Endless Love (Philippine TV series)
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Endless Love is a Philippine drama
adaptation of the Korean drama
Autumn in My Heart. It premiered on June 28, 2010 starring Dingdong Dantes
and Marian Rivera
as the ill-fated Johnny and Jenny, under the direction of Mac Alejandre
.
Years later, Jenny grows up to be a simple, beautiful and kind-hearted young lady. She works as a chambermaid in a hotel resort. She meets a conceited and naughty hotel owner named Andrew who gets smitten by Jenny's charm and beauty. Andrew does everything to get Jenny's attention. He soon realizes that Jenny is slowly changing him for the better. The guy proudly tells his best friend that he has found the woman he truly loves.
It turns out that Johnny is the best friend of Andrew. Johnny returns from abroad to look for his beloved sister and after many years of separation, the "siblings" reunite. As Johnny and Jenny get to know each other after so many years, they start to fall in love. Jenny feels conflicted, because she is dating Andrew. Johnny hides his emotions as he is preparing to be married to his long-time girlfriend. At this time, Jenny will have Leukemia. The family and the villains of Jenny are shocked because Jenny has Leukemia
and the anger of the villains Shirley and JoJo changed into love for Jenny. Days later, Johnny and Jenny finally get married and awhile after, Jenny dies. Before Jenny died, she wrote letters to her mothers, her father, Johnny, and Shirley. During her funeral, all of them read the letters Jenny left them. In Jenny's letter to her mothers, she states that she's lucky to have two loving mothers. In her father's letter, she states that she loves him very much and is the only father she knew. Though the contents of shirley's letter was never revealed, it is shown that Jenny gave shirley the Mickey Mouse watch Johnny bought for Jenny when they were teenagers. Finally, in Johnny's letter, she asks him to continue biking and always imagine that Jenny is riding with him, and not to follow her in death. Afterwards, Johnny asks Andrew to deliver Jenny's ashes to her favorite beach and asks that only him will do this and no one else. Andrew asks Johnny if he's gonna go, but Johnny replies that he wants to say goodbye to her in his own way. Afterwards, Johnny is shown biking on the road where he and Jenny always went biking, but Johnny stops in the middle of the road and doesn't notice that there is truck coming and gets hit by the truck. After looking at the sky, Johnny says that he and Jenny will be together again. Johnny dies afterwards. The Series ends with two kids (Presumably Johnny and Jenny) biking down the road where Johnny and Jenny always went biking.
Main cast
Extended cast
Guest cast
's four-part instalment titled Endless Love. Autumn in My Heart aired in South Korea
through KBS2 from September 16, to November 7, 2000 running with 16 episodes.
The Philippine airing rights went to GMA Network
back in late 2003. The drama aired two more times in 2004, and once more in 2006.
formally announced that they have acquired the adaptation rights of the Korean drama
Autumn in My Heart, with Dingdong Dantes
and Marian Rivera
in the lead roles. In December 2009, director Joyce E. Bernal
was hired to helm the project. A teaser trailer was shown during the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival
, attached to GMA Films
' Ang Panday
.
Ryan Agoncillo
, Paulo Avelino
and Hero Angeles
were all considered to take on the second lead male role before Dennis Trillo
was eventually cast. Filming started in April 2010, targeting for a June release date. The production also encountered an extensive delays causing Bernal to leave production and eventually replaced by Mac Alejandre
; actress Gina Alajar
left to pursue another role, whilst actor Christopher de Leon
chose to focus on his political career in the meanwhile - both were replaced by Kuh Ledesma
and Tirso Cruz III
, respectively.
. The DVDs are in eight volumes, containing all of the shows episodes.
Philippine drama
Philippine drama can be classified into different forms and genres, with the most popular being the teleserye and teledrama. The teleserye/teledrama is a television form of melodramatic serialized fiction. It is rooted from two words: "tele", which is short for "television," and "serye", a Tagalog...
adaptation of the Korean drama
Korean drama
Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...
Autumn in My Heart. It premiered on June 28, 2010 starring Dingdong Dantes
Dingdong Dantes
Jose Sixto Raphael Gonzalez Dantes III, popularly known as Dingdong Dantes, is a director/actor and model, born on August 2, 1980 in Quezon City, Philippines.- Early years :...
and Marian Rivera
Marian Rivera
Marian Rivera is a Filipina actress and occasional singer-dancer. Her first TV role came in 2005 via TAPE Inc.'s afternoon drama, Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako in the lead that was aired in GMA Network. In 2007 she was cast for the title role in the Philippine remake of MariMar...
as the ill-fated Johnny and Jenny, under the direction of Mac Alejandre
Mac Alejandre
Mac Alejandre is a Filipino film and television director.-Television:*Amaya *Endless Love *The Last Prince *Totoy Bato *Joaquin Bordado *MariMar...
.
Plot
Johnny and Jenny grew up together as siblings under the care of their parents Robert and Katherine. Johnny loves his sister very much and is very protective of her. Their lives were discrupted when they found out that there was a case of baby switching in the hospital on the day that Jenny was born. They discovered that the real daughter was Shirley, the poor, mean and resentful classmate of Jenny. The lives of Jenny and Shirley are dramatically reversed in an instant. Jenny wants to stay but Shirley keeps pressuring her to leave. The weak-willed Jenny decides to run away and stay with her hostile biological mother Suzy and her good-for-nothing brother Jojo. Meanwhile, Johnny and his family opt to live abroad.Years later, Jenny grows up to be a simple, beautiful and kind-hearted young lady. She works as a chambermaid in a hotel resort. She meets a conceited and naughty hotel owner named Andrew who gets smitten by Jenny's charm and beauty. Andrew does everything to get Jenny's attention. He soon realizes that Jenny is slowly changing him for the better. The guy proudly tells his best friend that he has found the woman he truly loves.
It turns out that Johnny is the best friend of Andrew. Johnny returns from abroad to look for his beloved sister and after many years of separation, the "siblings" reunite. As Johnny and Jenny get to know each other after so many years, they start to fall in love. Jenny feels conflicted, because she is dating Andrew. Johnny hides his emotions as he is preparing to be married to his long-time girlfriend. At this time, Jenny will have Leukemia. The family and the villains of Jenny are shocked because Jenny has Leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
and the anger of the villains Shirley and JoJo changed into love for Jenny. Days later, Johnny and Jenny finally get married and awhile after, Jenny dies. Before Jenny died, she wrote letters to her mothers, her father, Johnny, and Shirley. During her funeral, all of them read the letters Jenny left them. In Jenny's letter to her mothers, she states that she's lucky to have two loving mothers. In her father's letter, she states that she loves him very much and is the only father she knew. Though the contents of shirley's letter was never revealed, it is shown that Jenny gave shirley the Mickey Mouse watch Johnny bought for Jenny when they were teenagers. Finally, in Johnny's letter, she asks him to continue biking and always imagine that Jenny is riding with him, and not to follow her in death. Afterwards, Johnny asks Andrew to deliver Jenny's ashes to her favorite beach and asks that only him will do this and no one else. Andrew asks Johnny if he's gonna go, but Johnny replies that he wants to say goodbye to her in his own way. Afterwards, Johnny is shown biking on the road where he and Jenny always went biking, but Johnny stops in the middle of the road and doesn't notice that there is truck coming and gets hit by the truck. After looking at the sky, Johnny says that he and Jenny will be together again. Johnny dies afterwards. The Series ends with two kids (Presumably Johnny and Jenny) biking down the road where Johnny and Jenny always went biking.
Cast and characters
Original names in the South Korean drama are inside parentheses.Main cast
- Dingdong DantesDingdong DantesJose Sixto Raphael Gonzalez Dantes III, popularly known as Dingdong Dantes, is a director/actor and model, born on August 2, 1980 in Quezon City, Philippines.- Early years :...
as Johnny Dizon (Yoon Joon Seo) - Marian RiveraMarian RiveraMarian Rivera is a Filipina actress and occasional singer-dancer. Her first TV role came in 2005 via TAPE Inc.'s afternoon drama, Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako in the lead that was aired in GMA Network. In 2007 she was cast for the title role in the Philippine remake of MariMar...
as Jenny Dizon/Jenny Cruz (Yoon Eun Seo/Choi Eun Seo) - Dennis TrilloDennis TrilloAbelardo Dennis Florencio Trillo Ho , more widely known as Dennis Trillo, is a Filipino award-winning actor, singer and fashion model. His film debut was in Aishite Imasu 1941. He is currently an artist of GMA Network...
as Andrew Tantoco (Han Tae Seok) - Nadine SamonteNadine SamonteNadine Samonte is a Filipina actress and commercial model. She played an Avenger from the first season of StarStruck....
as Shirley Cruz/Shirley Dizon (Choi Shin Ae/Yoon Shin Ae) - Bela PadillaBela PadillaKrista Valle Sullivan, better known by her stage name Bela Padilla , is a Filipina actress.-Biography:Padilla was born to a Filipina mother and a British father who is a banker in an online company from Nottingham, England. In 2008, then known by the stage name Krista Valle, she was one of the new...
as Yumi Ramirez (Shin Yoo Mi)
Extended cast
- Tirso Cruz IIITirso Cruz IIITirso Cruz III is a Filipino actor and singer. He is one of the famous actors in Philippine show business.-Biography and career:...
as Robert Dizon (Yoon Gyo Soo), Johnny and Shirley's father - Sandy AndolongSandy Andolong-Television:-Movies:-Others:-Awards and nominations:-References:*-External links:*...
as Katherine Dizon (Lee Gyeong Ha), Johnny and Shirley's mother - Janice de BelenJanice de BelenJanice de Belen is a Filipina actress, commercial model and television host who was a GMA Network contract artist. She returns back to ABS-CBN via Budoy -Early life:...
as Suzette Cruz (Kim Soon Im), Jenny's mother - Gabby Eigenmann as Jojo Cruz (Choi Ji Han), Jenny's abusive brother
- Kuh LedesmaKuh LedesmaKuh Ledesma is a popular Filipino pop and jazz singer. She is known in the Philippines as the "Pop Diva". Kuh Ledesma has been performing for 25 years in the music industry which encompasses more than 300 concerts, numerous awards in the Philippines, and 18 albums in the Philippine recording...
as Carina Tantoco - Ces QuesadaCes QuesadaCes Quesada is a Filipino actress and also a TV host. She is currently signed with GMA Network.-Television:2011 Captain barbell Tiya lita GMA network-References:...
as Nora Ramirez - Janna DominguezJanna DominguezJanna Dominguez , is a Filipina actress, host, comedienne who joined Pinoy Fear Factor as a Participante.- Present career :...
as Mylene Ortiz - Mosang as Christine Santos
- Bernard PalancaBernard Palanca-Personal life:His maternal grandfather, Armando Goyena , was also an actor as is his younger brother, Mico Palanca.He is the son of the late Bernard Palanca, Sr, who died when he was just a child. He is also the grandson of the late Businessman Philanthropist Carlos Palanca, Jr of the prestigious...
as Raul - Marco AlcarazMarco AlcarazMarco Alcaraz is a Filipino actor, commercial model, and former varsity basketball player at San Sebastian College-Recoletos. His first movie was Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita with Dennis Trillo.-Television:...
as Nestor
Guest cast
- Kathryn BernardoKathryn BernardoKathryn Chandria M. Bernardo is a Filipina actress. Best known for her role as "Mara" with Julia Montes as "Clara". Kathryn is currently a contract artist of Star Magic.-Television:-Movies:-External links:...
as Young Jenny - Kristofer Martin as Young Johnny
- Joyce ChingJoyce ChingJoyce Giselle Ching, better known as Joyce Ching , is a Filipina actress and commercial model...
as Young Shirley - Lucho Ayala as Young Jojo
Origin
Autumn in My Heart is the first series in Yoon Suk HoYoon Suk-ho
Yoon Seok-Ho is a South Korean television drama director.He was the director of four TV series produced by KBS that are sometimes collectively referred to as Endless Love, each containing the name of one of the four seasons in its title...
's four-part instalment titled Endless Love. Autumn in My Heart aired in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
through KBS2 from September 16, to November 7, 2000 running with 16 episodes.
The Philippine airing rights went to GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
back in late 2003. The drama aired two more times in 2004, and once more in 2006.
Production
In November 2009, GMA NetworkGMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
formally announced that they have acquired the adaptation rights of the Korean drama
Korean drama
Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...
Autumn in My Heart, with Dingdong Dantes
Dingdong Dantes
Jose Sixto Raphael Gonzalez Dantes III, popularly known as Dingdong Dantes, is a director/actor and model, born on August 2, 1980 in Quezon City, Philippines.- Early years :...
and Marian Rivera
Marian Rivera
Marian Rivera is a Filipina actress and occasional singer-dancer. Her first TV role came in 2005 via TAPE Inc.'s afternoon drama, Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako in the lead that was aired in GMA Network. In 2007 she was cast for the title role in the Philippine remake of MariMar...
in the lead roles. In December 2009, director Joyce E. Bernal
Joyce E. Bernal
Joyce Bernal is a film and television director in the Philippines who started as a film editor for Viva Films in 1994.Bernal is a single mother to her daughter Liam.-Filmography :...
was hired to helm the project. A teaser trailer was shown during the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival
2009 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 35th Metro Manila Film Festival–Philippines is a film festival in the Philippines that started on December 25, 2009 and will end on January 7, 2010...
, attached to GMA Films
GMA Films
GMA Network Films, Inc. is a film production company and a film studio established in 1995 by GMA Network, Inc. in the Philippines....
' Ang Panday
Ang Panday (2009 film)
Ang Panday is a 2009 Filipino fantasy film that adapts Carlo J. Caparas' Panday comics. Directed by Rico Gutierrez and Mac Alejandre, the film adaptation stars Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. as the title character...
.
Ryan Agoncillo
Ryan Agoncillo
Kristoffer Lou Ryan Agoncillo , popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV host.-Early life:Agoncillo was born on April 10, 1978...
, Paulo Avelino
Paulo Avelino
Paulo Avelino is a Filipino actor, model and television host. Avelino began his acting career through the reality talent show StarStruck. Currently, Paulo Avelino is in a relationship with LJ Reyes. Last July 24, 2010, LJ gave birth to their son, Ethan Akio Reyes...
and Hero Angeles
Hero Angeles
Hero Angeles is a Filipino actor. Hero Angeles bested four other contestants in the Grand Finals for the title "Grand Teen Questor" in the first season of ABS-CBN's popular reality star search in the Philippines, Star Circle Quest.- Career:After bagging the title as the first "Grand Teen Questor"...
were all considered to take on the second lead male role before Dennis Trillo
Dennis Trillo
Abelardo Dennis Florencio Trillo Ho , more widely known as Dennis Trillo, is a Filipino award-winning actor, singer and fashion model. His film debut was in Aishite Imasu 1941. He is currently an artist of GMA Network...
was eventually cast. Filming started in April 2010, targeting for a June release date. The production also encountered an extensive delays causing Bernal to leave production and eventually replaced by Mac Alejandre
Mac Alejandre
Mac Alejandre is a Filipino film and television director.-Television:*Amaya *Endless Love *The Last Prince *Totoy Bato *Joaquin Bordado *MariMar...
; actress Gina Alajar
Gina Alajar
Regina Alatiit also known as Gina Alajar was born on in Manila, she is a FAMAS and Gaward Urian Award winning Filipino film actress and television director.-Present Career and Issue:...
left to pursue another role, whilst actor Christopher de Leon
Christopher De Leon
-2007 Elections:In 2007, he decided to run as Vice Governor of Batangas. This claims that if her former on screen partner, Vilma Santos won the governorship, then he might win as Vice Governor. He became the running mate of former police officer Nestor Sanares...
chose to focus on his political career in the meanwhile - both were replaced by Kuh Ledesma
Kuh Ledesma
Kuh Ledesma is a popular Filipino pop and jazz singer. She is known in the Philippines as the "Pop Diva". Kuh Ledesma has been performing for 25 years in the music industry which encompasses more than 300 concerts, numerous awards in the Philippines, and 18 albums in the Philippine recording...
and Tirso Cruz III
Tirso Cruz III
Tirso Cruz III is a Filipino actor and singer. He is one of the famous actors in Philippine show business.-Biography and career:...
, respectively.
DVD release
The series will be released onto DVD-format by GMA RecordsGMA Records
GMA Records, created in the last quarter of 2003, is a records company that releases music albums, and many of the albums have been platinum and gold record award albums. In 2005 GMA Records released a film titled "Let the Love Begin" on DVD and VCD, and when that was such a success they succeeded...
. The DVDs are in eight volumes, containing all of the shows episodes.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by GMA Network
- Autumn Fairy TaleAutumn Fairy TaleAutumn in My Heart also known as Autumn Fairy Tale and Autumn Tale, is the first installment of the four part Endless Love drama series directed by Yoon Seok-Ho, produced by South Korean TV Network KBS...
- the original Korean dramaKorean dramaKorean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...