But what made "SOP" inch closer to rival "ASAP" in the ratings was the inclusion of Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez in the roster of "SOP" hosts and performers. Regine immediately blended with Ogie, Janno, Vina and the rest of the "SOP" gang as they started to conquer the Sunday noontime scene with aplomb like no other. In January 1999, one of "SOP"s pioneer hosts Vina Morales left the show due to alleged conflict of interest. While hosting "SOP", Vina (a long-time contract star of Viva Films) became a freelancer and made movies for other film outfits like Octo Arts Films and signed a movie contract with Star Cinema, the film arm of ABS-CBN, which airs "ASAP", a direct competitor of "SOP". According to reports, the contract that Vina signed with Star Cinema required her first to have a show on ABS-CBN before making a movie for the network's film outfit. Vina's camp has already denied this, but in March 1999, she joined the Kapamilya network's daily noontime show, "Magandang Tanghali Bayan", where she was a mainstay for two years before formally joining "ASAP" in 2001. Despite Vina's exit, "SOP"s showing in the ratings game was going stronger. In 2000, a lot of changes were in store when the show moved to the brand-new Studio 3 of the GMA Network Center. Their roster of hosts got more formidable when rising divas Jaya and Lani Misalucha joined the show. The following year, they also added rising young singers Kyla, Nina and Karylle along with some upcoming teen stars, some of which are children of some of the respected actors in the performing industry. Among them were Danica and Oyo Boy Sotto (children of Vic Sotto and Dina Bonnevie), Kevin Vernal (son of character actor Ruel Vernal), Champagne Morales (daughter of singer Dinah Dominguez), and the late Miko Sotto (son of erstwhile actress/singer-turned-broadcaster Ali Sotto). Karylle herself is the daughter of "ASAP" host Zsa Zsa Padilla. Others who joined the show were Cogie Domingo, Roxanne Barcelo and James Blanco. In 2002, the show finally grabbed the No. 1 spot from "ASAP" in the ratings game.