At this year’s Asian Contents and Film Market, iQiyi rolled out four original productions from Korea. Aside from that two local originals are slated for the Philippines plus new local offerings in Thailand and Malaysia.
At the virtual showcase, Kuek Yu-Chuang, iQiyi’s Vice-President of International Business said, “Over the past year, we’ve seen a very positive trend of international viewers consuming more Asian content as a whole. As the leading global streaming player rooted in Asia with a global footprint, iQiyi will double down its investment in introducing premium pan-Asian content to the world. We are excited to play a crucial role in putting Asian content front and center in collaboration with top-notch creators and talents from Korea and the Philippines to bring compelling Original stories to our users in 191 territories.”
Introducing Two Original Filipino Series To Global Audience
Starring top Filipino talents, the two titles Saying Goodbye and Hello, Heart are iQiyi’s first local originals in the Southeast Asia region.
Saying Goodbye is headlined by Andrea Brillantes and Seth Fedelin whose acting careers as a couple on screen took off from their highly successful TV drama Kadenang Ginto in the Philippines. The two stars will meet once again to breathe life into their unforgettable roles to the delight of millions of SethDrea fans. Saying Goodbye is a story about celebrating life despite all the challenges life throws at us. The series will follow the story of Ricky and Elise, an unlikely pair brought together by their love for music and adventure.
Hello, Heart will star multi-talented Gigi De Lana, known for her acting skills and her viral music videos that’s been hitting millions of views, alongside multi-awarded actor Gerald Anderson. Hello, Heart is a romantic comedy that tells the story of Heart and Saul. Heart, a beautiful, perky, hard-working but very unlucky woman, finally meets her lucky charm, Saul. Saul, the emotionless, business-as-usual man, hires Heart to pretend to be his wife to please his grandmother with dementia.
Saying Goodbye and Hello, Heart are set to premiere worldwide this year on iQiyi International exclusively.
4 New Korean Titles
Crazy Love
A genius Mathematics tutoring center CEO (played by Kim Jae Wook) receives a death threat and tries to seek out the murderer by pretending to suffer memory loss. He even enters into a sham marriage with his introverted secretary Lee Shin Ah (played by Krystal Jung), who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Between them, a scary yet sweet romance blossoms. The show is directed by Kim Jung Hyun who was behind a popular romantic mystery drama series Awaken, and produced by leading studio Story Hunter Productions.
Us At One Point
Produced by GTist, a drama production company behind multiple hit series like Hometown Cha Cha Cha and Hotel Del Luna, Us At One Point is a tragic love story centered on reincarnations. A couple tries to save each other from a curse where they have to endure the pain of being unable to be together no matter how many times they have met.
My Oppa Is An Idol
An original produced with STUDIO N, a production company owned by South Korea’s largest webtoon publisher, My Oppa is An Idol follows an amusing story of chaos ensuing when a fussy entertainment agency representative, a famous idol, and the idol’s loyal fan started living together under the same roof.
Weekday Wife
The series is an upcoming romantic comedy, where a woman groomed as a rich heiress radically rejects her arranged marriage by her adopted chaebol family and turns it into her major career. This production partnership with STUDIO605 will draw into the studio’s deep expertise in art direction and creating memorable romance scenes.
Previously, iQiyi also teased audiences with an exclusive glimpse of the highly anticipated iQiyi x Studio Dragon co-productions. Director You Sun Dong greeted fans from the set of Bad and Crazy, drumming up excitement for the heroic theme show that will premiere in December starring Lee Dong Wook and Wi Ha Jun.
Along with that is Shooting Stars table read joined by Lee Sung Kyoung and Kim Young Dae.
All iQiyi originals will be available in 191 territories, in up to 4K resolution and Dolby Audio via the iQiyi international app and iQ.com.
New Thai Dramas
Only You I Need is a melodrama story of love and betrayal between Lue, a handsome influencer who owns a successful tourism company, his beautiful wife, Nampink and Ramnam, an ambitious young lady who was adopted and raised by Lue’s family as a child.
Ramnam’s only imperfection is her roots as a child of a servant. Her fierce determination for a better life where no one dares to question her upbringing is relentless, driving her to plot a scheme to become Lue’s passionate lover. The tension and passion between all three will forever change the course of their lives.
Gen Y The Series 2 centers around the love of Gen Y couples made between Wayu and Thanu, whose relationship faces their biggest test yet due to their pasts that will ultimately determine the choice for their future.
Mark and Kij’s relationship wavers to a point where they distance themselves in order to rediscover the love they have for each other, Pok and Tong’s love-hate relationship that arose from a major grudge prevents both from realizing their deep care for each other.
Meanwhile, a blossoming relationship between four other couples is developing into something extraordinary.
Upcoming Malay Dramas
Gerak Khas Undercover is an action police procedural television series revolving around a team of undercover police officers who solve intense criminal cases. This series will also highlight each officer’s family and love life to inject a variety of emotions into the show.
In Cukup Derita Itu Part 2, Ellani and Ellana are non-identical twins who were raised by their aunt, Mak Ngah. However, Mak Ngah treats both of them differently where Ellana is cared for like a princess while Ellani had to slave away for Mak Ngah Gayah. Conflict arises when Zarul who was supposed to marry Ellana had a change of heart and decided to marry Ellani. Ever since then, Mak Ngah and Ellana vow to ruin Zarul and Ellani’s marriage.
Don’t miss out these exciting new iQiyi series coming your way soon!
PR Source: iQiyi
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