Ken Chan surprised his leading lady Barbie Forteza with a sweet dance at the red-carpet screening of their movie This Time I'll Be Sweeter.
GMA Artist Center stars attended the November 6 event to show support for Ken and Barbie's first silver screen team-up.
Their Meant To Be co-star Addy Raj was one of the guests spotted at the premiere held at SM Megamall.
Unfortunately, Jak Roberto (Barbie's rumored boyfriend) and Ivan Dorschner were unable to attend the screening due to prior commitments.
This movie directed by Joel Lamangan and produced by Regal Multimedia, Inc. opens on November 8 in cinemas.
Check out the celebrities who attended the red-carpet premiere of This Time I'll Be Sweeter:
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Ken Chan surprised his leading lady Barbie Forteza with a slow dance and long-stemmed roses at the red-carpet premiere of This Time I'll Be Sweeter at SM Megamall Cinema 7.
According to Ken, he wanted to give Barbie a debut-like premiere since it's her first time again to top-bill a mainstream movie.
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The KenBie love team walked down the red carpet with producer and Regal Films matriarch Lily Monteverde.
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This Time I'll Be Sweeter, which opens on November 8 in cinemas, is KenBie's first movie as a love team.
This marks their second time to headline a project. The first one was for the GMA-7 prime-time series Meant To Be.
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In the movie, Barbie plays Erika, a Mass Communication student who fell in love with campus heartthrob Tristan (Ken) after having a close relationship with him. She later discovered that Tristan has a girlfriend.
Years later, Erika and Tristan meet again after a controversial plane crash.
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Ken plays Tristan, a champion swimmer in their school who had a special bond with Erika, until he broke her heart. Several events led to his depression that led him to rekindle his relationship with Erika years later.
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Thea Tolentino acts on the big screen for the first time. She is cast as Kimberly, the fiancee of Ken Chan's character.
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This Time I'll Be Sweeter marks the reunion of Barbie and Thea, who co-starred in the daytime series The Half Sisters. The Kapuso afternoon teleserye got extended several times during its run from June 2014 to January 2016.
They happily posed with each other during the after-party held at Amici restaurant in Megamall.
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Regal Films contract star Akihiro Blanco is cast as the best friend of Erika who has hidden feelings for her.
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Kim Rodriguez is Katie, the younger sister of Tristan.
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Hiro Peralta is Paul, the boyfriend of Katie.
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Hiro escorted Kim at the red carpet. They first worked with each other through the youth-oriented series Tween Hearts. Barbie and Ken were also their co-stars in the now defunct show.
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Jai Agpangan, the only ABS-CBN actress in the movie This Time I'll Be Sweeter, plays Tala, the best friend of Erika.
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Former Encantadia actress Mikee Quintos showed support for the lead stars of This Time I'll Be Sweeter, who are all her "siblings" in GMA Artist Center.
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Meant To Be actor Addy Raj happily waved to fans present at the event.
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Addy and Mikee entered the cinema together.
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Ken posed for a photo with GMA actor Dave Bornea (right).
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Dave recently starred in Book Two of Alyas Robin Hood. However, his character was killed in the prime-time series.
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Newly-discovered GMA Artist Center talents Sofia Pablo and Will Ashley were among the guests at the premiere night.
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The young cast of This Time I'll Be Sweeter (L-R): Hiro Peralta, Ken Chan, Barbie Forteza, Thea Tolentino, Kim Rodriguez, Jai Agpangan, Akihiro Blanco, Fiona Yang, Khaki Ramirez.