KIMERALD "A Name that Stands as ONE and ONLY ONE"

Note: This is a guest blog written by a dear friend who is as crazy about Kimerald as me :) ....and just as frustrated from the unfairness of it all. WE ONLY WANT KIMERALD...FOREVER!

I think ABS is again starting with their game plan of separating Kimerald. In my opinion, is not the best thing to do at this time for any of their major projects like movies or another soap opera. I heard that Kim is going to have an MMK with another partner. Fine, as long as there is no love scenes/kissing scenes since this is not the only way to make a story realistic as some directors/writers claim. Giving life to a story cannot be measured only by intimate scenes, other strategy might even be more effective. Gerald's YS is about to conclude, or is it already over?

Other fans say, you are not truly a Kimerald fan if you do not support separate projects but I say not supporting separate projects is not a true measure of loving and supporting Kimerald. Many of us has access to Internet, few probably understand and has the privilege to view the real thing about them but the vast majority of these fans are still the silent ones who do not have access in Internet like us or simply do not want to use Internet. These great number of fans only rely on what they read on papers, hear on interviews, see on T.V. and movies and these are the ones who are more sensitive and in as much as I do not want to use the word, the most selfish and really will not share either Kim nor Gerald to other partners because they want the purity they see in this tandem to stay longer. They look at Kimerald as one body, to separate them is to put them in coma.

I happen to know of a particular fan group of Kimerald, all professionals yet humble but based in different parts of the globe, they have close connection and interaction. This group is a big supporter of Kimerald in terms of quite big finances. Kimerald do not know this group exists but the members are always around. They don't ask to be thank to or be given appreciation. They don't even want to be known. Some of them were already there ever since pbbte and yet don't reveal themselves. They love the KG tandem so very much but they are so solid than any solid fan we know. For that I am afraid that they will go away if separation for Kimerald persists.

To confine ourselves in only the Internet and threads is not an accurate measure of how many out there disagree or agree with separation, you have to get out, search and talk to people, go to remote places, talk to people, spend your money to do this, use your valued time and effort, travel and when you get back to your shell facing your computers again, you may understand that maybe only 20% of the fans are lucky enough to see and get close to Kimerald in person, and perhaps has an idea of their real relationship. But what about that 80%, do you want to lose this great majority by separating Kimerald at this time when competition in showbiz is getting tighter and tighter specially about love teams. Kimerald tandem already has an edge as they are the most popular and most loved...they started as such from the reality show and that's the main reason why the fans love them as one so much. Let us admit, Filipino people regardless of age and gender are avids for love and this is the very first thing why they love Kimerald. These people imagine, they hope, they dream. Take these away and what will remain?

I had the luck to know from one of ABS-CBN Top personnel that they do a scientific, psychological and feasibility studies and that they also make surveys before they proceed with any project and select the artist that fits the role... I just wonder how they do that, who and what are the subjects they use?, when they make surveys who do they ask? where is their business territory and how come that it's always the KG fans whom they defy? why is the KG fans' request always at the very last of their so called studies thereby putting Kimerald at the very last of their priorities?

I do not see any reason why I have to believe that ABS is fair to Kimerald and their fans. Every angle that I look I do not see fairness for Kim and Gerald and to their fans. The projects of their favorite stars are left and right, one after another sometimes overlapping and not to forget they are quality projects, masterpiece stories with competent directors and writers. I do not mean that ABS must give KG overlapping or left and right projects, they need rest too, but at least put them in the line up so we know that after PNK there is an upcoming movie together and after KTM there is another soap opera for them together in which they are the real focus of the story with profound and more challenging roles that qualify them for awards. These are two very talented stars and deserve to have better projects. Sorry, I am a Kimerald fan not an ABS-CBN fan so forgive me for being bias if I am. I don't mean to sound prejudice, just my keen observation.

Are they waiting for us to consider and accept separate projects before they do something? Well, this is another story, is it so hard to accept that the bulk of Kimerald fans goes with the love team only.....together.....a tandem, specially the silent majority.

Whose suppose to give in, ABS/SC who owns the business? or us, the customers who feeds them with revenues for their business? It is true that it is not only Kimerald who generates these revenues because they have other big stars too, but if they will only consider and accept the fact that Kimerald contributes huge profit to their business, they probably would stand down and stop defying us. But the fact is, they don't regard Kimerald as one of their top ranking money making machine.

Let me go back on the success of HT and Friends here in the U.S. recently....who impacted the huge success?, it was the presence of KIMERALD, but did they ever recognize it, instead though subtle it was featured in SNN April 5 episode that someone else powered the success of the show, how come, because even all the other stars with them can honestly attest that it was Kimerald who did just that. In UKG , when an anchor host mentioned HT shows, the names of Kim and Gerald were even left out, even Richard's name was mentioned but oh no, not Kimerald. Yet thanks to e-live for the interview in the airport when Kimerald arrived in the Phil.

The awards they got no matter how little in their eyes has to be recognized, but did they ever? Credits that are due to them was never given, recognitions that they do rightfully deserve are always undermined. While for the others just a mere haircut is already in the news, a father's scorn is suddenly turned into a positive and natural characterization. Some stars' bad attitude and habits are turned into sweetness and affirmative cover ups. Some are consistent guests or a daily news in some talk shows, are there no other?

When TFC transformed their schedules, who got kicked out on double time slots?...the Kimerald soap opera. If not for the KG fans left and right e-mail requests, TFC would just leave it the way they wanted it. When SC movie PNK got a blockbuster hit in the U.S., did they ever write it or mention it in any news segment of their network?, well, it's a Kimerald movie. In the Phil. when there was a left and right block screening of PNK, was it ever mentioned in any of ABS talk shows? guess what again, it's Kimerald. When there's an editing or technical problem in ABS, whose soap opera got affected?....the Kimerald soap opera, altered by the longest ever tvc scenario, I wonder if this Commercial episode would be in the top rank rating in Mega and TNS.

Are all these just mere coincidences or intentional, who knows? Who has the power to punch a giant network whose underlying principle is customer satisfaction first????????

On the downside, some Kimerald fans right now are again in disagreement, who is better and who has more between Kim and Gerald. Please, do not try to push the button of professional rivalry between Kim and Gerald. Although in a forum, all opinions must be respected and is valid, but as a Kimerald fan, there is no need to create rivalry between the two. They are both the best, no one is more or less than the other. Why not just leave this matter to them because they know better. Their personal relationship is much, much bigger than these issues of creating professional rivalry.

Thank you and May God bless us all.