Did we do the right thing?

So, Gerald's solo show got high ratings. It's unfortunate that the solids like me who boycotted the show have no meter on our tv sets. Before I proceed, let me say this that I will boycott Kim's solo project too...after all, Im a solid Kimerald.

With the high ratings of Ge's solo show, does this mean Gerald can now go on without Kim? Does this mean that the fans heeded Kim's (& Gerald's too) call to support the solo project? I know I did not heed it. More importantly, will ABS take us SERIOUSLY again?

For those who STILL did not get the reason of the 'solids', let me say it again...it's because we strongly suspect & oppose the AGENDA behind these SUDDEN solo projects. And I strongly feel that these solo projects will greatly damage the Kimerald tandem. The solids are not fighting for their REAL life relationship because we KNOW that everything is as pretty as roses on that score. Fact is, we don't even worry about it 'cause we know & believe that Kim & Gerald loves each other. Clear as crystal.

Im worried about their career's future. It's so easy to be blinded that they are given solo projects because they are that good already & these are the 'rewards' for their hard work. I wish it were but sadly the reality is ugly. They are given these 'solo' projects to ease the way of those who want to be paired with Kim & Gerald. So these solo projects are 'traps' beautifully packaged to fool the fans. With the high ratings of TA, some fans were hooked & reeled in effortlessly without them knowing it. I couldn't fault some of them because 'they' played up to the fan's affection for Gerald & ruthlessly used it against the fans. Pinaghirapan ni Gerald, kawawa naman if di susuportahan...And thus these 'spiders' told the fly to come into my parlor...tsk, tsk, tsk. Napasok ang fans sa bulsa ika nga.

But you know it's not only the fans who made TA a high rater...it's also with a little help from the competition. Yes siree. Impossible? Well, if you have a pure mind & heart you will not suspect but Im quite jaded with the ways of local showbiz merely by observation & a little analization. Those who will benefit in the breakup of the Kimerald tandem are the primary suspects. 'They' can be the rival networks, other star's management & fans & yes, even Gerald's fans themselves who wishes Kim gone from his life so they will have a farting chance with him....in their dreams.

After the success of TA, will we EVER get another Kimerald teleserye? The promised Kimerald movie? Even a Kimerald production in ASAP? Listen to the SILENCE of any Kimerald news. Listen to the current news that involves Kim or Gerald. Is Gerald groomed to be the next Leading Man? Will we now see a lot of Gerald kissing different leading ladies that he'll seem like a stud horse? Is Kim going to be paired up with so many other male 'starlets' she'll seem like a loose girl? Is this what they mean with achieving 'maturity', 'growth' & 'preparing for future roles'? ISN'T IT TOO EARLY FOR KIM & GERALD? For those who love Kim & Gerald, are we ready to see them that way?

Supposing lang hindi muna sila ipapareha kasi nga high rated ang TA so kaya na ni Gerald without Kim & Kim with her 'solo' role in the Gabby movie na im sure susuportahan din ng iba na kaya din nya. Both Kim & Gerald will be paired ng mga gahaman na managers sa mga alaga nila na wish makapareha sina Kim at Gerald. I have in mind 2 who are first in line & the REAL reason(s) behind the solo projects. After that, papaano na ang Kimerald? Matauhan na ba FINALLY ang lahat? Will we 'solids' say 'WE TOLD YOU SO'? After magamit ang Kimerald, will we pick up the pieces after we let them destroy the Kimerald loveteam? Paano if sa tagal ng paghihintay na maging Kimerald ulit sila, isa-isa mawawala ang mga Kimeralds? Madadala ba ng individual fans nila sina Kim & Gerald without the bigger Kimerald fan group? Will it be TOO LATE for Kimerald & us?

We already saw this happen to other loveteams destroyed for the sake of 'maturity', 'growth' & 'para maiba naman'. Loving Kim & Gerald as we do now, are we willing to let it happen to them? Is it enough to say na 'That's showbiz, that's life...nothing is permanent' when you KNOW you had a hand in destroying their careers by supporting the solo projects? How many times do we need to be reminded that its the KIMERALD LOVETEAM that is much loved by majority of their fans, it's the loveteam that made Kim & Gerald successful & it's the loveteam that SUSTAINS their star from shining brightly?

Buwagin ang Kimerald, ipareha sila sa iba & you effectively REMOVE the balakid sa pag usad ng careers ng ibang stars, matalo sa ratings ang kalabang network, sumikat ng bahagya pag pinareha kina Kim & Gerald, mabubuwag ang monopoly ng Kimerald sa endorsements, etc. These are the other aims for the 'solo' projects...the 'solo' projects that will bring Kim & Gerald down from their high perch now until they will be relegated as mere 'starlets' once again.

Im shunning their solo projects rather than see their stars dimming if the devious people behind these equally devious plans succeed. Personally I'll fight the inevitable. Surrendering to it is the way of the lames. Eventuality will come but don't hurry it along. Let's not make Kim & Gerald half-cooked calibred stars. They'll get there but let them be armed first. Let's give the veterans more time in the limelight. Foundations that are hurriedly placed will not hold up for long & will only tumble down at the slightest tremor.

5 more years of EXCLUSIVE Kimerald is all I ask.

(At the time of writing this I was very angry)

REASONS WHY KG LOVETEAM MUST STAY INTACT

by mpeLaurel (guest blogger)

So many things had been done, so many opinions had been heard, words been spoken good and bad, so many written fights had already happened ALL BECAUSE OF OUR FIGHT TO KEEP THE LOVE TEAM OF KIM AND GERALD INTACT. I believe each group are doing their best they can, each one has their own way and agenda. We can e-mail a thousand times, we can be mad, we can be cool, we can request, we can demand. We can even go to the extent of putting our resistance on newspapers. We can go further by having a rally in front of ABS-CBN.

Yes, we can do all these yet we can only do us much. Whoever handles them still has the final decision. Can Kim and Gerald resist the projects given to them not together? Are they aware of what it may do to their career if they accept or not accept? We move, we speak, we write, we use our valued time, we spend money... ALL BECAUSE OF OUR LOVE FOR THEM... BUT IS IT WORTH IT... IS THIS LOVE TEAM WORTH FIGHTING FOR???? You, as a KimeRald fan can answer this question... what have they done to your life that made you love them, that makes you believe that keeping their love team is worth all the efforts. BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF, as every one is entitled to. AND YES, FOR ME THIS LOVE TEAM IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR. WHY? ........

God is my ultimate hope, healing and hiding place, yet God put in this world instruments to help us... like our parents who are instruments of our existence, a doctor to help us heal our physical pain, church leaders to aid us in our spiritual needs, etc. The love team of Kim and Gerald is just one of the many instruments God has allowed us to have in this world. Their love team gives joy to my life. Out of so many stress I experience from day to day... this team makes me stress free, inspires me to write, bridges friendships, gives hope, makes me dream again, makes me feel that there is more to life than just work, makes me realize that there is a world out there and I am not alone. But most of all, my health... before I saw them on T.V. back in SMM days, I had a very bad heart problem, I was hospitalized for a long time and was in and out of the emergency room after that but this love team erased all that. Ever since I started paying attention to this perfect and beautiful love team, don't get sick, don't even know the sight of emergency room anymore and I thank God for creating them and making them as a team. I believe that everything happens for a reason. Because of all these, I believe I owed these two something and that something is the one giving me strength to fight for them. And why do I fight for the LOVE TEAM, why can't I just support their individual projects and go on. The reasons why are these, let me tell you.... everyday, I go to sites, read articles, listen to people, read and answer e-mails from different people. The following are just some of the sentiments from the fans all over... I read, hear and know:

1).... I love this love team only and I cannot watch them with other partners.......
2).... I cannot bear to see anyone of them be sweet with another partner........
3).... Why would I hurt myself watching them with other pair........
4).... For me, it's only Kimerald and no other, if not together, I will never support........
5).... I understand that they will separate sometime but not now........
6).... I want to see them together in more projects, with only one full length movie is not enough........
7).... I cannot concentrate in my studies because I always think of them teaming up with somebody else........
8).... I think of them even if I am driving and I cannot concentrate........
9).... I think I need a diversion and I am keeping an eye on these love teams in GMA (A/K and H/J) at least these love
teams won't hurt my feelings........
10).... I feel sick all the time not really knowing what ABS/SC is going to do with this love team, I think I better quit........

AND MUCH MORE.... ALL THESE COME OUT TO ONLY ONE CONCLUSION, THE FAN BASE OF KIM AND GERALD AS A LOVE TEAM WILL ONE BY ONE DISAPPEAR AND FIND SOMETHING THAT WILL GIVE JOY TO THEIR HEARTS. LET US ADMIT IT, THEM TOGETHER HAS THE LARGEST FAN BASE ALL OVER THE WORLD WHERE THERE ARE FILIPINO PEOPLE, THEIR INDIVIDUAL FOLLOWERS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO PUSH THEIR CAREER UP.... WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THEIR LOVE TEAM BREAKS.... THEIR RATING WILL GO DOWN... THEIR PROJECTS INDIVIDUALLY WILL HAVE LESS SUPPORTERS... FOR THEIR NETWORK, THEY ARE JUST PRODUCTS THAT SALES THE MOST NOW THAT THEY ARE TOGETHER, DIVIDED THE SALE WILL BE LOW... WILL THEIR NETWORK NOT DROP THEM? INSTEAD, THE NETWORK WILL GIVE THEM LESSER PROJECTS, THEIR ENDORSEMENT WILL BE AFFECTED, TOO. IT'S BUSINESS, THEY WILL CREATE AND MARKET A NEW PRODUCT THAT WILL GIVE THEM MORE PROFIT. YES, THE MANAGEMENT CAN BRING THEM BACK TOGETHER AGAIN....

THE QUESTION IS, ARE THE FANS STILL THERE, ARE THEIR BIGGEST FAN BASE GOING TO STAY WHILE THEIR SEPARATION ON SCREEN IS HURTING THEM. CHANCES ARE, THEIR GONE AND PERHAPS FOUND ANOTHER LOVE TEAM TO SUPPORT MAYBE IN ANOTHER NETWORK. IN REALITY, NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE LOVE SOMEONE... IF WE ARE HURT BY THAT SOMEONE, WE GO AWAY... SO, NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE LOVE KIM AND GERALD, THE FANS WILL SURELY GO AWAY IF THEIR LOVE TEAM WILL BE DISMANTLED, NOT THAT THESE TWO ARE THE ONES HURTING US, IT IS THEIR NETWORK AND THEIR ON SCREEN SEPARATION...KIM AND GERALD ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT AND IT IS THEIR CAREER THAT WILL SUFFER... IT'S A FACT WE HAVE TO FACE. AS OF NOW AND PERHAPS IN MANY MORE YEARS TO COME....THEIR LOVE TEAM IS DIRECTLY PARALLEL TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAREER AND IN US MUCH AS I HATE TO SAY OR EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.... TOGETHER THEY STAND, DIVIDED THEY FALL.

And these are the reasons why I fight for their love team to be intact for few years more because I do not want their individual career to suffer. They are connected in some ways beyond explanation, beyond our comprehension. It will break my heart to see them fall. Maybe, it is an exaggeration at some point but if they separate now, it is a very big risk they have to take, is it worth the risk. Once it happens, there is no turning back and for us the fans, it is the fact we have to face. So even if I stand alone, I will continue to fight for this love team to stay together because being together is their shield to stay on where they are right now...their present standing in the world of showbiz, they shine together and this radiates to their individual career. Win or lose, I will stand on my ground carrying with me countless prayers for these two wonderful and beautiful people. What about you... can you now answer this question....IS THIS LOVE TEAM WORTH FIGHTING FOR????

An appeal...to save the Kimerald loveteam

Alam ko lahat ng Kimeralds mahal na mahal sina Kim at Gerald. Walang mas nakakahigit ang pagmamahal na nadarama kundi pantay-pantay lahat. Sa pananaw lang tayo nagkakalayo, either may nakikita ang iba o di kaya mas intuitive lang ang iba. Yung magbo boycott na tulad ko at yung susuporta pa rin sa individual projects, pareho tayong lahat na kapakanan ng Kimerald ang iniisip.

Sa hindi magbo boycott...alam ko gusto lang ninyong suportahan sina Kim at Gerald, klaro yun.But dahil mas alam ko bakit ako magbo boycott, please allow me to elaborate why. I hope sa mga undecided makatulong & sa mga susuporta pa rin, huwag sana kayo magagalit sa akin. Unawa lang.

Ito kasi ang pananaw ko why magbo boycott ako sa individual projects. They are not all selfish reasons.I dont ask you to agree nor claim that Im right but I humbly ask you to listen.

1. I see these solo projects as a way to condition us in not seeing Kimerald together. That objective is clear as daylight. Prime example...different schedules in ASAP & prods that they are not together.Let me make this clear lang muna, I have nothing against sa mga co stars nila sa projects na ito pwera if may epal.

2. After masanay na tayo, madali na lang ipareha sila sa iba so wala nang hahadlang doon sa pagtatambal kay Gerald kay ____ . Gayon din kay Kim. Alam naman natin na marami talagang gustong makapareha nila si Kim. I still maintain na ang ugat sa lahat nang ito ay si ____.

3. Wala nang hadlang para sumikat ang iba. Gagamitin pa sina Kim at Gerald para sumikat sila.Sa observation ko, walang paki ang management kung uusad ang careers ng Kimerald. Hindi sila favorites so for favors to come their way, the fans have to demand for it for Kimerald. Kailangan pang pilitin ang ABS para i acknowledge ang worth ng Kimerald sa network. Look what happens now, if the network REALLY values the contribution of the Kimerald loveteam, they would preserve the loveteam & milk it until the last drop. Instead, they are frantically downplaying the Kimerald's achievements.If that's their way of treating their fellow Kapamilyas, I dread to think how they treat those who isn't.

4. Those solo projects dont have a big impact on Kim & Gerald's careers. Kim isn't the lead & Gerald have to share the billing with 3 others. Besides, these projects are not 'heavy' enough to merit such importance. Whether the movie will be a box office, the credit will not go to Kim same as if Gerald's episode will rate, I assure you they will not give all the credit to him. Rather they will use it against the Kimerald loveteam. In what way? a.) they will use the success of these solo projects as argument bakit hindi pa itatambal muli ang Kimerald at bakit ipapareha sila sa iba (daming nag uunahan na sa linya as we speak) & b.) ABS will not listen to us anymore. Bakit pa e susunod naman pala tayo sa anong gusto nilang mangyari. Sabi pa naman natin na iba tayo kesa ibang fan clubs.

5. Im afraid for their real life relationship as it is although since the beginning this aspect is the least of my concern kasi I LEARNED to trust their feelings for each other. Sure, I believe they love each other.Very vocal naman sila but you know what, those promotional gimmicks are like ACID. They can corrode even the sturdiest of faith. Time & distance away from each other will be a cause for concern too. Even na magka loveteam nga sila meron pang GAGs na ini impose sa kanila, how much more pag iba na ang kapareha nila? A very good example ay yung article na lumabas. Very early at puspusan na ang ginagawang gimmicks. Tayong mga alam kung anong totoo, walang problema. Paano yung nagbabasa lang ng dyaryo at walang access sa internet? Everybody counts pa naman. Remember too that there are good 'liars' who lords it over in the industry. They can make a lie the utter truth & the truth vitual lies.God save Kim & Gerald from them.

6. Ito ang kinakatakot ko...their earning aspect. Competition in showbiz is very, very stiff.The sad part is the fact that Kim & Gerald are very much on their own. Wala silang malalakas o influential na backer/manager/padrino/padrina. Virtual lambs in a lions' den. But they have their huge & strong following that's why they have gone this far in showbiz despite the above stated fact. Their followers are who the advertisers are courting dahil tayong mga fans ay consumers. That's the MAIN fact bakit inuulan ng endorsements sina Kim at Gerald. That's the reason too bakit maraming advertisers ang naglalagay ng mga ads nila sa Kimerald shows dahil alam nila na malaking market ang makukuha nila sa Kimerald...that's the viewers. Now, ang magiging result ng pagbuwag KAHIT panandalian lang sa Kimerald ay ang pagkawatak-watak ng fans nila o di kaya mababawasan ang mga fans nila. Sa tingin ninyo kukunin pa ng mga advertisers sina Kim at Gerald pag hindi na sila malakas sa tao? Business is business, where the crowd is, you go to sell your products.

So, pag ibo boycott natin ang mga solo projects & DEMAND na huwag ibuwag ang Kimerald at bigyan sila ng projects na sila ang magkapareha, mawawala ang lahat ng threat na ito & balik ang ligaya natin.Sa pag boycott, it will show management na we mean it na Kimerald Lang ang gusto natin. Hopefully they will realize their errors & will leave Kimerald alone & iba na lang ang guluhin.

Sometimes we have to make sacrifices for a good cause. Sacrifice Gerald's _____ & Kim's ______ to convince ABS/SC that we mean it when we say Kimerald Lang. The good cause is the continued success they will achieve with being Kimerald. If the boat is steady, there will be smooth sailing. Babayaran pa din naman sila ng network dahil trabaho yan. Ang dapat nating isipin ay if magiging katulad ba sa dami ang projects nila while being the Kimerald loveteam kesa if solo na sila. Im sure hindi kasi wala nang demands for Kimerald shows.Visibility in showbiz is key to success. People have such short memories kaya nga I prefer tv shows over movies for Kimerald.

For myself I am very vocal in saying boycott to their solo projects but my voice is much louder in emails in asking for 'Kimerald everything'. Boycott BUT couple it in with asking for Kimerald projects.

Please think about it. For the love.