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.

TOMORROW BELONGS TO ME/ SANA BUKAS PA ANG KAHAPON showing on ONTV NIGERIA

The Nigerians must love this teleserye. It was shown on another Nigerian channel, Televista (the trailer below is theirs), but ONTV just got to show it too. The Bea Alonzo starrer must be pushing the right buttons in Nigeria.

Televista & ONTV are owned by the same group, Consolidated Media Associates.

THE IMPOSTOR/ IMPOSTORA showing on Star TV Tanzania

This GMA teleserye was released in the Philippines 10 years ago yet (2007) but it just opened at primetime (6 PM) on Star TV Tanzania. It stars Iza Calzado & Sunshine Dizon. So many things have happened. The former has already transferred to rival ABS-CBN & the latter just returned to teleserye-making after a brief hiatus (AKA stormy marriage).

The trailer below was published on the page of Star TV Tanzania (though it had markings of Citizen TV in Kenya because it was also shown there, with English sub, at one time).

I guess, hit teleseryes never stops from being in circulation.

DOBLE KARA shortly on MNCTV Indonesia

On Monday, MNCTV will be featuring 3 Pinoy teleseryes , one after another,  on primetime starting at 8 PM WIB with Doble Kara at 8,  Untuk Selamanya/Magpahanggang Wakas at 9 and On The Wings of Love at 10.

Let's see how Doble Kara will fare this time. There is a functioning TV rating system in Indonesia so we can track the response of the market. After Africa & Myanmar, this will be the third foray of the teleserye in foreign shores.

KÝ ỨC TÌNH YÊU/ HIRAM NA ALAALA showing @ Vietnam Today TV

The GMA streak is really continuing well into 2017. The 2015 teleserye stars Dennis Trillo and Kris Bernal.

DOBLE KARA opened on SKYNET International Drama Myanmar

I have to admit I was puzzled when Doble Kara was first sold in Africa. It turned out it would be sold all the way to Indonesia. Meanwhile, it just opened yesterday, January 19, in Myanmar. It just proves Julia Montes is a star that glows in many geographic skies.

VIRAL VIDEO: Xia Vigor as Taylor Swift in "YOUR FACE SOUNDS FAMILIAR KIDS"

Xia Vigor is only 7 years old but she already got the talent and the much-needed chutzpah to shine. Better to start them young and we have here a major star in the making. This clip has already been picked up by major Western entertainment  websites and it garnered millions of hits in Youtube in the short time it has been released. Awesome feat for a cute precocious kid.

LAGU-LAGU CINTA DARI "PANGAKO SA 'YO/JANJIKU"; Las canciones de amor de "La Promesa"

With the successful showing of Pangako Sa 'Yo / Janjiku in Indonesia, there was an unprecedented interest among the new Indonesian fans on the songs used in the soundtrack of the teleserye.  To make it easier for them, we decided to provide them all in a single page.

 In the start of 2017, our 3 biggest readers are, beside the Pinoys,  the Indonesians & Peruvians which dislodged the Kenyans from their seemingly  almost permanent third place (I just hope this is a sign La Promesa is finally picking up in Peru, just like how Janjiku picked up  in the homestretch in Indonesia).


Angeline Quinto- Nag-iisa Lang (Hanya Sato Saja/ Solo uno)

Vina Morales - Pangako Sa Yo (Janji Pada Mu/ Te lo prometo)


Daniel Padilla - Pangako Sa 'Yo
  

Juris Fernandez - Panaginip (Mimpi/ Sueño)

TV5's OBSESSION showing at TV3 Malaysia

This is cute. So, it turned out, not only the big stations- Abs-Cbn & GMA- could export their teleseryes,  even the diminutive TV5 could manage to join the act  as well. A medical drama at that. TV3 Malaysia is currently showing Obsession, a 2014 novela starring Bianca King, Neri Naig and Marvin Agustin.

Triple Pinoy Treat in the Indonesian Top 20 TV Charts

When Pangako Sa 'Yo skyrocketed to Number 5 of the Indonesian charts, it was not the sole Pinoy entry into the Indonesian Top 20. The first episode of Untuk Selamanya (Magpahanggang Wakas) starring Arci Muñoz had its debut at the 14th place (nice move in resscheduling its first episode after Pangako Sa Yo, both the programs which preceded it, Ayu Anak Depok City & the one after it were taken along by the momentum of the PSY wave). Then at Number 20, a special on the songs of Jose Mari Chan was featured at station IVM, the top rater of the said station. Jose Mari Chan is one of the big Pinoy musical exports to Indonesia which included Eddie Peregrina, Victor Wood, Freddie Aguilar & Christian Bautista.

GOLDEN MEMORIES JOSE MARI CHAN was in the Indonesian Top 20 TV programs

In last Friday's national TV ratings,  January 13, 2017, 3 Pinoy features appeared in the 20 top-rated programs of our neighbor, Indonesia. At #5 was the successful teleserye, Pangako Sa' Yo/ Janjiku, at #14 was the first episode of Magpahanggang Wakas/ Untuk Selamanya, & third was the musical program featuring veteran Pinoy crooner Jose Mari Chan. Below is a video extracted from the latter showing Jose Mari Chan singing his beautiful song Beautiful Girl which became a Number 1 hit in Indonesia a few decades ago.