The Koreanovela’s big hit in the Philippines, Full House, will finally have its Pinoy Version on GMA-7. Richard Gutierrez will play the role of Bi/Rain as Justin Lee. While, Heart Evangelista will play as Jessie Han as portrayed by Song Hye Kyo. (more…)
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The Boys Over Flowers fever is now infecting me (*wink*). This Korean adaptation of Taiwanese Meteor Garden is gaining popularity in Philippines since its airing last May 11, 2009.
THE CAST:
Lee Min-ho as Gu Jun Pyo, the leader of F4 or also known as Dao Ming Si in Meteor Garden. Lee Min-ho instantly became a heartthrob after being chosen to play the lead role. He looks like Jerry Yan, the Dao Ming Si of Meteor Garden. I guess his resemblance to Jerry Yan is the major factor in getting the role of Gu Jun Pyo . But there are rumors that Lee Min-ho had a plastic surgery to have exactly the features of Jerry Yan.
Koo Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di or most popularly known as Shan Cai in Meteor Garden. This pretty petite actress is very talented, she’s into singing and writing novels.
Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Ji Hoo, Jun Pyo’s bestfriend and greatest rival with Jan Di. Aside from being an actor, Kim Hyun Joong was first known as the leader of the boyband SS501.
But it is Kim Bum whom I find the cutest among the four. He played the role of Xi Men who eventually fell in love with Jan Di’s bestfriend.
Kim Joon is the English-speaking guy here, in Boys Over Flowers he is the son of the leader of Mafia. In real life, he is a rapper.
Will Angel Locsin, Sam Milby and Diether Ocampo live up the role of Jillian, Jonathan and Tj of the hit Koreanovela: Only You? This will take place the slot of Betty La Fea, on which it will have its final conclusion this week.
On the original Only You Koreanovela, Jillian is played by the pretty Han Chae Young, who also starred in Sassy Girl and has a cameo role in My Girl (as the long lost cousin of Lee Dong Wook). I don’t see any resemblance of Han Chae Young and Angel Locsin, however I believe Angel is just fit for the role. Afar from the heavy dramas and fantaseryes she has done before, her versatility will be seen in this light comedy-drama adaptation.
Marimar, My Name is Kim Sam Soon, My Girl, I Love Betty La Fea, and Lalola - these localized version are today’s hype among primetime television. It is so that many asianovela fanatics are wondering, why not the two giant networks (ABS-CBN 2 and GMA-7) consider a Meteor Garden Filipino Version?
I remember, I was so crazy over Meteor Garden then, that I was so happy when my brother went to Hongkong and bought me the original soundtrack of Meteor Garden. Me and my sister even posted F4 pictures in our room! LOL! Anyway, Meteor Garden was a phenomenal hit in the Philippines when it started to air on April of 2001. I believe this Taiwanese drama started the asianovela craze that is very apparent until now. I think ABS-CBN should consider a remake of it since they were the first to broadcast Meteor Garden.
Alex Gonzaga (Toni Gonzaga’s sister) recently expresses her wish to portray a role like Shan Cai (Barbie Xu) in Meteor Garden. But I think, Kim Chiu suits the role of Shan Cai and of course, Gerald as Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan). Considering the fact also that Kim-Gerald tandem has been tested and earned a lot of fans.
If ABS-CBN will make a Filipino version of Meteor Garden, I hope they will consider the following cast:
Three Dads with One Mommy is the newest primetime Koreanovela of ABS-CBN aired every Monday to Thursday at 10:15 p.m. I found the story very cute and interesting that I don’t want to miss a single episode of it.
It stars one of the beautiful actresses of Korea – Eugene Kim. She previously starred in Save the Last Dance and Wonderful Life. In Three Dads with One Mommy, she plays Lizette, a young mother struggling to raise her daughter after her husband, Justin, died of an accident. Yun Sang Hyun of Marrying a Millionaire plays Lizette’s husband, who asked his friends Ariel, Jayden and Jake to donate their sperm cells since he is unable to get his wife pregnant.
Shin Sung Rock as Ariel, is a police man who has a nasty smelling feet.
Jae Hee (of Sassy Girl), plays Jayden, a cartoonist and a little playboy.
Jo Hyun Jae (of Only You) plays Jake, a stingy professional.
Just a bit info on My Girl Remake. Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson will definitely take the role as Jasmin and Julian respectively. Cast includes Enchong Dee, Regine Angeles, and introducing newcomer David Chua.
Sam Milby was considered on the role of Gong Chan or Julian but apparently, Gerald was chosen. Buzz has it that they will make Gerald more mature-looking to fit the role because in the original, Julian was a young professional. They even hired a Korean stylist to make it more Korean and the setting is basically connected to summer as it will be shown on May.
Yoon Eun-hye has come back, and she’s funnier than ever! In Coffee Prince, she portrays a very cute and funny role as a tomboyish girl, far different from her role in Princess Hours wherein she was a Crowned Princess. In Princess Hours, she was very cute with her uniform and very girly with her long hair but in Coffee Prince, Yoon Eun-hye agreed to cut off her hair to live up with her character.
?You still haven?t grown outta that chinky stuff huh?? Spook will gonna tell this line again for sure. I know, but this time I?m really addicted to My Girl Koreanovela. I can still remember the time when I was gaga over Meteor Garden, I think the level of my craziness then with that Taiwanovela is now compared with My Girl. Only You and Kim Sam Soon are runners up only now.
I so love Lee Da Hae (Jasmin), she?s so adorable! I have seen her before in other Koreanovelas such as in Sweet 18 (channel 7), on which she plays as the antagonist. Her hair was short then, yet she?s still pretty. Then, in Green Rose, she?s prettier though she was crying all the time in the scenes. And now, in My Girl, I like her role here. She?s very cute and funny. Her facial expressions and body movements really make me laugh. And her scenes with Lee Dong Wook (Julian) make me super kilig! (Mushy, mushy!)
Every weekday?s night, at exactly 9 o?clock in the evening, I and some of my officemates who are stay-in at Jack (staff house) are already glued in our seats to watch our current favorite koreanovela ? ONLY YOU.
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