Jean Garcia had fans gushing after sharing a video with her son Kotaru Shimizu. The veteran actress recently posted a TikTok video of her doing the “Cuff It” dance challenge with her son. While netizens praised Jean and her son’s dancing skills, others also couldn’t help point out how the two look like K-pop idols. Fans have been seeing Jean’s resemblance to Red Velvet’s Irene. Kotaro, on the other hand, had netizens going for a second look after noticing his similarities to Jungkook of BTS, as well as Yeonjun of TXT. “Madam Irene with Choi Yeonjun,” said a TikTok user.…
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Model Janica Nam paid tribute to her former boyfriend and late Hashtag member Franco Hernandez together with her beau, Lorenz Sia. On Instagram, Janica posted snaps of her and Lorenz visiting Franco’s cremated remains as they celebrated his fifth death anniversary on Friday, November 11. “Always remembering you. 5th year in heaven (white heart emoji),” wrote Janica as caption. Janica also shared via Instagram stories of Lorenz helping her light candles for Franco and set up the angel wings-designed flower arrangement at the late Hashtag member’s resting place. On his Instagram story, Lorenz wrote, “Respect is one of the greatest…
Barbie Forteza is starting to build her and her family’s dream home. The Maria Clara at Ibarra star on Friday shared via Instagram a photo of her with some family members at the groundbreaking ceremony of their future home. “If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught me, it’s to plan ahead and think long term. Now, I am about to build my dream home for me and my family,” wrote the actress. The Kapuso star also penned a short letter to herself: “Dear self, I am so proud of you. Keep doing what you’re doing and don’t forget to…
Chantal Videla, or Chanty of K-pop rookie girl group Lapillus, is officially a Kapuso. The Filipina-Argentinian singer on Friday, November 11, inked a contract with GMA’s talent management arm Sparkle, in the presence of GMA executives and MLD Entertainment CEO and producer Lee Hyoungjin. “She’s ready to HIT YA! We’re very happy to welcome K-pop star and Lapillus member Chanty Videla to Sparkle,” announced Sparkle on social media. Chanty was formerly a Star Magic artist before she debuted as a member of Lapillus in June this year. The six-member group composed of Chanty, Seowon, Yue, Shana, Bessie, and Haeun are…
James Reid revealed he stopped schooling because of this “awkward situation” he encountered at school. The singer-actor recently guested in the weekly podcast “Fun With Dumb”, where he talked about his second album, music and acting career, and Filipino culture, among others. Along the interview with hosts Korean-American hip hop artist Dumbfoundead, Steffie Baik, and the Year Of The Ox’s Lyricks, James reminisced that he briefly went to school in the Philippines when he was a teenager and opted for homeschooling instead. “When I first went there (Philippines), I was 16, to go to school, I lasted like a month,…
Bianca Manalo took to social media to express grief over the passing of her beloved pet dog named Pillow. Posting a series of snaps of herself with Pillow, the beauty queen-turned-actress shared how heartbroken she is after losing her furbaby on Wednesday. “Today is one of the saddest days of my life.. I have never cried this much since my dad passed.. My pillow boy went to heaven this afternoon. And until now my heart hurts,” said Bianca in an Instagram post. “I am very sad that I don’t even want to move, I just want to cry. I love…
Mike Enriquez is very much alive, fellow broadcaster Arnold “Igan” Clavio clarified, amid a death hoax that circulated online on Thursday. “Mga minamahal, nakausap ko po si Ama, Mr. Mike Enriquez. Buhay na buhay at ang kanyang mensahe: FAKE NEWS!,” Arnold announced in a Facebook post. The broadcast journalist also related to entertainment site Pep about Mike’s condition when he phoned him about the matter: “He’s well. Masigla ang boses nang makausap ko sa phone kanina.” Arnold furthered that the GMA News pillar is set to return to 24 Oras following his prolonged absence in the network’s flagship newscast. Mike…
South Korean actress Jung Ho-Yeon, who played Kang Sae-byeok in the hit Netflix series Squid Game, is now in the country to hold her first-ever fan meet in Manila. Ho-Yeon is scheduled to meet her Filipino fans on Friday, November 11, at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City. The event is presented by Wilbros Live and health and wellness company Iam Worldwide, who also tapped the actress as its first global ambassador. Upon her arrival in Manila on Thursday, Ho Yeon took to Instagram stories to share snaps of passengers riding a jeepney and a Pinoy Santa with buko…
‘Nakakahiya’: Ronnie Liang refuses to star in porn movies Ronnie Liang felt “pissed off and disappointed” after he was “offered and urged” to star in porn movies. The singer-actor took to his social media pages on Thursday to air his sentiments on why he refuses to accept roles in adult films. “Thanks, but NO thanks po. I did not sacrifice and study hard all these years only to show my private parts in public–Nakakahiya,” said Ronnie. The Sing Galing judge went on to list down the reasons he would not want to bare it all on screen. “Without trying to…
Dimples Romana made CocoJul fans “kilig” after sharing this video of rumored couple Coco Martin and Julia Montes. The Kapamliya celebrities were spotted together at the birthday celebration of Dreamscape Entertainment Head Deo Edrinal. Dimples has been sharing fun moments from the party, including being reunited with Kadenang Ginto co–stars Francine Diaz and Andrea Brillantes. In an Instagram post, Dimples shared a video of herself jamming to the music beside Julia and Coco who were seated next to each other. Coco sent Dimples and Julia laughing after he did the “pogi” gesture and grooved to the music. “As promised, ayuda sa…