GMA The Heart of Asia
GMA Asianovelas: The Heart of Asia (simply GMA Heart of Asia or informally abbreviated HOA) is an entertainment programming block of GMA Network and its secondary network QTV (now GMA News TV) which broadcast Filipino dubbed TV series from Asian countries like South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China. Its first ever Asian drama (locally called Asianovela) was My MVP Valentine from Taiwan. HOA had already aired more than 150 Asianovelas as of the end of 2014.
History
Soap operas and drama series have become a staple for daytime and primetime viewing in the Philippines. In the 1990s, Mexican telenovelas became the mania, with huge hits like Rosalinda and MariMar attracting ratings above 50 percent. Asian dramas have become hits in the 2000s.
In May 2003, Taiwanese series Meteor Garden became a phenomenal hit in the Philippines becoming the fifth highest rating TV program in the history of Philippine television according to AGB Nielsen. In June 2003, GMA Network also started importing TV series from Taiwan. Its first drama was My MVP Valentine which premiered on June 9, 2003. In 2005, Full House recorded an average rating of 42.3 percent, becoming the highest rated Koreanovela in the Philippines. In 2005 and 2006, the network aired Japanese drama Golden Bowl and Chinese drama Love of the Condor Heroes respectively.
Currently broadcast
Title |
Original Network |
Pilot Episode |
Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
Someone Like You |
TTV |
November 2, 2015 |
Daytime (Monday to Friday at 9:50 AM) |
Ice Adonis |
tvN |
November 23, 2015 |
Daytime (Monday to Friday at 10:30 AM) |
The Producers |
KBS |
December 21, 2015 |
Pre-Primetime (Monday to Friday at 05:50 PM) |
Temptation |
SBS |
January 11, 2016 |
Primetime (Monday to Thursday at 10:45 PM and Friday at 9:15 PM) |
Previously aired Asian dramas
GMA Network
Year |
Title |
Original Network |
Broadcast period |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 |
My MVP Valentine |
SET Taiwan |
June 9 - September 12 |
First Asianovela of GMA Heart of Asia |
Poor Prince |
CTS |
June 23 - September 19 |
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Lavender |
SETTV |
June 30 - August 29 |
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Bright Girl |
SBS |
July 9 - |
First Koreanovela in the Philippines |
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Endless Love: Autumn in My Heart |
KBS |
September 3 - October 24 |
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My Love, Cindy |
MBC |
September 15 - |
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Beautiful Days |
SBS |
September 22 - |
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Marmalade Boy |
CTS |
September 29 - |
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Funny Wild Girl |
MBC |
November 17 - |
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Endless Love: Winter Sonata |
KBS |
November 17 - March 5, 2004 |
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At Dolphin Bay |
SETTV |
November 20 - February 6, 2004 |
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2004 |
Starry, Starry Night |
February 9 - March 19 |
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Loving You |
KBS |
February 9 - |
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Irene |
MBC |
March 1 - April 15 |
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Love Letter |
MBC |
March 8 - September 24 |
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Love Storm |
CTS |
March 22 - May 21 |
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Guardian Angel |
SBS |
March 29 - |
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Endless Love: Summer Scent |
KBS |
May 24 - July 16 |
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Twin Sisters: 100% Senorita |
SETTV |
July 19 - October 15 |
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Snow Angel |
CTS |
October 18 - December 17 |
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White Book of Love |
CTV |
December 20 - January 21, 2005 |
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2005 |
Stairway to Heaven |
SBS |
January 17 - April 8 |
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Glass Shoes |
SBS |
January 31 - June 10 |
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Full House |
KBS |
February 21 - April 29 |
Highest rated Koreanovela in the Philippines |
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All AbOUT Eve |
MBC |
April 11 - June 17 |
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Sweet 18 |
KBS |
May 9 - |
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Senorita Mei Mei |
TTV |
June 13 - |
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Attic Cat |
MBC |
June 27 - |
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Love Story in Harvard |
SBS |
July 18 - October 14 |
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Friends |
MBC |
July 25 - |
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All For Love |
KBS |
August 1 - October 6 |
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Hotelier |
MBC |
August 11 - |
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Sassy Girl: Chun-Hyang |
KBS |
September 12 - November 4 |
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My 19 Year Old Sister-in-Law |
SBS |
September 19 - |
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Romance |
MBC |
October 3 - |
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Frog Prince |
TTV |
October 10 - January 19, 2006 |
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Jewel In The Palace |
MBC |
November 7 - June 13, 2006 |
First Sageuk series in the Philippines |
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Date With Tiffany |
November 14 - |
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18 VS. 29 |
KBS |
December 5 - |
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First Love of a Royal Prince |
MBC |
December 26 - |
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2006 |
Sad Love Song |
MBC |
January 2 - |
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Le Robe de Mariage |
CTS |
January 23 - April 28 |
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My Name is Kim Sam Soon |
MBC |
February 13 - April 28 |
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Snow White, Sweet Love |
KBS |
March 6 - |
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House Husband |
SBS |
April 24 - July 28 |
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Gokusen |
Nippon TV |
May 1 - November 3 |
First Japanese drama on GMA Network |
|
Love of the Condor Heroes |
CCTV |
May 1 - August 11 |
First Chinese drama in the Philippines |
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''[[Good Luck |
|Good Luck]]'' |
TBS |
June 26 - |
|
A Second Proposal |
KBS |
June 26 - September 1 |
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Yellow Handkerchief |
KBS |
July 31 - April 4, 2007 |
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Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest |
SBS |
September 4 - |
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A Rosy Life |
KBS |
October 16 - January 5, 2007 |
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Into The Sun |
SBS |
October 23 - November 24 |
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2007 |
Jumong |
MBC |
January 8 - October 19 |
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Gokusen 2 |
Nippon TV |
March 12 - April 20 |
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My Strange Family |
KBS |
April 9 - May 4 |
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Love Truly |
MBC |
April 23 - July 27 |
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Hana Yori Dango |
TBS |
April 23 - |
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Love in Heaven |
SBS |
May 7 - July 6 |
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GTO Live |
Fuji TV |
May 28 - |
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Meteor Garden |
CTS |
July 9 - |
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Foxy Lady |
MBC |
July 16 - September 21 |
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Lovers in Prague |
SBS |
July 30 - August 14 |
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Couple or Trouble |
MBC |
September 24 - December 14 |
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Hwang Jini |
KBS |
October 8 - December 28 |
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Meteor Rain |
CTS |
October 8 - |
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Meteor Garden II |
CTS |
October 22 - |
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Come Back Soon-Ae |
SBS |
December 17 - February 29, 2008 |
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One Million Roses |
KBS |
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2008 |
CoFFEE Prince |
MBC |
January 1 - March 17 |
|
Devil Beside Me |
CTV |
February 18 - April 18 |
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Dating Now |
SBS |
March 3 - |
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The Legend |
MBC |
March 10 - May 29 |
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Hana Kimi |
Fuji TV |
March 24 - April 25 |
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Witch Yoo Hee |
SBS |
May 19 - August 8 |
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Dalja's Spring |
KBS |
June 9 - August 22 |
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Hello My Lady |
KBS |
July 7 - August 29 |
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Sweet Spy |
MBC |
August 11 - October 3 |
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My Husband's Woman |
SBS |
August 25 - December 5 |
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Be Strong, Geum-soon! |
MBC |
September 1 - March 13, 2009 |
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Sakurano |
TTV |
October 6 - December 19 |
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Money War |
SBS |
December 8 - February 13, 2009 |
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Wanted Perfect Family |
SBS |
December 22 - March 13, 2009 |
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2009 |
Love at the Corner |
CTV |
January 5 - March 20 |
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Fated to Love You |
TTV |
February 16 - May 22 |
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Chil Princesses |
KBS |
March 16 - August 28 |
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Gokusen 3 |
Nippon TV |
March 23 - May 1 |
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One Liter of Tears |
Fuji TV |
May 25 - June 19 |
First Japanese drama on Primetime |
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Cruel Love |
KBS |
June 22 - August 27 |
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Game About Love |
CTS |
August 31 - October 30 |
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Shining Inheritance |
SBS |
August 31 - January 8, 2010 |
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Last Romance |
MBC |
September 7 - November 6 |
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Freestyle |
TTV |
November 2 - |
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On Air |
SBS |
November 9 - December 11 |
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2010 |
Queen Seondeok |
MBC |
January 4 - August 12 |
|
East of Eden |
MBC |
August 16 - January 13, 2011 |
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Temptation of Wife |
SBS |
October 4 - May 27, 2011 |
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Year |
Title |
Original Network |
Broadcast period |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 |
The Baker King |
KBS |
January 3 - April 29 |
|
Secret Garden |
SBS |
May 2 - July 29 |
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Playful Kiss |
MBC |
May 30 - July 15 |
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Gourmet |
SBS |
July 18 - October 7 |
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Big Thing |
SBS |
August 8 - November 11 |
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Cinderella Man |
MBC |
October 10 - November 24 |
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Love You |
TTV |
November 28 - February 17, 2012 |
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Dong Yi |
MBC |
November 28 - June 15, 2012 |
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2012 |
It Started With A Kiss |
CTV |
February 20 - May 11 |
|
Iris |
KBS |
February 27 - May 3 |
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Chuno: The Slave Hunter |
KBS |
May 7 - July 27 |
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It Started With A Kiss 2 |
CTV |
May 14 - August 10 |
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Lie to Me |
SBS |
June 18 - August 23 |
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Lee San: The Wind of the Palace |
MBC |
July 30 - January 25, 2013 |
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Moon Embracing the Sun |
MBC |
August 13 - November 2 |
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Smile, Dong Hae |
KBS |
August 20 - April 19, 2013 |
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Angel's Temptation |
SBS |
August 27 - November 15 |
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The Princess' Man |
KBS |
November 19 - February 7, 2013 |
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2013 |
The Greatest Love |
MBC |
February 11 - April 25 |
|
Big |
KBS |
March 4 - May 4 |
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Unexpected You |
KBS |
April 8 - August 26 |
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Queen And I |
tvN |
April 29 - June 20 |
First Korean cable drama in the Philippines |
|
I Do, I Do |
MBC |
May 6 - June 28 |
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Padam Padam |
JTBC |
June 24 - July 18 |
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My Daughter, Seoyoung |
KBS |
July 1 - October 25 |
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The Innocent Man |
KBS |
July 2 - October 31 |
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Fabulous Boys |
FTV |
October 28 - November 29 |
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A 100 Year Legacy |
MBC |
November 4 - May 15, 2014 |
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2014 |
Tale of Arang |
MBC |
January 20 - March 14 |
|
My Love from the Star |
SBS |
April 21 - June 30 |
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Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo |
Fuji TV |
April 21 - May 23 |
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The Master's Sun |
SBS |
May 19 - July 10 |
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Return of the Wife |
SBS |
May 26 - November 7 |
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Secret Love |
KBS |
July 14 - September 11 |
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I Hear Your Voice |
SBS |
August 11 - October 16 |
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May Queen |
MBC |
September 1 - January 2, 2015 |
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Empress Ki |
MBC |
October 20 - April 14, 2015 |
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2015 |
Women In The Sun |
KBS |
February 2 - April 1 |
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Future's Choice |
KBS |
February 16 - March 13 |
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Fall In Love With Me |
TTV |
February 25 - May 1 |
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Two Mothers |
KBS |
April 6 - October 30 |
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King of Ambition |
SBS |
April 15 - June 30 |
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The Mermaid |
tvN |
May 4 - June 12 |
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Birth of a Beauty |
SBS |
June 15 - September 11 |
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The King's Doctor |
MBC |
June 29 - November 20 |
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Pinocchio |
SBS |
July 1 - August 27 |
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Reply 1997 |
tvN |
August 10 - September 4 |
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Legendary Women |
MBC |
August 31 - November 5 |
||
Someone Like You |
TTV |
November 2 (Airing) |
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Ice Adonis |
tvN |
November 23 (Airing) |
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The Producers |
KBS |
December 21 (Airing) |
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2016 |
Temptation |
SBS |
January 11 (Airing) |
|
QTV/Q
Localization
The success of Koreanovelas has also prompted GMA Network to do remakes.
Title |
Cast |
Year |
Original Series' Name |
Original Network |
Original Cast |
Year |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ako si Kim Samsoon |
Regine Velasquez, Mark Anthony Fernandez and Nadine Samonte |
2008 |
My Lovely Samsoon |
MBC |
Kim Sun-a, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won and Daniel Henney |
2005 |
|
All About Eve |
Sunshine Dizon, Iza Calzado, Mark Anthony Fernandez and Alfred Vargas |
2009 |
All About Eve |
MBC |
Chae Rim, Kim So-yeon, Jang Dong-gun and Han Jae-suk |
2000 |
|
Stairway to Heaven |
Dingdong Dantes, Rhian Ramos, Glaiza de Castro and TJ Trinidad |
2009 |
Stairway to Heaven |
SBS |
Kwon Sang-woo, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Tae-hee and Shin Hyun-joon |
2003-2004 |
|
Full House |
Heart Evangelista, Richard Gutierrez, Isabel Oli and Patrick Garcia |
2009-2010 |
Full House |
KBS2 |
Rain, Song Hye-kyo, Han Eun-jung and Kim Sung-soo |
2004 |
|
Endless Love |
Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, Dennis Trillo and Nadine Samonte |
2010 |
Autumn in My Heart |
KBS2 |
Song Hye-kyo, Song Seung-heon, Won Bin and Han Chae-young |
2000 |
|
Coffee Prince |
Kris Bernal, Aljur Abrenica, Max Collins and Benjamin Alves |
2012 |
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince |
MBC |
Yoon Eun-hye, Gong Yoo, Lee Sun-kyun and Chae Jung-an |
2007 |
|
Temptation of Wife |
Marian Rivera, Dennis Trillo, Glaiza de Castro and Rafael Rosell |
2012-2013 |
Temptation of Wife |
SBS |
Jang Seo-hee, Byun Woo-min, Kim Seo-hyung and Lee Jae-hwang |
2009 |
Upcoming programs
Year |
Title |
Copyright holder |
Cast |
Genre |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 25, 2016 |
Carmina |
JTBC |
Kim So-yeon, Jung Kyung-ho, Yoon Hyun-min |
Romance, Comedy, Drama |
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2016 |
My Secret Hotel |
tvN |
Yoo In-na, Jin Yi-han, Namgung Min |
Romance, Comedy, Mystery |
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Healer |
KBS |
Ji Chang-wook, Park Min-young, Yoo Ji-tae |
Thriller, Drama, Romance |
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You're The Best |
KBS |
IU, Jo Jung-suk, Yoo In-na |
Romance, Comedy, Drama |
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Medical Top Team |
MBC |
Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Ryeo-won, Ju Ji-hoon |
Medical drama, Romance |
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See also
- List of programs broadcast by GMA Network
- List of telenovelas of GMA Network
- List of programs aired by GMA Network
- List of programs aired by Q/GMA News TV