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Andrea Brillantes embraces being a fan girl, has a new crush

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Anna Cerezo

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<p>MANILA -- Kapamilya Star Andrea Brillantes, who has undoubtedly caught the Hallyu fever, admitted she has now fully embraced her fan-girl persona and credited it for looking happier. </p><p>“I think in terms of blooming, tinangap ko na pagiging fan girl ko. Mas nagblo-bloom and glow if inaccept mo… Masaya lang ako. I am enjoying,” she said in an interview during her contract signing with fine jewelry brand LVNA by Drake Dustin.</p><p>“Tao lang din ako. I have free will to have interest sa bagay-bagay. Dapat free din artista express mga kinikilig kilig nila,” she added.</p><p>The latest oppa that caught the &quot;High Street&quot; actress’ eye is Byeon Woo Seok from hit K-drama series “Lovely Runner.”</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/7/16/hit-k-drama-lovely-runner-arrives-august-1-on-netflix-1958">Hit K-drama &#x27;Lovely Runner&#x27; arrives August 1 on Netflix</a></div><p>“[I am blooming] because I have a new crush. Kaka discover ko lang kagabi, sa Lovely Runner... Kilig na kilig ako. 5:46 a.m na ako natulog,” she recalled.</p><p>Brillantes clarified that she still admires and stans Kim Soo Hyun, the &quot;Queen of Tears&quot; actor, the most.</p><p>According to her, his character in the popular series is her ideal partner.</p><p>“Crush pa lang si Lovely Runner. Kim Soo Hyun pa din, kasal na kami,” she said in jest.</p><p>“I&#x27;m looking more in the morals and values. The character, wala sa lahi. But preferably Korean and pangalan Kim Soo Hyun, actually Baek Hyun Woo, his character in Queen of Tears,” she continued to joke.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/30/andrea-brillantes-wears-bridal-outfit-at-kim-soo-hyun-s-fan-meet-1110">Andrea Brillantes wears bridal outfit at Kim Soo-hyun&#x27;s fan meet</a></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1813131733451305097&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=8c347341b8f0ce3324a8db759ac82010da0e7b04&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:989px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1813131733451305097"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Brillantes humorously claimed to have married Kim during his fan meet in Manila after attending the event dressed as a bride.</p><p>“Yung may Kim Soo Hyun pina-block off ko agad. Nasa taping ako— ‘tas bigla ako umiyak ng nalaman ko magkakaroon. Kasama ko AC and Harvey. Mas libre na ako mas kaya ko na. Pina-block ko na po. Nagme-messsage ako sa producers namin,” she explained.</p><p>The actress confessed that despite looking glam from head to toe, her outfit was unplanned. She was even uncertain about making it to the fan meet as her tickets were misplaced.</p><p>“Ang plan lang before simple cardigan. Yung nag-ayos ka pero di masyado. But that day, nawala tickets ko. Sa last slide sa post ko makikita niyo umiiyak ako. Pero nagpaayos ako hoping pa din just in case. Thankful ako sa brother ko nagantay siya to retrieve the ticket,” she said.</p><p>She went on: “Then my stylist din said she saw someone in another fan meet dressing up as a bride. She asked ‘gusto mo mag-wedding gown.’ Alam mo yung malungkot ka, kaya sige na lang. Nag-wedding gown na lang ako agad. Dapat skirt lang, tas may pinatong. Tas I asked na if may veil.”</p><p>The “Annaliza” star revealed she had been a fan-girl long before she stepped into showbiz and it was not limited to South Korean stars.</p><p>&quot;Bago ako naging actress, fan girl na ako. Kahit sa locals bago ako mag-enter. Tumitili ako sa mga na-meet ko. May album ako and instax ng nakasama ko na artista,” she confessed.</p><p>Brillantes, however, began hesitating  to express herself openly when she was a teen after she received backlash from posting a video of herself fangirling to a popular Korean boy band.</p><p>“Nagpupuyat ako, I vote, I had a stan account. I had a video [where[ I was singing, I got really bashed. Sobra. I got scared so tinago ko talaga. I tried my best to keep it to myself. I was 14 that time natakot ako,”  she recalled.</p><p>“Naging quiet lang ako kasi takot ako noon. Mas fierce na ako ipaglaban yung interests ko now. Ngayon inaccept ko na, I am a fan girl. Yes kung bash niyo ako OK lang,”she added.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/7/16/andrea-brillantes-to-collaborate-with-filipino-jeweler-on-international-project-2322" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrea Brillantes to collaborate with Filipino jeweler on ‘iconic’ international project</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/7/16/how-andrea-brillantes-maintains-her-positive-aura-1932" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Andrea Brillantes maintains her positive aura</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:<br/></strong> <ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3062842"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3034796"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>Kapamilya Star Andrea Brillantes, who has undoubtedly caught the Hallyu fever, admitted she has now fully embraced her fan-girl persona and credited it for looking happier. </p>

Kapamilya Star Andrea Brillantes, who has undoubtedly caught the Hallyu fever, admitted she has now fully embraced her fan-girl persona and credited it for looking happier.