"Yaminoys" refer to the Filipino supporters of American singer Elliott Yamin. The author of the term—a combination of "Yamin" and "Pinoys," which is the colloquial label for "Filipinos"—remains a mystery, though it is widely believed that one of the regular posters at the "Filipino Elliott Fans" thread in Elliott's sub-forum at americanidol.com during American Idol Season 5, came up with the name. Early history The Yaminoys thread transferred to Etrainstation.com when the latter was created on May 18, 2006. The Yaminoys Yahoo group was born ten days before that, with the initial goal of having 100 members; this was achieved in June 2006. At that point, members brainstormed on ways to make Elliott aware that he had an active fan base in the Philippines and convince him to come to the country for a concert. These included sending him a birthday gift, posting updates on his MySpace page regarding the status of the group, and coordinating with his marketing arm, the Croshal Entertainment Group, to ask for updates on when his debut and self-titled album would be available in the Philippines. The group would also request radio stations to play Elliott's first single "Wait For You" following its official release in the U.S., and track its status. Reaching Public Consciousness The wider public became aware of the group during Elliott's concert tour in the Philippines in the latter part of September 2007. Aside from the tarpaulins welcoming Elliott to the Philippines and cheering him the loudest during his shows, the Yaminoys were noted for their "I (heart) EY" shirts, which followed the design of a similar top from New York City, except that the heart was in Elliott's favorite color, green. At the meet-and-greet session following Elliott's TriNoma show on September 21, some members of the group handed a "mini-me" Elliott doll, with the word "Yaminoys" on the figurine's shirt, to the singer-songwriter. Elliott put up a picture of the said replica on his MySpace profile section, soon afterwards. Elliott Yamin and the Yaminoys Elliott acknowledged that, prior to his visit to the Philippines, he did not have an idea on the magnitude of his music's popularity in the country. "I can't speak for all, but we never really know how big of a following we have and how big American Idol was outside the States," he said during a press conference in Glorietta mall in Makati a few hours