Author: JE CC
The Kapamilya drama series, joins the highly-hyped and budgeted Kapuso historical drama, on Friday, August 30. While ABS-CBN’s Lavender Fields and GMA Network’s Pulang Araw are not going head-to-head on regular television, the two series are set to wrestle each other over Netflix Philippines domination. Pulang Araw continues its victorious inclusion in the top 10 most streamed TV shows on Netflix Philippines, but it has notably slipped in ranking from the top spot to now just fourth. As Lavender Fields, a revenge action-drama that promises mindblowing surprises and dark twists, the Kapuso series faces a major threat, one that coupd…
The actress noted the different and challenging roles, she has so far done under ABS-CBN. During the grand press conference for the highly-anticipated Kapamilya drama, Lavender Fields, we were able to ask Janine Gutierrez, on comments about her being a better actress under ABS-CBN. Only her fourth role as a Kapamilya star, Iris Buenavidez showcases a 360° turn, from her previous role, Alexa/Mila in Dirty Linen, where she played a group of feisty people trying to exact vengeance from tyrannical elites. In Lavender Fields, she is still feisty and fierce, but she is the one being pursued for revenge. Before Iris, Gutierrez…
The big-budgeted Kapuso series continues to perform poorly in the ratings game, but remains a strong show on Netflix Philippines. Pulang Araw extends its winning streak on Netflix Philippines, as it remains in the Top 5, despite its continuous slide since losing the no.1 spot. The series first dropped to third slot, before returning to second, and to third again, before descending further to fourth. Will it ever bounce back? Netizens notice such a drop happened at a time when the episodes featuring the highly-promoted ‘Pearl Harbor’ scene and the arrival of Dennis Trillo’s character, were made available. Since pilot episode,…
‘Lavender Fields’ is a perfect demonstration of what incredible portral can do. Coming to Netflix this August 30 and on primetime TV, on September 2, the series, dubbed by ABS-CBN, as the powerhouse drama of the year, is as flawlessly-acted as many expected to be. From the opening frames, the series has anchored upon the enormous talents of its lead stars, Jericho Rosales and Janine Gutierrez, dazzling the screen with their conviction and grace in pulling off their early moments. Their scenes are a goldmine of emotions, proving their versatility and power, to carry sequences that demand wide array of…
The love team’s second film to cross ₱200-million mark at the box office, Un/Happy For You is poise to deliver more local records, in the coming weeks. Already the biggest local box office hit in 2024, Star Cinema’s Un/Happy For You continues to dominate local cinemas, proving the industry is once again alive and still has hope. Last Saturday, August 24, the film crossed the ₱253 million mark, drawing approximately 800,000 admissions, on its second week. The film has been wrecking local records for the year and since pandemic, including the biggest single-day gross of ₱46 million, recorded last August 18, Sunday.…
The Popstar Royalty hit an all-time high monthly listeners on Spotify, reflecting the soaring popularity of the cover song she recorded for he film in 2014. Sarah Geronimo may have not recorded any studio album in the last few years (although she had a number of collaborative singles w/ other artists) in 2022 and 2023, but not an ounce of her popularity and influence diminished, through the years. She, in fact, continues to top musical charts, and this year, she is the face of a new viral craze, online! Have you been seeing the viral dance craze, ‘Maybe This Time’,…
Both shows have been frequently hitting single digits in both total and aggregated ratings, according to Nielsen Philippines. While Pulang Araw remains in the Top 10 of Netflix Philippines’ most streamed TV shows, three weeks in a row, it continues to bleed in the TV ratings game, posting mostly only half of the ratings its rival show, FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, continues to enjoy. Last Monday, the Coco Martin-starrer hit a new all-time high of 18.3, nearly 10-point ahead of Pulang Araw’s 8.8. On Tuesday, Batang Quiapo pulled off an 18.0 people rating, again with a gargantuan lead of 9.9 points over Pulang Araw’s 8.1. Pulang…
Coming from a stagnant first half of the year, local cinema sees invigoration with the arrival of Star Cinema’s Un/Happy For You. Local cinema saw incredible box office numbers, last year, with Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera’s Rewind, becoming the biggest local commercial film of the year and grossing more than ₱915 million at the global box office. But that was more than six months ago. No other local release this year, has ever hit ₱100 million at the box office. Not until JoshLia and Star Cinema’s Un/Happy For You, which deserves the recognition of being a new box office hero. The said reunion…
With SM alone, pre-sales for the highly-anticipated reunion film, has already registered incredible numbers. Joshua Garcia and Julia Barreto’s reunion romantic-drama film, Un/Happy For You, will rake millions. That’s at least what the movie’s pre-sales at SM Cinemas are telling us. Pre-sales are ticket purchases paid in advance by moviegoers ahead of a film’s actual showing date. It does not reflect the actual gross of the film, but gives an idea how strong its box office performance going to be. The new Star Cinema film will welcome its first regular audiences on Wednesday, August 14, but money has already been…
With the number one TV show in the country, airing between Lumuhod Ka Sa Lupa and Pamilya Sagrado, on primetime, it seems the Coco Martin-starrer is reinforcing the two shows to attract more audiences.
Kapamilya Online Live and Kapuso Stream continue to engage in an interesting battle, with the former taking home the crown. Kapamilya primetime programs are bringing home the bacon, dominating online concurrent viewership game with significant lead versus their Kapuso rivals. That said, GMA Network’s primetime dramas are showing big improvement over the last few months, especially since powerhouse shows, Asawa ng Asawa Ko, and Widow’s War, debuted. FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, which remains the most watched TV drama in the country, unquestionably reigns supreme. It is the only local TV show, whose combined live concurrent viewers on YouTube and Facebook, regularly…
Both ABS-CBN and GMA Network have attained major feats on YouTube, this month.
The Kapamilya action-drama series only replicates its massive success on television, with record-breaking concurrent views, online.
The week particularly focuses on the death of Ivana Alawi’s character, Bubbles, whose fate fell grim because of David The number one TV show in the country, FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, further surged forward both in the ratings and live concurrent viewership games. As if it is unstoppable, the Coco Martin-topbilled action drama, even soared in both metrics, with the arrival of the extremely-hyped new rival series, Pulang Araw. On Monday, July 29, FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, fended off Pulang Araw, in the live concurrent viewership game, logging a stellar 622k online concurrent viewers, or more than 15 times that of Pulang Araw. The series, which…
Like a gigantic storm, BINI captivated netizens and music lovers anew, with the release of their latest single, ‘Cherry On Top’. Who run the world?!, a powerful line, one that’s already common, was asked by thd so-called Nation’s Girl Group, in Cherry On Top, their newest pop banger, that’s currently setting the internet ablaze. Thousands of devoted fans awaited for the official release of the music video and audio track, ladt night, July 11, and with the numbers rising to unprecedented levels, one can’t deny how massive a hit the new track is poised to be. On YouTube alone, the…
The new Kapamilya action-drama soared past 550,000 live viewers, for the first time, on YouTube alone.