
The distinction of Real Superstars versus Network Superstars just came to my attention just recently in a poll conducted online. The site explained that REAL Superstars are those who have a REAL fan base, an army of supporters. These stars are really, truly & definitely 'SIKAT' & doesnt need BACKING in order to sell. Their shows' ratings are truly & legitimately high, the takes in the tills are from the fan's money and they seldom & most often never needs publicity to attract an audience. The people dont care about press releases by a star's PR team of how good they are, how beautiful or handsome they are or how great they are compared with other stars. The fans love them simply because they choose to love them without any prompting from anybody.
Now the Network Superstars are those stars that the network or their management made 'sikat'. These stars are often packaged with a specific target audience in mind. Some are even repackaged multiple times until they get the right formula. PR teams are engaged to make their star sell.The public is being bombarded with press releases of how good this star is, great acting talent, great singing voice etc & how much people love this star. They do this until the public is convinced that what they tell the public in their press releases about this star is true...even if it all are just in paper. These kind of stars usually creates clouts & have numerous backers or one big time backer. The wonder of press releases is they can create a larger than life FALSE image. Suddenly this star becomes big time with the public ignorant as to why the star is considered big time. The downside of the network superstars is they can be easily dropped by the network or management once the star is no longer useful to them. The fall of these stars usually cripples their careers because they have no true fan base. All are just publicity. Yes, they may have a following created by those press releases but usually they are very few in number.
With these two categories, I can safely say Kimerald belongs to the REAL Superstars. Why? Even when they were still inside the PBB house, they have attracted a huge following. And this following continues to grow even to this day. Because fans discovered Kimerald for themselves & not via press releases, their followers are loyal, solid & long lasting. They are the fans' choice to be admired without anyone's prompting. Proof of loyalty of the Kimerald's fans are the high ratings garnered by EVERY KIMERALD project since Kim & Gerald came out of PBB. Let me stress that...KIMERALD projects, not Kim's or Gerald's only. From the word go Kimerald is already loved by the public.
The unique thing about this is fans are loyal not to one individual but for a LOVETEAM. Clamor for projects is not for Kim or Gerald but for KIMERALD. Fans are happiest seeing Kim & Gerald together in a scene...even in only a tvc or billboard.
Sadly, it seems to us fans of the Kimerald that our wishes will get ignored. There are stars who wants to partake of the success Kim & Gerald achieved together as Kimerald. Those USERS are thinking that if they are being paired with Kim or Gerald, they will be loved by the public also. WRONG. It doesn't work that way. We love Kimerald ONLY. Kim & Gerald TOGETHER. Anybody else is unacceptable.
Why cant people work for their own success instead of stealing other people's hard work? I hope they will leave Kimerald alone.