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Lovers in Paris
Format	Drama, Romantic Comedy
Created by	SBS, South Korea
Directed by	FM Reyes
Starring	Piolo Pascual[1] KC Concepcion[2] and Zanjoe Marudo
Theme music composer	Kitchie Nadal
Opening theme	"Wag Na Wag Mong Sasabihin" By: KC Concepcion and Piolo Pascual
Country of origin	Philippines
Language(s)	Filipino, English, French
No. of episodes	55 (as of December 11, 2009)
Production
Location(s)	Philippines Paris, France
Running time	30-45 mins.
Broadcast
Original channel	ABS-CBN
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original run	September 28, 2009 – December 11, 2009
Chronology
Related shows	Lovers in Paris (South Korea TV Series)
External links
Official website

Lovers in Paris^[3] is the Philippine remake of the 2004 hit Koreanovela series Lovers in Paris.

Overview

2004 TV series

Lovers in Paris was a Korean drama that was aired in 2004 on SBS with actress Kim Jung-Eun in the title role, Park Shin-Yang as Carlo and Lee Dong-Gun as Martin. The series had a total of 20 episodes.

Popularity in the Philippines

ABS-CBN aired the series on its international broadcast arm The Filipino Channel in 2007, making it the first non-Philippine produced live action drama series to air on the channel. Beginning February 11, 2008, ABS-CBN included the series on its online video on demand service, making it the first non-Philippine produced series to be made available through the service and both became successful.

Casting

This is considered to be the first primetime teleserye of KC Concepcion, playing the role of Vivian, a young woman who has a dream to become a director in Paris. It also showcases her first team-up with the Philippine hearthrob Piolo Pascual who will play Carlo. Other stars include Zanjoe Marudo as Martin, who will act as the third party and would distract the relationship of Carlo and Vivian; veteran actors Christopher de Leon, Mark Gil and Assunta de Rossi. Precious Lara Quigaman was first considered to do the role of Donna but had to turn down the offer because of her on-going teleserye May Bukas Pa, which was extended until January 2010.

Story and development

Plot

The much anticipated Koreanovela remake of 2009 featuring Piolo Pascual, KC Concepcion and Zanjoe Marudo, Lovers in Paris follows the story of three people who will discover the complexities of love. For Carlo, love is but a responsibility. For Vivian, love is the greatest thing to give and to receive. For Martin, love is self-gratification. Despite their different views, these three will learn go through a life-changing experience when their paths cross in Paris. Just when they thought they have found the right love at the perfect place, they will all realize that it’s not yet the perfect time. Will there be a second chance for Carlo, Vivian, and Martin?

Synopsis

After her father died, Vivian fulfills her father’s greatest dream; she pursues film studies in Paris. To keep up with her expenses, and help out her family back in the Philippines, she also takes part time jobs. In her hotel job, she unexpectedly gets locked up inside the function room. The following morning, Carlo accidentally finds her sleeping under the table, thus causing her immediate dismissal. To make matters worse for her, she learns back in her apartment that her landlady locked up her pad due to her inability to pay the rent. Vivian gets a new job after bumping into a Filipino in Paris. Incidentally, the said man is looking for a housemaid for his boss; and upon learning this Vivian immediately volunteers to take the job. To keep her new source of income, Vivian tries to be as creative as possible to impress her still unidentified boss; but unfortunately, instead of gaining her superior’s confidence, she ends up getting into his nerves, thus causing her immediate dismissal.

To close the deal with his most important client through the latter’s Pampangueña wife, Carlo decides to ask for his former housemaid’s help. In exchange for her company during his trip to Nice, Carlo says he is willing to pay all her debts and give back the job he had taken away from her. Upon learning all the perks up for grabs, Vivian gladly agrees to take his rather wonderful offer. Surprisingly, Carlo’s plan works perfectly well; with Vivian posing as his fiancé, his dinner with his prospected client’s wife turns out to be a blast.

Upon returning from her trip with Carlo, Vivian is left locked out of her apartment after her spare key went missing. Carlo realizes her situation, so he decides let the young lady spend a night in his home. The next day, Vivian accidentally meets Martin on her way to sell the dress Carlo gave her. The lad gladly helps her to sell the dress for a better price. Unfortunately, their meeting is immediately cut short after she realized that her expensive necklace has gone missing. Karen pays Carlo, her ex-husband, a surprise visit. Surprisingly, it has been exactly 2 years since their divorce; quite an unusual occasion to celebrate over dinner. On the other hand, Carlo is in need of Vivian’s company once again, so he tries to bargain with her. The next day, he purposely leaves the dress and the jewelry she will be wearing for the said event in his house; thus leaving the young lady rather tempted to wear them. And while fancying over the said stuff, Vivian is caught in surprise to find Karen staring at her.^[4]

Cast

Main Cast

• Piolo Pascual^[1] as Carlo Aranaz - is an uptight businessman who will hire Vivian to pose as his fiance and he found ways to get Vivian's attention which led to his love for her. He loves Vivian so much that he proposed to Vivian to marry him.
• KC Concepcion^[2] as Vivian Vizcarra - is a student in Paris who will work as a maid for Carlo, Carlo offered Vivian a job in the Philippines at his father's motor company which he is the president of and works in the advertising department and washing automobiles after being fired by Carlo. She is no longer working as a car washer but went in the search for another job that happen to be Karen's family business but let her go instead. She is so in-love with Carlo that she accepts proposal to marry him.
• Zanjoe Marudo as Martin Aranaz Barrameda - is a band drummer and Carlo’s nephew. Martin is also in-love with Vivian and has told her that he loves her but she rejects him. Martin and Vivian made an agreement to remain friends but he seems to not grasp that concept but he still in-love with Vivian but Vivian has told him repeatly that she's in-love with Carlo.
• Christopher de Leon as Chairman George Aranaz - is Carlo's father and a strict business tycoon. He doesn't like Vivian as Carlo's girlfriend nor want Carlo to marry Vivian. Also, he is doing the same thing to Carlo's relationship with Vivian as he did to his daughter, Lousie's relationship with her boyfriend making them not feel welcome into the family.
• Maricar Reyes as Karen Roxas - is the rich ex-wife of Carlo but still loves him. She can't let him go so easily even though her ex-husband is in-love with Vivian.
• Assunta De Rossi as Eunice Gatus - is the former classmate of Vivian who is obsessed with Carlo and has no respect for Vivian. She's engaged to Carlo where an engagement to get married was arranged while he was still in Paris by the parents of Eunice and Carlo's father. Carlo doesn't love Eunice it was simply a business arrangement.

Supporting Cast

• Mark Gil as John Palma - works as an accountant in the company of Chairman Aranaz.Biological father of Martin.
• Rachel Anne Wolfe as Louise Aranaz Barrameda - is the elder sister of Carlo and Martin’s mother who keeps a dark secret. The Dark secret is biological father of Martin is John and that she is the real mother of Carlo, not his elder sister.
• Kaye Brosas as Michelle - is the loud best friend of Vivian.
• Hyubs Azarcon as Joon - is the loyal assistant of Carlo.
• Ching Arellano as Popoy - is the uncle and guardian of Vivian.
• Aaron Junatas as Keon - is the cousin of Vivian.
• Maria Isabel Lopez as Julia Francisco Gatus - mother of Eunice Gatus.
• Benidict Rosales as Alex Gatus - father of Eunice Gatus, also a congressman.

Extended Cast

• Savannah Lamsen as Innah Fernandez
• Dionne Monsanto as Jennifer "Jenny"
• Daisy Cariño as Carla
• Manuel Chua as Albert Samaniego
• Zaira dela Peña as Carlene

Guest Cast

• Soliman Cruz as MacArthur "Mac" Vizcarra
• Jacob Dionisio as Young Carlo
• Sophia Baars as Young Vivian
• Melissa Mendez as Rowena Vizcarra
• Alwyn Uytingco as Dennis, Louise's boyfriend
• Jubail Andres as Bartender in Philippines
• Digna Roosevelt as Bridge
• Marvin Raymundo as Bartender
• John Tagle as Mr.Loxen
• Daniel Revilla as Renzo Barrameda

Production

Soundtrack

The themesong of the show is "Wag na Wag Mong Sasabihin" (Translation: "Never ever say") which is the same song used in the Tagalog-dubbed original version of Lovers in Paris. On the original, Kitchie Nadal sang the themesong, however on the remake, the show's soundtrack has two version, the female version is sung by lead actress, KC Concepcion (which only hear during commecials plug and display via artist tru text) and the other one is the duet version by KC with Piolo Pascual took the liberty to sing the show's themesong.

Encore Marathon

Due to public demand, as many people have not been able to watch most episodes of the first week of the show during the Typhoon Ondoy, ABS-CBN showed the whole pilot week marathon replay of the new primetime show last October 3, 2009.^[5]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• Lovers in Paris

References