Maja Salvador confessed to ABS-CBN.com that she still feels lightheaded even a week after she shot a commercial with Asianovela star Kim Bum. The Korean heartthrob had told her he hopes to be back soon for a vacation. “Yung huli niyang sinabi sa akin, sana magkita daw kami ulit soon. Sana matuloy. Sabi ko kasi kapag may chance siya, tapos hindi siya busy sa work niya sa Korea, sabi ko bumalik siya dito para ma-tour ko siya at ma-enjoy niya yung Pilipinas. Kasi nung nandito siya wala siyang time mag-ikot kasi sobrang diredirestso yung shoot namin. Ang napuntahan lang niya Shangri-La Mall,” she began.
When asked if she could possibly fall for the Korean star, Maja said that she’s definitely open to dating him despite their cultural differences. “Sobrang napakagandang alaala ang iniwan sa akin ni Kim Bum nung umalis siya. Parang napakaswerte ko kasi sa dami ng artistang babae, as in napili ako na makasama siyang gumawa ng commercial. At pumunta pa siya dito para lang dun. So iba yung na-experience ko. Feeling ko ako na yung pinakamagandang babae. At sobrang nakakatuwa kasi sinabi niya kamukha ko si Catherine Zeta-Jones habang nagla-lunch kami. Ngiting-ngiti ako nun,” she cheerfully related.
Maja revealed that Kim is also very thoughtful because he even gave her an expensive gift for her birthday before he left the country last Sunday. “Binigyan niya ako ng perfume, Dolce & Gabanna na Light Blue. Yun po kasi yung gamit ko sa shooting namin. So siguro nakikita niya kaya yun ang ibinili niya sa akin nung nag-shopping siya dito. Tapos meron din po akong ibinigay sa kanya na remembrance para maalala niya ang Philippines like ‘I Love Philippines’ na shirts, mga ganun lang.”
While fans have already raved over Kim Bum’s Boys Over Flowers co-star Lee Min Ho and Sandara Park’s beer commercial in Korea, Maja said that their soft drink commercial which will start airing on October 18 is also something people should look forward to. “Basta ang masasabi ko ayaw magpahuli ni Kim Bum! Hahaha! Hanggang ngayon kapag naiisip ko (yung ginawa namin), kinikilig pa rin ako. Alam ’yan ni Kim Bum, yung ’kilig kilig,’” she said while making a two thumbs up gesture. “Kasi sa set namin sabi ko, ’Kinikilig ka ba?’ Tapos sasabihin niya, ’Kilig na kilig!’ So nakakatuwa.”
On a final note, Maja shared that she would love to work with him again in the future and hopefully for a much longer period of time. “Sana bigyan ulit kami ng project together pero this time kahit movie or soap. Wow! Grabe parang imposible pero libre naman mangarap! Bakit naman hindi? Siyempre hindi ko tatanggihan. Isa pa, kung magkakatrabaho kami ulit, nakakaexcite kasi kahit papaano kilala namin yung isa’t isa. Kapag napanood nila yung commercial sana may maka-realize na pwede pala,” she gushed.
