June 19, 2025 • 9 mins
Iam Tongi joined Caroline for this bonus episode of Get Real to answer some deep questions! Some of them include: If you don't worry about consequences or what other people thought, what's something you would love to do? When was a recent moment when you felt deeply happy? What's a message you wish you could deliver to someone?
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
At Carrol Lone. She's a queen and talking and you
a song. She's getting really.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Not afraid to fail this episode, so.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Just let it flow. No one can do we quiet
Caryl Lone is sound of Caroline.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Okay, I'm back with im Tongi. We had an incredible
episode on Monday. You won American Idol Season twenty one
in twenty twenty three. Yes, you are just one of
the most soulful singers I've ever known. You have island
music coming through you. You're from Hawaii and you could
(00:50):
hear it in the way that you sing the songs
that you write.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Who you are is this person.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
You can just feel the love you shared about your
father passing and how that greatly impacted your journey, your
American Idol journey and your life and your music. And
you have music out and Break my Heart Sunshine and
Sunshine is out and.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Working on an album. Yeah, the interview was so amazing.
Thank you so much for joining me.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
And now we're going to play a little game called
tell me more So to draw three cards and then
let's just see what they have to say. Yeah, yeah,
and then we'll just answer them. And this one wants
you to know.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
I Sometimes a card just wants you to want you
to ant pick it up.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Okay, okay, if you didn't worry about the consequences or
what other people thought, what's something you would love to do? Ooh,
what's something I would love to do, but no consequences
or caring what anyone thought. I'll play the drums. Well
(01:53):
you could do that now, Oh I'm horrible.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Well, I'm sure you would be great at it.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
I'll just go. I just know if I didn't care
about what anyone thought.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
No, I don't know, people would love it if you
played the drums.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
It would be hilarious.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
But yeah, okay, I think you need to work on
it because you want to do that.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
I know that's in your soul. Yes, okay, all.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Right, let's go to the next one. When was a
recent moment in which you felt deeply happy? I feel
like yesterday I went to go pick up my girlfriend
from the airport, and yeah, that was it was. It
(02:37):
was pretty great. I was really happy. You know, goosebumps,
kind of goose bumps.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Yeah, ma'am, you are over a year in and you're
still getting the goosebumps. Good for you, am. Okay, this
is good love right here?
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Yes, man, and uh yeah, I feel like there was
picked her up. There's more, there's more, like she landed
at twelve.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Yesterday, this eight pm in the night? Am so late
last night?
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (03:03):
So you have not slept very much like one you have?
You've not been sleeping very much? No, no, no, But
do you not need much sleep? You don't care when
your girlfriend comes in all nights? What is it about
your girlfriend that makes you so happy?
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Because we're doing like we have like a long distance relationship.
Speaker 4 (03:21):
So where does she live? She lives in Seattle, okay,
and that's where you were living.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Yeah, I live in Memphis now. So it's kind of
like when we get to see each other, it's just
you know, it's the best.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
How often y'all see each other when you're looking at all,
like you're like all excited, I can tell you love her?
Like have y'all dropped the album?
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (03:42):
Okay, so y'all are like in love? Okay, this is
your first big love?
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Yeah? Yeah, okay.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
How often y'all get to see each other.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Like a month? Like once okay, once a month?
Speaker 4 (03:55):
Okay, so it's super exciting. Yeah, yes, so sweet, Okay,
it's good. Okay, okay.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
What's something you lost or misplaced that you still think about?
Mm hmm ok man, I used to have these, uh
these like magnet still love. It's like uh tiny like
(04:28):
little balls that you can build stuff out of.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
On the fridge.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
No, it's like magnetiles.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
No, it's like it's like like like spears and.
Speaker 4 (04:39):
They all spit together spears. Fears say that four times fast.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Yeah, fears and like so small and that you can
just like make you into one big ball and it's
just it's it's so fun.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
Well, Johnny needs to buy you that. Your manager as yes,
to bring back the good old days you know I
have ah.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
So I'm over there just fidgeting with everything.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
I love it to meet your creative person.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Like wow, while you're talking, just like.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
It's because you got a creative mind. Yes, okay, last.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
One, last one. What's a message you wish you can
you could deliver it to someone? Hm hm I feel
like my grandpa probably he's in Tunga right now.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
What would you want to tell him?
Speaker 2 (05:39):
You wish you could? I feel I would want to
tell him like like hey man, I miss she dude,
something like that.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
You just love your Grandpa.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
The best is what you like? He's like so so funny.
I mean I think I could call, but he never.
He's not good with technology, so you only really talk
to him and he's uh, he's.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
In his presence.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Do you get back to Hawaii often?
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Yeah? So he lives in So where is that? That's
it's in the Pacific. That's where my my mom and
dad are from there. Okay, born and raised in Tonga.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
And then they I was born in Hawaii, but they
moved to is it an island?
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Yeah's island around like saw Moore, Fiji and like beautiful. Yeah,
it's like a little islands. A lot of people go
to Tonga because the whales like always go and like give
birth or.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Oh wow that's special. But you're not born there. You
were born in Hawaii.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Born Hawaii, same hospitals my dad was born.
Speaker 4 (06:40):
Man, Why did your parents move from Tonga to Hawaii?
Speaker 2 (06:45):
You know, I feel like why a lot of people
moved to America? Okay, better life okay and just more
opportunities and.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Yeah, amazing. Okay. My last question before wrap this up
is what was it like meeting the Rock?
Speaker 3 (07:01):
You really have a video of you and the Rock
on Instagram singing was that I love him, He's incredible.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
What was that like? Was that were you starstruck or
was it just like cool? No big deal?
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Oh I was star truck. I didn't really know what
to say. Johnny was kind of talking the whole time,
and I was just like, you know, just like waving
like big fan, love me so much, big fan. But
it was it was cool though. He was like he
was talking story. We're talking stories. And because he came
(07:31):
out for the my Idol performance.
Speaker 4 (07:33):
For Monsters or James No No No.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Came out from an Idol's performance, I saying, because I'm
doing the song on the Lego Stitch.
Speaker 4 (07:41):
Oh yeah, the Lelo and Stitch soundtrack, which is so awesome.
That's so fun. Okay, and that song is called Hawaii
Rollers Wine Roller Coast Truck. Oh my gosh, it's so fun.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
His kids were dancing, not that their background singers, and
when I was on Idol, they were like singing the
kids part.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
So it was really cool.
Speaker 4 (08:00):
So you are like truly connected.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Well, I haven't met him before then, but now we are.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
Yes, that's amazing.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Isn't it crazy where music can take you.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
All the people in places that it leads you to.
It's really quite the adventure.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
He was a great guy.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
He is. He's so special, very humble. Did you give
you any advice?
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (08:20):
What do you say?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
You should just keep going with the exercising. It's going
to change your life.
Speaker 4 (08:25):
He is so committed, isn't he?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (08:27):
Yeah, Wow, that's awesome.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
Yeah, well, Iam, thank you so much for joining me.
Iam Tongy. It is amazing to have you on. You're
such a soulful human. You're blessing us with your music
and your story. Everyone can find you. Tell them where
they can find you.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Did you find me I Tongy or W Tongy across
all platforms, on social media platforms, I guess you say,
but on everything else?
Speaker 4 (08:55):
Okay? And you have an album in the works that's
coming out. It's gonna be Island music. So excited. It
just can't wait to see how your journey keeps in full.
And you're such a sweet human. Your soul is so beautiful,
and thank you for sharing it with us.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
She's getting really not afraid to feel t soul and
soul just let it flow. No one can do were quiet, Caroline,
It's time for caroline,
At Carrol Lone. She's a queen and talking and you
a song. She's getting really.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Not afraid to fail this episode, so.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Just let it flow. No one can do we quiet
Caryl Lone is sound of Caroline.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Okay, I'm back with im Tongi. We had an incredible
episode on Monday. You won American Idol Season twenty one
in twenty twenty three. Yes, you are just one of
the most soulful singers I've ever known. You have island
music coming through you. You're from Hawaii and you could
(00:50):
hear it in the way that you sing the songs
that you write.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Who you are is this person.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
You can just feel the love you shared about your
father passing and how that greatly impacted your journey, your
American Idol journey and your life and your music. And
you have music out and Break my Heart Sunshine and
Sunshine is out and.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Working on an album. Yeah, the interview was so amazing.
Thank you so much for joining me.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
And now we're going to play a little game called
tell me more So to draw three cards and then
let's just see what they have to say. Yeah, yeah,
and then we'll just answer them. And this one wants
you to know.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
I Sometimes a card just wants you to want you
to ant pick it up.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Okay, okay, if you didn't worry about the consequences or
what other people thought, what's something you would love to do? Ooh,
what's something I would love to do, but no consequences
or caring what anyone thought. I'll play the drums. Well
(01:53):
you could do that now, Oh I'm horrible.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Well, I'm sure you would be great at it.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
I'll just go. I just know if I didn't care
about what anyone thought.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
No, I don't know, people would love it if you
played the drums.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
It would be hilarious.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
But yeah, okay, I think you need to work on
it because you want to do that.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
I know that's in your soul. Yes, okay, all.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Right, let's go to the next one. When was a
recent moment in which you felt deeply happy? I feel
like yesterday I went to go pick up my girlfriend
from the airport, and yeah, that was it was. It
(02:37):
was pretty great. I was really happy. You know, goosebumps,
kind of goose bumps.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Yeah, ma'am, you are over a year in and you're
still getting the goosebumps. Good for you, am. Okay, this
is good love right here?
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Yes, man, and uh yeah, I feel like there was
picked her up. There's more, there's more, like she landed
at twelve.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Yesterday, this eight pm in the night? Am so late
last night?
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (03:03):
So you have not slept very much like one you have?
You've not been sleeping very much? No, no, no, But
do you not need much sleep? You don't care when
your girlfriend comes in all nights? What is it about
your girlfriend that makes you so happy?
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Because we're doing like we have like a long distance relationship.
Speaker 4 (03:21):
So where does she live? She lives in Seattle, okay,
and that's where you were living.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Yeah, I live in Memphis now. So it's kind of
like when we get to see each other, it's just
you know, it's the best.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
How often y'all see each other when you're looking at all,
like you're like all excited, I can tell you love her?
Like have y'all dropped the album?
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (03:42):
Okay, so y'all are like in love? Okay, this is
your first big love?
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Yeah? Yeah, okay.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
How often y'all get to see each other.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Like a month? Like once okay, once a month?
Speaker 4 (03:55):
Okay, so it's super exciting. Yeah, yes, so sweet, Okay,
it's good. Okay, okay.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
What's something you lost or misplaced that you still think about?
Mm hmm ok man, I used to have these, uh
these like magnet still love. It's like uh tiny like
(04:28):
little balls that you can build stuff out of.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
On the fridge.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
No, it's like magnetiles.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
No, it's like it's like like like spears and.
Speaker 4 (04:39):
They all spit together spears. Fears say that four times fast.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Yeah, fears and like so small and that you can
just like make you into one big ball and it's
just it's it's so fun.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
Well, Johnny needs to buy you that. Your manager as yes,
to bring back the good old days you know I
have ah.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
So I'm over there just fidgeting with everything.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
I love it to meet your creative person.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Like wow, while you're talking, just like.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
It's because you got a creative mind. Yes, okay, last.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
One, last one. What's a message you wish you can
you could deliver it to someone? Hm hm I feel
like my grandpa probably he's in Tunga right now.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
What would you want to tell him?
Speaker 2 (05:39):
You wish you could? I feel I would want to
tell him like like hey man, I miss she dude,
something like that.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
You just love your Grandpa.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
The best is what you like? He's like so so funny.
I mean I think I could call, but he never.
He's not good with technology, so you only really talk
to him and he's uh, he's.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
In his presence.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Do you get back to Hawaii often?
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Yeah? So he lives in So where is that? That's
it's in the Pacific. That's where my my mom and
dad are from there. Okay, born and raised in Tonga.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
And then they I was born in Hawaii, but they
moved to is it an island?
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Yeah's island around like saw Moore, Fiji and like beautiful. Yeah,
it's like a little islands. A lot of people go
to Tonga because the whales like always go and like give
birth or.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Oh wow that's special. But you're not born there. You
were born in Hawaii.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Born Hawaii, same hospitals my dad was born.
Speaker 4 (06:40):
Man, Why did your parents move from Tonga to Hawaii?
Speaker 2 (06:45):
You know, I feel like why a lot of people
moved to America? Okay, better life okay and just more
opportunities and.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Yeah, amazing. Okay. My last question before wrap this up
is what was it like meeting the Rock?
Speaker 3 (07:01):
You really have a video of you and the Rock
on Instagram singing was that I love him, He's incredible.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
What was that like? Was that were you starstruck or
was it just like cool? No big deal?
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Oh I was star truck. I didn't really know what
to say. Johnny was kind of talking the whole time,
and I was just like, you know, just like waving
like big fan, love me so much, big fan. But
it was it was cool though. He was like he
was talking story. We're talking stories. And because he came
(07:31):
out for the my Idol performance.
Speaker 4 (07:33):
For Monsters or James No No No.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Came out from an Idol's performance, I saying, because I'm
doing the song on the Lego Stitch.
Speaker 4 (07:41):
Oh yeah, the Lelo and Stitch soundtrack, which is so awesome.
That's so fun. Okay, and that song is called Hawaii
Rollers Wine Roller Coast Truck. Oh my gosh, it's so fun.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
His kids were dancing, not that their background singers, and
when I was on Idol, they were like singing the
kids part.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
So it was really cool.
Speaker 4 (08:00):
So you are like truly connected.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Well, I haven't met him before then, but now we are.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
Yes, that's amazing.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Isn't it crazy where music can take you.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
All the people in places that it leads you to.
It's really quite the adventure.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
He was a great guy.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
He is. He's so special, very humble. Did you give
you any advice?
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (08:20):
What do you say?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
You should just keep going with the exercising. It's going
to change your life.
Speaker 4 (08:25):
He is so committed, isn't he?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (08:27):
Yeah, Wow, that's awesome.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
Yeah, well, Iam, thank you so much for joining me.
Iam Tongy. It is amazing to have you on. You're
such a soulful human. You're blessing us with your music
and your story. Everyone can find you. Tell them where
they can find you.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Did you find me I Tongy or W Tongy across
all platforms, on social media platforms, I guess you say,
but on everything else?
Speaker 4 (08:55):
Okay? And you have an album in the works that's
coming out. It's gonna be Island music. So excited. It
just can't wait to see how your journey keeps in full.
And you're such a sweet human. Your soul is so beautiful,
and thank you for sharing it with us.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
She's getting really not afraid to feel t soul and
soul just let it flow. No one can do were quiet, Caroline,
It's time for caroline,
Host
Caroline Hobby
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