Phew, good thing the fans aren’t as brutal as the others, right?
ICYMI: TXT bagged a lot of awards in the recently concluded and first-ever Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) last April 10, 2024. The newest awards show, made by Newsen and @star1 magazine, recognized K-Pop and Asian artists who had shined the most in the last year.
Numerous famous and rookie groups were celebrated for their performances, such as Stray Kids, DAY6, TREASURE, ZEROBASEONE, NCT WISH, TWS, Billlie, INI, NiziU, and more.
TXT, in particular, gained lots of attention for winning 4 awards—Artist of the Year, The Platinum, Best Performance (Group), and Global K-Pop Leader. Apart from winning a lot that night, the group also was the talk of the night after Francine Diaz, a Filipina actress, cutely mispronounced TXT’s full group name! Yes, both artists turned viral that night.
And we totally get it—their name is literally Tomorrow x Together. When you read it out loud the first time, the “X” might be the “multiply” term in mathematics. But really, you’re supposed to read it as “Tomorrow By Together.”
MOAs, TXT’s fans, were gratefully gracious about the whole matter and even commended Francine Diaz for trying to read the group’s name properly.
TOMORROW TIMES TOGETHER 🗣 pic.twitter.com/Jy31Khxdo3
— Maryam 誓い ( fan account) (@txtdom) April 10, 2024
francine diaz presenting tomorrow times together 🇵🇭🥰 https://t.co/ao7qIiNvm9 pic.twitter.com/Om3NsXvpaT
— izy (@txt_dr34m) April 10, 2024
Francine Diaz, a multi-awarded actress and one of the fastest-rising stars in Philippine TV today, announced TXT as the winners of ASEAN GLOBAL KPOP LEADERS award! 🥹🇵🇭https://t.co/HskzvObyIe
— ᥫ᭡ lishie 誓い 🌸 | fan acc ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔 (@L0VELYBEOMIE) April 10, 2024
francine diaz mentioned on her recent live that txt was so nice and kind to her, and she’s relieved that moas took her cute little mistake lightly🥹🫶🏻 we luv u, chin!🩵 thank you for last night and i hope u had a great time! ☺️ tomorrow times together🫶🏻
— page.crizz 誓い 🌸 (@abcsbinnie) April 11, 2024
Francine Diaz mentioned on her ig live how nice txt were backstage and thanked moas for taking the mistake in a positive way 🥹
— ♡ꪜ (@134btxt) April 11, 2024
🚨TOMORROW TIMES TOGETHER🚨 pic.twitter.com/mUkRi61fbx
— soobin’s wife 🌟 (@WeebEnlightened) April 10, 2024
she is not wrong tho tomorrow times together equals txt pic.twitter.com/QzC9VSWhGI
— syaf 🌸 (@symphogyu) April 10, 2024
my tomorrow times together congratulations 🫂https://t.co/WMwMhBORrs
— 🐈⬛ (@inhalingtxt) April 10, 2024
Thank you Francine for saying Tomorrow times Together and the awards times 4. 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/8k2DbEAETZ
— Lysa (리사) 🌟 (fan account) (@moa_lysa) April 10, 2024
https://twitter.com/B3OMLUVS/status/1778009126880354606
IN 1 NIGHT TXT GOT 5 WINS
CONGRATULATIONS TOMORROW TIMES TOGETHER .. MALL OF ASIA WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU pic.twitter.com/lr1GiQxCE9
— Nikki (@125artkive) April 10, 2024
Tomorrow Times Together was featured on Philippine local news 😂 pic.twitter.com/5Izio8wsQC
— sai 誓い (@CYJ_ITBOY) April 11, 2024
me after sabihin ni francine na tomorrow times together https://t.co/ogqZsEqCtq pic.twitter.com/rKhu4PnMen
— bei (@gkyuberry) April 10, 2024
this is tomorrow times together pic.twitter.com/3UvLtFt6YG
— btxt archive (@0X1_1304) April 10, 2024
spot tomorrow times together pic.twitter.com/JxVCbNZhnY
— 하지 (@txtarchivee) April 10, 2024
https://twitter.com/nandomoawajjuni/status/1778042822958227688
GAWD TOMORROW TIMES TOGETHER PLEASE ITS FUNNY BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT’S WITTY IM STILL LAUGHING AT THIS JAALSJAKSJSJ 😭😭🤣😂🤣😭pic.twitter.com/sqqHS783hU
— ୨୧ fan account 🌸 (@beomlova) April 10, 2024
After realizing her mistake, Francine Diaz apologized after mispronouncing the K-Pop boy group’s name. “I’m very sorry for that very big mistake. Pagpasensyahan niyo na po ako dahil hindi na po ako ganon ka-updated sa nangyayari ngayon sa K-pop world. Alam niyo naman ako, dalawang grupo lang ang ini-istan ko. But now, alam ko na, na-educate na po ako. [Please excuse me because I’m not that updated anymore on what’s happening in the K-pop world. You know me, I only focus on two groups. But now, I know, I have been educated.] Tomorrow By Together.”
https://twittercom/L0VELYBEOMIE/status/1778290805343686726
She also shared how TXT treated her kindly after the slight blunder, and thanked MOAs for treating the mistake in a more positive way.
Francine Diaz did kind of cook that night, though. Imagine going to an awards show, winning 4, and then winning another at the same time? Their awards keep piling up, indeed.
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