Baby Faced Beauty (Philippine TV series)

Baby Faced Beauty
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Genre	Romance ; Comedy ; Drama
Created by	IBC Creative Department; Mel Mendoza-del Rosario
Developed by	Ginny Monteagudo-Ocampo
Written by	Nathaniel Arciaga; Charlotte Dianco
Directed by	Jay Altarejos
Starring	Shy Carlos; Marco Gumabao; Onemig Bondoc; Rica Peralejo
Theme music composer	Dodjie Simon
Opening theme	Ikaw Lamang; by Alyssa Angeles and Michael Pangilinan
Country of origin	Philippines
Language(s)	Filipino; English
No. of episodes	100 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rowie Valencia; Lorna Feliciano
Producer(s)	Marivic H. Oducayen
Editor(s)	Myleen Ongkiko; Orly Trinidad
Location(s)	Philippines
Running time	30-45 minutes
Production company(s)	KBS
Broadcast
Original channel	IBC
Picture format	480i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	September 25, 2017 – February 9, 2018
Chronology
Related shows	Baby Faced Beauty (South Korea)
External links
	Website

Baby Faced Beauty is a 2017 Philippine romantic comedy television series based on the 2012 Korean drama of the same title originally starring Jang Na-ra, Choi Daniel, Ryu Jin and Kim Min-seo, produced by KBS. Directed by Jay Altarejos, it is topbilled by Shy Carlos and Marco Gumabao in their first primetime television series, with Onemig Bondoc and Rica Peralejo. The series was aired on IBC's Primetime Ang Dating (later rebranded as Primetime ng Bayan) evening block and worldwide on Global IBC from September 25, 2017 to February 9, 2018, replacing Magic Kamison.

The romantic comedy is about an aspiring 20-year-old fashion designer who fakes her age to get a job in a fashion company.

This is also the fourth Korean drama adaptation to air on IBC after Glory Jane (under Secarats Talent Management Services), My Princess and City Hunter.

Origin[]

Main article: Baby Faced Beauty

Baby Faced Beauty is a South Korean romantic comedy television series broadcast on KBS2 starring Jang Na-ra, Choi Daniel, Ryu Jin and Kim Min-seo. It had kicked off with a viewership rating of around 6%, but gradually rose and surpassed in 15%. It ranked number one in its primetime timeslot for five consecutive weeks.

Tagalog dubbed version of Baby Faced Beauty was released in the Philippines which aired on IBC from June 3 to August 2, 2013.

Synopsis[]

22-year-old So-young (Shy Carlos), has lackluster education background (a mere high school degree) and bad credit history (due to her younger, spendthrift sister). After getting fired from a fabric factory she worked at for 14 years, she has trouble finding a new job. When her younger sister, So-jin (Kiray Celis), rejects the offer of working at a fashion design company called "The Style", So-young decides to take her sister’s place by pretending to be 10 years younger. Other than the specialty of turning ordinary materials into something special, her advantage is her babyface. In the workplace, she encounters Seung-il (Onemig Bondoc), the company president who eyes her with interest, and Jin-wook (Marco Gumabao), a marketing director who falls in love with her without knowing that she is seven years older than him.

Cast and Characters[]

Main Cast[]

Shy Carlos as Lee So-young
Marco Gumabao as Choi Jin-wook
Onemig Bondoc as Ji Seung-il
Rica Peralejo as Kang Yoon-seo

Supporting Cast[]

William Martinez as Manager Jang Ki-hong
Jade Lopez as Assistant Manager Jang Mi-soon
Abel Estanislao as Wilson Morales
Ayla Mendero as Park Na-ra
Carlos Morales as Director Baek
Yayo Aguila as Managing Director Hyun Ji-sook
Andre Tiangco as Team Leader Kim Joon-soo

Extended[]

Kiray Celis as Lee So-jin
Krista Ranillo as Ji Joo-hee
JB Magsaysay as Noh Yong-joon - So-young's uncle
Jillian Aguila as Ji Hyun-yi
Ehra Madrigal as Jung-ok - So-young's mother
Roy Rodrigo as So-young's father
Cherie Gil as Kwon Hye-jung
Red Sternberg as Sun-nam
Raine Salamante as Chae Seul-ah
Brent Manzano as Director Ahn Jung-nam
Christopher Roxas as Jin-wook's father
Errol Abalayan as Min-ki

Guest Cast[]

Andrew Muhlach as Marvin Lastimosa
Erika Rabara as Hye-mi
Migui Moreno as Randy de Leon
Kylie Padilla as Lee Jin-hee
Arvic Tan as Vincent Ramos
Marc Acueza as Rayomd Lastimosa
Eileen Buencamino as Lisa Romualdez
Biboy Ramirez as Vincent Ocampo
Vanna Garcia as Raven Gonzaga
Red Sternberg as Rommel Bagatsing
Yuri Okawa as Erika Guevara
Julian Roxas as Gabby Velayo
Phoebe Walker as Joanne Guevara
Axel Torres as Ivan Bautista

Episodes[]

Main article: List of Baby Faced Beauty (Philippine TV series) episodes

Production[]

Casting[]

Shy Carlos paired with Marco Gumabao who landed in his very first teleserye project under IBC.

Filming[]

Filming for Baby Faced Beauty began in July 12, 2017, three months before the drama's premiere.

Soundtrack[]

Ikaw Lamang (composer: Dodjie Simon) - Alyssa Angeles and Michael Pangilinan