American Idol fans are in for a swoon-and-shout fest as acoustic hotshot Kris Allen arrives on our shores for a string of shows together with hip hop champions Jabbawockeez from Randy Jackson's America's Best Dance Crew, and YouTube sensation Boyce Avenue.

Almost a year after fellow Idol alumni David Cook and David Archuleta were here, Allen is set to perform in Cebu on February 5, and at the McKinley Hills Concert Grounds, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig on February 6.

SPOT.ph caught up with the Idol champ, who revealed what he has in his iPod, his gratitude for those who helped Haiti victims, and why "No Boundaries" is not on his setlist:

Kris Allen on Ciara and Britney Spears.

1. He has MGMT, Switchfoot and Britney Spears in his iPod. While he says that he listens to "a lot of different things," the acoustic heartthrob specifically pointed out that his playlist has the electro-rock and Grammy nominated musical duo MGMT, and "Hello Hurricane," the latest album of the American alternative rock band, Switchfoot. When asked about what people wouldn't expect to find on his playlist, "I would say like on my iPod people would be like, 'why do you have Ciara, Britney Spears?' But they're label mates."

2. He prefers doing concerts to appearing on television. "Television is the worst thing in the world," Allen says in response to host Mo Twister's question: Concerts or TV? "Because I mean, there's so many cameras and camera blocks, it's so weird." He even shared an experience from his days on Idol: "I got in trouble a lot because I didn't look in the camera when they [wanted] me to."

3. He feels for the Haitians. Allen thanked all his Filipino fans in the press conference for helping in any way they can in the wake of the Haiti earthquakes. "Thank you so much for all your help to Haiti, that's so cool." He even tweeted days before, "Glad I get the opportunity to go to Haiti and try to help as much as I can."