Meteor Garden's phenomenal success paved the way for more Asianovelas here in the Philippines. The popular Taiwanese group F4, together with Barbie Shu, had the Spanish soap operas taking a back seat.
Asianovelas have been popular with the Filipino audience ever since Taiwan's Meteor Garden hit the airwaves back in 2002. Since then, a steady stream of shows from Taiwan, Korea, and Japan soon found its way to Philippine shores and started a new craze in local programming, quickly adding a few more slots in the telenovela fan's list of favorites. In just a few years, the Asianovela invasion successfully built a country-wide fan base.
Asianovelas are drama shows produced in Asian countries and, of course, the Philippines. The term is a spin-off from Telenovela, which refers to the Spanish soap operas, like Marimar, that first entered the country.
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Asianovelas offer unique, straight-to-the-point, engaging storylines. We Filipinos can comfortably relate with Asianovelas for their traditional ways of story telling. Real-life situations are interpreted and delivered so gracefully, all we have to do is sit back and enjoy the story's unfolding.
The Asian stars with their chinky eyes and smooth complexion look foreign yet feel familiar. After all, especially in urban areas, we often see or interact with Chinese, Korean, and Japanese nationals. The actresses' pulchritude and the hunky yet lean frame of the handsome leading men in Asianovelas exude freshness. No sweaty-looking actors and over-sexy actresses, no long complicated plots.
's Top List highlights the Asianovelas that got us hooked from the first to the final episode. Ranking is based on the ratings and the word-of-mouth fame that a particular series earned both locally and abroad.
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Just say F4 and we all know which Asianovela gets the Number One spot on this list. The F4 band caught our attention with their music and pretty-boy looks. Bring in the beautiful, equally talented actress Barbie Shu and you find yourself in Meteor Garden. First aired in the Philippines by ABS-CBN, the show's first few episodes caught like wildfire, forging its status as one of the most watched TV programs.
Meteor Garden, which sounds like a sci-fi project but is far from it, was first released in 2001 in Taiwan. It was based on a popular Japanese manga (comics) titled Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers).
Taiwanese producer Chai Zhi Ping, who was really interested in that manga, decided resolutely to make a TV-series version. But first, she had to find the right group of boys who would play as members of F4. Jerry Yan, Vaness Wu, Vic Zhou, and Ken Chu were chosen to play the characters and soon launched the drama that would catapult them to stardom. The success of the drama made the F4 one of the most famous music groups in 2001. They made the album Meteor Rain even before they had finished the drama.
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Meteor Garden is the story of a poor but tough girl San Chai (Barbie Hsu) who studies at the Ing Te University, a university for rich people founded and funded by the F4's family. San Chai and the F4 boys cross paths and they embark on a journey of self-discovery.
This show is a 2003 TV series produced by South Korean TV channel MBC. Jewel in the Palace was shown locally in November 2005 under GMA-7 and was hailed as the highest rating Koreanovela in primetime during that period. Because of its popularity, the show was rerun and again, garnered high ratings. Faith Cuneta sang the Tagalog version, Pangarap na Bituin, of the show's theme song.
Based loosely on the historical figure depicted in the annals of Joseon Dynasty, the show focuses on Jang-geum (played by Lee Young Ae), the first female royal physician of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. The main theme is her perseverance, as well as the portrayal of traditional Korean culture, including Korean royal court cuisine and medicine.
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This was another primetime Korean telenovela aired in the summer of 2004 under SBS studio. Lovers in Paris was the first of three romantic dramas set in Europe. The second was Lovers in Prague, and the third was simply titled Lovers.
ABS-CBN got the rights to air Lovers in Paris in 2005. Starting with a rating of 27.1% on its first airing, people thought that the show wouldn't do well, until it exploded with a rating of 36% a week later. It was an instant hit among drama fans, a top-rater in its timeslot. Its highest rating ever recorded was 39.7%. ABS-CBN aired the series in its international TFC last year, making it the first non-Philippine show in its roster.
Lovers in Paris is about Han Ki-joo, the president and son of the CEO of GD Motors. He's been living in Paris for two years after his failed marriage. A smart and charismatic man, he has been preparing to take over the company as chairman. That is, until he meets Kang Tae-young, the daughter of a film director. She works as a housekeeper for Han Ki-joo to eke out a living. Her optimistic and happy-go-lucky attitude endears her to people around her. A twist of events and series of confrontations bring Han Ki-joo and Kang Tae-young closer together.
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The first week of Stairway to Heaven got relatively low ratings (about 20%) on GMA-7 mainly because another Korean soap, Lovers in Paris, was being aired on ABS-CBN. Viewership increased when Lovers in Paris ended its run; Stairway garnered over 40% in ratings.
In 2006, GMA-7 aired Stairway to Heaven again, but this time, in the morning. It was replayed in Q, the sister channel of GMA-7 in the evening.
The story is about best friends Song Joo and and Jung Suh. Their friendship in childhood slowly blossoms into love. But fate sends Song to the U.S. After three years, he returns to the waiting arms of Jung, but her love sparks the jealous rage of another woman who makes life hell for Jung.
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This drama-comedy explores the situation of two people getting married only on paper. A hilarious turn of events plagues Han Ji-Eun when she discovers that her friends tricked her into selling her home to a budding actor named Lee Young-Jae.
When confronted by Han, Lee agrees give Han's home back only if she agrees to work as a maid for him. Out of misunderstanding and in an attempt to make Lee's girlfriend jealous, he proposes to Han with a contract of marriage good for only six months. As time goes by, the two bickering housemates slowly fall in love... and the rest is history.
Full House made its debut on Philippine shores under GMA-7 back in 2005. It moved on to be the highest rated Koreanovela with a whopping 52.0% in the ratings, making it a household name among primetime fans.
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Princess Hours, also known as Palace Love, is another comedy-drama from Korea. Under Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, it became the most popular show of 2006 in Korea, second only to Jumong. According to TNS Media Research, Princess Hours was the tenth most popular drama of 2006. And so, a second season was produced but controversy within the show led to its cancelation.
Princess Hours premiered in the Philippines through ABS-CBN in December 2006. The network changed the names of the show's characters to make it more attuned to Filipino audiences.
Its theme song, Pag-ibig Nga Kaya was sung by former lovebirds Christian Bautista and Rachelle Ann Go. The show's finale was aired for two days last April 2007 with a special episode called Princess Hours: The Royal Special.
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Set in an imaginary Korea ruled by a royal family, Princess Hours follows the lives of its Crown Prince and his new bride.
Probably the most heart-wrenching Korean drama, Endless Love: Autumn in My Heart is the first installment of a four-part series revolving around the four seasons of the year. It was produced by the TV network KBS in Korea (2000). The Philippine airing rights went to GMA-7 back in late 2003. The drama was so popular among Pinoy fans that GMA-7 aired it two more times in 2004. Endless Love is considered to have started the Koreanovela phenomenon in the Philippines.
The story is about two teenagers, Johnny and Jenny, who are siblings-that is, until they find out after an accident that they are not blood-related. Jenny then gets into an argument with her foster mother, prompting her to leave home and begin the search for her real parents. Johnny and his parents had already left for the U.S. after the mishap.
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For Jenny, it is tragedy after tragedy when she learns that her biological father is dead and that her mother and brother live in absolute poverty. Jenny makes ends meet by working as a telephone receptionist. An unlikely reunion takes place when Johnny returns from the U.S. after ten years. Thus follows a series of tearful events that fans can happily cry about.
Winter Sonata (2002) is the second installment in the Endless Love series, but it focuses on a completely different story. Like its predecessor, Winter Sonata follows the tragic path of Jung Yujin and Joong Sang, who meet under fateful circumstances.
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