Destined to be Yours

Destined to be Yours

Title card
Genre
Created by GMA Entertainment TV
Developed by Aloy Adlawan
Written by
  • Des Garbes-Severino
  • Renato Custodio Jr.
  • Kutz Enriquez
  • Evie Macapugay
Directed by Irene Villamor
Creative director(s) Roy Iglesias
Starring
Theme music composer Arlene Calvo
Opening theme Aking Tadhana
by Denise Barbacena
Ending theme To Be Yours I Am Destined
by Denise Barbacena
Country of origin Philippines
Original language(s) Filipino, English
No. of episodes 63 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Rebya V. Upalda
Producer(s)
  • Elvie Sicangco
    • (Associate Producer)
  • Lilybeth Rasonable
    • (Executive in-charge of Production)
  • Jhoan Dela Rosa
    • (Production Design)
Location(s) Metro Manila
Quezon, Philippines
Camera setup Multiple-Camera Setup
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) GMA Entertainment TV
Release
Original network GMA Network
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original release February 27 (2017-02-27) – May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
External links
Official website destinedtobeyours.com.ph

Destined to be Yours is a Philippine romantic-comedy and drama television series broadcast by GMA Network and created by GMA Entertainment TV. It premiered on February 27, 2017 replacing Alyas Robin Hood on the GMA Telebabad block and worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV.[1][2][3] The series is directed by Irene Villamor and headlined by the AlDub love team of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza. It is their first prime time television series and follows the story of star-crossed lovers Sinag (Mendoza) and Benjie (Richards). The series ended its 13-week run on May 26, 2017 with a total of 63 episodes and is replaced by My Love from the Star.

Series overview

Episodes

The first episode premiered on February 27, 2017 in the Philippines on GMA Network and worldwide through GMA Pinoy TV. The series currently airs from Mondays through Fridays on the GMA Telebabad prime time block.

Premise

Sinag Obispo (Maine Mendoza) is a DJ in a community radio station at her hometown of Pelangi (a fictional barangay in Quezon). The paradise-like town of Pelangi was formerly a well-developed municipality due to its flourishing mining industry but many people were forced to leave the town after mining firms closed down. Sinag stayed behind because she loves her hometown and she wants to preserve the traditions and culture of the place through the community radio station that she inherited from her grandfather.

Meanwhile, Benjie Rosales (Alden Richards) just graduated as an architect. His father, Gabriel, died in an accident when he was young and his mother, Amanda (Lotlot de Leon), solely raised him. Unknown to Benjie, his grandfather, Vicente Rosales (Tommy Abuel), is a real-estate tycoon and his mother suddenly encourages him to contact the Rosales kin after a change of heart. Upon meeting the Rosales household, the family did not fully welcome Benjie except for his grandmother, Helen (Boots Anson-Roa), who convinced Benjie to work at their real estate company.

As Benjie accepts the job, he was assigned to a project at Pelangi where he is destined to meet Sinag. Their life will eventually change and intertwine as they fall in love with each other.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Alden Richards, portrayed as Benjie Rosales
Maine Mendoza, portrayed as Sinag Obispo
A hardworking and charming architect who was tasked by his grandfather to convince the land owners of Pelangi to sell their real-estate property. As the series progress, he realize that he fell deeply in love with Sinag and not Trish.
A loving daughter who works as a radio DJ in the culturally-oriented community of (fictional) Pelangi. As a real estate development company would overtake their community, she and her whole family would migrate to Manila. There she would face challenges that will test the true strength of her character. She was formerly called DJ Madam Damin. As the series progress, she fell deeply in love with Benjie.

Supporting cast

Juancho Trivino, portrayed as Badong
Sinag's cheerful and quirky mother who loves painting and psychic reading.
The daughter of Vicente and Helen who will try to bring down her nephew Benjie. She will wreak havoc and make Sinag and Benjie's life miserable as hell as she claims what is rightfully hers.
Husband of Sally and a devoted father to Sinag. He became hot-headed and short-tempered when they left Pelangi; but continues to be a determined, caring, and loving patriarch of the Obispos.
Vicente's understanding wife and Benjie's adoring grandmother.
Benjie's grandfather who owns one of the biggest real-estate companies in the country.
One of the town gossipers and Sinag's closest childhood friend.
Benjie's college best friend and colleague who volunteers to help and come with him to the province of Pelangi. He likes Ninay after she was left by Arman.
Sinag's childhood friend who is secretly in love with her.

Extended cast

Benjie's ex-girlfriend and Sinag's rival. Benjie and Trish reunited at each other making them lovers again, but Trish is now more cunning, vicious, and ruthless when it comes to love. In an episode, it is revealed that she is still in love with James, her ex-boyfriend who left her for other woman. She just want Benjie because her mother pushes her for the company's money.
She is the cunning and vicious daughter of the mayor in Pelangi who later on falls for Benjie. The new secretary and accomplice of Catalina. She will do anything and everything to reach her goals and succeed in her dark plans.
The loving and affectionate mother of Benjie.

Special participation

The corrupt mayor of Pelangi and the father of Marjorie.
Sinag's outgoing friend and Ninay's boyfriend. Eventually, he will move to Canada with his mom and left Ninay.

Production

Development

On August 15, 2016, Alden Richards confirmed that their series with Maine Mendoza is in the works during his press conference for his thanksgiving party.[8][9]

A few weeks later, on August 31, 2016, GMA Films President, Annette Gozon-Abrogar issued a statement to AlDub fans on her Instagram account and explaining the delay of development of the series, said that the upcoming series is the "network's top priority". Abrogar noted that the network executives are taking lots of considerations and careful planning for the first prime time series of the phenomenal love team to come up with a well-crafted show, thus, causing the delay in the production process. She further explained that the long process is due to the several concepts being submitted and is in need of approval by both of Richard's and Mendoza's managements, GMA Artist Center and Triple A respectively. Abrogar also denies that Richards will pair with the another actress, responding to the reports of his involvement on the project with Jennylyn Mercado on the remake of My Love from the Star.[10][11]

As its story was finalized, Richards, Mendoza and the staff had a top-secret meeting on October 25, 2016.[12][2]

The story conference happened on December 12, 2016 at the GMA Executive Lounge. The show's title was revealed to be Destined to be Yours and will be directed by Irene Villamor. The whole cast, production team and GMA executives were present at the storycon.[4][6]

Filming

The filming began on December 21, 2016 in Quezon province as Richards starts his first taping day while Mendoza started her taping on January 5, 2017 with Gardo Versoza and Janice de Belen.[13][14]

As Destined to be Yours nears its February airing, a GMA Network executive overseeing the production of the much-awaited teleserye has admitted to feeling immense pressure of having to meet the expectations of the love team’s huge fan base. In an interview with the entertainment press, the vice president for drama production, Redgie Magno said that the network executives are having immense pressure and claimed that the AlDub's first teleserye should work and will ensure everything to make it a reality.

The production team also carefully studied the likes and dislikes of the love team's huge fan base. The negotiations for the prime time show went through the eye of a needle to finally make it happen. It was confirmed that the talks began as early as May 2016 but it wasn’t until late 2016 that things got patched up. There were delays because the two artists were busy but after a series of meetings and presentations with TAPE President and CEO, Antonio P. Tuviera, they eventually agreed on the concept. They freed up Mendoza’s schedule to accommodate the network's offer.[15][16] When Destined to be Yours started filming, Richards and Mendoza missed a couple of Eat Bulaga! episodes to give way to their busy filming schedule according to Antonio Tuviera, the executive producer of Eat Bulaga!.[17][18]

Music

Denise Barbacena was chosen to sing the theme song of the series entitled Tadhana (Destiny) that comes with an official music video.[19] Barbacena previously spoofed Yaya Dub, Maine Mendoza's character in Kalyeserye, in the sketch-comedy television series Bubble Gang where Barbacena was paired with Juancho Trivino who spoofed Alden Richards and also became part of the cast of Destined to be Yours.[19] As Destined to be Yours premiered, the theme song which was released by GMA Records topped the iTunes Philippines charts.[20]

Broadcasting

Destined to be Yours is being broadcast nationwide on GMA Network and also in 60 countries on GMA Pinoy TV.[2] The series is also available to stream at HOOQ 24 hours after its original broadcast on GMA Network at 1080p high-definition video as video on demand.[21]

Marketing

On December 16, 2016, GMA Network released its first teaser of the series along with the upcoming GMA shows on 24 Oras.[22] Richards and Mendoza confirmed that they already went through intense acting workshops as part of the preparation for this big project.[6]

The full trailer of the series premiered live on 24 Oras on February 14, 2017 as well as the press conference which both coincided with Valentine's Day.[1][7]

Reception

After the first teaser of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza's first drama debuted on national television on December 16, 2016, Destined to Be Yours became the Philippine's top trending topic garnering 71,000 tweets right after GMA's flagship newscast 24 Oras premiered the teaser.[22]

The official hashtag for the trailer debut, #DTBYFullTrailerOn24Oras generated more than 1 million tweets on Valentine's Day and it topped Twitter’s trending box until midnight.

On February 27, 2017, the highly anticipated debut of AlDub on prime time dominated the social media. Upon its airing the official hashtag #DestinedToBeYoursWorldPremiere generated over 4.6 million tweets along with the tagline DTBY WorldPremiere and was the top trending topic worldwide throughout the day.[23]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen the pilot episode of Destined to be Yours drew a 22.5% rating, nationwide beating ABS-CBN's My Dear Heart which received a 19.6% rating.[24] On the other hand, according to the Kantar Media survey, My Dear Heart has higher ratings over Destined to be Yours after the former garnered a 29.1% rating nationwide against the latter's rating of 20.2%.[24]

References

  1. 1 2 "WATCH: Full trailer of Alden and Maine's series 'Destined to Be Yours'". GMA News Online. GMA Network, Inc. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "'Destined To Be Yours' nina Alden at Maine, simula na sa February 27". GMA News Online (in Filipino). GMA Network, Inc. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Teleserye ng AlDub mapapanood na raw sa 2017, ‘Destined To Be Yours’ ang titulo". December 12, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza attend storycon for first teleserye Destined To Be Yours". PEP.ph. Summit Media. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Alden Richards, Maine Mendoza to star in new series "Destined to be Yours"". Philippine Latest News. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ruiz, Mariah (3 January 2017). "WATCH: Cast ng AlDub teleserye na 'Destined To Be Yours,' ipinasilip!". GMA Network (in Filipino). GMA Network, Inc. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "IN PHOTOS: 'Destined To Be Yours' press conference". GMA Network. GMA Network, Inc. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  8. ↑ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (26 July 2016). "Alden Richards on doing teleserye with Maine Mendoza: "It's in the works."". PEP.ph. Summit Media. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Policarpio, Allan (29 July 2016). "AlDub teleserye in the works, reveals Alden". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Anarcon, James Patrick (1 September 2016). "GMA executive explains delay in Alden Richards-Maine Mendoza teleserye". PEP.ph. Summit Media. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "GMA exec asks AlDub fans for patience and understanding". LionhearTV. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Alden Richards at Maine Mendoza katuwang ang GMA Network, espesyal na handog sa fans ang "Destined To Be Yours"". GMA News Online (in Filipino). GMA Network, Inc. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  13. ↑ Calderon, Nora (21 December 2016). "Alden at Maine, ngayon ang first taping day ng teleserye" (in Filipino). Balita. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  14. ↑ Nardo, Jun (15 December 2016). "‘Destined To Be Yours’ ng AlDub sa Quezon ang taping". Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  15. ↑ Ruiz, Marah (25 January 2017). "AlDub soap na 'Destined To Be Yours,' malaking pressure sa network at sa producers". GMA Network (in Filipino). GMA Network, Inc. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  16. ↑ Policarpio, Allan. "Alden, Maine feeling the pressure over AlDub’s first ‘teleserye’". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  17. ↑ Jarloc, Glaiza (3 February 2017). "AlDub will appear less in 'Eat Bulaga'". SunStar. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  18. ↑ Almo, Nerisa (2 February 2017). "Will Eat Bulaga's ratings drop with decreased AlDub exposure?". PEP.ph. Summit Media. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  19. 1 2 Ruiz, Marah (20 February 2017). "Denise Barbacena, tinig sa likod ng theme song ng 'Destined To Be Yours'". www.gmanetwork.com (in Tagalog). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  20. ↑ Sun, Cherry (27 February 2017). "'Destined To Be Yours' theme, at top spot on iTunes PH songs". GMA Network. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "HOOQ Philippines (@hooq_ph) on Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  22. 1 2 Macas, Trisha (16 December 2016). "‘Destined To Be Yours’ tops PHL Twitter trends after teaser release". GMA News Online. GMA Network, Inc. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  23. ↑ "With over 2M tweets: 'Destined To Be Yours' worldwide premiere dominates worldwide Twitter trends". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  24. 1 2 "How did AlDub's Destined To Be Yours fare in AGB ratings?". 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-01.

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