MY GIRL KIM, truly funny lady!

Kim's birthday, is coming up...April 19, fyi. I feel I just have to refresh everyone on who is really effortlessly funny. Yep, that's Kim as can be seen in My Girl.

When I heard Kimerald will be doing My Girl, a Korean show, I pervently prayed Kim's take on the Jasmine role will be much different than how Korean leading ladies portray it. I noticed that Korean women tend to be over the top to the point of being somewhat Lukaret (for us Visayans, the word for it is tala-tala) just to be funny. Hope no one will get offended. That's just how I feel about them that's why I dont watch those kind of shows. If I want to watch comedy, give me Friends.

With every My Girl episode especially Kim's scenes with Christine (Alex Gonzaga) & the 'dream' sequences, it never fails to elicit loud laughter from me & from those who happen to be watching it with me. If there is someone who CAN be seamlessly funny in Philippine television, it's Kim, with Alex G coming in a close second. Even non-Kimerald fans got hooked on (Pinoy) My Girl during its high flying run on prime time. I heard a rival leading lady from a rival network alledgedly named Kimerald's My Girl as one of her fave shows. Another proof of Kim's effectivity in portraying a funny woman is our very own drunkard neighbor...a 50 something father who never fails to watch the show all because of Kim. No matter how drunk he is, come My Girl, he sobers up. That's what his daughter told me. My mom who morks in a hospital also related to me how their nurses & doctors would hurry home to catch My Girl.

Kim didn't change anything to be effectively funny. She just showed everyone her versatility as an actress. She is truly a gem & along with Gerald, its no wonder that they caught my discerning taste. Kim & Gerald together just simply lights up the screen. Be it comedy or drama, those two together is beautiful & adorable to watch. Apparently it's just not me who feels the same way because to date, EVERY Kimerald show have done not just good but excellent in the ratings game. For neophytes in 2007's Sana Maulit Muli, nobody predicted the show will be number 1 in the Philippines and certainly everyone was surprised that Sana Maulit Muli did very, very well when it was shown abroad. Sadly, this fact was lost on the people in showbiz or simply they want to ignore this Kimerald achievement. Pinoy My Girl in 2008 made it to number 1 & the most widely viewed show in the Philippines but again, showbiz downplays this. Even the Sunday afternoon show My Only Hope got unprecedented top ratings & wide viewership but again, this fact was deliverately ignored. Tayong Dalawa of 2009 brings the total to 3 of the string of number 1 Kimerald shows. This time im afraid the credit will not be given to Kimerald....AGAIN.

Even with the strong showing of the Kimerald shows, award giving bodies, be it showbiz or not refuses to give credit to where credit is due. Maybe they are just afraid they might be ridiculed or be referred to as a Kimerald fan, I dont know. It just saddens me that apparently crab metallity is still a very present character flaw of Filipinos.

Kim as a funny girl was a surprise to many but not to us avid Kimeralds. We have already seen her comedic potential in Aalog-alog. Not only Kim but Gerald as well. Even in drama, these two are getting better & better. I love how Kim acts in cying scenes because she doesnt have distracting & annoying grunts/sounds that interferes with her dialogue delivery. That's why Kim can make people cry easily at the same time clearly hears & understands what she is saying. I think the only thing Kim have to drop is her pointing finger gestures but its only a small thing. Having a lovely face is a big plus too. Like Gerald, I too love Kim's unique & beautiful face.

I have watched these two since PBBte of 2006 & they continually fascinate me. It seems to escape everyone's attention that Kim & Gerald grew & matured professionally TOGETHER & being a Loveteam. It's only to the credit of their being a loveteam that they are very succesful in their careers. It's their LOVETEAM that people love more than individually. I for one love to see them together in scenes than in scenes were the other is not in it. Even in endorsements/TV ads Im much more drawn than solo appearances of Kim & Gerald. Yep, Im a Kimerald through & through.... Kim & Gerald TOGETHER. Never to Kim or Gerald being paired to others. It will never work because its
Kimerald Lang for me.

Kim, I wish you happiness with Gerald & more success & all the best things in life.

Happy 19th Birthday, KIM