Cherryz Mendoza to topbill Philippine adaptation of Glory Jane

December 27, 2015

IBC-13's adaptation of the Koreanovela Glory Jane will feature 'The Mall Princess' Cherryz Mendoza as Yoon Jae-in. Rico dela Paz will be his leading lady in this series directed by Veronica B. Velasco.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHERRYZ'S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT

IBC-13 will air its own adaptation of the Koreanovela Glory Jane.

The Mall Princess Cherryz Mendoza Mark Neumann will take on the lead role as Yoon Jae-in (originally played by Park Min-young). Rico dela Paz will serve as his leading lady.

In an exclusive interview with PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) through Facebook Messenger, Rico said that the soap opera will be directed by Veronica B. Velasco.

According to IBC-13's official Instagram account, the Pinoy adaptation of Glory Jane will air starting January 18, 2016.

Direk Veronica has been quoted as saying about her upcoming project: "Naniniwala ako na muling mamahalin ng maraming fans ang Glory Jane ng IBC-13 dahil sa mga bago at young stars natin."

The cast members also include Hiro Volante, Angel Sy, Renz Valerio and Celine Lim and backed up by an ensemble of veteran stars: Sunshine Cruz, Christian Vasquez, Chin Chin Gutierrez, Gardo Versoza, Regine Angeles, Carlo Aquino, William Lorenzo, Neri Naig, Howard Zaleta, Raven Villanueva and Victor Neri.

The loveteam of Cherryz and Rico, dubbed as CherCo, was previously started in IBC-13's kiligserye Only Me and You starring Mario Maurer and Ingrid dela Paz, and IBC-13's youth-oriented drama Forever Barkada.

In 2013, Glory Jane first aired on IBC-13 and did very well in the ratings game. It tells the story of Yoon Jae-in,) is a high school teenage girl who is the same year level as she is.