Bearwin Meily filming second installment of ‘Thou Shalt Not Blink’

October 28th, 2008 | Joe Hadsall | Filed Under General


In honor of Da Bear’s third TV special, soon to hit the air, we’re typing this entry with no edits:

Filipino entertainer Bearwin Meily is hitting the streets to film his second special, “Thou Shalt Not Blink 2.” No air dates have yet been announced for the special, which Meily is currently filming — and loading with Ellusionist effects, he told us via e-mail.

The high-energy Bearwin got his start in the show “Naks!” on GMA7. When the show was canceled, he self-produced a street-magic series called “Stealing Minds.” In April of this year, GMA aired “Thou Shalt Not Blink,” his second magic special devoted to eliminating edits. The feature effect of that special was a teleportation from the GMA studios to his home:

Bearwin said he trained under renowned parapsychologist and Inquirer columnist Jaime T. Licauco. He also rehearsed regularly with his team and his wife Lara, the show’s cinematographer. Teleportation requires no supernatural power, Bearwin said. “Anyone can do it,” he said. “You only need to study and train. Licauco’s has a research that shows a lot of documented incidents of teleportation in the country.”

Keep checking back here for more about him, his upcoming special, and why he would rather be called “an entertainer in the art of magic.” Until then, enjoy this card catch:

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29 comments

  1. Dylan on: October 29th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    is this a joke?

  2. neil on: October 29th, 2008 at 9:30 pm

    nice on the second trick… doing real magic trick for comedy…. haha… i don’t know why does Dylan said “is this a joke?”

  3. patrick on: October 30th, 2008 at 12:38 am

    pretty cool! ive seen this guy on youtube,its not easy to make magic tv special…

  4. angelo on: October 30th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    wow! Ive seen this guy on youtube too and he’s awesome! He’s totally way too cool!!!

  5. skateboy on: October 31st, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    Nice one Da Bear!

    I agree on Patrick. It’s really not easy to make a Magic TV Special, considering that he also produce the special by himself, writes the concept, direct and at the same time, to be the magician on the show. That’s one hell of an effort man! But I think that’s fine, ‘coz he’s last 2 magic specials are blockbusters in the Philippines. :)

  6. Tony on: October 31st, 2008 at 11:39 pm

    Congratulations DaBear!
    Seen all of your videos in youtube and i was AMAZED!
    Looking forward to your next Magic TV Special!
    Keep it up!

  7. Ronald on: November 1st, 2008 at 12:27 am

    Good Work Bearwin! I am a die hard fan eversince you started as a comedian! Your humor is super funny and unique! And when you became a magician, I was more thrilled and been your fan for years!! I can still remember your movie “Hari ng Sablay” and you were the first one who did interactive magic simultaneously in every theater! I’ve been watching your videos on YouTube and your magic is really outstanding and unique! You are the REAL DEAL Bearwin!!! Keep it up! Cant wait for your next TV special!!!

  8. Rey on: November 4th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    hahah! i hope it will better then that, cause im not feeling it at all

  9. mark on: November 10th, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    do you perform magic REY? may be you should ask your self, Am I better than him in performing this effects?

    Try to think about this before posting your comment.

  10. nathaniel on: February 6th, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    you can say whatever you want to say but for us magicians
    we don’t just do tricks we entertain! i understand that some people
    don’t really appreciate magic because i saw people like that and i have performed for them,so for all those people who are like rey if you
    don’t have something important to say JUST SHUT UP!

  11. brickroad’s big boy on: February 10th, 2009 at 1:42 am

    true dude,us magicians are entertainers..more power to us and less for people like rey!!

  12. Jworks Productions://ch@el on: February 15th, 2009 at 5:14 am

    well, all i can say is hes the man! hes been entertaining us for few years now…and still..these are hits!yes i might say that hes a big ellusionist fan..i can tell..hehehehe i love the bear..cause hes like me,, a proud filipino :)

  13. Anonymous on: February 16th, 2009 at 10:50 pm

    Sleepless days because of research, practice, script writing, practice, script rewriting, practice, test run, rewriting, and more practice. It’s hard to be an artist performing for the art of magic, that is why it is enlightening to see someone rising from all that effort. Congratulations Da Bear, will be waiting for your 3rd magic special. :D

  14. jochaos on: April 12th, 2009 at 6:27 am

    hi, by the way, i am a bearmin’s fan. your such a coll bro..may i ask pls..who sun the your background music “thou shalt not blink?thanx

  15. jochaos on: April 12th, 2009 at 6:30 am

    may i know who sung your background music??its so very nice…thanx

  16. Wilzon on: April 12th, 2009 at 11:33 pm

    bearwin is really really good!!!2 thumbs up!!!
    another pride for us Filpinos!!!way to go DaBear!!!

  17. Wilzon on: April 12th, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    Francis M. sung the masterpiece song, “Thou Shalt Not Blink”………
    May He Rest in Peace…..

  18. jackof25 on: April 17th, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    how about the stealing minds who sung that? where can i get it?

  19. ryan… on: April 24th, 2009 at 12:16 am

    Man, Im so impatiently waiting for the 3rd installment of Bearwins magic special?! anyone have an idea when will it be aired? BTW.. Rest in peace Francis M….

  20. Joe Hadsall on: April 24th, 2009 at 12:37 am

    You aren’t the only one. I’ll send an e-mail to da Bear and see if I can’t find something out.
    ~joe

  21. ryan… on: April 29th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    post it right away if you find any info man… tnx. hehehe

  22. jerome on: November 6th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    im a filipino its the best

  23. 3 §tar§ & sun on: December 27th, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    thou shall not BLINK dude

  24. robert on: March 1st, 2010 at 8:37 pm

    ur so amazing

  25. Paul on: April 19th, 2010 at 6:14 am

    .where is the teleportation at gma 7?im looking forward to watch that video but i cannot find any links..

  26. Anonymous on: April 26th, 2011 at 7:38 am

    Maybe I’m just cynical, maybe it’s just me, but the theme song, and graphics really look like they were heavily inspired by MindFreak.

  27. kent on: April 26th, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    this message is for Bearwin: you are showing disrespect to the art of magic. you should be sanctioned as well for using the logo of the “Ellusionist” in OUR NATIONAL TELEVISION BY REVEALING THE SECRETS OF MAGIC. YOU DON’T HAVE THE HEART OF A REAL MAGICIAN. SHAME ON YOU BEARWIN!STOP REVEALING THE MAGICS ON TV5 AND USING THE ELLUSIONIST CARDS AND LOGO.YOUR SUCH A PRETENDER.

  28. Drake on: April 27th, 2011 at 6:46 am

    Bearwin, are you a magician? or just plain stupid?

  29. jasper on: May 3rd, 2011 at 8:03 am

    sos,hinulog mo lang naman yong queen of diamonds