''My Korean Jagiya'' ( / ) 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 "''telebi ...

romance comedy 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 ...

. Directed by

Mark A. Reyes Marciano Antonio "Mark" Reyes V is a Filipino film director, television director, music video director and film writer known for his multi-stranded storylines. He is a resident director and writer of GMA Network. His work include the film ''Mome ...

, it stars

Heart Evangelista Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco (born February 14, 1985), known professionally as Heart Evangelista (, alternately ), is a Filipino actress, artist, businesswoman, and socialite. Early life Heart Evangelista was born as Love Marie Payawal Ongpau ...

and Alexander Lee. It premiered on August 21, 2017 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing '' I Heart Davao''. The series concluded on January 12, 2018 with a total of 105 episodes. It was replaced by '' The One That Got Away'' in its timeslot. The series is the first Philippine television drama series produced by GMA Network to be filmed in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

Gia often teased that she is next in her family to become an old maid, is a Korean drama fan with determination to meet her long-time crush and former Korean superstar Kim Jun-ho, who has since stepped out of the limelight. When her school offers her a scholarship training in Seoul, she grabs the opportunity to try and find Jun-ho, but ends up coming home disappointed. Back in Manila, she helps a drunk Korean guy beaten by gangsters which turned out to be Jun-ho.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Guadalupe Immaculada "Gia" Asuncion-Kim * Alexander Lee as Kim Jun-ho ;Supporting cast * Janice de Belen as Adelaida "Aida" Asuncion *

Ricky Davao Frederick Charles Davao, professionally known as Ricky Davao (born May 30, 1961) is a Filipino actor, television director, and industrial management engineer (graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou ...

as Joselito "Josie" Asuncion *

Iya Villania Raelene Elaine Villania(born June 29, 1986), known professionally as Iya Villania-Arellano (), is a Filipino-Australian singer, television presenter, and actress. She has been widely known for her work as a VJ in the music channel MYX. Early a ...

as Kennedy Santos *

Edgar Allan Guzman Edgar Allan Guzman (born November 20, 1989 in Pasig, Philippines) also known by his nickname and screen name EA Guzman, is a Filipino actor, singer, host, model, and vlogger. He gained popularity after he became the Mr. Pogi 2006 of ''Eat Bula ...

as Ryan Patrick Maalba *

Valeen Montenegro Valeen Montenegro Vicente (born June 10, 1990) is a Filipino actress, comedienne and model. Career Montenegro started her acting career as one of the new talents launched by ABS-CBN's talent management arm Star Magic in 2006. Her first acting r ...

as Cindy / Cinnamon *

Frances Makil-Ignacio Frances Makil-Ignacio is a Filipino actress (born March 29, 1971). From 2001-2012, she starred in numerous shows of ABS-CBN as a contract actress. In 2012, she briefly transferred to TV5 as part of Valiente before staging an ABS-CBN comeback the ...

as Caridad “Carrie” Washington * Myke Solomon as Kerwin *

Jinri Park Jinri Park (Hangul: 박진리; Hanja: 朴真理; born April 24, 1988) is a South Korean model, DJ, actress and magazine columnist who is based in the Philippines. Park worked as a DJ at Monster Radio RX 93.1 from 2011–2015 and is starting a ca ...

as Lee Kyung-ha / Hannah Lee * Divine Aucina as Clarissa Asuncion * Khaine Hernandez as Paolo "Pao" Kim ;Recurring cast * Shelly Hipolito as Scarlet Asuncion * Gileth Sandico as Pebbles Asuncion-Santos * Don Martin as Rocky Santos *

Raymart Santiago Raymond Martin Legaspi Santiago (born July 20, 1973) is a Filipino, TV host, actor, and comedian. Career After making his movie debut in Viva Films' youth comedy ''Estudyante Blues'' (''Student Woes''), Santiago became a Viva contract artist a ...

as Dodong "Dong" / "Doods" Garcia ;Guest cast * Kim Jung-wook as Kim Ji-hu * Oh Min-lee (Michelle Oh) as Kim Yea-jin * Lee Hae-ri as Choi * Kim Sun-hi as Jun-ho's interviewer *

Dasuri Choi Choi Da-seul (born April 25, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea), popularly known as Dasuri Choi, is a South Korean dancer and entertainer based in the Philippines. Dasuri won Best in Talent and is the 2nd Runner-up winner in the segment, "You're My ...

as a film actress * Rob Sy as Gia's workmate *

Liezel Lopez Liezel Marie Arintoc Lopez (born October 2, 1997) is a Filipino actress. She was a finalist at the sixth season of reality talent competition, '' Starstruck'' in 2016, and has been signed to GMA Artist Center. She joined the cast of ''Bubble Gan ...

as Nadine * Erlinda Villalobos as Dora Asuncion *

Boboy Garovillo Jose Teves Garrovillo Jr. (born in Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte) Better simply known as Boboy Garrovillo, is a Filipino singer, composer, television host, and actor. He is known as one of the members of the popular musical trio APO Hiking Soci ...

as Ernesto Garcia *

Dexter Doria Dexter Doria is a Filipino veteran actress. She has appeared in more than 175 films and several television programs from ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Career In 1977, she appeared in such movies as ''Elektrika Kasi, Eh!'', ''Tisoy'', ''Babae!'', ''I ...

as Ludivina Garcia *

Mickey Ferriols Michelle Ferriols (born March 8, 1973), simply known as Mickey Ferriols, is an American-born Filipino actress. She has a son with ex-partner Archie Alemania named Brent Marcus Alemania. Career Ferriols shot into stardom via a PLDT commercial ...

as Carmela “Mel” Tuazon * Andy Ryu as Lee Gong-woo *

Jaclyn Jose Mary Jane Santa Ana Guck (born October 21, 1964), better known by her stage name Jaclyn Jose, is a Filipino cinema and television actress who has earned international critical acclaim. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Private Sh ...

as Charlotte "Chiclet" TIborcia * Cheska Iñigo as Amanda de Gracia

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 ...

' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of ''My Korean Jagiya'' earned a 6.6% rating. While the final episode scored an 8.5% rating. The series had its highest rating on November 3, 2017 with an 8.7% rating.

References

External links

* * 2017 Philippine television series debuts 2018 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine romantic comedy television series Television shows set in Hong Kong Television shows set in the Philippines Television shows set in Seoul {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub