(From left) Francine Diaz with Kwon Yuri and Fantasy Boys. Images: Instagram/@francinesdiaz
Francine Diaz made an appearance at the first-ever Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) which was held on Wednesday, April 10, at the K-Arena Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.
Diaz was in Japan to present an award at the star-studded ceremony, which was attended by Tomorrow X Together (or TXT), Treasure, Billlie, Day6, Kwon Yuri of Girls’ Generation, Ok Taecyeon of 2PM, Stray Kids, and The Boyz, among many others.
The actress, who was among the celebrities who graced the red carpet, looked divine in a red tube gown by Anthony Ramirez, as recorded by fan account @carrelcites on X (formerly Twitter).
FRANCINE DIAZ AT THE RED CARPET FOR ASEA 2024 pic.twitter.com/K8BmXxv3Mt
— krei (@carrelcites) April 10, 2024
In her second ensemble of the night, Diaz was described as an actress “who is the most influential in the Philippines” where she presented the Global K-pop Leader award to TXT.
— @txtarchivee (backup) (@txtarchivee6) April 10, 2024
During the ceremony, Diaz gave a brief background of herself to the audience where she introduced herself as an “actress, model, vlogger, and a singer.”
“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 awards ceremony] where music becomes one,” she said in her speech. “Actually, I am an actress, model, vlogger, and a singer.”
The “Dirty Linen” star also shared her love for music while recalling her recent collaboration with South Korean actor-singer Seo In-guk. “I’m falling in love with music too. I recently sang a duet song called ‘My Love’ with Korean top star Seo In-guk. It’s a really special experience. While watching these amazing performances, I can’t help but dream of collaborating with them in the future.”
In March, Diaz collaborated with Seo on the pop single “My Love,” which the latter said was created to suit the actress’ “bright personality.”
“The actor who is the most influential in the Philippines, Francine Diaz!” pic.twitter.com/FANVWbepwB
— krei (@carrelcites) April 10, 2024
Diaz also drew laughs from netizens after she accidentally mispronounced Tomorrow X Together’s name while presenting the award. Instead of “Tomorrow By Tomorrow,” she said “Tomorrow times Together” by mistake. Despite this, the boy group’s fans (known as MOAs) found the incident to be funny, with some noting her mistake to be a way for the quintet to win more awards at the event.
FRANCINE DIAZ SAYING “TOMORROW TIMES TOGETHER” AND TXT WENT HOME WITH 4 (+1) TROPHIES TONIGHT THEIR WINS LITERALLY MULTIPLIED EVERYBODY SAY THANK YOU FRANCINE 🙏
— keith ✶༊ (@ynnzzn) April 10, 2024
MAYBE FRANCINE DIAZ WAS ONTO SOMETHING WHEN SHE SAID TOMORROW TIMES TOGETHER BECAUSE THE AWARDS JUST KEPT MULTIPLYING 😭
— mae ✶༊ (@toobatoos) April 10, 2024
Tomorrow times together!! the way she says it so confidently, i lovee everything about her!! hshs abm students kc sha xencia na pi
FRANCINE ATTENDS ASEA2024 #FrancineDiaz | Francine Diaz pic.twitter.com/LRRcLfplQo
— gail ˊ (@gailalelilolu) April 10, 2024
francine saying “tomorrow times together” feels like a premonition to multiple awards. look at now and txt just received their 4th ASEA award this night 🔥👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/4bh28g7WRN
— star 🧸✶༊ (@gyuseeker) April 10, 2024
Diaz’s behind-the-scenes moments at ASEA
Diaz shared a closer look at her ensembles on her Instagram account, where her red carpet look was pulled together by celebrity stylists Boop Yap and Kimi Yap, makeup artist RB Chanco, and hairstylist Justine Ocampo.
In a separate post, Diaz also shared a behind-the-scenes moment with Kwon and K-pop boy group Fantasy Boys.
Diaz was announced as a guest of the star-studded event on Monday, April 8. The first edition of the awards ceremony is organized by South Korean media outlets Newsen and Star1.