Bola Bola (miniseries) explained

Alt Name:Anne Geronga's Bola Bola: Cook, Feed, Love, Repeat
Based On:Bola-Bola by Anna Geronga[1]
Director:JP Habac[2]
Location:Tagaytay, Cavite
Opentheme:"Mahal Na Kita" by BGYO
Composer:Akira Morishita, Jonathan Manalo
Country:Philippines
Num Episodes:6
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:35–50 minutes
Network:iWantTFC

Bola Bola is a Philippine teen romantic comedy television miniseries with a tagline "Cook, Feed, Love, Repeat" based on the best selling romance-novel of the same name by Anna Geronga,[3] starring Francine Diaz, together with Akira Morishita of the Filipino boy group BGYO, KD Estrada and Ashton Salvador, directed by JP Habac, who has worked also with the romance films "I'm Drunk, I Love You", "Sakaling Maging Tayo", "Dito At Doon" and the hit BL series "Gaya sa Pelikula". The series premiered on iWantTFC on March 26, 2022.

Synopsis

What happens when you fall in love with your Kuya's best friend? Thea Balderama, a 220-pound late bloomer, believes that she will never meet her mother's incredibly high standards for beauty. Worse, while Thea deals with her deep-seated insecurities about her weight, she must also study to get into her dream university while keeping up with her boy-crazy best friends. Her life becomes even more complicated when Lucas Benitez, her Kuya's best friend, (and her longtime crush!), returns from the States. As her attraction to Lucas grows, Thea cooks for him, pouring her passion into irresistible merienda, hoping to reach her crush’s heart through his stomach, in the hopes that he will think she's beautiful—fat and all. Though Thea knows nothing is a piece of cake, she has a hopeful heart, and she's hungry for love. Being with Lucas might just be worth the risk.

Cast and characters

All of the cast and characters are adapted from the trailer released by iWantTFC in YouTube, unless otherwise noted.[4]

Main cast

Supporting cast

Production

Background

The project was first announced on December 10, 2021, in a livestream event called as "iWantTFC Unwrapped".[5]

Filming

In 2022, filming began and wrapped up on the same year.

Marketing

The official teaser was released on February 25, 2022[6] and the full trailer of the series was released on March 17, 2022, via iWantTFC's social media accounts.[7] The main casts of the series graced Magandang Buhay on March 14, 2022[8] and the ASAP Natin 'To stage on March 20, 2022, as part of "Bola Bola" promotion.[9]

Reception

Rafael Bautista of Nylon Manila shared in an article saying, "Bola Bola is opening up discussions of how body, weight loss, and what makes you happy isn't a one-dimensional discussion". He also praised the actors behind the series saying, "the show wouldn't impress if it weren't for the good acting from the cast, most especially Francine Diaz".[10]

Soundtrack

Bola Bola (Original Soundtrack)
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:BGYO, KD Estrada, Akira Morishita
Recorded:2022
Studio:EP
Genre:OPM, Soundtrack
Length:11:45
Language:Filipino
Label:Star Music
Producer:Jonathan Manalo

On March 21, 2022 Star Music has revealed the official soundtrack of the series,[11] and was released on March 25 of the same year.[12]

Release

Broadcast

The series premiered on March 26, 2022, via iWantTFC.[13]

The series had its Philippine TV Premiere beginning August 21 to September 4, 2022, airing on Sunday primetime on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z replacing the second season of He's Into Her and was replaced by Run to Me. It will also airing on ABS-CBN web channel Kapamilya Online Live and international via TFC (The Filipino Channel).[14]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Geronga, Anna. May 10, 2020. Bola-Bola. Anvil Publishing, Incorporated. 9789712736056. en. March 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Miguel. Dumaual. December 9, 2021. Francine Diaz to topbill new series "Bola Bola" with director JP Habac. news.abs-cbn.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225213951/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/09/21/francine-diaz-to-star-in-new-series-helmed-by-jp-habac. February 25, 2022. live. March 21, 2022.
  3. Web site: March 18, 2022 . A different Francine Diaz stars in the adaptation of best-selling romance novel 'Bola Bola' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220322100912/https://hypemaniaph.com/2022/03/18/a-different-francine-diaz-stars-in-the-adaptation-of-best-selling-romance-novel-bola-bola/ . March 22, 2022 . March 22, 2022 . hypemaniaph.com . en.
  4. For the citations of the "Bola Bola" casts and characters.
  5. For the citations of the "iWantTFC Unwrapped" including "Bola Bola" announcement.
  6. Web site: WATCH: Dreamscape drops teaser for Francine Diaz's 'Bola Bola'. news.abs-cbn.com. February 25, 2022. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220323102713/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/25/22/dreamscape-drops-teaser-for-francine-diazs-bola-bola. March 23, 2022. live. March 23, 2022.
  7. For the citations of the "Bola Bola" official trailer.
  8. Web site: BGYO tastes Francine's fried rice. ent.abs-cbn.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220314090401/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/magandangbuhay/videos/bgyo-tinikman-ang-luto-ni-francine-324328/amp. March 14, 2022. live. March 14, 2022.
  9. Web site: Regine Velasquez, Zsazsa Padilla, and Piolo Pascual join together on the "ASAP Natin 'To" stage this Sunday. March 19, 2022. lionheartv.net. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220322111046/https://www.lionheartv.net/2022/03/regine-velasquez-zsazsa-padilla-and-piolo-pascual-join-together-on-the-asap-natin-to-stage-this-sunday/. March 22, 2022. live. March 22, 2022.
  10. Web site: Rafael Baustista. HERE'S HOW FRANCINE DIAZ TRANSFORMS INTO THEA IN BOLA BOLA. March 29, 2022. nylonmanila.com. en. August 25, 2022.
  11. Web site: BGYO, Akira Morishita, and KD Estrada to sing for 'Bola Bola' OST. ppopwave.com. March 21, 2022. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220322105808/https://ppopwave.com/2022/03/21/bgyo-akira-morishita-and-kd-estrada-to-sing-for-bola-bola-ost/. March 22, 2022. live. March 22, 2022.
  12. Web site: Star Music releases 'Bola Bola' OST featuring BGYO, KD Estrada, and Akira Morishita. March 25, 2022. ppopwave.com. March 25, 2022.
  13. Web site: Andrea Averion. Francine Diaz stars in iWantTFC's new series 'Bola Bola'. March 21, 2022. villagepipol.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220323095413/https://villagepipol.com/discover-self-love-with-francine-diaz-in-iwanttfcs-bola-bola/. March 23, 2022. live. March 23, 2022.
  14. News: ABS CBN News. 'Bola Bola,' 'Run To Me' to air on A2Z, Kapamilya Channel. August 18, 2022. Newsen. ABS CBN News. en.

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