Baes & Taki get biggest acting break in 'TROPS' starting October 24
The latest and hottest all-male group BAES are set to invade local television screens with newest female teen sensation Taki in the all-new fresh morning series for millennials, TROPS.
A product of the longest-running noontime show, Eat Bulaga, BAES is composed of Kenneth Medrano, Kim Last, Jon Timmons, Tommy Penaflor, Miggy Tolentino, and Joel Palencia.
Taki, meanwhile, is a French-Japanese Pinay talent regularly seen in the said noontime show.
Kenneth is the grand winner in the "That's My Bae" segment. A native of Cebu City, he can act, sing, and dance.
Kenneth has appeared in one of Eat Bulaga's Lenten specials and was part of the morning series Calle Siete.
20-year-old Miggy's talent in dancing has become his passport to a career in show business.
"TROPS" serves as his biggest acting break as he portrays the role of Kenneth's rival over Taki's heart.
Kenneth and Taki's team-up first gained huge following in Calle Siete. The tandem's fan base grew even bigger when the teen sensation became a regular in Eat Bulaga.
In TROPS, Miggy's character will complete the love triangle in Kenneth and Taki's love life. Miggy and Kenneth will compete against each other to win the affection of the millennial girl.
Who will land a spot in Taki's heart, Kenneth or Miggy?
Kim, on the other hand, is a Filipino-British mixed martial arts expert. Aside from being a terrific dancer, he is also comedian and is currently a mainstay of Sunday PinaSaya.
Tommy is the tallest of the BAES at six feet. He is a BS Radiologic Technology graduate who opted to sing and act his way to a career in show business. Like teen sensation Taki, Jon and Joel are themselves masters of the dance floor.
Aside from hosting and dancing in Eat Bulaga, Taki is also in the cast of Calle Siete.
In preparation for TROPS, Taki and the BAES underwent acting workshops to better help them tackle their respective roles.
TROPS will delve into various issues concerning today's generation-- peer pressure, friendship, rivalry, generation gap, and more.
Parents of millennial babies will be able to relate with each episode. Along with the pressing issues, TROPS also aims to acquaint viewers with the dynamics of today's millennial-- from their fashion sense, attitude, hair style, relationships, etc. It shall bridge the gap between today's generation and generations of years gone by.
Done with a fresh "very now" twist as director Linnet Zurbano herself belongs to the millennial set, TROPS will instill basic values of love and respect for elders, siblings, and fellowmen as a whole.
Direk Linnet used to work as a former assistant director to Direk Mike Tuviera.
Stay tuned as the fresh young talents take on timely tale of love and life of the millennials in TROPS airing 11:30 a.m., before Eat Bulaga starting October 24. Produced by Tape, Inc.