
Yeah, it's crazy, man, It's uh still blows my mind
to this day.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
Man, I like it feels a I was. Man, I
don't know, it's it's.

Speaker 4 (01:25):
Just like like I said, it blows my mind. I'm
super nervous all the time. I still get nervous, but
then when people come up to me, I'm just like, dang,
this is real, man, this is happening, you know what
I mean. Like, I'm doing what I love. I doing
what I always wanted to do, right, And that's that's
what blows my mind.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
Man. And Iam, I mean you had it was like
very emotional many times when you would perform on American
Idol because of the loss that you've experienced in your life.
And I think you touched a lot of people who've
been through things that you can't explain.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
You can't you can't explain how to deal with things.

Speaker 1 (01:59):
But music, music can really help people come through, and
that did for you.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Huh.

Speaker 3 (02:05):
That's sir.

Speaker 4 (02:06):
Music is a big, a huge thing in my life.
It's when I'm when i'm sad. I write music when
i'm when i'm lonely. I write music when I'm happy
write music. It's like there's a way to like express
myself because I'm not good at expressing my feelings at all.

Speaker 3 (02:22):
But when I do music, man, it's just, uh, it
feels so good man, it feels bright, you know what
I mean.

Speaker 1 (02:28):
It's so funny you say that because we Our job
im every day is to sit here and communicate and
express something a clear point of view, an opinion, thought, emotion.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
However, I finish the show and I go home to
my real life.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
I suck at all that I can't do that.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
I'm the worst class.

Speaker 1 (02:47):
If we're like, I'm the worst at communicating in real life.

Speaker 3 (02:51):
You know, yeah, man, it'll be I'm the worst man.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
Same same, But you're the most beautiful when you start
singing my favorite song like, oh my.

Speaker 3 (03:01):
God, thank you brother than Let me let.

Speaker 1 (03:03):
Me play a little why ki ki e Tonkey. Listen
to this song, why ki Key it's out now. I
want to have him on because this song is gonna
put you in a good place. Listen to the vibe here.
This is.

Speaker 3 (03:15):
Why you going to do me?

Speaker 4 (03:17):
Like?

Speaker 2 (03:18):
Why you got it so bad?

Speaker 1 (03:21):
Think?

Speaker 3 (03:22):
Why you gotta me down?

Speaker 2 (03:24):
Honey?

Speaker 1 (03:26):
Why why ki ki a little play on words that
famous beach huh.

Speaker 3 (03:34):
Obviously when you think of why, when you think of
people think why ki ki like?

Speaker 4 (03:39):
And that's there fell in love with the song because
that those that phrase y ki ki like why you're
talking about a girl like? But it's also you're talking
about the place right And it's because like I don't
know for me if you think about it, like I
got you know, I was priced out of paradise, So
you're like kind of saying, like why kiki?

Speaker 3 (03:59):
You know what I mean?

Speaker 2 (04:00):
Right right right? It makes sense for you, It connects
for you.

Speaker 3 (04:03):
Yes, sir, It just I'm sorry, I'm really, I really
uh geeked out about this song.

Speaker 2 (04:10):
Let's go from the idol last night It's a bag.

Speaker 3 (04:18):
You got me down.

Speaker 1 (04:22):
Fuck.

Speaker 2 (04:28):
But last night when we did the show, I was
coming and singing that song. We sung it.

Speaker 1 (04:32):
I sung it right down on stage. It like it
just captures you to put you in a good mood.
And we all picture when you hear that song. I'm
tungy there. I'm picturing Wakiki diamond Head, the Hilton Hotel
with the rainbow on it.

Speaker 3 (04:43):
You know, all the bishops.

Speaker 1 (04:46):
Of course, of course you can get that song now.
So tell me how does it look for you? What's
happening this year? What's your plan?

Speaker 3 (04:52):
Man? I'm just I'm just going playing a lot of
shows all over the place.

Speaker 1 (04:57):
You know.

Speaker 4 (04:57):
I'm playing with a lot of I Island people that
I grew up, Island singers that I grew up listening to,
which I'm really excited about. And yeah, man, I don't know.
It's just like how I said, it's it's unreal like
to be doing what I love and then to be
meeting the people that I listened to growing up. Yeah,
it blows my mind.

Speaker 2 (05:19):
You are one of a kind.

Speaker 1 (05:20):
Man.

Speaker 2 (05:21):
I really love being around you. I want nothing but
the best for you.

Speaker 1 (05:24):
I appreciate the spirit that you brought to our show
from where you grew up and what you've been through.
And uh, you're gonna You're gonna let you got a
place in our hearts for a long time from long time.

Speaker 3 (05:33):
Thank you, brother, Thank you.

Speaker 2 (05:35):
Em tongy one.

Speaker 1 (05:35):
More time and pick up this song, get this song,
download this song, Come on back. Why coming out tomorrow
we have Kiki on the air with us.

Speaker 2 (05:53):
You're gonna find out why Why Why? What that kikey
do him like that? Why are you doing like That's
a good guy.

Speaker 3 (06:03):
Yeah, take my heart and break it in halfmor.

Speaker 2 (06:07):
Oh all right, bro Am tongy.

Speaker 1 (06:10):
American Idols on again tonight, ABC streaming on Hulu. Appreciate you,
my man, Appreciate you. Talk soon, Thank you, Thank you.
Bye the dude you want to just hang out with? Yes,
coming up next, assistant. He's gonna let us know what's
new this morning.
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