Secret’s out
The Kim Chiu-Xian Lim tandem, known to their throng of fans as “KimXi,” continues to be among the most marketable ones in local show business, evident in the string of hit TV shows and movies they have done in recent years.
At the press conference for their upcoming film “Past Tense” – a sort of reunion project for the love team that last worked together January this year – Xian expounded on factors that make their pairing work since hitting it off on the romantic comedy TV series “My Binondo Girl.”
“Uumpisahan ko na sa ’yung inaalalayan kasi ako lagi ni Kim sa mga eksena na she really wants to work. Kumbaga may nakikita ako, may nakikita siya, it’s an open thing ng na parang pwede kaming ming magsa magsabiabi ( sa isa’t isa),” he said.
In the course of theirir teamup, Xian also learned to consider other people’s opinionpinion about their work. “Kasi i dati, ayoko pang tanggapin n (ang feedback), pero ngayon n tanggap lang ako nang tanggapanggap dahil marami akong ng natututunan.”
Kim, for her part, shared, “Tinuturuan niya ko ng jokes. Hindi kasi carry ng face niya mag- joke, so sa’kin niya na lang pinapasa. Tapos ako, ’ yung mga serious serious, binibigay ko sa kanya, so parang tulungan.”
And there is also the matter of making fans happy.
“Kung paano kami minahal ng mga sumusuporta sa amin, ganun (pa) din kami. Hindi kami nagbabago or hindi namin kino- compare ’yung love team namin sa iba,” she explained. “Siyempre utang namin sa lahat ng fans ( kung anong meron kami ngayon), sobrang solid sila sumuporta.”
After missing working with each other for months, Xian and Kim are more than happy to team up again in ”Past Tense.”
“Pinagdarasal talaga namin na sana hindi nawala yung suporta ng fans sa’min. Sana kung ga’no nila kami sinuportahan sa ‘Bride For Rent,’ sana nandiyan pa rin sila para suportahan kami ( dito sa pelikulang ’to),” Kim said.