Young actress Charlie Dizon, just like her Jane character in “Fan Girl,” one of the official entries in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, was also at some point engaged in serious fangirling.

Dizon shared that she once fangirled over the K-pop group F(x) while training in Korea.

“Nag-start po ‘yun ‘nu’ng nagustuhan ko po ‘yung F(x). Doon po ako nahilig sa [K-pop] talaga,” she said during the online press conference yesterday, Dec. 7, for her movie with Paulo Avelino.

(It all started when I liked F(x). That’s when I really got interested in K-pop.)

Back then, she was mimicking one of its members, Amber Liu, the rapper in the group.

“Ang feeling ko ay bagay ako maging rapper. So, doon po nag-start ang interest ko hanggang sa nakapag-audition ako sa Korea,” she revealed.

(I felt I was fit to be a rapper. That’s when my interest on it started, until I auditioned in Korea.)

While there, Dizon was able to see her idols personally in the variety show “Inkigayo.”

“‘Yung isang manager ng isang girl group doon, nalaman niya na fan na fan ako ng F(x). Alam din niya na trainee na ako sa Korea noon. Dinala niya ako (sa show) para daw ma-inspire daw akong mag-training,” she recalled.

(A manager of a girl group there learned that I was a huge fan of F(x). She also knows that I am a trainee there. She brought me (to the show) so I would be inspired in my training.)

Meanwhile, playing the title role in “Fan Girl” turned out to be her most challenging role ever.

“Ako po, siyempre sobrang nakaka-presure ‘yung ganoon na first lead film ko po kasi ito. Hindi rin po madali ‘yung prosesong pinagdaanan naming while we were shooting,” she explained.

(For me, it’s a huge pressure because it’s my first lead [role]. The process we went through while we were shooting wasn’t easy.)

She had to apply method acting which was what director Antoinette Jadaone instructed to be followed during the shoot.

“‘Yun po ang isa sa challenges na hinarap ko while shooting. Pero over-all ay happy naman kami sa ginawa namin so more than the pressure ay mas excited po ako ngayon,” she said.

(That was one of the challenges that I faced while shooting. But over-all, we’re happy with what we did, so more than [feeling] the pressure, I am more excited now.)

In the movie, Dizon as Jane, a die-hard fan of Avelino who plays himself, engages in a kissing scene with him. In real life, kissing her idol never occurred to Dizon.

charlie dizon with avelino ig — Charlie Dizon (R) with Paulo Avelino in “Fan Girl.” Image: Instagram/@charliedizon_

“Hindi ko po ma-imagine na ganoon, na maki-kiss ko ‘yung idol ko kasi feeling ko ang taas. Hindi ko ma-imagine, pero nai-imagine ko na sana makapartner ko siya,” she said. “Naiisip ko lang, sa acting na lang din magawa ‘yung ganoon. Pero never ko yata na-imagine na maki-kiss ko siya sa totoong buhay.”

(I could not imagine that, that I would be able to kiss my idol because I feel that it’s unattainable. I can’t imagine, but I imagined being his [screen] partner someday. I was thinking it would only be possible through acting. But I never imagined that I will be able to kiss him in real life.) JB

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