''Koreana'' (International title: ''Jenna'' / ) is a
Philippine television drama
Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...
series broadcast by
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
. Director by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars
Kris Bernal
Kristine Ann Tan Bernal (born May 17, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became known for winning the fourth season of the reality-based talent search '' StarStruck'' of GMA Network. Bernal rose to fame as the other half in her loveteam with Al ...
in the title role. It premiered on October 11, 2010 on the network's Haponalo line up. The series concluded on February 25, 2011 with a total of 100 episodes. It was replaced by ''
My Lover, My Wife
''My Lover, My Wife'' is a 2011 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Jay Altajeros, it stars Nadine Samonte, Luis Alandy and Maxene Magalona. It premiered on February 28, 2011 on the network's Dramara ...
'' in its timeslot.
Cast and characters
;Lead cast
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Kris Bernal
Kristine Ann Tan Bernal (born May 17, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became known for winning the fourth season of the reality-based talent search '' StarStruck'' of GMA Network. Bernal rose to fame as the other half in her loveteam with Al ...
as Jennifer "Jenny" Jung / Jenna Bartolome Jung
;Supporting cast
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Rocco Nacino
Enrico Raphael Quiogue Nacino (born March 21, 1987 in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines), known professionally as Rocco Nacino, is a Filipino actor. He won the title of Second Prince in the fifth season of '' StarStruck''. He is currently an exclusi ...
as Benjamin "Benjo" Bautista Jr.
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Eddie Garcia
Eduardo Verchez Garcia (; May 2, 1929 – June 20, 2019), known colloquially as Manoy, was a Filipino actor, television personality, film director and producer. With almost 600 film and television roles and a career spanning seven decades, he ...
as Chang Hee Jung
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Eula Valdez
Maria Julia Amorsolo Valdes (; born December 11, 1968), professionally known as Eula Valdes, is a Filipino actress, best known for her role as Amor Powers in the original version of ''Pangako Sa 'Yo'' (2000) and as Janice in the ''Bagets'' film ...
as Violeta Jung / Violeta Salcedo
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Angelu de Leon
Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera (born August 22, 1979), better known as Angelu de Leon, is a Filipino actress and politician.
Early and personal life
Angelu de Leon is the youngest daughter of Luis and Flora de Leon. She attended St ...
as Nerissa Jung
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Saab Magalona
Maria Isabella Simone Arroyo Magalona-Bacarro (born November 23, 1988), better known as Saab Magalona, is a Filipina actress, singer, and blogger who started in the TV5 youth-oriented drama series ''Lipgloss''. She is the daughter of Francis M ...
as Ivy Jung
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Steven Silva
Steven Joseph Silva (born November 27, 1986 in Oceanside, California) is a Filipino people, Filipino-American people, American footballer from Team Socceroo FC in the United Football League (Philippines), UFL Second Division. He is also an actor, ...
as Joshua Lee
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Lotlot de Leon
Charlotte Jennifer Villamayor de Leon El Soury (born February 16, 1971), known professionally as Lotlot de Leon, is a Filipino actress.
Career
She was a member of '' That's Entertainment'', along with Ramon "Monching" Christopher as her love-te ...
as Josefina Bartolome
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Sylvia Sanchez
Jossette Campo-Atayde (born May 19, 1971), better known as Sylvia Sanchez, is a Filipina actress and comedian. She is the wife of Art Atayde and the mother of actors Arjo Atayde and actress Ria Atayde.
Personal life
Sanchez was born and raised ...
as Sandra Rosales
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Joyce Ching
Joyce Giselle Palad Ching-Alimon (born January 5, 1995) is a Filipina-Chinese actress, She is best known for her role in television dramas '' Koreana'', ''Munting Heredera'', ''Anna Karenina'', ''Dormitoryo'', '' Strawberry Lane'' and ''Haham ...
as Amy Shin
* Luigi Revilla as Jess Romano
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Marco Morales as Phillip Jung
* Catherine Kiok Lay as Cathy
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Ryza Cenon as Darlene Roces
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Gladys Guevarra
Gladys Guevarra-Navarrete (born February 22, 1977) is a Filipina actress, singer and comedienne, and a former housemate in ''Pinoy Big Brother''.
Early life
Gladys Guevarra is a comedian and voice impersonator who previously worked in GMA Netw ...
as Ada
* Irene Lee as Louise Min
* Julienne Rosalio as Bebeng
* Dennis Roque as Larry Go
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Sarah Lahbati
Sarah Lahbati (born 9 October 1993) is a Swiss-born Filipino actress and reality star. She gained media attention as a finalist on the 5th season of reality show '' StarStruck'', a Philippine overall talent show broadcast on GMA Network. La ...
as Tamara Lee
* Janna Victoria as Maribel "Bel" Torres
* Mike Lloren as Melchor
* Dex Quindoza as Wen
Ratings
According to
AGB Nielsen Philippines
AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, is a market research firm in the Philippines specializing in broadcast media. AGB Nielsen conducts audience measurement of television ratings for certain areas in the Philipp ...
' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Koreana'' earned a 5.9% rating. While the final episode scored a 10.5% rating.
Accolades
References
External links
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2010 Philippine television series debuts
2011 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Television shows set in the Philippines
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