Korean drama ‘Glory Jane’ got the Philippine adaptation on January 18

January 14, 2016

'Cherryz Mendoza as the Pinoy Yoon Jae-in and Park Min-young as the original Yoon Jae-in. Photo Source: LionhearTV.net'

As they previously reported via LionhearTV, the Philippine terrestrial channel IBC-13 to do a remake of the Korean drama, Glory Jane. This series will be IBC-13’s first Korean drama remake and initially scheduled last year.

The said Korean drama was first brought in this country via ABS-CBN from February 25, 2013 until May 24, 2013. For most of its run, it the was the highest rated and most watched show in the country. From September 30, 2013 to March 7, 2014, it was the repeat episodes aired on IBC-13.

And now, the said adaptation is set to premiere on January 18, at 5:45PM before Express Balita.

The story of Yoon Jae-in (Cherryz Mendoza) is a teenage classmate who does not remember her past. In fact she is the daughter of the mother Eun-joo (Sunshine Cruz) and Yoon Il-goo (Smokey Manaloto) who was the president of a trading company. Yoon Il-goo was killed in a car accident orchestrated by his friend Seo Jae-myung (Christian Vasquez), to make sure that Jae-myung takes over control of the company. When Jae-in's mother Eun-joo received news of her husband's accident she took Jae-in and drove to the hospital. However, due to heavy rain, they got into a car accident caused by Jae-myung's goons, which separated the mother and daughter. Jae-myung ordered Kim In-bae (Gardo Versoza) who works as his chauffeur to send Jae-in, who had lost all of her memories at the time, to an orphanage, where In-bae told her to never forget her name. 17 years later, In-bae's son, Young-kwang (Rico dela Paz), is a baseball player and one of the league's most promising sluggers, but he's since been demoted to the minors. He had a fallout with his rival, Jae-myung's son, Seo In-woo (Hiro Volante), who not only comes from a rich family but is also currently the league's top star. While injured, Young-kwang meets Jae-in, and she saves him with a blood transfusion. Under Jae-myung's orders, In-bae is chased and killed in an accident orchestrated by his goons, to prevent In-bae from revealing Jae-myung's dark secrets. Young-kwang decides to quit being a baseball player and owning his father's noodle shop. Jae-in also quits her job as a nurse to find a job with Young-kwang.

In-woo finds himself disowned by his father, and the three of them apply for jobs at Jae-myung's office. Young-kwang and In-woo continue to vie for Jae-in's affections in a bitter rivalry that goes far back to their childhoods. Seo In-chul (Regine Angeles) also enters their lives; his lover is Kim Kyung-joo (Chin Chin Gutierrez), who happens to be Young-kwang's runaway sister. Then Eun-joo awakens from her coma.

It was developed by Ginny Monteagudo-Ocampo's who handle for the entertainment programs of IBC-13, written by Kay Conlu-Brondial, Mary Lhuvirizz Martin and Jerry Gracio, and directed by Veronica B. Veasco.

The cast are lead by Cherryz Mendoza as Jane Gonzales aka Yoon Jae-in, Rico dela Paz as Kim Young-kwang, Hiro Volante as Soo In-woo, Sunshine Cruz as Yeo Eun-joo, Christian Vasquez as Seo Jae-myung, Chin Chin Gutierrez as Kim Kyung-joo and Gardo Versoza as Kim In-bae.

For more updates on IBC-13, and its programming, visit their website at www.ibc.com.ph of follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Source: Lionheartv.net