After 11 years, Marian at Kathryn mapapanood uli

Matapos ang 11 years,  mapapanood uli sa GMA Telebabad ang Philippine adaptation ng hit Korean drama na Endless Love na pinagbidahan nina Dingdong Dantes at Marian Rivera. Ang Endless Love ay hango sa 2000 South Korean drama na Autumn in My Heart, ang unang installment sa season-themed series na Endless Love.

Kuwento ito nina Johnny (Dingdong) at Jenny (Marian) na lumaki bilang magkapatid subalit mahuhulog sa isa’t isa nang malaman nila na hindi sila tunay na magkadugo.

Bukod kina Dingdong at Marian, kasama rin sa serye sina Dennis Trillo, Nadine Samonte, Bela Padilla, Tirso Cruz III, Sandy Andolong at Kathryn Bernardo na bagets pa noon at inosente pa ang hitsura kung saan siya gumanap na batang Marian. Naka-partner noon ni Kathryn sa nasabing serye si Kristoffer Martin though kahit napapanood si Kathryn sa Endless Love, gumanap din siyang young Gretchen Barretto sa Magkaribal ng ABS-CBN.

Alam sa showbiz na hanggang ngayon ay friends pa rin sina Marian at Kathryn.

Thai superstars, bida sa kilig saya ng TNT

Wow, Thai actors naman ang bibida sa biggest campaign ng TNT – sina Nonkul Chanon, Gulf Kanawut and box office superstar Mario Maurer.

Ang Thailand’s most popular idols nga ang bibida sa TNT’s Kilig Saya campaign with Sue Ramirez and Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo.

Selyado na ang kontrata ng tatlong Thai actors sa TNT na tinuturing na biggest prepaid brand in the Philippines – Nonkul Chanon (Bad Genius), Gulf Kanawut (TharnType: The Series) and Thai superstar Mario Maurer (Love of Siam, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Pee Mak).

Lately, bukod sa K-dramas, kinalolokohan na rin ng maraming Pinoy youth viewers ang Thai series and films na available sa maraming strea­ming platforms as in my Thai Invasion na hindi lang dito sa Pilipinas kundi maging sa international pop culture scene.

“Filipinos and Thais have always had mutual appreciation for each other’s wealth of entertainment content, but we’ve seen this grow even bigger recently as more Filipinos enjoy easy access to streaming platforms and social media through TNT’s value-packed promos,” said Jane J. Basas, SVP and Head of Consumer Wireless Business at Smart.

“As TNT enables Filipinos to follow their favorite Thai superstars Mario Maurer, Gulf Kanawut, and Nonkul Chanon on their smartphone, we’re now bringing these Thai actors even closer to them as the newest TNT KaTropas in our latest campaign,” she added.

Actually, way way back pa naman talaga nang mag-start na Thai invasion sa Southeast Asian scene almost to the same level as K-Pop and Japanese cultures. There are even Thai idols now making waves as K-Pop performers globally.

Anyway, tumatak ang pangalan ni Nonkul Chanon sa pelikulang Bad Genius, which became the highest-grossing Thai film of 2017.

On the other hand, Gulf Kanawut is best known naman for the highly successful TharnType The Series, an adaptation of a popular Thai web novel. With Gulf’s growing popularity, he has appeared in various magazine covers in Thailand at nagkaroon na rin solo concerts.

But of all Thai celebrities, it is Mario Maurer who is perhaps considered as the most popular Thai actor with a massive fan base not just in the Philippines but across Southeast Asia. Nag-umpisa ang kasikatan ni Mario sa 2007 film Love of Siam and the 2010 sleeper hit Crazy Little Thing Called Love. He is also the lead star of Thailand’s highest grossing film of all time, Pee Mak, which grossed over U$33 million in both domestic and international box office receipts.

“TNT’s passion is to bring the youth together through fun and happiness. We recognize their remarkable spirit and perseverance to overcome all odds, wo we’re very excited to showcase how they find joy even in the hardest of circumstances in our newest campaign featuring the Thai superstars they admire,” says Miriam Z. Choa, FVP and Head of Prepaid Marketing at Smart.