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Francine Diaz celebrates her birthday with Seo In-guk

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Stephanie Rose Manhit

Kapamilya celebrity Francine Diaz spent her 20th birthday with Korean idol Seo In-guk last Saturday, January 27, 2023, at KAO Resorts World Manila. Seo In-guk gave Francine a bouquet of flowers while everyone sang a birthday song for her. Ever the gentleman, he even made a way to offer his jacket to Francine to warm her up from the cold air.<div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Francine-Diaz-celebrates-her-birthday-with-Seo-In-guk-1.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Francine Diaz celebrates her birthday with Seo In-guk"/></div>The evening was made even more special as it marked Francine’s first venture into singing with a Korean superstar. The said event was also an exclusive press conference and listening party for the song “My Love,&quot; the pop song that Francine and In-guk recorded in South Korea. “Ito po talaga ‘yung gift ko sa sarili ko ngayong birthday ko,” said Francine. <div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Francine-Diaz-celebrates-her-birthday-with-Seo-In-guk-2.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Francine Diaz celebrates her birthday with Seo In-guk"/></div>It has been Francine’s dream to expand her reach and explore her talents further. When Francine first learned of the opportunity, the first thing that she did was to pray. “Nag-pray ako agad. Sabi ko, ‘Lord, sana po kayanin ko,” she shared. “Kasi it’s different work. Bukod sa pag-arte, pinapasok ko na din ‘yung music industry, and I am not really 100% confident yet.”Francine admitted that she was nervous about the project, being that she is primarily an actress. She already has a couple of songs under her belt, though. It can be recalled that she released the song “Pag-ibig” in 2019 and did a collaboration with Jamie Rivera on the song “Faith, Hope, and Love” last December 2023. “There’s still fear in my heart,” she said candidly. “When we recorded in Korea, I was so scared and nervous.”Nevertheless, she took this as a challenge to push herself to do well in this new arena. For Francine, fear became a motivator to do better. “Fear.. It’s a good thing,” she said. “Mas magagawa mo pa [ang trabaho] ng maayos kasi ayaw mong kampante ka lang sa sarili mo.”She also shared that she put some pressure on herself when she recorded the song in Korea, mindful that she is not only bringing herself on the international stage as an individual artist but as a representative of the country. “I know, in my heart, bitbit ko din ang mga Pilipino,” she said. <div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Francine-Diaz-celebrates-her-birthday-with-Seo-In-guk-3.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Francine Diaz celebrates her birthday with Seo In-guk"/></div>Both the music and lyrics of “My Love” were composed by In-guk, Pak Kyung-hyun, and Mo Sang-hoon.John Ling, Francine’s co-manager, shared how In-guk was the one who approached him wanting to collaborate with Francine.Seo In Guk released the Korean-English version of the song in 2022 in collaboration with Korean rapper  RAVI. This time around, Seo In Guk tweaked “My Love” with Francine in mind, changing out the male rap part to one that he felt would be a better fit for Francine. When he made the song, In-guk wanted it to be a confession of sorts for his fans. He further explained that when he revised the song, he did so with Francine and lots of love in mind.There are no regrets about choosing Francine to be his partner in this song. Though he saw how nervous Francine was in the beginning, he actually found it cute. Work went smoothly and he enjoyed Francine’s positive vibe and energy. <div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Francine-Diaz-celebrates-her-birthday-with-Seo-In-guk-4.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Francine Diaz celebrates her birthday with Seo In-guk"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Francine-Diaz-celebrates-her-birthday-with-Seo-In-guk-5.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Francine Diaz celebrates her birthday with Seo In-guk"/></div>“I am very grateful,” Francine said. “Para sa akin, once in a lifetime opportunity ito na mabigyan ako ng pagkakataon na magkaroon ng collaboration with a Korean superstar. It is such a big blessing,&quot; he added. “I hope it’s not a dream,” Francine commented. “If it is, I don’t want to wake up!”

Francine Diaz spent her birthday with Korean superstar Seo In-guk as they held a listening party for their song “My Love."

Francine Diaz spent her birthday with Korean superstar Seo In-guk as they held a listening party for their song “My Love."

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Francine Diaz celebrates her birthday with Seo In-guk

Ann Manhit

Published Jan 29, 2024 03:24 PM PHT

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