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Jak Roberto, Inah de Belen, and Juancho Triviño made waves through social media as their Tadhana: Memory episode surpassed five million views on Facebook. Tadhana had an online livestream with Jak, who played the lead role of Roy in the drama anthology episode.

He shared, "Bihira akong makatanggap ng ganitong role.

"Nata-typecast ako sa mga laging mabait o underdog na characters.

"But this time. This time, strong 'yung character ko, isa akong painter na sobrang passionate sa craft niya.

"Nawawalan na siya ng time sa girlfriend niya at masyado siyang competitive sa girlfriend niya na gagampanan ni Inah de Belen as Gina.

"Parehas silang artists dito, 'yung isa painter 'yung isa nagsusulat ng nobela.

"Bilang artist 'yung character ko, may mood swing siya kapag napu-frustrate sa artwork niya.

"Dahil sa ganoong attitude ni Roy, 'yung character ko, nakapagpasya si Gina na humanap ng iba. Nakilala niya si Jun na gagampanan ni Juancho Triviño.

"Maganda 'yung twist kasi bihira 'yung ganitong kondisyon. Medyo sensitive 'yung issue buti na lang napagplanuhan at na-direct ng maayos 'yung storya."

One challenge for Jak was preparing for the topless scenes he had for the episode.

"Nung nalaman kong may mga ganoong eksena, alam naman nating lahat na nag-quarantine.

"So, hindi na ako nakapagwork out ng regular, medyo tinamad din ako. Nung nalaman ko 'yun, nag-diet ako."

He explained what he thinks caught the curiosity of viewers for the trailer.

"Hindi lang naman nag-two million views dahil naka-topless o may mga ganoong scenes. Maganda rin talaga 'yung storya at interesting, na napakita natin sa trailer."

Aside from staying in shape, Jak shared what kept him busy during quarantine.

"Marami sa ating nakaranas ng anxiety, maraming na-stress at na-depress, malaking bagay sa'kin na lagi kong nakakausap family ko at si Madam [Barbie Forteza, his girlfriend.

"Hindi ako tumigil sa pagba-vlog para maging busy ako sa pag-e-edit, gusto ko talaga nag-e-edit dahil ang sarap niyang libangan.

"Photography ang natutunan ko ngayong quarantine. Nagkaroon ako ng new found habit.

"Nasubukan ko na 'yung pag-va-vlog, tri-ny ko naman mag-photography."

Jak also narrated how he and girlfriend Barbie had more time to celebrate Valentine's Day this 2021.

"Though nag-celebrate naman na kami ng Valentine's. Nung February 13, sinalubong naman namin 'yung Valentine's.

"So last year, usually kapag patapos na 'yung Valentine's saka ako nag-su-surprise ng hindi niya alam, at laging natatapat na may taping siya.

"Basta parehas kaming busy noong mga nakaraang dalawang taon.

"Ngayon na free kami na-surprise ko siya ng maayos."