Rapunzel (2018 TV series)

Rapunzel: Love Songs from the Fantaserye
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	November 17, 2018
Recorded	2017-2018
Genre	Pop; OPM
Label	IBC Music

Rapunzel
Genre	Drama; Fantasy; Magical girl; Romance
Created by	IBC Creative Department
Developed by	Ginny Monteagudo-Ocampo
Written by	Danica Mae Domingo; Andrew Paredes; Abi Lam-Parayno; Benedict Mique
Directed by	Jeffrey Jeturian; Brillante Mendoza
Starring	Janella Salvador
Opening theme	Goodbye, Hello; by Janella Salvador
Composer(s)	Juan Miguel Salvador; Ma. Corazon Remigio
Country of origin	Philippines
Language(s)	Filipino; English
No. of episodes	113 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rowie Valencia; Lorna Feliciano
Producer(s)	Ramel L. David
Editor(s)	Maydelle Marcial; John Ryan Bonifacio; Rachel Aguilos; Kathryn Denise Chua
Location(s)	Philippines
Cinematography	Neil Daza
Running time	45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	IBC
Picture format	480i SDTV; 1080i HDTV
Original run	November 19, 2018 – April 26, 2019
External links
	Website

Rapunzel is a 2018 Philippine television drama fantasy series directed by Jeffrey Jeturian and Brillante Mendoza, starring Janella Salvador in her title role as Rapunzel, a gorgeous young princess with magical long blonde hair who cruised to reinvent a beautiful wish. The series was aired on IBC's Primetime Panalo evening block and worldwide on Global IBC from November 19, 2018 to April 26, 2019, replacing Valerina.

The fantasy drama marks the fourth primetime fantaserye of Janella under IBC after the very first phenomenal fantaserye Janella in Wonderland (2014), Janella: A Teen Princess (2014-2015) and Magic Kamison (2017). The fantaserye also made Janella Salvador the box office princess.

Plot[]

After receiving the healing powers from a magical flower, the baby Rapunzel (Avery Balasbas) is kidnapped from the palace in the middle of the night by Mother Carmina (Angelu de Leon). Mother Gothel knows that the flower's magical powers are now growing within the golden hair of Rapunzel. Rapunzel is now a teenager (Janella Salvador) and her hair has grown to a length of 70-feet.

The beautiful Rapunzel has been in the house of her entire life, and she is curious of the outside world. One day, the bandit Flynn (Marlo Mortel) scales the house and is taken captive by Rapunzel. Rapunzel strikes a deal with the charming thief to act as her guide to travel to the place where the floating lights come from that she has seen every year on her birthday. Rapunzel is about to have the most exciting and magnificent journey of her life.

Cast and Characters[]

Main Cast[]

Janella Salvador as Mikaela dela Cruz / Rapunzel
Marlo Mortel as Flynn Obina
Michael Pangilinan as Ruben da Roza
Josh Padilla as Gary Bautista
Angelu de Leon as Carmina dela Cruz
Bobby Andrews as Anton dela Cruz
Onemig Bondoc as Dominic Cristobal
Rica Peralejo as Bernadette da Roza
Athena Catriz as Alyanna Aguilar
Ysabel Ortega as Anabelle Rosario

Supporting Cast[]

Jacob Benedicto as Multra Hand Thug
Migui Moreno as Kapitan op da Guard
Leo Martinez as Short Thug
Tanya Garcia as Melonie Bautista
Mark Lapid as Alfred Bautista
Jack Reid as Jun Parafina
Charice Hermoso as Alexandra Montes
Charlotte Hermoso as Rhona Montes
Vangie Martelle as Vana Gothel - the main villain of the series.
Jervy delos Reyes as Lucas Samson
Kristine Sablan as Janina Fernandez
Caleb Gotico as Gabriel Geisler
Sasha Gloria as Kyla Briones
Dale Baldillo as Chester Zamora
Lemuel Pelayo as Raffy Manotoc

Extended Cast[]

Teetin Villanueva as Joanne Valentin

Guest Cast[]

Juan Miguel Severo as Eric Rivera
Ava Jugueta as Linda Concepcion
Chase Vega as Carlo Manalo
Pat Deligero as Faye Alejandro
Markki Stroem as Mark Veneracion
Kym Vergara as Donny Galla
Biboy Ramirez as John Ventura
Yves Flores as Adrian Pardo
Richard Juan as Rayver Jimenez
Erika Rabara as Jenny Santana
Jose Sarasola as Marvic Eigenmnnn
Ali Khatibi as Rafael Santana
James Teng as Jonathan Guevara

Special Participation[]

Avery Balasbas as young Rapunzel

Episodes[]

Main article: List of Rapunzel (2018 TV series) episodes

Production[]

Casting[]

Rapunzel marks the fourth primetime fantaserye of the Fantaserye Princess Janella Salvador after playing a mermaid tale in the phenomenal top-rating primetime fantaserye Janella in Wonderland in 2014, a teen superheroine girl in another top-rating fantaserye Janella: A Teen Princess also in 2014 and a magical crime-fighting fairy girl as Magic Kamison in 2017. She appeared in two films My Fairy Tail Love Story, So Connected and Hanggang Kailan, Mahal Kita both in 2018 before working with Rapunzel.

Janella reunited with her onscreen partner, actor and TV host Marlo Mortel as a phenomenal love team will be working once again for the fourth-time after Janella in Wonderland in 2014, Janella: A Teen Princess in 2014, their box-office movies Haunted Mansion in 2016 and Mano Po 7: Tsinoy in 2017 and Magic Kamison in 2017, and also the Saturday primetime top-rating family-oriented sitcom Maya Loves Sir Chief, while he playing the leading role as Crisostomo Ibarra / Simoun in El Filibusterismo, the primetime historical drama in 2016 based on the second novel written by Philippine national hero José Rizal. It also marks the first primetime teleserye of Michael Pangilinan, and the second leading primetime role of Josh Padilla after Kumander Bawang in 2015.

This is also the love team Angelu de Leon and Bobby Andrews' reunion project after Princess Charm, and also the second primetime teleserye of the love team Onemig Bondoc and Rica Peralejo after Baby Faced Beauty.

Filming[]

Filming for the fantaserye began in August 27, 2018.

Soundtrack[]

Due to the success of the fantaserye, the soundtrack album for the fantaserye was released on November 17, 2018 under IBC Music. The physical copy of soundtrack is available in leading music stores and digitally via Spotify, iTunes, Guvera, Deezer, Rdio and Amazon Music. The album includes the show's theme song, Goodbye, Hello by Janella Salvador.

It was awarded a gold record certification from the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.

Track listing[]

Goodbye, Hello (composers: Juan Miguel Salvador, Ma. Corazon Remigio) - Janella Salvador
Habang Ako'y Mag-Isa (composers: Marlo Mortel) - Marlo Mortel
All I Want Is You Today (composer: Jay Durias) - Michael Pangilinan
Only You (composers: Martin Nievera, Louie Ocampo) - Josh Padilla
Kapag Tumibok Ang Puso (composer: Aaron Paul del Rosario) - Janella Salvador and Marlo Mortel
Have You Seen Him (composers: Melchora Mabilog) - Janella Salvador & Kira Balinger
Words and Music (Tavares) (composer: Kenny Nolan) - Janella Salvador and Michael Pangilinan
Tuliro (composer: Celeste Legaspi) - Josh Padilla
You're A Part of Me (composer: Kim Carnes) - Janella Salvador and Josh Padilla
What Kind of Fool (composers: Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) - Marlo Mortel and Janella Salvador
Dedma Lang (composer: Freddie Saturno) - Janella Salvador

Reception[]

Ratings[]

The premiere episode of Rapunzel entitled The Journey Beginning debuted on a high note on November 19, 2018, and scored a national TV rating of 42.7%, compared to its rival programs in ABS-CBN's Ngayon at Kailanman and GMA's Onanay, which registered 29.4% and 16.0%, according to data from Kantar Media. Aside from winning the ratings game, Rapunzel also won the hearts of audiences as the #RapunzelTheJourneBeginning quickly became a nationwide trending topic on Twitter because of the positive tweets posted by viewers about the show. Since then, Rapunzel dominates the ratings game in a matter of months, forming part of IBC's tandem of the top-rating shows (alongside Express Balita) on the weeknight primetime slot.

Merchandise[]

IBC is advantage of the fantaserye's popularity to the partnership with IBC Store entitled Rapunzel Items, the merchandise that produce a school supplies (notebooks, bags, pencil case, watches, ballpen), dolls, wall clocks, keychains, stickers, posters, among others are also being sold available in the market, like supermarkets, supermalls, malls and much more in Mega Manila and nationwide in very affordable prices and Rapunzel Mobile Game App available on Android, iOS and Google Play.