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Meet the cast of GMA’s upcoming rom-com series ‘My Korean Jagiya’
Kapuso star Heart Evangelista and her "My Korean Jagiya" co-stars on Monday gathered to promote the upcoming Filipino-Korean romantic comedy series, the latest GMA primetime offering.
Heart plays Gia, a quirky, bubbly young woman who happens to be a hopeless romantic and a certified K-drama addict.
On a visit to South Korea, Gia meets Korean superstar Kim Jun Ho, played by Korean actor Alexander Lee, a former member of the well-known K-pop group U-KISS.
Other cast members present at the event were veteran stars Janice De Belen and Ricky Davao, who play Gia's aunt and uncle; "Chika Minute" host Iya Villania, who co-stars as Gia's best friend Kennedy; actor Edgar Allan Guzman, who plays Gia's boyfriend Ryan; and "Bubble Gang" star Valeen Montegro, who appears as Cindy, Jun Ho's Filipina girlfriend.
The show's Korean cast includes David Kim as Kim Ji Hu, Jun Ho's brother, and Michelle Oh as Madam Kim Yea-Jin, their mother.
The show will also feature Frances Ignacio, Myke Solomon, Jinri Park, Divine Aucina and Khane Dela Cruz.
GMA senior vice president for entertainment Lilybeth Rasonable expressed confidence that "My Korean Jagiya" will be a successful project.
"We were also on the verge of tears because it was really overwhelming and I want to congratulate everyone," she said.
"I thank everyone for your cooperation, for being so, so cooperative and working well with each other, and I'd like to congratulate the production staff," she added.
Rasonable also thanked the Korean and Filipino team swho worked hard to produce the series.
"I'd like to thank our Korean actors Jerry [Lee], Michelle, David and Xander. I hope it was a pleasant experience for all of you so that you will think of coming back and again having a project with GMA," she said.
"Thank you and congratulations to the Philippine team, Philippine cast, we have the best I know so I know this will be a great great project," she added.
'KoPino'
Alexander Lee also thanked everyone and said he is grateful to have been given the chance to play one of the lead roles.
"Thank you very much because because this drama is really a big thing for everybody. It's not really a drama, because it's a very good relationship between Korea and the Philippines and I really feel that everybody here is so nice," he said.
Alexxander added that in his country, they use the term "KoPino" to refer to Korean-Filipino drama.
"I really wanna cry thinking that this drama will end, but we'll try our very best and this a very never seen before drama," he said. "For Korea, we use—I think this is like a hybrid term—'KoPino' for Korean Filipino drama, and I promise that you guys will like it because we all do our very best. [I] hope you guys enjoy," Lee said.
"My Korean Jagiya," which will have a mix of both Filipino and Korean romantic comedy elements, is directed by Mark Reyes. It will premiere on GMA Telebabad on August 21. — BM, GMA News
