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High School Musical 2 Trailer

It seems whenever I bring up High School Musical (HSM), college students cringe at the very thought. Yet, Zac Efron – star of HSM - is on the cover of Rolling Stone this week. Maybe Rolling Stone's target audiences are in the "closet" kind of fans.

At first, I too thought that HSM was lame. Then I actually watched it, and I truly enjoyed it. It’s one of those feel-good corny movies (hence, the closet love for it).

Now, HSM has got another chance to drag more college kids into all the fun. This Friday is the premiere of High School Musical 2. This time around, members of the cast have to deal with more “adult” issues (that maybe college kids could care about), such as getting ready for college and finding who they truly are.

Just one suggestion: If your looking for teen angst, crime or sexual tension, this is not the film to watch. Remember: Think happy thoughts. It's another step toward acceptance.

After doing a little research on the film and the cast, I found that they are all college-age kids. Their ages range from 18 (Corbin Bleu) to 27 (Monique Coleman).

I also found out that “The New American Heart Throb” (according to Rolling Stone) Zac Efron did not sing his parts in the first film. This would have given me enough oomph to dislike the film as well, but he saved himself…

"I didn't even sing on the first album," he told Rolling Stone. "It wasn't my voice in the movie. Even though I wanted to do it."

He continued by saying that in the new film, High School Musical 2, he is doing all the singing – along with all his part as Link Larkin in Hairspray.

Now, HSM 2 should be even better than the first one, thanks to Disney letting Efron sing this time around. This is just another reason why college kids need to watch out for America's new “it” boy.

And if you want to come completely out of the closet, you can head over to Sound Advice Amphitheater this Sunday and see Corbin Bleu performing songs from his new album.

It may be just a kid’s show, but being the oldest kid there without a parent would be kind of exciting, or maybe even bring back memories of the good ol’ days.

HSM on the Disney Channel: August 16 at 8p.m.
HSM 2 on the Disney Channel: August 17 at 8 p.m.


Corbin Bleu “Deal With It”