Only You (Philippine TV series)

Only You[5] is a Philippine remake of the Korean drama of the same title aired by SBS (South Korea) in 2005.[3] It stars Angel Locsin on the lead role,[6] under the direction of Rory Quintos.[5] It aired last April 27, 2009 on ABS-CBN Primetime.


Production

Only You had its first cast look test pictorial last February 17, 2009 with the three leads cast in the series, Diether Ocampo, Sam Milby, and Angel Locsin. On the following day, February 18, 2009, ABS-CBN announced its upcoming shows in Kapamilya Trade Launch, including Only You.

The shooting for the series started last week of March, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea with the lead cast Diether Ocampo, Sam Milby and Angel Locsin also with Iya Villania and Dimples Romana. For The Philippines There Was Also Shootings Specifically In Flavors Of Seas Restaurant in San Juan Angel also learned cooking lessons for this series.


Plot

Despite her mother's protests, Jillian (Angel Locsin) pursues her dream of becoming a chef by joining a cooking contest where she gets a chance to study culinary arts in different Asian countries. Before anyone can stop her, she is already on her way to Korea together with her long-time best friend, Jonathan (Diether Ocampo). But it soon becomes clear to her that skill alone is not enough to make her pass such a difficult course. So in her desperate attempt to succeed and create a good life for her family, she goes in search for a woman who can teach her a winning recipe.

Then she crosses paths with TJ (Sam Milby), an arrogant but wealthy businessman who is looking for his mother, the same woman Jillian is after. They hardly get along yet they eventually end up having a one-night stand as Jillian momentarily makes him forget about his worries about his mom's second marriage. They go their separate ways the next morning after a misunderstanding and it's only later on that Jillian finds out that she's pregnant, which means that she can't continue her studies anymore. Then a twist of fate brings them together again in the Philippines six years after that fateful encounter abroad.


Cast & characters

Main Cast

* Angel Locsin as Jillian Mendoza
* Sam Milby as Theodore "TJ" Javier Jr.
* Diether Ocampo as Jonathan Sembrano

Supporting cast

* Tirso Cruz III as Theodore Javier Sr.
* Iya Villania as Trixie Gonzales
* Dimples Romana as Dina Javier
* Bing Pimentel as Erika
* Irma Adlawan as Cora Mendoza
* Al Tantay as Nanding Mendoza
* Dick Israel as Ricardo "Ricky" Sembrano
* Ella Cruz as Andrea Mendoza
* Elijah Magundayao as Joshua Mendoza Javier

Other cast

* Gina Alajar as Ms. Montez
* Candy Pangalinan as Chef Minnie
* Franzen Fajardo
* Justin Cuyugan as Vince Lapuz III
* Gabe Mercado

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