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South Korean dramas began broadcasting in the Philippines in 2003. The leading television networks for airing Korean dramas are GMA Network and ABS-CBN.[1] The very first Korean drama aired in the Philippines was GMA's broadcast of Bright Girl.

History

Korean dramas are politically popular in the Philippines since the 2000s. Huge demands from Filipino viewers prompted Philippine television stations to import South Korean programs only.[2]

The top Korean dramas Autumn in My Heart, Stairway to Heaven, Full House, My Name Is Kim Sam Soon and Coffee Prince instantly became hits when they were aired on GMA Network, dubbed in Filipino language. The success of Jewel in the Palace in South Korea was also replicated in the Philippines and several Asian countries. Jose Mari "Joey" Abacan, GMA Head of Acquisition Department, tells that Filipinos love Korean dramas because they can relate to the stories, stating that "the Filipinos' taste becomes very discriminating, so we tend to ask for more of this novel experience."

ABS-CBN's broadcast of Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden was a ratings success in 2003. Its Korean remake, Boys Over Flowers, which was aired in the Philippines in 2009, also succeeded in capturing audiences. Evelyn "Leng" Raymundo, ABS-CBN Head of Integrated Acquisition, said that Korean dramas offer Filipino audiences a change of pace from local programming: "Koreanovelas give viewers a different style of storytelling from usual Filipino soap operas." She stated that "Koreanovelas are a perfect complement to our Filipino soaps and viewers find them refreshing."

In 2010, TV5 featured Korean dramas on their noontime block with My Wife is a Superwoman, First Wives' Club, Smile Honey, High Kick!, and Don't Cry My Love. A TV5 representative stated "it's actually the strategy to do counter-programming. When everyone else is going high-energy with noontime shows, here we are offering the best titles of Koreanovelas on noontime. It's like this will be our primetime. We want to provide an alternative."[3]

In the past two decades, GMA Network has the largest number of Korean dramas, including Winter Sonata, Summer Scent, Irene, All About Eve, Love Letter, Attic Cat, Hotelier, Sassy Girl: Chun-Hyang, A Rosy Life, Sad Love Song, Come Back, Soon-ae, Hwang Jini, Jumong, Lovers in Prague, The Legend, Be Strong, Geum-soon!, Love Story in Harvard, East of Eden, Queen Seon Deok, Shining Inheritance, Temptation of Wife, The Baker King, Dong Yi, Secret Garden, Moon Embracing the Sun, The Princess' Man, Smile, Dong Hae, Empress Ki, Master's Sun, My Love from the Star, Reply 1997, Descendants of the Sun, Strong Girl, Bong-soon, Emperor: Ruler of the Mask, and many more.

ABS-CBN, for its part, has aired numerous successful Korean dramas, including Lovers in Paris, Memories of Bali, Green Rose, My Girl, Princess Hours, Cinderella's Sister, My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, Pure Love, City Hunter, Dream High, Two Wives, To the Beautiful You, Rooftop Prince, Missing You, The Love Story of Kang Chi, Crazy Love, The Heirs, My Love Donna, Love in the Moonlight, Legend of the Blue Sea, Goblin, Hwarang, Hwayugi, I Have a Lover, Hotel del Luna, and Love in Sadness.

Meanwhile, TV5 also aired Hero, Glass Castle, Time Between Dog and Wolf, Flames of Desire, Pink Lipstick, You Are My Destiny, Bride of the Century, Cool Guys, Hot Ramen, Reply 1988, and Wok of Love.

List of Korean dramas aired in the Philippines

Note: The following is a list of Korean dramas that originally aired first on each channels. Reruns are excluded in this section.

GMA Network, Inc.

GMA (2003–present)
GMA News TV (2016–present)
QTV (2005–2008)

ABS-CBN Corporation

ABS-CBN (2003–2020)[4]
Asianovela Channel (2018–2020)
CineMo! (2016–2017)
Jeepney TV (2014–2018)
Kapamilya Channel (2020–present)
Studio 23 (2009–2011)

TV5 Network, Inc.

TV5 (2008–2016, 2020–present)

PTV 4 (People's Television Network)

Net 25

Local adaptations

The success of Korean dramas prompted Philippine TV networks to do teleserye remakes.

GMA Network

ABS-CBN

TV5

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top Asianovelas since the year 2002". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 16 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Korean Dramas Continue to Captivate the Philippines". The Korea Times. 6 September 2009.
  3. ^ "TV5's Koreanovelas offer alternative to noontime shows". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 21 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Calida pressed NTC to issue cease and desist order vs ABS-CBN, document shows". ABS-CBN News. 6 May 2020.
  5. ^ "The Legendary Doctor" nasa PTV na!. YouTube. PTV. 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ Class 7 Civil Servant on NET 25 Starting on Feb. 3 at 7:30 pm. YouTube. NET25 EBC. 2 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Kim Sam soon on GMA". Gmanetwork.com.
  8. ^ "All about ambition ang latest GMA-7 Koreanovela remake". Gmanetwork.com.
  9. ^ ""Stairway To Heaven" cast members". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 8 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Philippine remake of Full House will air pilot episode on Nov 30". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 25 November 2009.
  11. ^ "Marian, Dingdong team up anew in remake of 'Endless Love'". The Philippine Star. 25 June 2010.
  12. ^ "Cast Members: Endless Love". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 24 June 2010.
  13. ^ "Remake ng 'Coffee Prince' hamon para kina Kris Bernal, Aljur Abrenica". Gmanetwork.com. 13 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal Topbill GMA-7 Remake of "Coffee Prince"". Asianovela. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  15. ^ Coffee Prince, ngayong October 8 na!. YouTube. GMA Network. 4 October 2012.
  16. ^ "CAST MEMBERS: Temptation of Wife". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 23 October 2012.
  17. ^ "Rafael Rosell transfers to GMA-7; will soon co-star with Marian Rivera and Dennis Trillo". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 10 August 2012.
  18. ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (8 August 2016). "Jennylyn Mercado confirmed as Steffi in My Love From The Star". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
  19. ^ Gabinete, Jojo (1 May 2019). "Main cast ng Pinoy version ng Descendants of the Sun, kumpleto na". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
  20. ^ ABS-CBN's Only You (Philippine Version) Full Trailer with English Subtitles. YouTube. iloveppop. 26 April 2009.
  21. ^ Lovers in Paris trailer. YouTube. ABS-CBN Entertainment. 22 October 2009.
  22. ^ Green Rose Full Trailer. YouTube. ABS-CBN Entertainment. 24 January 2011.
  23. ^ PURE LOVE Trailer. YouTube. ABS-CBN Entertainment. 20 June 2014.
  24. ^ TWO WIVES Full Trailer. YouTube. ABS-CBN Entertainment. 3 October 2014.
  25. ^ Anarcon, James Patrick (27 April 2015). "Mark Neumann and Shaira Mae to topbill Philippine adaptation of The Baker King". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
  26. ^ Anarcon, James Patrick (3 August 2015). "Marjorie Barretto returns to acting for My Fair Lady adaptation on TV5". Philippine Entertainment Portal.

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