Why Krystl Ball, Kei Kurosawa took on 'GL' roles on 'Zoomers'

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Krystl Ball and Kei Kurosawa. Photo by Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/entertainment/01/25/20240125-krystl-kei1.jpg"/><figcaption>Krystl Ball and Kei Kurosawa. <em>Photo by Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — For Krystl Ball and Kei Kurosawa, they could not pass up the chance to embrace a girls&#x27; love (GL) storyline in their youth-oriented series, &quot;Zoomers.&quot;</p><p>Speaking to reporters, Kurosawa explained that the LGBT community has a special place in her heart.</p><p>&quot;Dream role ko po talaga ang mag-star in a GL show or movie kasi I&#x27;m very close to the LGBT community. They really have a huge part in my heart,&quot; she said. </p><p>For Ball, it is always imperative to grab opportunities while they are still open.</p><p>&quot;I didn&#x27;t think twice. I saw the opportunity and I took it kasi alam ko, there&#x27;s no bad thing on taking on the opportunities or trying them out kasi hindi mo alam kung saan ka ba pupunta or what other opportunities will open up,&quot; the actress said.</p><p>&quot;I really took the opportunity, I took the chance and I&#x27;m so happy kasi I&#x27;m here now and I&#x27;m so grateful, I&#x27;m so happy na I learned so much. Hopefully po, soon. There will be more workshops for me,&quot; she added.</p><p>While there has been a bigger spotlight on queer stories recently, Kurosawa believes that there is plenty of space for more queer narratives in Philippine media.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/20/24/why-timpoch-storyline-in-senior-high-matters-to-lgbt-community">Why TimPoch storyline in &#x27;Senior High&#x27; matters to LGBT community</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/15/22/what-if-fans-darlentina-romcom-trailer-gets-4m-views">4M views and counting: Fan-made Jane-Janella romcom trailer goes viral</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Growing up din kasi, I&#x27;ve been consuming same sex romance books, movies, and shows and usually kasi from that time na ginawa &#x27;yung mga shows and content na &#x27;yun, it&#x27;s from a timeline na hindi pa masyadong normalized ang same sex romance,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;Now that we&#x27;re in 2024, parang it&#x27;s time naman na we show representation for the LGBT community in terms of a light-hearted romance kasi deserve rin nila &#x27;yun,&quot; she added.</p><p>With 10 episodes, &quot;Zoomers&quot; will air weekdays at 10:15 p.m. after &quot;Can&#x27;t Buy Me Love&quot; via Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z, TV5 and The Filipino Channel. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2940775" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Why Krystl Ball, Kei Kurosawa took on 'GL' roles on 'Zoomers'

Why Krystl Ball, Kei Kurosawa took on 'GL' roles on 'Zoomers'

Josiah Antonio,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 25, 2024 06:53 AM PHT

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Updated Jan 25, 2024 09:22 AM PHT

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