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Francine Diaz shares a photo with Girls’ Generation Yuri at the Asia Star Entertainer Awards

Francine Diaz attends the first-ever Asia Star Entertainer Awards.

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<p>Francine Diaz captivated audiences with her grace and beauty at the first Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) held on Wednesday, April 10, at the K-Arena in Yokohama, Japan.</p><p>Dressed in a radiant red gown by Anthony Ramirez, Francine graced the red carpet of the inaugural event.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:438px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted">Photo credit: @francinesdiaz on IG</span></span></span></span></div><p>Her second look for the night, an elegant white gown, further solidified her status as a fashion icon. She was introduced as an actress “who is the most influential in the Philippines,” before she took the stage.</p><div style="margin:0cm"><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5lFq3VvqVF/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=502&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A9829841.300001144%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="751" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p style="margin:0cm">Before presenting the award, Francine introduced herself as an “actress, model, vlogger, and singer.”</p><div style="margin:0cm"> </div><p style="margin:0cm">“Good evening, everyone. I am Francine Diaz. I am an actress from the Philippines. For starters, it’s an honor to be invited to [this ceremony] where music becomes one,” she said in her speech. “Actually, I am an actress, model, vlogger, and a singer.”</p><div style="margin:0cm"> </div><p style="margin:0cm">Briefly, Francine also shared her love for music, sharing her recent collaboration with South Korean actor-singer Seo In-guk on the single “My Love.” The song, according to Seo In-guk, was tailored to suit Francine’s “bright personality”, and helped showcase her versatility as an artist and her growing influence beyond the Philippine industry.</p><div style="margin:0cm"> </div><p style="margin:0cm">Francine’s endearing mispronunciation of TXT’s name as “Tomorrow times together,” (Tomorrow by Together) elicited laughter from netizens, yet despite the slip-up, fans dubbed her as “our multiplication queen,” turning a moment of lightheartedness into a memorable social media moment.</p><div style="margin:0cm"> </div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:504px;height:284px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1778005946649702755&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-04-11T11%3A49%3A28.054798%3Ac2e7ed10-9688-4ca5-abbb-306b1a622881%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=adf76d791074691c80db8debaa733281a7983b06&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1778005946649702755"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div style="margin:0cm"> </div><p>Aside from this mispronunciation, another most talked about moment came when Francine shared a behind-the-scenes encounter with Girls’ Generation member, Kwon Yuri, and the K-pop boy group Fantasy Boys.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:438px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/francine.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted">Photo credit: @francinesdiaz on IG</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:800px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Francine Asia Star Entertainer Awards.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo credit: @francinesdiaz on IG</span></span></span></div><p>The photos, posted onto Francine’s Instagram account, elicited excitement among fans, highlighting Francine’s growing connections within the global entertainment industry.</p><p>Announced as a guest only days prior to the event, Francine’s presence at the ceremony underscored her rising prominence on an international scale.</p><p>The Asia Star Entertainment Awards is organized by South Korean media outlets, Newsen and Star1.</p><p>— By Samantha Prats</p>