| Genre: | Teen sitcom School |
| Creator: | Edgar Mortiz |
| Director: | Edgar Mortiz Frasco Mortiz Badjie Mortiz |
| Starring: | Miles Ocampo Kiray Celis Marco Gumabao Igi Boy Flores CJ Navato Alexa Ilacad Karen Reyes Mika dela Cruz Nash Aguas Angeli Gonzales Sharlene San Pedro Sophia Baars Jairus Aquino Kobi Vidanes |
| Opentheme: | "Crush" by T.O.P |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Language: | Tagalog |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 204 |
| Executive Producer: | Camille Mortiz-Malapit |
| Producer: | Raquel Frieda Buenvenida |
| Location: | Quezon City |
| Editor: | Karl Mayshle Omar Cervantes |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | Star Creatives |
| Network: | ABS-CBN |
Luv U is a Philippine television teen sitcom series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Edgar Mortiz, Frasco Mortiz, Badjie Mortiz, it stars Miles Ocampo, Kiray Celis, Marco Gumabao, Igi Boy Flores, CJ Navato, Alexa Ilacad, Karen Reyes, Mika dela Cruz, Nash Aguas, Angeli Gonzales, Sharlene San Pedro, Sophia Baars, Jairus Aquino and Kobi Vidanes. It aired on the network's Yes Weekend line up from February 19, 2012 to January 17, 2016, replacing Growing Up and was replaced by Celebrity Playtime.
The series is about lessons in love through the eyes of six teen students of Lamberto Uy Villarama University or LUV U as they experience the highs and lows of being in love at a very young age.
In the first season, the show featured former Goin' Bulilit kids Miles Ocampo, Kiray Celis, CJ Navato and Igi Boy Flores, with singing sensation Rhap Salazar, Angeli Gonzales, and newbie teen actor Marco Gumabao.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The group faces dilemmas in their relationships with friends and families as well as at school but together they work together and overcome these.
In the second season, the show featured another group of former Goin' Bulilit kids: Alexa Ilacad, Nash Aguas, Sharlene San Pedro, Jairus Aquino, Mika dela Cruz, Kobi Vidanes, and Sophia Baars as newbies in the fictional university. Some former cast members from the previous season also made a return namely Smokey Manaloto, Bentong and many more. Newly added casts are also added like Eda Nolan and Alora Sasam.
The new season has a more serious tone, it focuses not only on love but also the struggles and dilemmas of modern-day Filipino teenagers face such as bullying, friendship fall-outs, a first break-up, studying difficulties, family acceptance and other real-life high school issues.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Premiere | Season Finale | ||||
| 1 | 69 | ||||
| 2 | 135 | ||||
| Actor/Actress | Character name | Season(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||
| Camille Sarmiento | ||||
| Whitney Muñoz | ||||
| April Muñoz | ||||
| Joaquin Bartolome "JB" Arellano | ||||
| Rocky Dominguez | ||||
| Boom Enriquez | ||||
| Ayen Timbol | ||||
| Alexis "Lexie" Domingo | ||||
| Shirley Bernardo | ||||
| Sophia Baars | Patricia "Patty" Cordero | |||
| Benjamin "Benj" Jalbuena | ||||
| Frederick "Drake" Lagdameo | ||||
| Kobi Vidanes | Archie Samonte | |||
| Marjorie "Marj" De Silva | ||||
| Actor/Actress | Character name | Season(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||
| Maximillo "Max" Mariano | ||||
| Fredo Cuenca | ||||
| Vanjo Cuenca | Banjo Labatos | |||
| Arie Reyes | Honey Marasigan | |||
| Paris delos Santos | ||||
| Ryan Boyce | Roy Roman | |||
| Michelle Vito | Viv Samonte | |||
| Smokey Manaloto | Principal Spencer "P.S." | |||
| Ms. Becky Belo | ||||
| Ms. Jessica Casimsiman | ||||
| Ms. Bettina "Betty" Ramos | ||||
| Hyubs Azarcon | Mang Ariel | |||
| Bentong† | Mang Jules | |||
| Joy Viado† | Lola Paula | |||
| Alora Sasam | Judilyn Sanchez | |||
| Nicanor "Nick" Jalbuena | ||||
| Thirdy Villarama | ||||
| Mercedes "Cedes" Advincula | ||||
| Year | Award | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Youth-Oriented Program | ||
| 2013 | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Youth-Oriented Program | ||
| 2014 | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Youth-Oriented Program | ||
| 2015 | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Comedy Program |