Сүйгенім бол/ BE MY LADY soon on 31Kanal Kazakhstan

ABS-CBN might have been kicked out of Peru to be replaced by perennially low-rating kdramas while the GMA teleserye Cautiva/Hanggang Makita Kang Muli shot up in the Peruvian charts, but at least, it still had Kazakhstan. Since Forevermore became a hit in that country 2 years ago, teleseryes remained permanent telenovela fare.

This is cute. I could almost taste ABS-CBN sighing with relief. It nearly got kicked out into oblivion as Africa chose more GMA teleseryes & Indonesia pulled out after a few days of showing most of the ABS-CBN teleseryes it recently bought. ABS-CBN should show gratitude to the Kazakhs & reward them some free teleseryes. At least, that would guarantee it will always be shown there. Miracles are true, btw...

 It should take a cue from the Koreans, they may languish in the bottom of the charts for nearly 15 years in a particular country but they still get to be shown because of miracles behind the scene.

MI DESTINO/MY DESTINY: Spanish Trailer

This is one of the biggest teleserye hits in many parts of the world lately. My post on its showing in Kenya was the most accessed from Africa. It is also the performance of Carla Abellana in this GMA drama which made her garner the Most Popular Foreign Artist award in Vietnam early this year.

Now, My Destiny is being marketed as Mi Destino in the Spanish-speaking world. Will it be as well-received like in many countries of the world?

รักวุ่นวาย...หัวใจติดปีก/ ON THE WINGS OF LOVE showing on TV3 Thailand

Better late than never. So, more and more countries are showing On The Wings of Love, the first teleserye of the JaDine loveteam of James Reid & Nadine Lustre. From Indonesia, then Startimes in Africa to now, Thailand. At a rickety time in the JaDine history, after a couple of dismal boxoffice duds &  disappointing ratings of their second teleserye, this comes as a reassuring breeze.

But not only to the team. To their station, ABS-CBN, as well. It has been dislodged from some of the screens where its teleseryes were the traditional fare from Peru to Africa- fortunately, it has managed to salvage airtime in the last minute by mining new territories from Myanmar to Indonesia, now Thailand (though it has been an embarrassing journey so far in Indonesia as 3 of the latest 4 ABS-CBN teleseryes were pulled out after a few days). 

EL SECRETO DE MI ESPOSO/ MY HUSBAND'S LOVER: Spanish Trailer

Pinoy teleserye definitely had flashes of progressive liberalism. One of the best examples is the ready tackling of otherwise sensitive issues in less forward societies. Like sexual minorities. A GMA teleserye, My Husband's Lover is being marketed in the Spanish-speaking world as El secreto de mi esposo. The Latin countries, like the Philippines, were steeped in macho culture, but they were relatively as easy to accept the drift of the times.

Will this teleserye be accepted there as it was accepted in the Philippines?

BEAUTIFUL STRANGERS showing on MyTV Africa

The ABS-CBN teleserye La Promesa/ Pangako Sa Yo has disappeared from the Latin American small screens without the hoped-for homestretch spurt in the ratings,  but the GMA Cautiva/Hanggang Makita Kang Muli surprised everybody by shooting up the rating charts. ABS-CBN teleseryes have been cut one after the other in Indonesia (3 of the 4 recent releases were pulled out after a few days, including Bridges of Love, Forevermore & Magpahanggang Wakas) and they are upstaged in a big way in Africa by the rival Pinoy station, GMA. Beautiful Strangers just started in Kenya, now it is being shown in most Subsaharan countries via My TV Africa.

Teleserye has a deep bench. When one station falters, another quickly fills up the slack and keeps up the pace.

BEAUTIFUL STRANGERS showing on KTN KENYA

Following the successful run of My Faithful Husband, another GMA teleserye starring Lovi Poe & Heart Evangelista is being shown on KTN Kenya. GMA seems to have locked the 6 pm primetime slot for good?

ALDUB THEME SONG is Number 1 in iTunes: TADHANA by Denise Barbacena

So how is the first Aldub teleserye faring? As expected, the two rating agencies are proclaiming their respective champions. Almost as expected, the familiar Twitter deluge was there, almost a signature Aldub phenomenon.

And, well, the theme song is the top song at iTunes too. Nice song & singer.

Will this be the teleserye that will introduce Aldub to a wider audience in foreign shores, like how teleseryes have made stars of many young Pinoy loveteams in many parts of the world?

KAULAH TAKDIRKO/GOT 2 BELIEVE on March 2 on MNCTV Indonesia

So MNCTV Indonesia is showing another Pinoy teleserye, the 2013 Kathniel teleserye Got 2 Believe, given a new Bahasa title for the Indonesia run. The first Kathniel teleserye in Indonesia, Pangako Sa Yo/Janjiku, reached the Number 5 position in the Indonesian TV Ratings chart, but the other teleseryes imported into Indonesia didn't fare as well, with 3 of the latest 4 ABS-CBN teleserye imports, all big Philipine hits in the Kantar chart, having been pulled out almost immediately.

 There's a little suspense here therefore- with the way MNCTV has been hacking Pinoy teleseryes after a few days, it's a bit curious how this one will fare out.

2017 New York Festivals World’s Best TV and Films Finalist: "SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME" is the lone Asian Finalist

I have to admit local Pinoy showbiz has somewhat bored me lately. When it should be flying high because it has apparently entered the dawning of a new Golden Age, it has turned somewhat icky instead. When it reached its Golden Age in the 1970's to 80's, it allowed itself to be priced out of its mass market with the externally-machinated ruse of introduction of multiplexes (Bollywood maintained its status as the biggest film industry in the world by maintaining its low popular prices while the second biggest in the world at that time, the Filipino film industry, priced out the masses and nosedived into gloom, contented like an innocent fool with the fostered fake news of competition & piracy). It has lately started being the top Asian telenovela draw in many parts of the world but the sad Pinoy story rears its head again. Soft power is power, & Pinoy showbiz soft power was never allowed to blossom fully. Why? There will always be Pinoys, who, for varying wicked reasons, will spoil the show for somebody else's soft power. Inferiority complex, mendicancy & cluelessness, it was never a pretty sight.

But the tides continue to roll. Pinoys are a cultural power, no matter how low their self-regard. At least.

GOT 2 BELIEVE showing on March 6 @ MNCTV Indonesia: Kathniel returns to Indonesia

It's hard to fathom the parameters from which MNCTV in Indonesia is juggling its programs. Baffling programming, to say the least. Showing an international hit like Bridges of Love for a few days then pulling it out suddenly. Giving a near midnight time slot to a youth teleserye Forevermore when most of its target audience would have to sleep for their classes the next day. Why not accord them the proper treatment and give them time to simmer some more, there was a precedent after all...

For most of its run, Pangako Sa Yo/ Janjiku just simmered in the lower rungs of the Indonesian ratings chart but boiled over & shot to the top in the end. Kathryn Bernardo & Daniel Padilla are now returning to the Indonesian small screen with their 2013 hit.

ON THE WINGS OF LOVE next on Startimes Novela E1 Africa

These are somewhat icky times in Pinoy showbiz & Pinoy politics definitely has more sizzle, but Pinoy teleserye continues with its steady march forward. The JaDine loveteam of James Reid & Nadine Lustre was the first among the Pinoy loveteams to catch my attention two years ago. They have since filmed many movies & two teleseryes, to varying degrees of acclaim, but they managed to be included into the Big 3 young loveteams of the country. It has been a puzzle why for sometime, nobody was buying their first teleserye while those of the other two big Pinoy loveteams Kathniel & Lizquen were readily flying high in many parts of the world. Nearly a year after its release, it finally got shown in Indonesia late last year. Then Myanmar, now Africa.

The JaDine loveteam is at a crossroads. Their last two films have been disappointments, so with their second teleserye, Til I Met You. What's next for the team?

 

Ian Veneracion sings Jose Mari Chan's REFRAIN

So, one of our more recognizable actors in many parts of the world where Pinoy teleseryes are shown, has a romantic singing voice. Teleserye has become one of the biggest telenovela products in the world, and an intercontinental hit like Pangako Sa 'Yo/ The Promise/ La Promesa/ Janjiku/айна, ensures that a dashing and competent actor like Ian Veneracion can become a known international actor.

I didn't know he could sing as well. So well, in fact.

BRIDGES OF LOVE showing on MNCTV INDONESIA

There are now three teleseryes showing on MNCTV Indonesia, one after the other starting at 8 PM (20:00 WIB): Double Kara, Bridges of Love & Forevermore.

Bridges of Love is the 6th teleserye to be shown this year in Indonesia.

MY EX & WHYS earns 31.5 million pesos on its first day of showing

Well, if it's hot, it's hot. I didn't bother to post the trailer of this movie because I didn't want some characters who unfortunately found their way there to appear in my blog. We have some standards to uphold here. Anyway, I knew Lizquen (Enrique Gil & Liza Soberano) will shine above the litter or I wouldn't have bothered devoting many posts to them. I was sure the beauty of the pair could overwhelm all the tacky views which were unceremoniously mixed in into the product.

The prettiest loveteam is still pretty... Will this movie be the top box-office hit of 2017?

Teleserye Trailer: DESTINED TO BE YOURS Starring ALDUB

This is a milestone for GMA's top loveteam. Their first teleserye will be a test for the so-called Aldub Nation, how their actual numbers will be reflected in the TV Ratings. Definitely, one of the more suspenseful moments in Pinoy loveteam history. Will the AGB Nielsen & Kantar figures jive this time?

MOON OF DESIRE/KHÁT VỌNG ĐÊM TRĂNG showing on Vietnam TodayTV

One of the more progressive in outlook among our neighbors is Vietnam. It had no qualms showing GMA's gay drama, My Husband's Lover. Now, it just started showing a "sexy" teleserye, the 2014 semi-scorcher starring sexy Meg Imperial & Ellen Adarna.

Passion de amor, next?

DOLCE AMORE showing @ TV WAN Life Papua New Guinea

The Lizquen loveteam of Enrique Gil & Liza Soberano continues to spread their wings. This time, almost down under... just above down under actually 🌞... Papua New Guinea just above Australia.

CAUTIVA/HANGGANG MAKITA KANG MULI opens on PANAMERICANA TV PERU on February 14

Starting February 14, there will be two teleseryes shown on Peru's Panamericana TV. At 4:30 PM, the GMA teleserye Hanggang Makita Kang Muli (titled as Cautiva) will start its run. At 5:30, the ABS-CBN teleserye Pangako Sa 'Yo (La Promesa) hurtles towards the homestretch at its usual sked.

2017 GRANDMA UNIVERSE is Filipina Agnes Jakosalem

The 65th Miss Universe  has just been selected in Manila but we didn't win there. We prioritize the winners. We won in another one held last January 22 in Bulgaria. A grandma from Cebu, Agnes Jakosalem, won the grandma version.

Well, we still started the year right, by winning the first beauty pageant of the year. Even grandmas here know how to strut their stuff.

FOREVERMORE opens February 1 on MNCTV INDONESIA

 Indonesia will be the first country in Southeast Asia to fully enjoy the Big 3 Pinoy young loveteams. Kathniel of Daniel Padilla & Kathryn Bernardo  just seared the Indonesian TV charts with Pangako Sa 'Yo/ Janjiku and Jadine of James Reid & Nadine Lustre is still wowing them with On The Wings of Love. The first two loveteams have already won the hearts of Indonesian youths. I bet they will just as heartily welcome the third. Now, here comes the prettiest among the bunch- Lizquen of Enrique Gil & Lisa Soberano with Forevermore.

It was supposed to replace OTWOL. 10 PM their time. February 1.