''Lyric and Beat'' is a Philippine youth-oriented

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series. Directed by Dolly Dulu, the series premiered on August 10 to September 23, 2022, on

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. This series pays tribute to the "20 years of music" of ABS-CBN Music's creative director Jonathan Manalo.

Plot

Lyric (

Andrea Brillantes Anndrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza (born March 12, 2003), known professionally as Andrea Brillantes (), is a Filipinos, Filipino actress. She is best known for her roles as the titular character in ''Annaliza'' (2013) and as Marga Bartolome in '' ...

), a bubbly and aspiring singer, is willing to do everything to fulfill her dream despite her father's (

Lito Pimentel Joselito Pimentel (born May 27, 1963 in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija Province), known professionally as Lito Pimentel, is a Filipino film and television actor in the Philippines. His uncle is the late game show host Pepe Pimentel. Early life and ...

) constant objections. Having seen her potential and being offered a scholarship, Lyric finally enters the fictional Philippine National Conservatory of Music where she would meet Beat (

Seth Fedelin Seth Yancy Fronda Fedelin (born July 9, 2002, in Dasmariñas, Cavite) also known as Sethyboy is a Filipino actor, model, singer and dancer. Fedelin first appeared on television as a housemate on the reality show '' Pinoy Big Brother: Otso'' ( ...

), a soft-spoken singer and dancer. It is from there that students will compete against each other for the privilege to represent the school in the National Music Competition, a well-renowned school-based competition for music, that will test different friendships and their competitive spirit.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Lyric, a driven teenager who aspires to be a famous singer like her late mother *

as Beat, an

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ed freshman who developed

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Darren Espanto Darren Lyndon Espanto (born May 24, 2001) is a Filipino-Canadian singer, actor and director. Espanto is 1.88 cm tall. He first joined a competition at the age of ten, where he won the Masters Finals of the ''Pinoy Singing Sensation'' compet ...

as Jazz, team captain of the Prime Belters and one of the best singers in PNCM *

AC Bonifacio Andree Camille Bonifacio (; born December 13, 2002), known professionally as AC Bonifacio, is a Canadian-born Filipina dancer, singer, vlogger and actress known for being the first ever grand champion of Filipino TV dance competition ''Dance Kid ...

as Cadence, Jazz's best friend who wants to introduce dancing in show choir *

Kyle Echarri Kyle John Echarri (born June 20, 2003) is a Filipino-American singer and actor. He made his first television appearance at the age of eleven when he joined season 2 of ''The Voice Kids''. He has appeared in various films and television shows su ...

as Grae, the team captain of a rival school *

Angela Ken Angela Ken Tavares Rojas (born May 16, 2002), better known as Angela Ken, is a Filipinos, Filipino singer-songwriter, dancer, occasional actress and influencer. She gained acclaim on social networking service TikTok. After releasing her Singl ...

as Virlyn, a

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member who is proficient in musical instruments *

Jeremy Glinoga Jeremy Eriq Glinoga, also known by the name Jeremy G (born September 14, 1999), is a Filipino musician, host and occasional actor. He rose to fame when he joined and became a finalist in the first season of the Filipino reality singing competit ...

as Stevie, a student who stutters but not when he sings *

Sheena Belarmino Sheena Librel Belarmino (born December 15, 2005), is a Filipino Actress, Singer and Dancer/Performer, often referred to as Inday Wonder (''Wonder Girl)''. Sheena rose to prominence after becoming a grand finalist on Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids in ...

as Melissa, Jazz's sister and a resident mean girl *

Awra Briguela McNeal "Awra" Briguela (, born 26 March 2004), also known by his stage name Awra Briguela, is a Filipino actor and comedian. He gained recognition when he starred in ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (2016–2019), personally chosen for the role by the ...

as Unique, a student who often refuses to accept criticisms

Supporting cast

Agot Isidro Maria Margarita Amada Fteha Isidro (born July 20, 1966), known professionally as Agot Isidro, is a Filipino actress. She is the fourth of the six children of Jose Isidro, an architect, and Palestinian mother Edwarta Fteha. She graduated from t ...

as Viola Espiritu *

Nyoy Volante Niño del Mar Coching Volante (born January 25, 1978), better known as Nyoy Volante, is a Filipino acoustic pop singer-songwriter and actor. Early life and education Volante was born on January 25, 1978, to parents Oliver Volante and Evangelin ...

as Wolfgang Aragon *Joel Saracho as Principal William Guico *

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as Peter * Lilet Esteban as Isay *

as Jeff *Upeng Fernandez as Lola Carmen *

Gian Magdangal Giancarlo "Gian" Alzate Magdangal
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as Adrian *

Pinky Amador Pilar Cristina Roxas Amador (born 16 March 1966), commonly known by her stage name Pinky Amador, is a Filipina actress, singer, commercial model and TV host. Amador was in the original London cast of the Cameron Mackintosh musical hit ''Miss S ...

as Sonja *Alora Sasam as Smile *Sheenly Gener as Candy *Brian Sy as Rajo ;Team Werpa *Trisha Fabe as Mai *Aicy Fabe as Mia ;Team Prime Belters *Roco Sanchez *RJ Perkins *Anton Posadas *Ivanka Guillermo *Kei Kurosawa *Kysha Navarro *CJ De Guzman ;Team School of Modern Pop *Joshua Decena *Jasper Almario *Jom Logdat *Chael Ablaza *Planes Jose Mari *Ryzen Magpayo *Ysai Castro *Kiara Dario *Trisha Martin *JM Yrreverre

Supporting roles

*James Graham as Tomie *Jonathan Manalo as Judge *Stephen Vinas as Judge *Charleine Gonzales as Host *Anna Graham as Beat's mom *Pongss Leonardo as Bar Manager *Jackie Papica as Amiga 1 *Maribel Domingo as Amiga 2

Special participation

*PJ Endrinal as Prez

Episodes

Official soundtrack

The first volume of the official soundtrack for the series was released on August 12, 2022, and consists of tracks mostly composed by Jonathan Manalo with some contributions from Jeremy Glinoga, Anna Graham,

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, and

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's co-lead vocalist Jazz Nicolas. The soundtrack includes an earlier released single "Ako Naman Muna" by Angela Ken, albeit not a Manalo original composition, is also part of the series. The second volume of the official soundtrack was released on August 26, 2022, with the inclusion of "That Hero" by

Iñigo Pascual Iñigo Dominic Lazaro Pascual (born September 14, 1997) is a Filipino actor, singer and songwriter. He is popularly known for his 2016 hit single, "Dahil Sa'yo", the first number one song on ''Billboard Philippines'' then-new Philippine Top 20 ...

, Kidwolf, and Theo Martel. The third and fourth volumes of the official soundtrack were released on September 9 and 23, 2022 respectively.

Production

Due to the restrictions caused by the

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, production was done with safety protocols implemented, and all actors and production staff underwent lock-in taping in

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until, as per

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update from cast member Darren Espanto, taping has concluded in March 2022. Prior to lock-in tapings, the cast have attended workshops and rehearsals in December 2021.

Casting

Brillantes, Fedelin, Espanto, Bonifacio, Ken, Glinoga, and Belarmino (on her first acting project) are first announced as main cast members in late 2021. In February 2022, fresh from his stint in '' Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10'', Echarri was included as main cast member. Volante meanwhile reprise his role as an actor.

Marketing

An earlier teaser was released in November 2021 on ABS-CBN Entertainment's social media platforms, initially to be premiered on iQiyi after the Philippine media company and the Chinese online on-demand video streaming platform created a partnership, with ABS-CBN already producing content for iQiyi, including ''Hello, Heart'' and ''Saying Goodbye''. However, in a new teaser released in July 2022 on its YouTube channel, it was announced that it will be released on iWantTFC this August 2022. No details to such a move was made. The full trailer was released on July 13, 2022, on iWantTFC's social media platforms with August 10, 2022 as the slated release date. After the trailer's release, the

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''#LyricAndBeatTrailer'' made it to the top trending topics in

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Philippines.

Music

Most of the music being used feature original compositions from ABS-CBN Music creative director Jonathan Manalo who has made about 400 original compositions since becoming the grand winner of the 2001 edition of Himig Handog with his winning piece ''Tara Tena''.

Release

Broadcast

The series premiered on August 10 to September 23, 2022 on

. The series had its Philippine TV Premiere from October 9 to November 27, 2022 on ''Yes Weekend'' Sunday primetime on

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and

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replacing '' Run To Me'' and was replaced by third season of ''

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''. It also aired international via TFC (

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Notes

References

External links

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