My Korean Jagiya


My Korean Jagiya is a Philippine television drama romance comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mark A. Reyes, it stars Heart Evangelista and Alexander Lee in the title role. It premiered on August 21, 2017 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on January 12, 2018 with a total of 105 episodes.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.

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
;Supporting cast
;Recurring cast
  • Shelly Hipolito as Scarlet Asuncion
  • Gileth Sandico as Pebbles Asuncion-Santos
  • Don Martin as Rocky Santos
  • Raymart Santiago as Dodong "Dong" / "Doods" Garcia
;Guest cast
  • Kim Jung-wook as Kim Ji-hu
  • Oh Min-lee as Kim Yea-jin
  • Lee Hae-ri as Choi
  • Kim Sun-hi as Jun-ho's interviewer
  • Dasuri Choi as a film actress
  • Rob Sy as Gia's workmate
  • Liezel Lopez as Nadine
  • Erlinda Villalobos as Dora Asuncion
  • Boboy Garovillo as Ernesto Garcia
  • Dexter Doria as Ludivina Garcia
  • Mickey Ferriols as Carmela “Mel” Tuazon
  • Andy Ryu as Lee Gong-woo
  • Jaclyn Jose as Charlotte "Chiclet" TIborcia
  • Cheska Iñigo as Amanda de Gracia

Production

Principal photography commenced in June 2017. The series was the first Philippine television drama series produced by GMA Network to be filmed in Seoul, South Korea.

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of My Korean Jagiya earned a 6.6% rating. The final episode scored an 8.5% rating.