Popular Thai actresses Sarocha Chankimha (nickname: Freen), and Rebecca Patricia Armstrong (nickname: Becky) returned to Manila to meet their fans in the Philippines for the 5th time. Together, their ship name is known as “FreenBecky”.

The New Frontier Theater was filled with people from a diverse demographic set – from students to working-class folks to members of the LGBTQIA+ society, as well as fans from foreign countries.

The duo is the lead couple in the GL show “GAP: The Series” which has amassed around 600 million views on YouTube a year after it debuted. Since then, their ship has become a worldwide frenzy, with active fanbases in the US, Oceania, and Asia. They have also won many awards in Thailand including Couple of the Year, Rising Star Award as well as Best Series for their show.

Filipino fans went all out to show their love for Freen and Becky. Around the venue, a truck running a video ad for Freen was seen, it read “Welcome Back, Girlfreen!”. The NFT screen also showed a longer video sequence for the show with warm messages for the stars like “Welcome Back Home, Bunso!”. Upon entering the venue, it was hard to miss the elaborate floral decoration in the photo wall backdrop. Fans took snaps with the life-sized cardboard cut-outs of FreenBecky. People were also wearing customized FreenBecky merchandise shirts, headbands, lightsticks, and banners – you name it, fans mostly prepared it.

Here are 6 highlights of FreenBecky’s fan meeting.

1. Freen and Becky delighted the crowd with their wonderful duet and solo songs.

Making their grand entrance, they performed a duet of “Marry Me” and “Because of You” which are songs from “GAP: The Series” OST. For their solo songs, Freen did an adorable rendition of “Girlfreen” while Becky regaled the crowd with “Pantone”. Fans also sang along to “No More Blues” and “At My Worst” (Pink Sweat$ cover).

2. Since this is their 5th show in the Philippines since 2023, they are very familiar with Filipino culture. The pair seemed to be fond of Filipino dishes. Freen asked for suggestions from the crowd, to which many answered balut, penoy, and halo-halo. Becky said she wanted to try adobo and halo-halo again.

When asked what they missed most in our country, Freen immediately said she missed their fans. Becky agreed with her and added she wanted to try going to the beach and shark diving.

Freen and Becky also took the time to thank the fans for the warm welcome, starting from their arrival at the airport up to the fan projects during the show.

3. Favorite scene from GAP: The Series?

Freen took a while to answer, seemingly thinking about the best answer. She finally decided to go with the beach proposal. Becky went with the wedding scene because according to her, she liked wearing the wedding dress.

4. In one of the randomly picked fan questions, Freen and Becky were asked a lot about their friendship outside work.

One of the questions was: what do they do during their free day? Becky, who is currently a university student, would catch up on school work or play her favorite sport, tennis. On the other hand, Freen told the crowd that she would just sleep, take walks with her dog Fluffy, and do pilates.

Freen was also asked about her favorite memory of friendship with Becky. She recalled a moment when they were not working, they just sat on the bed together and talked about life. The host took this as a cue to tease them for acting very sweet together, a sentiment which was echoed by their fans.

5. One of the most introspective questions during the fan meeting was: If given the chance to look to the past or the future, which would they choose?

Freen replied she would not choose either. She would rather stay in the present.

Meanwhile, Becky wants to go to the future to see what she will become – if she got to go shark diving, if she has graduated yet, if she got to act in an international blockbuster movie yet. She talked as if wondering about the many possibilities.

6. Freen and Becky are supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Since a good number of their fanbase is part of this community, FreenBeck’s vocal support for them was a good gesture. Assisted by a Thai translator, Freen spoke with conviction, “You only live once and you can be who you want to be.” Becky seconded this, “Be proud of who you are. You have the right to love anyone you want to love.”

At the end of the show, Freen revealed that she wasn’t feeling 100% but she tried her best for the fan meeting. She said she was very thankful for the fans’ unwavering support. “I know fans think of us like home. On a good or bad day, you can come back to us. We’ll keep going together as a family,” Becky told the crowd.

For the finale, it was the ultimate kilig moment for fans when the pair sang “Pink Theory” while holding hands. Colorful streaks of confetti floated around the theater as Freen and Becky smiled and waved to the fans.

Special thanks to Wilbros Live!

by Sandra Mae Laureano