'Crazy Little Thing Called Move' PH Version Premieres March 3

February 28, 2014

After being the big huge success of its inspirational fantasy Carita de Angel, the mermaid tale hit fantaserye Janella in Wonderland and the primetime soap hit teleserye Your Heart, My Love, IBC continues to change the game in innovative TV programming offering another light primetime series with a heart-warming plot that is fit for the family entertainment will make you fall in love again pitting a gamble of drama series with the big networks’ primetime dramas in the newest Kapinoy teleserye.

Drama is the princess of primetime, says IBC superstar Cristine Reyes. Despite this, the Kapinoy network takes the gamble to go head-to-head once again with the soap operas of competing networks with Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Cristine Reyes and Jake Cuenca's ’s first daily primetime series with the network. Reyes is successful after her projects of Esperanza, Safe in The Arms of Love and Happy TODAS.

At their recently-held press launch at Broadcast City in Quezon City, the Kapinoy network proudly presented their newest highly-anticipated local TV adaptation of the worldwide hit 2010 Thai film that captivated the hearts of many Filipino viewers is set to conquer Philippine television once more beginning Monday (March 3) when IBC-13 will produced in partnership with Viva Television premieres a romantic dramedy series called Crazy Little Thing Called Love on PrimeTastik.

The network decided to change their counter-programmign strategy by airing a drama series in the same timeslot. The tactic worked to some degree with Janella Salvador’s fantaserye Janella in Wonderland and Claudine Barretto, Dingdong Dantes and Raymart Santiago’s teleserye Your Heart, My Love. The network is also hoping the gamble will pay once more with Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

Filling in the Thai superstar Mario Maurer, who first played the role of Shone and Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul as Nam, is one of Philippine TV’s prettiest faces today and IBC’s newest primetime princess Cristine Reyes she will portray the iconic role of Nam and the leading men Jake Cuenca as Shone.

“I have a bigger responsibility here because it’s a fact that IBC is also behind the ABS-CBN and GMA-7 based on the Kantar Media survey. We need to be able to come up with something that’s different that our audience will enjoy watching,” Cristine says when asked about the challenges he is facing now as a superstar of the Kapinpy network. Of course, the drama and comedy princess to the challenge.

“The Pinay Thailand Film-Serye will surely make Filipinos laugh, cry, and fall in love all over again with her colorful story,” said Jake and Cristine. “Viewers will get to relate to the story even more as we highlight true Filipino values especially our unconditional love for our family.” Follow the romantic love story as they faces life’s stuggles and experiences falling in love for the first time will showcase a powerhouse cast.

Cuenca knows the show is a big risk for IBC, a domination of ABS-CBN and GMA 7’s primetime drama series, considering the audience is still accustomed to fantasy and drama on weeknights. “And just expecting major changes like we’re going to capture the mass  market. We just want to offer something different, something very entertaining, drama-wise,” he muses going against drama series on primetime.

Nam is a girl who is secretly attracted to P'Shone (many people pronounced it as Shone), her senior at school. However, she feels that Shone is too good-looking for her. Instead, Nam and her three friends turn to the help from the book 'Nine Recipes of Love', which is believed to have a magical power to win affection from the boy of choice. Nam's father works in the States to support his family and promises to Nam and her younger sister that he will send a plane ticket for the US to whichever one of them earn the first place in school. Nam misses her father and is determined to study hard to raise her grade.

Nam and her friends are denied by the Thai dance club after picking a fight with Faye, a pretty girl at school. They instead join the English Drama club headed by Teacher Inn, where Nam is chosen to play Snow White in the school drama, Snow White, during the school fair. Shone is also helping the Drama club as a stage painter. After the drama, Nam becomes popular among the boys at school. Nam also tries to change her appearances by wearing contact lens, braces, and whitening her skin. Her look improves dramatically. She is also chosen as a drum major of the school parade, while Shone joins the soccer team as a striker.

Also included in the powerhouse cast of Crazy Little Thing Called Love are Maricar Reyes as Teacher Inn, Vandolph Quizon as Van, Cogie Domingo as Teacher Pon, Say Alonzo as Teacher Orn, John Wayne Sace as Top, Joanna Morales as Pin, Paul Jake Castillo as Paul, Nicole Uysiuseng as Faye, Joe Vargas as Eden, Rebecca Chiongbian as Rebecca, Biboy Ramirez as Marjo, Anna Luna as Ms. Mandy and MJ Cayabyab as Carl with a special participation of Olyn Membian as Nicole.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love is co-produced by IBC and Viva TV, directed by Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, is one of The Kapinoy Network’s offerings in celebration of the 53rd year of Philippine television. The original Thai film part of Viva Box Office aired on IBC in 2013 and it is considered to be one of the most successful Thai-serye in Phillipine TV history. The soon-to-air remake is the only localized version endorsed by Maurer and Luevisadpaibul  herself among other serye adaptations previously aired on Philippine television.

Don’t miss the premiere of Crazy Little Thing Called Love beginning Monday (March 3) at 10:00PM right after the hit teleserye primetime Your Heart, My Love on IBC’s PrimeTastik. For updates, follow @CrazyLittleThingCalledLovePH on Twitter and like www.facebook.com/CrazyLittleThingCalledLoveOfficial on Facebook. Tweet your thoughts about the show using the hashtag #MariaMercedes.