Juan Direction was a weekly, 30 minute documentary-style reality show that aired on TV5 in the

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. It aired every Sunday from 10:15pm to 10:45pm. The show's first season aired from June 23, 2014 to July 4, 2014. The third and final season aired from September 22, 2014 to October 3, 2014.

History

The original members of Juan Direction first formed the group in 2012 under the name "Island Media Asia" (IMA). They originally posted tutorial and documentary-style travel videos on

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. Their style was described as "vlogumentary", a mix of

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and documentary. Although they continued to make videos online after beginning the reality show, their main popularity was a result of the group's previous work on

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. While IMA had seven members, Juan Direction featured only five of the original members. The other two (Matthew Edwards and Keys Cosido) had a recurring role in the show.

Production

Juan Direction was one of the shows launched in TV5's "Everyday All the Way" trade launch in

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in October 2013, and in TV5 Happy Ka Dito in June 2014. From June 23, 2014 – July 4, 2014, Juan Direction was shifted to weekday

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as they aired a special two-week season entitled "''Juan Experiment ng Juan Direction"''. In this show, the group participated in various tasks that would challenge their abilities to establish friendships and build relationships, with the end-goal of trying to prove that the differences between cultures no longer matter. On September 22, 2014, Juan Direction returned on weekday

with a new season titled ''Juan Islanders''.

Cast

Main cast

* Brian Wilson – Born in

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to a

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mother and a

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father. When he was two months old, his parents brought him to the

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. * Daniel Marsh – Born in

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, half

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and half

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living in

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* Henry Edwards – Born in

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, half British and half Filipino. . * Michael McDonnell – Born in

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to a Czechoslovakian-Canadian father and a Boholano mother, living in

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mother * Charlie Sutcliffe – Born in Alegria, Cebu, half British and half Filipino

Recurring cast

* Matthew "Matt" Edwards - Henry's younger brother, half British and half Filipino. * Keys Cosido - half British and half Filipino.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

References

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