By JEFF FERNANDO
After her highly-successful concert, Kapamilya star Belle Mariano thanked her fans and followers, as well as the Lord, for making this dream of hers come true.
"To everyone who watched and supported this concert, thank you for stepping into the daylight with me. Lastly, to our Loving Father, our Almighty Creator, I thank you. You made the little girl’s dream come true," Belle said.
Belle expressed her gratitude to those who watched and supported her first solo virtual concert "Daylight" which was streamed live on KTX.ph last Jan. 29.
In her IG post, Belle also thanked the show's director, production crew, and special guests for making her show a success.
"Thank you, words aren’t enough to describe how amazing this journey was. Thank you Direk for making this concert just as how I imagined it to be, and to everyone behind all of this I thank you for making this such a memorable moment," she said.
Addressing Kyle Echarri, Ben&Ben, Jayda Avanzado, Trisha Denise, SAB, and her onscreen partner Donny Pangilinan, Belle wrote: "Thank you for being a part of this, you guys made it extra special."
Belle also shared her hope that her concert "reminds us that amidst all the chaos, and darkness, we should always seek hope because there will always be daylight."
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Fans can't stop talking and posting about the trending zombie-themed thriller "All Of Us Are Dead," a Korean series that premiered on Netflix last Jan. 28, and eventually claimed the top spot on Netflix Philippines’ Top 10 list.
In the behind-the-scenes footage, the show's director Lee Jae Kyoo explained how they came up with the well-loved cast.
“It’s a story about the sudden appearance of zombies in school. And it should look as real as possible to viewers. So we wanted faces unfamiliar to the audience for the roles, which can be more appealing and more fun to watch. So we wanted to cast new faces to create the atmosphere,” he said.
The series stars Park Ji-hoo as Nam On Jo, Yoon Chan-Young as Lee Cheong San, Cho Yi-hyun as Nam Ra, Park Solomon as Lee Suhyeok, and Yoo In-soo as Yoo Gwi-nam, among others.
“After casting was completed, we held a workshop. All the kids bonded and swapped roles when reading the script. It helped them understand other roles. So what we most took into account was realness as well as chemistry among actors. That’s how my directing went,” the director added.
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In our exclusive interview, actress-producer Harlene Bautista revealed the challenges that the local entertainment industry has gone through during the pandemic. As a film producer of Heaven's Best Entertainment, she said that they started shooting movies months after the pandemic. Following strict protocols, she said that these are trying times for the industry.
“All of us are scared to go out of our homes, but we have to work for our families, this new normal has taught us to be more cautious and continue what we have to do and finish our projects,” she said.
Harlene added that with the national elections approaching, the incoming elected officials must also prioritize the movie and television workers affected by the crisis.