The First and True Home of Asianovelas
The First and True Home of Asianovelas is a programming block of ABS-CBN and Asianovela Channel that broadcasts Filipino-dubbed Asian dramas (locally called "Asianovela") and movies from China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan.[1][2] Its first Asianovela was Meteor Garden from Taiwan. Live streaming and video-on-demand access are available on iWant and Sky On Demand in high-definition.
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| Network | ABS-CBN |
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| Launched | May 5, 2003 |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
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| Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
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| Format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
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| Original language(s) | Filipino |
| Official website | entertainment |
History
Asianovelas have become hyped in the 2000s.[3] The huge demand from Filipino viewers has prompted Philippine TV stations to import Taiwanese dramas.[4] ABS-CBN starts importing TV series from Taiwan in May 2003, starting with its first drama series Meteor Garden. In 2004, the network introduced to Filipino viewers the South Korean dramas, as they premiered the Korean dramas The Truth and Four Sisters, which instantly become popular and leads the way in permanently importing more Korean dramas.[5]
In the past decade, ABS-CBN has aired a numerous score of Korean dramas including Lovers in Paris, Only You, Green Rose, My Girl, Princess Hours, Spring Waltz, Boys Over Flowers and He's Beautiful.
In 2015, ABS-CBN aired the Korean dramas Fated to Love You, Let's Get Married and My Lovely Girl, together with the Chinese drama Unforgettable Love in the same year. The block discontinued in June 2015.
In 2016, ABS-CBN only aired one Korean drama, My Love Donna, which premiered on March 14 and cancelled on April 8, being the first Korean drama to announce its "last two days" of airing. In the same year, ABS-CBN's digital free-to-air channel Cine Mo! aired the first Korean dramas on digital television starting with Blood, You're All Surrounded, Blade Man and Orange Marmalade.
In 2017, the Korean dramas had a successful return to ABS-CBN with Love in the Moonlight, Legend of the Blue Sea, Goblin, Weightlifting Fairy, and Hwarang, together with the Taiwanese drama My Dearest Intruder in the afternoon line up. In the same year, CineMo! aired more Korean dramas with Doctor Stranger, Hyde, Jekyll, Me, Sensory Couple, Signal and The K2.
In 2018, ABS-CBN boosts more permanent Korean programming with Black, The King is in Love, I am Not a Robot, W, Doctor Crush, Go Back Couple, Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey, My Time with You and What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, together with the Chinese web series A Love So Beautiful. In celebration of its 15th anniversary of bringing quality foreign dramas, ABS-CBN aired the 2018 Chinese remake of the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden. With the launch of Asianovela Channel, the channel aired more Korean dramas with Uncontrollably Fond, Woman with a Suitcase, On the Way to the Airport, Bubble Gum and High Society.
In 2019, Asianovela Channel aired more Korean dramas with Because This Is My First Life, Cheongdam-dong Scandal, Goodbye Mr. Black, Live Up to Your Name, Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter, Mother, Something in the Rain, That Man Oh Soo, The Good Wife, Tomorrow, With You and Two Cops. In the same year, the Korean dramas had another very successful return to ABS-CBN with Encounter, Gangnam Beauty, Code Name: Terrius, 100 Days My Prince, Hotel del Luna and Touch Your Heart. Meanwhile, I Have a Lover marked the very successful comeback of the Korean dramas in the morning timeslot.
In 2020, ABS-CBN aired Flower Crew: Dating Agency, The Tale of Nokdu, Love in Sadness and hit multi-awarded Chinese historical drama Story of Yanxi Palace. However, the programming of both ABS-CBN and Asianovela Channel were disrupted by the ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy, which forced both channels off the air on May 5. Love in Sadness and Story of Yanxi Palace were not able to complete their runs.
On June 1, Asianovela Channel came back on air and rerun its programs from the beginning; Story of Yanxi Palace also moved to the said freemium station. On June 13, ABS-CBN temporarily moved its programming over to cable and its video-on-demand service iWant, under the name Kapamilya Channel. As part of its inaugural programming, Korean cable dramas Familiar Wife and the recent hit The World of a Married Couple will air in the mornings and evenings, respectively, with the latter taking over the time slot of the cancelled Make It With You, Same Day, The Filipino Channel first time aired Asianovelas, As part of its inaugural programming, Korean Television dramas such as Love in the Moonlight and The Tale of Nokdu From June 15, but Only Available in USA, Canada, Europe, Middle East and IPTV Feed for Australia and New Zealand.
On June 28, 2gether: The Series became the first lakorn to be aired by an ABS-CBN affiliate and the first boys' love drama to be aired in the conservative Philippines. It was the first Asian drama to run first on iWant before being broadcast on television, similar to how the Tagalog dub of Faith debuted on ABS-CBN Mobile ahead of ABS-CBN's terrestrial channel in 2014.
On July 1, Asianovela Channel was forced to stop broadcasts again after the National Telecommunications Commission issued an alias cease and desist order against the operations of TV Plus digital channels, which are transmitted through the Channel 43 frequency. This came about after pressure by congressmen opposed to the renewal of ABS-CBN's franchise, despite the fact that the Channel 43 franchise of Amcara Broadcasting Network had not yet expired. [6]
Current programming
| Broadcaster | Title | Schedule | Original Network | Premiere Date | Year of original airing |
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| iWant | Come To Me | Saturday at 12:00 |  |
August 8, 2020 | 2019 |
| Still 2gether | Friday at 22:30 | |
August 14, 2020 | 2020 | |
| Kapamilya Channel | Saturday at 22:00 | August 15, 2020 | |||
| Code Name: Terrius | Monday - Friday at 9:30 |  |
August 17, 2020 | 2018 | |
| Meteor Garden | Monday - Friday at 17:45 |  |
June 15, 2020 | ||
| Weightlifting Fairy | Monday - Friday at 22:30 | |
August 17, 2020 | 2016 | |
| Black | Tuesday - Saturday at 01:30 | |
August 11, 2020 | 2017 | |
| The Filipino Channel | Love in the Moonlight | Weekdays at These Times* US/CA 21:00 PT/00:00 ET |
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June 15, 2020 | 2016 |
| Hwarang | Monday - Friday at These Times* US/CA 21:50 PT/00:50 ET |
August 10, 2020 | 2016-17 | ||
Upcoming programs
- Kapamilya Channel
| Title | Original Network | Year | Airing Date |
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| Count Your Lucky Stars | |
2020 | TBA |
| Meow: The Secret Boy | | ||
| Melting Me Softly | |
2019 | |
| The Great Show |
- iWant
| Title | Original Network | Year | Airing Date |
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| I’m Tee, Me Too | |
2020 | September 18, 2020 |
- The Filipino Channel
| Title | Original Network | Year | Airing Date |
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| Story of Yanxi Palace | |
2018 | TBA |
| The King in Love | |
2017 |
Previous programs
- ABS-CBN/Kapamilya Channel
| Title | Broadcast Period/ Premiere Date | Local Soundtrack | Cast | Timeslot | Original Network |
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| 2003 | |||||
| Meteor Garden | May 5 – July 25 | Biyahe - Josh Santana Ang Hanap Ko - Michelle Ayalde |
Barbie Hsu, Jerry Yan, Vic Chou, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu | Pre-primetime |  |
| Meteor Rain | July 28 – August 8 | Jerry Yan, Rainie Yang, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu | Pre-primetime | | |
| Meteor Garden II | August 9 - October 31 | Barbie Hsu, Jerry Yan, Vic Chou, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu, Michelle Saram | Pre-primetime | | |
| Love Scar | September 22 | One - Heart Evangelista | Jacky Cheung, Jerry Yan, Karen Mok, Michael Tao, Li Xuan | Primetime | |
| Girls Marching On | November 2 – 2006 | Girls Marching On - Maoui David | Liu Xue Hua, Sun Xing, Long Shao Hua, Xiao Shu Shen, Wang Yao Qing | Weekend Afternoon moved to Weekend Morning | |
| Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story | November 3 – January 9, 2004 | Barbie Shu, Daniel Chan, Jessica Hsuan, Jacky Wu | Pre-primetime | | |
| 2004 | |||||
| The Truth | January 12 – February 27 | Choi Ji-woo, Ryu Si-won, Park Sun-young, Son Ji-chang | Pre-primetime | | |
| Westside Story | March 1 | Tony Sun, Wallace Huo, Esther Liu, Cyndi Wang | Pre-primetime | | |
| Fantasy | June 1 | Michelle Saram | Afternoon |  | |
| Four Sisters | July 26 | Hwang Soo-jung, Chae Rim, Ahn Yeon-hong, Park Ye-jin | Morning | | |
| Sunshine of Love | July 19 | Song Hye-kyo, Jo Hyun-jae, Ryoo Seung-bum | Afternoon | | |
| Love in the City | July 31 | I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me - Bellefire | Ruby Lin, Lu Yi | Weekend morning | |
| First Love | September 20 | Bae Yong-joon, Choi Soo-jong, Lee Seung-yeon, Song Chae-hwan, Choi Ji-woo | Afternoon | | |
| The Promise | September 27 | Han Jae-suk, Ruby Lin | Morning | | |
| Feel 100% | November 15 | Daniel Chan, Rain Li, Alex Fong, Niki Chow | Afternoon | | |
| Lovers in Paris | November 15 – January 28, 2005 | Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin - Kitchie Nadal | Kim Jung-eun, Park Shin-yang, Lee Dong-gun | Primetime | |
| 2005 | |||||
| Farewell Firefly | January 17 | Jacko Yuen, Tang Junxi, Guan Jianying | Afternoon | | |
| Save the Last Dance for Me | January 31 – April 8 | How Could You Say You Love Me - Sarah Geronimo | Eugene, Ji Sung, Ryu Soo-young, Lee Bo-young | Primetime | |
| Memories of Bali | April 11 - June 17 | From The Start - Rachelle Ann Go You Got it All - Arnee Hidalgo |
Ha Ji-won, Jo In-sung, So Ji-sub, Park Ye-jin | Primetime | |
| Stained Glass | April 11 - June 3 | I'll Never Go - Erik Santos | Kim Ha-neul, Lee Dong-gun, Kim Sung-soo | Primetime | |
| Oh Feel Young | June 20 - August 19 | Pangarap Ka - Karel Marquez | Ahn Jae-wook, Chae Rim, Ryu Jin, Park Sun-young | Primetime | |
| Green Rose | July 4 – September 16 | The Day You Said Goodnight - Hale I Will Never Leave You - Erik Santos |
Go Soo, Lee Da-hae, Lee Jong-hyuk, Kim Seo-hyung | Primetime | |
| 101st Proposal | July 18 | Choi Ji-woo, Sun Xing, Jerry Huang | Morning | | |
| Amazing Twins | October 3 – December | Jimmy Lin, Alec Su | Pre-primetime | | |
| Only You | December 12 – February 3, 2006 | Only You - Sam Milby | Han Chae-young, Jo Hyun-jae, Lee Chun-hee, Hong Soo-hyun | Primetime | |
| 2006 | |||||
| Forbidden Love | January 9 - February 10 | Hanggang May Kailanman - Carol Banawa | Kim Tae-hee, Jo Hyun-jae, Jun Jin, Han Ye-seul | Primetime | |
| Outstanding Twins | January 23 | Wu Jinyan, Tae | Pre-primetime | | |
| Spring Day | February 6 | Mahal Naman Kita - Jamie Rivera | Go Hyun-jung, Jo In-sung, Ji Jin-hee, Han Go-eun | Pre-noontime | |
| Princess Lulu | February 13 - April 12 | Closer You and I - Piolo Pascual Paalam Na - Ara Mina |
Kim Jung-eun, Jung Joon-ho, Kim Heung-soo | Primetime | |
| Wedding | March 4 | I've Fallen In Love - Sam Milby | Jang Na-ra, Ryu Si-won, Myung Se-bin, Lee Hyun-woo | Weekend Morning | |
| Wonderful Life | April 17 – June 15 | We Belong - Toni Gonzaga | Eugene, Kim Jaewon, Lee Ji-hoon, Han Eun-jung, Jung Da-bin | Primetime | |
| Eternal Love | May 8 | Hu Ge, Liu Yifei, Ady An, Esther Liu, Eddie Peng | Pre-primetime | | |
| My Girl | May 29 – August 18 | My Girl - Sam Milby Sabihin Mo Na - Top Suzara |
Lee Da-hae, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joon-gi, Park Si-yeon | Primetime | |
| A Love to Kill | June 19 | Nobela - Join the Club How Did You Know - Gary Valenciano |
Rain, Shin Min-a, Kim Sa-rang, Lee Ki-woo | Primetime | |
| It Started with a Kiss | August 12 – February 25, 2007 | Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin | Weekend morning | | |
| Princess Hours | December 18 – April 12, 2007 | If We Fall In Love - Yeng Constantino Pag-ibig Na Kaya - Rachelle Ann Go and Christian Bautista |
Yoon Eun-hye, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Jeong-hoon, Song Ji-hyo | Primetime | |
| 2007 | |||||
| Something About 1% | March 3 | Got To Believe In Magic - Christian Bautista | Gang Dong-won, Kim Jung-hwa, Han Hye-jin, Lee Byung-wook | Weekend morning | |
| Which Star Are You From | May 28 | Catch Me I'm Fallin' - Toni Gonzaga | Jung Ryeo-won, Kim Rae-won, Park Si-hoo | Primetime | |
| Spring Waltz | December 25 – February 14, 2008 | One Love - Acel | Han Hyo-joo, Seo Do-young, Daniel Henney, Lee So-yeon | Primetime | |
| Wanted: Perfect Husband | January 19 – 2010 | Blue Lan, Will Liu, Winnie Chien, Carol Zheng | Weekend morning | | |
| 2008 | |||||
| Marrying a Millionaire | February 18 – March 19 | Mahal Pa Rin - Sam Milby | Go Soo, Kim Hyun-joo, Yoon Sang-hyun, Son Tae-young | Primetime | |
| Hana Kimi | March 24 – May 30 | Crazy Love – Kim Chiu | Ella Chen, Wu Chun, Jiro Wang | Afternoon | |
| Lovers | March 31 – June 26 | Pasubali - Spongecola | Kim Jung-eun, Lee Seo-jin, Jung Chan, Kim Gyu-ri | Primetime | |
| Romantic Princess | June 2 – July 25 | Angela Chang, Wu Chun, Calvin Chen, George Hu | Afternoon | | |
| Artificial Beauty | June 30 – July 31 | Ryoko Yonekura, Kippei Shiina | Primetime |  | |
| They Kiss Again | July 29 – October 31 | Habambuhay - Yeng Constantino | Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin | Afternoon | |
| Three Dads with One Mommy | September 9 – November 13 | Starting Over Again - Sheryn Regis | Eugene, Jo Hyun-jae, Jae Hee, Shin Sung-rok | Primetime | |
| Basketball Tribe | September 15 – November 7 | Puso - Spongecola | David Wu, Roy Chiu, Zhang Xun Jie, Rammie Guo | Afternoon | |
| Why Why Love | November 3 – January 2, 2009 | Ikaw Lang Talaga - Yeng Constantino | Rainie Yang, Mike He, Kingone Wang | Afternoon | |
| Precious Time | December 15 – January 9, 2009 | Kyoko Fukada, Takeshi Kaneshiro | Primetime | | |
| 2009 | |||||
| Mischievous Princess | January 5 – March 27 | Alec Su, Jang Nara | Afternoon | | |
| Hot Shot | March 30 – June 12 | Jerry Yan, Show Lo, Wu Chun, | Afternoon | | |
| Boys Over Flowers | May 11 – August 21 | Ku Hye-sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Bum, Kim Joon, Kim So-eun | Primetime moved to Pre primetime | | |
| Love or Bread | June 15 – August 7 | If I Give You My Heart - Toni Gonzaga | Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin, Ray Chang | Afternoon | |
| Miss No Good | August 10 – October 2 | Bonggacious - Pokwang | Rainie Yang, Will Pan, Michelle Chen, Dean Fujioka | Afternoon | |
| 2010 | |||||
| Honey Watch Out! | March 20 – January 10, 2015 | Pace Wu, Shi Yinan | Weekend morning | | |
| He's Beautiful | August 16 – October 22 | Park Shin-hye, Jang Keun-suk, Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Hong-gi | Afternoon | | |
| Down with Love | October 25 – December 31 | Jerry Yan, Ella Chen | Afternoon | | |
| Perfect Match | November 8 – January 7, 2011 | Pangako Ko - Nyoy Volante Saranghae - Sabrina |
Lee Min-ho, Son Ye-jin, Kim Ji-seok, Wang Ji-hye | Primetime | |
- iWant
| Title | Broadcast Period/Premiere Date | Local Soundtrack | Cast | Timeslot | Original Network |
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| 2020 | |||||
| 2gether: The Series | June 28 - July 10 | Bright Vachirawit, Win Metawin | Primetime | | |
| Come To Me | August 8 - August 15 | Weed - Miguel Odron | Singto Prachaya, Ohm Pawat | | |
| Still 2gether | August 14 | With A Smile - Bright Vachirawit | Bright Vachirawit, Win Metawin | Primetime | |
- Asianovela Channel
- Legend
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- CineMo!
- Legend
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| Note | Title | Year | Cast | Original Network | |
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| 2016 | |||||
| O | Blade Man | 2016 | Lee Dong-wook, Shin Se-kyung, Kim Kap-soo, Han Eun-jung | KBS2 | |
| O | Blood | 2016 | Ku Hye-sun, Ahn Jae-hyun, Ji Jin-hee, Son Soo-hyun | KBS2 | |
| O | Orange Marmalade | 2016 | Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Seol-hyun, Lee Jong-hyun, Gil Eun-hye | KBS2 | |
| O | You're All Surrounded | 2016 | Lee Seung-gi, Cha Seung-won, Go Ara, Ahn Jae-hyun, Park Jung-min, Oh Yoon-ah, Sung Ji-ru, Seo Yi-sook | SBS | |
| 2017 | |||||
| O | Doctor Stranger | 2017 | Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin, Kang So-ra | SBS | |
| O | Hyde, Jekyll, Me | 2017 | Hyun Bin, Han Ji-min, Sung Joon, Lee Hye-ri | SBS | |
| O | Sensory Couple | 2017 | Park Yoo-chun, Shin Se-kyung, Namkoong Min, Yoon Jin-seo | SBS | |
| O | Signal | 2017 | Lee Je-hoon, Kim Hye-soo, Cho Jin-woong | tvN | |
| O | The K2 | 2017 | Ji Chang-wook, Im Yoon-ah, Song Yoon-ah, Jo Sung-ha | tvN | |
- Jeepney TV
- Legend
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- Studio 23 (S+A)
- Legend
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Localization
See also
- List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
- List of programs aired by ABS-CBN
- List of programs broadcast by Asianovela Channel
- List of programs aired by Asianovela Channel
- Korean television dramas in the Philippines
- Korean drama
References
- https://m.facebook.com/abscbnkapamilyanovelas/
- "Kapamilya Asianovelas".
- "Asianovela Fever: Popular Asian series in PH during the 2000s". Insidemanila.ph.
- "Top Asianovelas since the year 2002". Pep.ph.
- "Korean Dramas Continue to Captivate the Philippines". Hancinema.
- "Alias CDO: Can The NTC Stop ABS-CBN From Producing Content As Blocktimer?". OneNews.PH.
- https://careers.abs-cbn.com/updates/6741/JEEPNEY-TV-TO-AIR-THE-BEST-OF-JAPANESE-TV-STARTING
- Kim Chiu as 'My Girl' on ABS-CBN
- ABS-CBN holds strong 2012 Korean drama line-up
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSmzQWR_aoY, 'My Girl' Full Trailer
- Angel Locsin set to star in ABS-CBN's version of 'Only You'
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-06-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tctt1tMTvHU, 'Only You' Full Trailer
- Lovers in Paris will air pilot episode on Sept. 28
- Piolo and KC's first shoot in Paris for 'Lovers in Paris'
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKVcB3E35WY, 'Lovers in Paris' Full Trailer
- Pinoy version of Green Rose will start airing on Valentine's Day
- Anne, Echo invite viewers to watch Green Rose
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EjpxmSjs9k, 'Green Rose' Full Trailer
- Korean series 'Pure Love' to get Pinoy adaptation
- 'Pure Love' ABS-CBN Remake Stars Alex Gonzaga and Arjo Atayde
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzmZMo36fuE, 'Pure Love' Full Trailer
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMuejP1wlaE, Two Wives Full Trailer