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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2016 Isah V. Red, Editor / Bernadette Lunas, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com

By Bernadette Lunas

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ILLENNIALS want their videos accessible anytime, anywhere.

Perhaps this is why video-sharing website YouTube continues to be the preferred platform among the younger set. As a matter of fact, a 2013 study by research provider eMarketer revealed that YouTube was the social media website American users aged 14 to 34 visited the most.

Here in the Philippines, a survey found that nine out of 10 Filipinos go to YouTube first whenever they’re looking for videos. The ability to choose which content users will watch—compared with traditional platforms which feed the viewers with content—and the power to consume it whenever and wherever it is convenient for them, give YouTube its appeal to users especially to the generation that wants to get things fast.

“Filipinos watch videos at 75 minutes per session on mobile,” informs Google Philippines Country Marketing Manager Gabby Roxas.

Citing a third party survey, Roxas reveals Pinoys watch music, comedy, films, trailers, documentaries, how-tos and user generated videos the most.

However, the almost snail-like Internet speed in the country makes watching videos online an unpleasant experience. Then comes YouTube Lounge.

“Grab a snack and sit back as you watch your favorite videos on YouTube at a much faster pace.”

That is what Google Philippines wants to give users of the videosharing website in the Philippines as it partners with Ayala Malls to launch YouTube Lounge. The lounge is the first YouTube-branded space where mall-goers can watch faster-loading videos with the help of Accelerator technology.

“We built this for our users,” emphasizes Roxas. “The YouTube Lounge is where they can have the best YouTube experience through our Accelerator technology.”

The YouTube Accelerator is a pilot program currently being tested in the Philippines since February this year. The said technology lets users watch videos on the website with less buffering time by means of distributing the load on shared Wi-Fi networks.

LOUNGE Google Philippines and Ayala Malls partner to launch the first YouTube Lounge that lets users watch videos available on the website at a much faster pace.

Stop, stream and watch Users can head to the lounge— 9 and Alabang Town Center on Nov. which is an open pop-up stall—ac- 16. The lounges are set to stay in cess the free Accelerator Wi-Fi con- malls for a year. nection provided by Globe Telecom, Google Philippines promises go to their smartphone’s YouTube that additional lounges will also be app (YouTube Accelerator is avail- launched at Ayala Malls in Taguig, able only on Android devices at the Fairview, Pampanga, Subic, Nuvali, moment), and watch over 100,000 Cagayan de Oro, Cebu and Davao accelerated videos available on the sometime during year-end. website with no extra charge (acRecognizing the importance of celerated videos have the Accelera- their content creators, the Youtor badge).

Tube Lounges will also serve as “We are the first country in the event spaces for meet-and-greets world to receive accelerated You- of popular local “YouTubers,” such Tube videos,” enthuses the Google as Team Kramer, Erwan HeusPhilippines official. saff, Mikey Bustos, Lloyd CadeAside from YouTube Accelerator, na, Bogart the Explorer, Janina the site also offers its YouTube Of- Vela, Wil Dasovich, Kristine Rofline feature that lets offline viewing. ces, Say Tioco, Clara Benin, Chris The first YouTube lounge Cantada, Ralph Jay and opened at Greenbelt 5 on Joyce Sola.

Sept. 29, followed by the “Content creators make lounge at UP Town Center YouTube unique, that’s on Oct. 6. It will soon be why we built this for them present at four more other as well. For them to have Ayala Malls: Glorietta on an accessible platform to Oct. 13, TriNoma on Oct. connect and engage with Scan this icon to 26, Market! Market! on Nov. their fans,” shares Roxas. view the PDF

Google Philippines Country Manager Ken Lingan, Ayala Land Malls Inc. President Rowena Tomeldan and Google Philippines Country Marketing Manager Gabby Roxas unveil the first YouTube Lounge in the Philippines located at Greenbelt 5.

Video creators, more popularly known as ‘YouTubers,’ make the YouTube experience unique in a way of providing original content to viewers.

The wireless generation

By Ysabel Juachon SEVERAL studies reveal that today’s biggest generation, the millennials, are people who want to have it all. They want variety, they want flexibility, and they want to get the most out of their time and money.

Millennials crave for work-life blend, thus prompting them to look for jobs or relationships that are not restricting and would allow them to move freely and pursue other endeavors. And when it comes to technology devices, this generation also want those that won’t limit their movement.

With this in mind, American multinational telecommunications company Motorola launches VerveLife—a collection of wireless, waterproof and wearable audio and video accessories.

VerveLife products include HD wireless headphones, Verve Rider, Verve Rider+, Verve Ones and Verve Ones+.

“Motorola VerveLife is designed for people who want to have it all, and are determined to get what they

MOVE FREELY. Motorola VerveLife offers a range of wireless audio and video devices that allow users to engage in physical activities or go on adventure without restriction.

want,” says Digits CEO Charles Paw. Digits is the company behind tech and accessory store Digital Walker which offers VerveLife.

Paw added that people are now moving towards the “age of wirelessness.”

Thus, he realized that nobody wants to be left physically restricted.

Speaker Joey Cheung, a sales director of Motorola, demonstrated and explained the uses of the VerveLife collection during the product launch.

Cheung submerged the VerveOnes+ in water to show its waterproof quality, which proves its efficiency as an ideal fitness product for those who engage in physical activities and sweat in the process.

“That is the beauty of technology. We continue to innovate and address the needs of our consumers,” says Paw. Furthermore, the products come with Hubble Connect, an app which helps users locate their device in case they lose it.

Hubble Connect also enhances VerveLife by optimizing the perfect sound, reviewing and streaming video.

“Technology is meant to enhance everyday living, not limit it. With Motorola VerveLife, we are creating more than just gadgets, but adventure companions you can always rely on,” ends Paw. Motorola VerveLife products are available at all Digital Walker stores, Astroplus/Astrovision, Mobile 1, The InboxStore, Listening Room, Gadgets in Style, and Games and Gadgets.

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QUIRKY TASHA.

Australian mixologist Tasha Lu believes that she could be a wizard and that office jobs are boring. She also loves creating unusual cocktails using Hendrick’s Gin.

Unlike the usual London Dry gins, Hendrick’s is a distilled Scottish gin made with 11 botanicals and infused with rose and cucumber.

Photo from Hendrick’s Instagram Account

4 things about a

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WENTY nine-year-old Australian mixologist Tasha Lu is anything but ordinary. The sloe-eyed cocktail expert, whose life is as a colorful as the tattoos on her arms, believes that the world will never be the same without cucumbers or that she could be a wizard if she weren’t doing what she does today.

Tasha is quirky, approachable and cool—someone you would want to talk to all night over a glass (or four) of gin tonic. In the last eight years, she has been in the hospitality industry, managing and operating bars such as Eau de Vie Melbourne. And in October 2015, she became Hendrick’s Gin’s brand ambassador for Southeast Asia.

It’s a match made in heaven, to say the least, as the peculiar mixolgist meet the equally oddly gin. Hendrick’s, unlike London Dry gins, is made of 11 botanicals including yarrow, juniper, elderflower, angelica root, orange peel, caraway, chamomile, coriander, cubeb berry, orris root and lemon.

Tasha recently had a bar shift at Sage Bar in Makati Shangri-La. For a one-night-only “Date with Tasha,” she let guests taste the wonderful flavors of Hendrick’s Gin as she talked about starting in the bar biz.

Tasha had a lot of ‘office jobs’

“When I was young my mom told me to get a real job and I was like, ‘okay.’ So I had a lot of office jobs, like a sales administrator for a real estate firm. But no

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offense to people who do these jobs, they’re boring—boring for me. And I was 19 at that time and everyone in those offices were a lot older than me, I wanted to make friends my own age.”

She became a mixologist because she liked getting paid to party

“It allowed me to earn a living and have fun. I got an opportunity to start learning skills and I realized that I have a talent for mixing things together, mixing flavors together, matching flavors together.”

Her most favorite part of the job is meeting people

“The most interesting part of being a bartender is meeting interesting people. Seeing them have a good time is worth all the hard work.”

She likes her cocktails bitter

“I don’t like citrus-heavy cocktails.

If I would drink Hendrick’s, it’s definitely in a Negroni (Editor’s note: Tasha creates her own version of the cocktail and calls it Unusual Negroni, where she puts burning cinnamon bark). I also like drinking Hendrick’s with soda or sparkling water and cucumber.”

The iconic Hendrick’s gin and tonic with slices of cucumber

Tasha Lu’s cocktail recommendations: For first-time gin drinker: Fairytale or Gin Garden (Fairytale: Hendrick’s Gin, toasted juniper and rhubarb syrup, maraschino liqueur and lemon juice / Gin Garden: Hendrick’s, fresh apple juice, coriander, lime juice, sugar syrup, egg white and black pepper) For a night in: French 75 (Hendrick’s, fresh lemon juice, syrup and champagne or sparkling wine) For party with friends: Gin Garden Punch (Hendrick’s, apple juice, mint, elderflower syrup, soda water, and slices of apples and mint leaves) For an afternoon on the beach: Eastside Highball (Hendrick’s, cucumber, fresh lime, sugar, mint and soda water)

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Books and nooks for elementary pupils THE eyes of students of Nangka Elementary School in Marikina lit up as they flipped the pages of the new books that Citi Philippines and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) turned over to their school.

The country’s largest foreign bank and the largest corporate-led social development foundation joined forces for the book drive, which the latter initiated, that aims to provide a set of age-appropriate and bilingual books in every public school in the country.

Through PBSP’s “Give a Gift of Change” program, Citi Philippines turned over 43 reading nooks to Nangka Elementary School. Citi is a founding member of the PBSP and has been supporting its endeavors through the years.

During the turnover ceremony, Citi Philippines Public Affairs and Corporate Citizenship Director Aneth Lim was delighted to see the excited faces among students – ranging from grades 1 to 6, eager to get their hands on the books.

“Reading is a great habit to pick up, and I hope these children will get lost in the pages and discover new adventures, travel to new places and open their minds to new knowledge,” said the Citi official.

Study in NZ FILIPINO students are encouraged to take advantage of the five undergraduate scholarships The Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand is offering.

The scholarship for 2017 is open to those with excellent academic records from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region.

On the back of unprecedented spike of interest among Filipino students to study in the island nation recorded last year, Education New Zealand (ENZ), the country’s government agency for international education, expects applications from the Philippines.

“The number of Filipino students in New Zealand almost doubled in 2015. We hope Filipinos would tap into this opportunity as they look to pursue international studies in New Zealand,” says Ben Burrows, ENZ Regional Communication and Strategic Relations manager for Southeast Asia.

The ASEAN Undergraduate Tuition Fees scholarship covers the tuition for the first year of study for an undergraduate degree commencing 2017. Applicants must be under the age of 23 on Dec. 31, 2016 and students must begin their course at Victoria in either Trimester 1 or Trimester 2.

LOST IN THE PAGES. Nangka Elementary School students get their hands on the new books which Citi Philippines and Philippine Business for Social Progress donated to them.

Applications will be accepted today until Oct. 31. Visit www.victoria.ac.nz/asean for more information.

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HE Korean Embassy’s Korean Cultural Center recently treated mallgoers to a K-Pop Festival featuring the Happy Hallyu Day and the 2016 Pinoy K-Pop Star competition at the SkyDome at SM City North EDSA. A joint project of the The Korean Cultural Center of the Korean Embassy, in partnership with SM and the Philippine K-Pop Convention, Inc. (PKCI), the Happy Hallyu Day promoted Korean culture and products as well as its K-Pop music and dramas.

“Hallyu” is the term used for the Korean cultural wave and its fastgrowing popularity of entertainment and culture. The Hallyu Day celebration included fun activities and games about all things Korean - the Trip to Korea musical chairs and the Korean Drama Quiz. There were also Korean artists’ photo areas, Fanclub exhibits and booths, talks from different K-Pop writers about traveling to Korea, K-Pop fashion and style, Korean make-up demo, and open stage performances. Winners from the open stage performances have an opportunity to be an opening act for the annual KPop Convention 8 in December.

The Korean Cultural Center also opened the 2016 Pinoy K-Pop Star competition to talented Filipinos with the growing interest in Korean culture. Twenty finalists showed off their talents as they aimed to be the Philippines’ representatives for the K-Pop Festival (cover dance competition) and the KBS K-Pop World Festival (singing competition) in the two categories: performance and vocal categories, respectively.

In the vocal category, Andrea Fe Padilla was declared as the Grand Prize Winner, followed by John Paul Soliva for the 2nd place and Venisse Nicole Siy for the 3rd place.

Padilla and Soliva will represent the Philippines in the Online Regional Finals for the 2016 K-Pop World Festival in Changwon, South Korea.

In the dance category, ten groups showed off their K-Pop moves with costumes to complement the whole performance. The group Exotixemerged as Grand Champion, winning a free trip to Korea to participate in the 2016 K-Pop Festival in Changwon, South Korea.

They will represent the Philippines and compete with other dance teams from around the world. The group Amigo 7 won the 2nd Place, while Noxxwon the 3rd place.

The event was started by an opening number of the host, and last year’s Pinoy Pop Star winner, Val John Librea. A performance

by Dasuri Choi, the Korean Cultural Center of the Korean Embassy K-Pop dance instructor and Eat Bulaga’s Korean Dancing Diva, was a hit by the K-Pop lovers and the curious alike. Hwang Yohan, the Grand Touristar of ABS-CBN’s I Love OPM serenaded the K-Pop fans as the closing act of the whole event.

The K Pop Festival’s Happy Hallyu Day and the 2016 Pinoy K-Pop Star competition is one of the many exciting cultural events at the SkyDome at SM City North EDSA.

A festival of everything

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(Top) John Paul Soliva, the 2016 Pinoy KPop Star 2nd placer in Vocal category performs “Rhythm Ta” by iKON. (Left) The Korean Cultural Center Traditional Dance Team performs the Traditional Korean Fan Dance, Buchaechum

Most followed Pinoy personalities on TWITTER’S days as an independent company are numbered. But the question on who is going to take over the microblogging site is still left unanswered.

Rumor has it that the omnipotent Google and Apple are already out of the bidding process. So, that leaves our favorite microblogging site in a not-so-good situation.

Obviously, Twitter faces a bleak future. Hence, before anything drastic happens to the popular networking site, we decided to present a ranking of the most popular local accounts.

Collectively, they have reached a total of 50 million followers online, which is half the population of the entire Philippines. Here is the list of celebrities who are so influential they can make issues, events and happenings trend with just a single tweet: Anne Curtis-Smith The former Dyosa star, who introduces herself to her 8.4 million followers as a Fil-Aussie actress/host, pursuer of dreams, and UNICEF celebrity advocate for children, is the most followed local celebrity on the microblogging site. And she’s been the top local Twitter personality for five years now. To give you an idea on how popular Anne on Twitter is, she has more followers than AlDub’s Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards combined.

Angel Locsin This generation’s most favorite Darna lands on the list in second place with 8.2 million virtual army. Angel’s feed is mostly about the promotion of her latest projects, including that of her friends, and the meaningful causes that she actively supports.

Her Twitter account is also an extension of her Instagram account, which is on the other hand, has 2.3 million followers.

Vice Ganda He is one of the most influential members of LGBT community online and IRL (in real life). With 7.9 million Twitter fans, the It’s Showtime host uses the social networking site to update his supporters on the latest happening in his life as a television personality and as expected, his fans are also treated with an avalanche of witty punchlines, jokes and “hugot” posts.

Kathryn Bernardo There are a little over 6.4 million people watching her every post. She caught the heart of netizens with her occasional “good morning” and “good night” greetings to her fans. Almost all of her tweets are generated via Instagram. So, if you missed any of her tweets, or if you don’t have a Twitter account at all, you can still get fresh feed from the so-called “Teen Queen” using a different platform.

Yeng Constantino She has amassed a Twitter following of more than 6 million. The singer-songwriter is the most followed recording star in the country. She even got more followers than music channel MYX Philippines that missed a spot in the top 5 with 300,000 less followers compared to the Pinoy Dream Academy winner.

Rounding up the top 10 of the most followed local celebrities on Twitter are: Bianca Gonzales (5.5 million followers); Daniel Padilla (5.4 million followers); Luis Manzano (5.1 million followers); and KC Concepcion (5 million followers).

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Sunday, October 9, 2016

ACROSS 1 Clothing 5 By itself 10 Orange boxes 16 Civvies 21 Linen shade 22 Send elsewhere 23 Epoch of mammals 24 From Bangkok 25 — dunk 26 Piano exercise 27 Jot down 28 On the up-and-up 29 Night spots 31 Survey choice 33 Laurel wreath sub 35 Primate 36 “Be still!” (2 wds.)

37 Weather info 40 Johnny — 41 Persia, now 42 “Cheers” bar owner 45 Surf music duo — and Dean 46 Hectic place 48 Mouths, in biology 50 Pure carbon 52 Like some elders 54 Fearsome cape 55 Digestive juice 57 Friendly advice 58 De Mille or Moorehead 59 Phyllis Diller’s husband 60 Antony the Roman 62 Boxer’s measure 66 Subatomic particle 67 Obdurate 69 Leave behind 71 Frog’s pad 72 Draft horse 74 “— to Billie Joe” 76 Internet hookup 78 Tour guide?

79 Give the raspberry 80 Deduces 83 Knickknack stand 85 Boutonniere’s place 88 Madrid art gallery 89 Dentists inspire it 90 Exam smudge 93 Investigating 95 Luigi’s farewell 97 Groundhog mo.

98 — Vanilli 100 Racket 101 A tossup (2 wds.)

106 Dusting powder 108 Readies, as a pool cue 110 Metamorphic rock 112 Bad habit 113 Not neatniks 115 Large cay 116 “— No Sunshine” 117 Tarantula toxin 118 NATO turf 120 Freight rider

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Ground up Romantic sight Gray-brown bird Ares’ main interest Math subj.

Once and for — Poultry buy Robins’ beaks — Mineo of films Pitt of filmdom Vibrant Always, to Byron Female vampire Canine command Teacher’s base Good smell Classic 1740 novel Iowa commune Ready to eat Deadly reptile Shut Palm off Lamb’s alias Papyrus, for one Netflix series “— a Murderer” 162 Shetland’s neighbor 163 Did a salon job DOWN 1 Fam. tree sprig 2 Westwood’s Bruins 3 Like khaki 4 Tannin source 5 Weapons stockpile 6 Jelly thickener 7 Pull — — one 8 Aunt or bro.

9 Deuce successor 10 Swing a thurible 11 Milne marsupial 12 Circus routine 13 Pair of oxen 14 ATM key 15 Removed the pits 16 Browser’s delight 17 Do something with 18 Opera barber 19 Clavell novel (hyph.)

20 Plan to 30 Punjab royalty 32 Bond’s alma mater 34 Somewhat (2 wds.)

38 Crush of people 39 Excellent, in slang 41 Strong-arm 42 Philately item 43 Bicker 44 Not as important 46 Urban concern 47 AAA and BBB 49 Sirens and bells 51 Oxygen source 53 Park fixtures 54 Moon phenom 56 Hence 59 Pelts

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Yield, as territory Filmdom’s Anouk — Bow of the silents Over-publicized “Bonjour, — amis!”

Souped-up cars (2 wds.)

Catering for Lunar New Year Scar on a bean Abu — Sir’s opposite Loan abbr.

Prez after Jimmy LP features Boxing jabs You’re — — pal!

Picasso or Casals Rocker — Ocasek Post-kindergarten Sleeper’s need Turning right — la vie!

Connections Mascara target Wall climber Beethoven symphony Quebec school Gulf nation

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They have handles Shish — Workbench item California’s Big — Trombone slide Diva — Ponselle Bobby of ice hockey Wash out It’s cold in the North Skulks about Canada’s Trudeau In Europe, say Bead money Maria Conchita — Rain-forest growth “Not with — — but ...”

By — — (barely) Blew it After midnight On a rampage Iron hook Too glib Sheriff Taylor’s kid Honey wine Soviet plane Prefix for center Writer — Deighton Ostrich look-alike

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2016 Isah V. Red, Editor / Nickie Wang, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com.ph

SEDUCTIVE Da King’s daughter looks every inch of sexy royalty on the latest cover of the popular men’s magazine

By Nickie Wang

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ward-winning actress and recording artist Lovi Poe offered a sexy sight when she stripped for the latest issue of the revamped men’s magazine FHM.

On the cover of the popular glossy, the sultry actress posed in two-piece black lingerie with her slithering friend: a Burmese python, which the magazine describes as a symbol of seduction and temptation. In the magazine folds, Lovi was phenomenal showing off her curves in barely there black numbers.

Days before the latest issue of the magazine was made available, Lovi teased her 1.1 million Instagram fans with a series behind the scenes videos of her photo shoot with lensman Mark Nicdao. She also posted a 17-second black and white clip with her holding an apple and her two ophidian pals gliding across her waist down to her thighs.

“I’ve had shoots with snakes before, but never like this. I’ve never had to wrap one around me like that. The snake was heavy. But I just let the snake go and executed the poses we had planned…

Snakes are not really one of my primal fears. I’m much more afraid of heights,” the actress exclaimed.

It’s good to note that it’s her second time to land on the cover of FHM. The first time being was in 2011 when the team behind the popular magazine flew the then 22-year-old Lovi to Bangkok for their cover shoot, which included an elephant.

For being FHM’s latest cover girl, the 34th sexiest woman in the Philippines (based on the FHM’s Sexiest Poll 2016) also talked about not entertaining pesky perceptions that people have about her. But she briefly explained that she is more than proud to show the product of the photo shoot because it was done in good taste.

“It’s just an image I exude. I don’t know why people think of me in the way they see me when I pose for a magazine, but sometimes I like to think that I’m the exact opposite,” she shared.

Lovi furthered that she may look sexy onscreen, wear revealing outfits or pose provocatively during photo shoots, but she’s very shy in real life. In fact, Lovi is stuck to her guns of keeping her personal life closely guarded as she barely shares her personal life on social media.

“Honestly, I may look like this onscreen, but I’m really very shy. People would say, ‘she’s such a flirt,’ ‘she shows too much skin,’ but honestly, if you ask the people I’m close with, they’ll say that I’m very shy. But I guess what I can say is, I can probably seduce a guy with my awkwardness,” the Someone To Watch Over star concluded.

In 2011, Lovi Poe and FHM team flew to Bangkok to do the actress’s first sexy cover. The shoot involved this giant mammoth.

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Lovi Poe smolders

The sultry actress has again graced the cover of the magazine, this time, she is accompanied by her slithering friend

in sexy shoot

Indonesia’s Dubsmash King is Pinoy Teejay Marquez’s Indonesian fans call him a SocMed (social media) star for amassing almost a million Instagram followers

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People may not be familiar with the name Teejay Marquez as they are to Alden Richards, James Reid or Daniel Padilla, but in Indonesia, where he’s considered a social media superstar, the young actor is making a name for himself both in the small and the big screens.

Early this year, the 23-year-old announced on Facebook that he’s going to play the lead role in a teen drama entitled Dubsmash The Movie. It’s loosely based on his life as an online celebrity who has almost a million followers on Instagram, half a million followers on Facebook and 135 thousand followers on Twitter only the movie is embellished with romantic twists.

In August, a popular magazine in Indonesia officially christened Teejay as the King of Dubsmash. And in the cover article featuring the Filipino talent, he confirmed that after filming the movie, his next project would be

a television series.

“I came here because people like me, because of my dubsmash [videos], and I feel blessed because they gave me a chance to star in a movie about dubsmash,” Teejay told his fans in one of the promo tours of the movie in Jakarta.

Teejay had to speak the Indonesian language and acted opposite other Indonesian costars. And he didn’t find it hard to learn the language because he’s been practicing to speak in Bahasa even before he decided to try his luck in the neighboring country.

“I’ve noticed on Instagram that most of my followers are Indonesians. Though I don’t understand what they say, the emojis they use simply indicate that they enjoy what I post on social media. So, I post short messages for them in Bahasa,” Teejay said in previous interviews.

Before he landed a lead role in the Indonesian teen flick, the young actor was reluctant to visit the country to meet his fans.

For several months, a producer from Indonesia was trying to get in touch with him giving him an offer to do a television commercial. He was hesitant because he wasn’t sure if the person who was contacting was from a legitimate agency.

In the Philippines, Teejay started in showbiz in 2011 as one of the cast members of GMA-7’s Tween Hearts. He even won the Best Male New TV Personality trophy (tied with his co-star Derrick Monasterio) at PMPC Star Awards on the same year. Four years later, he transferred to ABS-CBN where he landed a role in the hit primetime series Dream Dad topbilled by Zanjoe Marudo and Jana Agoncillo. Most recently, he had a very short stint in the family drama The Greatest Love.