Charlie Dizon: When In Doubt, Leap

Did you know that before pursing her acting career, Charlie actually trained to be a K-pop idol?

Below is an excerpt from MEGA magazine’s June 2022 cover story.

You’ll meet a lot of people along the way who are what you would dub as, “sigurista.” The type who would only engage when they’re 101% sure that the outcome they desire will come to fruition. In contrast, there are people like Charlie: the quintessential go-getters.

And more often than not, the world favors the latter. The world rewards intrepid people for stepping out of their little squares equipped only with faith. Charlie’s story is exactly like that. It brims with courage and moments of thrusting herself into the unknown and discovering the best version of herself every single time.

Atypical at its finest, this narrative doesn’t commence where you’d expect the subject to be. Charlie, before pursuing acting, was actually training to be a K-pop idol.

Without stopping a beat, she quickly admits, “Hindi ako nag-workshop o nag-training sa kahit ano. ’Yong sa Korea, first time ko lang din mag-training sa pagkanta.” And yet, she trained alongside now household names in the multi-billion industry, like Nancy of the K-pop group Momoland.

Although that blossoming career was quickly nipped in the bud, it was a short but sweet tale that had “self-made” written all over it. “Hindi ako na-discover. Dahil lang gustong-gusto ko, nag-audition ako for Korea,” Charlie quips. “Sabi ko nga dati, ang baon ko lang is will power. Promise!”

Read more about Charlie’s journey in MEGA magazine’s June 2022 issue, now available on Readly, Magzter, Press Reader and Zinio.

_{Photography JERICK SANCHEZ
Art direction NICOLE ALMERO
Fashion direction RYUJI SHIOMITSU
Beauty direction MIA CASTRO
Styling BEA GUERRERO, MIGUEL QUILANG and JOAQUIN RODRIGO (NEW COLLECTIVE STYLE)
Makeup RB CHANCO assisted by KAITH TORRES 
Hair JAY WEE 
Sittings Editor JANN PASCUA
Photography Assistants CZAR ANDREI HERRERA, WILLIAM TAN, and BRAYAN BANAAG
Videography EXCEL PANLAQUE and JR RAMIREZ
Shoot coordination KZ FRANCISCO and MJ ALMERO
Shot on location SHERATON MANILA HOTEL
Special thanks to BELLE CAHULOGAN of SHERATON MANILA HOTEL, AJ
JAVIER, BONITA PENARANDA, JOB DACON and RIAN FERNANDEZ}