Lipgloss was a Philippine TV series which first aired on 16 August 2008 on TV5

Associated Broadcasting Company

The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...

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It was tagged as a Filipino adaptation of the popular American TV series Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...

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The show's first season had its finale on November 8, 2008. Season 2 immediately premiered on November 15, 2008. Season 3 premiered on February 14, 2009. Season 4, the show's final season, ended in late 2009.

The show's theme song was very similar to – and was directly inspired by – the song Lip Gloss

Lip Gloss (song)

"Lip Gloss" is a song by rapper Lil Mama. It was released in 2007 and is the first single from her debut album, VYP: Voice of the Young People.On the weekend ending June 2, the song debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety-five...

 by Lil Mama

Lil Mama

Niatia Jessica Kirkland professionally known as Lil Mama, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, and dancer.-Early life:...

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Story

Lipgloss was a teenage drama series, following the lives of the rich and infamous students of the ultra-exclusive Linden High, through the school's unofficial website.

Season 1

Season 1 kicks off with best friends Abby and Meg competing for Jake who is in love with Meg but is dating Abby. Jake chooses Meg and ends his relationship with Abby. The whole cast is introduced. Julivee is new in Linden and becomes best friends with Louise, who is a popular ice skater. They then meet siblings Ziggy and Edge Borja. Steph is introduced as the meanest girl in school. Maui is Jake's friend. Jiggo is Jake's half-brother. Ziggy gets hit by a car and dies. Kyle mourns over her death. We learn that Kyle is the administrator of the site Lipgloss. Kyle is never to be seen again in the series.

Season 2

Season Two is filled with love-related conflicts. Jake and Abby are together again but their parents don't approve of it so the two decided to live on their own. Meg and Edge break up because Sarah, Edge's ex-girlfriend returns to woo him back. Meg finds a new boyfriend in actor Nikko Lopez. Julivee develops a crush on Caloy, their driver's son. Caloy's best friend, Poknat, joins in on the fun and provides comic relief. Jose Mari is introduced as Julivee's would-be husband. However, Jose Mari turns out to be gay and gets closer with Caloy instead. Louise gets into a relationship with her middle-aged school professor, Mr. Aldrich Quinto.

Season 3

Abby and Jake break up because of Jake's boss - Camille who steals him from her. Meg to the hands of his bodyguard - Santi, who develops feelings for her. Maui falls for - Carla who is also courted by Poknat. Louise and Aldrich breaks-up because Aldrich returns to his ex-fiance Rose. Introducing in the mid-season is Camille and Rose's brother - Brent who wants Louise. Meanwhile, It is Edge and Louise who end up together. Julivee meets Brazilian Patrice whom they use to make Jose Mari a boy again.

A devastating accident kills two main characters - Maui and Meg.

Season 4

The fourth and final season shows the senior year of the students at Linden, including repeater Abby Rickson, who has finally moved on from Jake and Camille. Brent starts courting Louise but finds competition in his long-time best friend, Chip, to whom he owes a big debt. Julivee gets jealous over Janna, a girl who Caloy meets. Carla tries to move on from Maui. Edge meets a beautiful princess, Ava, whom he falls for.

The season finale shows the love teams still ending up with each other: Abby and Jake, Louise and Brent, Ava and Edge.

Original Cast

• Maxine Eigenmann as Abby Rickson
• Saab Magalona
  Saab Magalona
  Maria Isabella Simone Arroyo Magalona or known as Saab Magalona is a Filipina actress who started in the TV5 youth-oriented drama series Lipgloss...
  
  as Meg Magdrigal †
• Rodjun Cruz
  Rodjun Cruz
  Rodjun Cruz is a Filipino actor and dancer. He is the brother of fellow actor and dancer Rayver Cruz.-Biography:Rodjun Cruz was a member of the now defunct all-male dancing group Anim-E...
  
  as Jake Perez
• Mikee Lee
  Mikee Lee
  Mikee Lee is an actor and a model from the Philippines. He was a second placer in the Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition.- Biography :Michael Vincent Lee was born on January 14, 1990 in Manila, Philippines...
  
  as Maui Amor † / Bentong
• Fred Payawan
  Fred Payawan
  Fred Payawan is a Filipino actor. Fred is a co-housemate with PBB Teen Edition. He is one of Gerald Anderson's bestfriends, from whom he met in PBB Teen Edition. He is part of ABS-CBN Star Magic talents.-Television:-Movies:-References:...
  
  as Jiggo Perez
• Sam Concepcion
  Sam Concepcion
  Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion born on October 17, 1992 in Manila, Philippines, is a Filipino singer, dancer, actor, host and model. He emerged as the winner for the Big Division of Little Big Star's Season 1 in April 2006. He is under STAGES and ABS-CBN's Star Magic.-Personal life:Concepcion was...
  
  as Kyle Ponce
• Kevin Jose Lapena as Edge Borja
• Cheska Ortega as Ziggy Borja †
• Louise delos Reyes
  Louise delos Reyes
  Mary Grace Perido, better known as Louise delos Reyes, is a Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was 15 years old when she start acting in the show Lipgloss. She also won beauty contests including Ms. Lyceum of the Philippines University — Cavite 2010, Ms. Teen Philippines...
  
  as Louise Tangco
• Czarina Suzara as Julivee
• Miki Hahn as Stephanie "Steph" Garces
• Princess Ryan
  Princess Ryan
  Princess Ryan is a Filipina-Irish TV personality. She is currently a contact star with ABS-CBN and Star Magic.-Career:Princess started modeling at a young age and has appeared in several TV commercials such like Royal Tru-Orange, Greenwich, Palmolive and Globe.-Television:-External links:*...
  
  as Sarah Madison

Season 2 Additions

• Neil Coleta as Caloy Borongan
• Jessa Joy Mendoza
  Talentadong Pinoy
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  as Carla Borongan
• Carl Guevarra as Jose Mari Bonifacio
• Zyrus Dezamparado as Poknat

Season 3 Additions

• Niña Jose
  Niña Jose
  Mary Clare "Niña" Jose is a young actress, student, and 11th placer Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition. She is currently a contract actress on ABS-CBN.She has appeared on the cover of FHM Philippines magazine.-Television:-Movies:...
  
  as Camille Borromeo
• Nico Ibaviosa
  Nico Ibaviosa
  Nico Ibaviosa is a Filipino actor and swimmer. He is currently under contract with Star Magic.-Biography:Nico Ibaviosa, swimmer turned actor, was one of the 20 new talents launched by Star Magic in ASAP '08 on September 7, 2008 in celebration of Star Magic's 16th anniversary.-Filmography:-References:...
  
  as Brent Borromeo
• Ejay Falcon
  Ejay Falcon
  Ejay Lasap Falcon is a Filipino-French model and actor who is currently a contract artist of ABS-CBN. He is also the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus....
  
  as Santi

Season 4 Additions

• Lovi Poe
  Lovi Poe
  Lourdes Virginia Moran Poe, better known by her screen name Lovi Poe , is an award-winning Filipina actress and singer who is currently a contract star of GMA Network. She is the daughter of the legendary actor Fernando Poe, Jr...
  
  as Princess Ava
• Regine Angeles as Charlene Rickson
• Cherry Ann Kubota as Allona Rickson
• Enz Guazon as Chip Ledesma
• Benj Besa as Knoxx
• Rhen Escano as Jana

Extended Cast

• Christian Vasquez
  Christian Vásquez
  Christian Vazquez is a Negros Occidentalese actor, model and a former housemate of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother: Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. During his stint at Pinoy Big Brother, he was one of the comedian housemates. He graduated from high school at the University of St...
  
  as Aldrich Quintos
• Rachel Lobangco as Abby's mom
• Ricardo Cepeda as Congressman Perez
• Debraliz as Julie (Julivee's mom)
• Lloyd Samartino as Ziggy's dad
• Daiana Menezes as Patrice
• Lorenzo Mara as Edge's dad
• Lian Paz as Rose Borromeo
• Emilio Garcia
• Macy Garcia

Guests

• Paolo Paraiso as Alex
• Joross Gamboa
  Joross Gamboa
  John Ross Sanchez Gamboa, better known by his screen name Joross Gamboa , is a Filipino actor who is now a former GMA Network contract artist after moving back to ABS-CBN.-New career:...
  
  as Thirdy
• Matt Evans
  Matt Evans
  For the Canadian international rugby union player see Matt Evans Matthew Nicolas "Matt" Evans is a Filipino- American actor who was a former housemate of the Philippine reality television show Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition...
  
  as Nikko Lopez
• Megan Young
  Megan Young
  Megan Lynne Young is a Filipina-American actress who is a member of Star Magic Batch 15. She is best known for being a former celebrity housemate on Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 . Megan is an alumnus of ABS-CBN's rival television station GMA's StarStruck and also a member of GMA Artist...
  
  as Jenny Samson
• Janina San Miguel
  Janina San Miguel
  Janina Miller San Miguel is a Filipino beauty queen who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas World at the Binibining Pilipinas 2008 beauty pageant. She gained notoriety for her performance in the pageant's question and answer portion, where she lost her composure and gave an unfocused and rambling...
  
  as Buding
• Angelica Jones
  Angelica Jones
  Angelica Jones is a singer actress in the Philippines-Personal life:Born Angelica B. Alarva on January 20, 1983 in Brgy Santisimo Rosario, San Pablo, Laguna...
  
  as Mimi
• Marco Alcaraz
  Marco Alcaraz
  Marco 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 Frank
• Matutina as Lola Biring
• Janna Roxas as Kelly
• Rosanna Roces
  Rosanna Roces
  Jennifer Adriano-Molina , better known by her stage names Rosanna Roces and Osang, is a Filipina actress, known in the early 1990s as one of the hottest actresses. She was a contract star of Seiko films from 1994 to 1996, introduced initially as "Ana Maceda"...
  
  as Princess Arabelle/Mommy A.
• Wanlu
  Talentadong Pinoy
  Talentadong Pinoy is a reality talent show. Hosted by Ryan Agoncillo, the show displays a variety of performances from singers, dancers, actors, musicians and comedians, to contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, ventriloquists and magicians. It was based from the Got Talent series in UK, USA,...
  
  as Talentadong Pinoy Judge
• Beatriz Saw as Mayumi Castro
• Sugar Mercado as Rosanna
• Marco Morales as Kikoy
• Miguel de las Cagigas as Prince Drew
• Josef Elizalde as Prince Ali
• Nicole Uysiuseng
  Nicole Uysiuseng
  Nicole Kim Uysiuseng , is an actress, model, and was the third runner-up of the reality television show Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus. She is currently a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic...
  
  as Sheila
• JB Magsaysay
  JB Magsaysay
  Joseph Benedict Aquino Magsaysay, also known as JB Magsaysay , is a Filipino actor, a public servant, a businessman and was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1...
  
  as Joel
• Olyn Membian as Liza
• Katarina Perez as Sheena

Criticism

Lipgloss closely resembled the hit American TV Show Gossip Girl, prompting people to label it as a rip-off of the iconic series. Also, many had said that even the show's plot imitated that of Gossip Girl – whereas 'Gossip Girl' spreads the gossip about the main characters, the website administrator does the same in Lipgloss.

Trivia

In the middle of 2nd season, Sam Concepcion and Cheska Ortega left the show. Matt Evans and Carlo Guevara were then added to the cast.

Lovi Poe's contract with her home network, 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...

, initially did not allow her to become part of Lipgloss. An exception was eventually made and she appeared in the show's final season . Aside from Lipgloss, TV5 had also offered Poe to star in the remake of Cofradia. This project did not push through.

Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus housemates Robi Domingo

Robi Domingo

Robert "Robi" Marion Eusebio Domingo , is an actor, a former VJ, and the first runner up of the reality television show Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus....

, Ejay Falcon, and Josef Elizalde were all considered to join in Season 4 of Lipgloss. However, because of Domingo's schedule with MYX and his other commitments with ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN

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, only Falcon and Elizalde made it to the show.

Awards

• Winner, Best Youth Oriented Program - 2010 PMPC Star Awards For TV
• Nominated, Best Youth Oriented Program - 2008-2009 PMPC Star Awards For TV