He's Into Her Explained

Based On:He's into Her by Maxinejiji
Director:Chad Vidanes[1]
Location:Brent International School, Biñan, Laguna
Editor:Renard Torres
Opentheme:"He's Into Her" by BGYO
"Best Time" by BGYO
Music:Francis Concio
Country:Philippines
Num Episodes:26
Num Seasons:2
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:35–90 minutes
Company:Star Cinema

He's Into Her is a Philippine teen romantic comedy television series based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Maxinejiji (Maxine Lat Calibuso), starring Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano.[2] [3] The series released on iWantTFC from May 28, 2021 to August 3, 2022. The first season premiered on television via Kapamilya Channel and A2Z from May 30 to August 1, 2021 via Yes Weekend! Sunday evening block replacing Almost Paradise and was replaced by Click, Like, Share. The second season premiered from April 24 to August 14, 2022, replacing and was replaced by Bola Bola.[4]

Premise

Maxpein is a spunky provincial girl raised by her grandmother and uncle, after her mother died in Japan when she was 11 years old. Maxpein is surprised when her wealthy father, whom she recently discovered, offers to help pay for her grandmother's hospitalization. Out of gratitude, she agrees to her father's request to live with him and his family in Manila. Maxpein is treated as an unwelcome outsider at Benison International School where she stands up against Deib, the basketball varsity captain. Deib gets their entire batchmates to prank and bully Maxpein, but the more they engage in their game of cat-and-dog one-upmanship, the more Deib realizes that his goal to crush Maxpein's spirit has turned into a love crush for the girl he never thought he would even like. However, the return of the ghosts from their past and their various family problems threaten to ruin Max and Deib's blossoming and fragile romance.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

Former cast

Episodes

Season 2 (2022)

Soundtrack

He's Into Her: Original Soundtrack

He's Into Her: Original Soundtrack
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Belle Mariano and various artist
Recorded:2021
Genre:Pop
Label:Star Music and Starpop
Next Title:He's Into Her Season 2: Original Soundtrack
Next Year:2022

He's Into Her: Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack album by Belle Mariano and various artist. It was released In June 2021 by Star Music and Starpop.

He's Into Her Season 2: Original Soundtrack

Production

Background

The project was first announced on November 7, 2019. Director Chad Vidanes stated that the story is a romantic comedy with a hint of coming-of-age.[7] [8] In 2020, the production was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ABS-CBN shutdown and the denial of franchise renewal.

Filming

In 2021, filming resumed and wrapped up on the same year.

On February 5, 2022, filming for the second season commenced.[9]

Casting

On February 22, 2022, eight new cast members has been announced for the second season, including Shanaia Gomez, Mikha Lim of BINI, Reich Alim, Rajo Serrano, River Joseph, Zach Castañeda, CJ Salonga and JC Alcantara. Lim replaced Melizza Jimenez for the role of Elle Luna from the first season, as Jimenez chose to focus on her education in Queensland, Australia according to producer Vanessa Valdez.[10]

Marketing

A teaser of the series was shown on the third season of Your Face Sounds Familiar simultaneously on Star Cinema and iWantTFC's Facebook and YouTube accounts On April 24, 2021.[11] The official trailer for the series was released On May 1, 2021. The promotional poster was released On May 8, 2021.[12] On March 19, 2022, the trailer for the second season has been released.

On May 14, 2021, global posters was released in different languages. On March 19, 2022, the poster of the second season was released. On March 26, 2022, a second poster for the second season was revealed. On April 16, 2022, global posters of the second season was revealed.

On May 15, 2021, merchandise for the series is available for pre-order on online shopping websites and platforms.

During the iWantTFC Unwrapped event On December 10, 2021, a teaser of the second season was shown featuring a tearful confrontation between the characters of Max and Deib who seem to be having some trust issues in their relationship.[13] A new logo and snippet of the new theme song was unveiled On March 8, 2022.[14]

Release

Broadcast

He's Into Her premiered on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z on May 30 to August 1, 2021, with advanced episodes streamed first on iWantTFC on May 28 to July 30.

The second season was released from April 20, 2022 for iWantTFC users outside the Philippines and Indonesia, and on April 22 to August 3 for users inside the Philippines and Indonesia. The second season premiered on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z from April 24 to August 14 of the same year.[15]

Movie cut

A two-part film cut of the series' first season was released on November 22, 2021 via iWantTFC.

Reception

The premiere of He's Into Her received a "record-breaking high number of views" on iWantTFC despite technical issues.[16]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2021Asian Academy Creative AwardsBest Theme Song or Title Theme "He's Into Her" (BGYO)[17]
Best Original Programme by a Streamer/OTT He's Into Her
Best Direction (Fiction)He's Into Her
Venice TV AwardsCross Platform ProgrammingHe's Into Her[18]
RAWR Awards 2021Digital Series of the YearHe's Into Her[19]
2022RAWR Awards 2022Digital Series of the YearHe's Into Her[20]
35th PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest Drama Mini SeriesHe's Into Her[21]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kdrama feels: 'Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo', 'CLOY', peg ng 'He's Into Her'. ABS-CBN News. 26 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Delay helped improve DonBelle chemistry on 'He's Into Her', director Chad Vidanes says. ABS-CBN News. 26 May 2021.
  3. Web site: The curious case of 'DonBelle': A trending love team even before its launch. ABS-CBN News. 30 March 2021.
  4. Web site: It's official: 'He's Into Her' to return for 2nd season. ABS-CBN News. 6 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Donny Pangilinan on chemistry with 'He's Into Her' co-star Belle Mariano: 'It's very genuine'. ABS-CBN News. 20 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Belle Mariano values patience in showbiz as she lands her first lead role on 'He's Into Her'. ABS-CBN News. 1 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano team up for new iWant series 'He's Into Her'. ABS-CBN News. 7 November 2019.
  8. Web site: IN PHOTOS: The cast of upcoming iWant series 'He's Into Her'. Star Cinema. 7 November 2019. en.
  9. Web site: 'He's Into Her' trends as filming of Season 2 begins. Karl Cedrick Basco. ABS-CBN News. May 27, 2022.
  10. Web site: Why Melizza Jimenez was replaced in 'He's Into Her' by BINI member Mikha Lim. 29 March 2022 . ABS-CBN News. 29 March 2022.
  11. Web site: Matalog. Patricia. WATCH: The official 'He's Into Her' teaser is here! Star Cinema. 2021-04-25. Starcinema.abs-cbn.com. en.
  12. Web site: LOOK: The official poster of 'He's Into Her' is here! Star Cinema. 2021-05-14. Starcinema.abs-cbn.com. en.
  13. Web site: Karl Cedrick Basco. Here are the shows to watch out for on iWantTFC in 2022. 2021-12-10. ABS-CBN News. en.
  14. Web site: 'He's Into Her' unveils new logo, teases theme song . 2022-03-08 . ABS-CBN News . en.
  15. Web site: He's Into Her kilig series season 2, coming soon this summer . 2022-03-23 . . en.
  16. Web site: 'He's Into Her' pushes iWant TFC as No. 1 app in PH, with record number of users. ABS-CBN News. 1 June 2021.
  17. Web site: 2021-09-30. ABS-CBN gets 11 national wins at Asian Academy Creative Awards. 2021-11-11. ABS-CBN News. en.
  18. Web site: Winners and Nominees 2021. 2021-11-11. Venice TV Award. de-DE.
  19. Web site: December 17, 2021 . ABS-CBN Shows and Stars Win Big in Rawr Awards 2021 .
  20. Web site: RAWR Awards 2022 . 2023-01-30 . LionhearTV . December 14, 2022 . en-US.
  21. Web site: Mallorca . Hannah . 2023-01-29 . 35th PMPC Star Awards for Television unveils list of winners . 2023-01-30 . INQUIRER.net . en.