“Ang love team kasi, kung may nakita ang isang network na ‘yung dalawang ‘to kapag pinagsama, maganda sila tingnan on screen, may chemistry sila,” Angel Locsin said in an interview on ABS-CBN documentary “Patrol ng Pilipino.”

“Pag nakikita sila ng mga tao, ‘pag napapanood, mahirap tanggalin ‘yung paningin at saka parang nakaka-relate sila (fans) kahit paano.”

Angel Locsin and John Lloyd Cruz were starred on TV series “Imortal” and recently in Star Cinema’s “Unofficially Yours,” both agreed that building a romantic tandem is something that is calculated rather than born from sheer luck and is based on certain “formula.”

“Para siyang part ng isang formula na binubuo ng mother studio niyo, parang sineset-up kayo, para maging isang brand,” John Lloyd said.

“Kung makukumpara ko ‘yung ibang team-ups ko, halimbawa with Sarah (Geronimo), parang limited lang kami sa ganoong klaseng genre. Kami ni Toni (Gonzaga), parang ganun din, kami ni Bea (Alonzo),” he said. “Ito (team-up with Angel) parang tumatawid from goth romance, [tapos] biglang meron kang ganitong klase ng rom-com. Iyon siguro ‘yung kakaiba.”

Angel also observed that not all genres are a good fit for a given love team.

“Sa bawat partner kasi na nakakasama sa trabaho mo, may makikita sila na ‘Ah, ito bagay kayo para mag-comedy, o ito medyo sexy-funny, o mag-action kayo,’” she said.

What Angel likes most about her team-up with John Lloyd is their no-gimmick approach to entertaining their fans.

“Kung anong nakikita ninyo, ‘yun kami. ‘Yun din yung naa-appreciate ko sa tandem namin. Kami nga ni Lloydie, never kami nag-plano, never namin pinagusapan kung ano gagawin, never kami nag-rehearse, never gumawa ng gimik, so ‘yun yung tingin ko nag-work sa amin,” she said.