Iza Calzado as Tish - Iza Calzado, who takes on the role of the career-oriented Tish, tells us: “You always base it naman sa text. Script is key. Hindi ka o-oo nang hindi mo binabasa ang materyal, ‘di ba? So I said, ‘Please send the pilot.,’” she recollects, stating that it was the script that became her bait. “When they did [send the script], I was like, ‘Oh, I like this! I actually really like this.’ Swabe—the dialogue—there’s kilig. It’s well-written.” She also adds: “You have to see yourself [playing the role] as an actor. I knew I could play the role and I was very grateful for the trust that they gave me.” Iza admitted that she has developed fondness for the cast and crew along the way, too. “When I’d heard who the final people were in the cast, the more I became comfortable and excited working on the project.”@viuphilippines
Jake Cuenca as Jay - Jake Cuenca, on the other hand, claims that it was automatically a green light for him at the time. “It was easy to decide right away,” he chuckles, saying that he didn’t have much time to think of it. The seasoned actor, whose role is Jay—an entrepreneur—recalls: “When I saw the pieces and I saw the opportunity, just trust. I just trusted them. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I was going through a lot of things while I was doing this, but these girls—everyone—they really, really wheeled me to the finish line with this one. They really took care of me and it was worth my time.”@viuphilippines
Isabelle Daza as Shiela - Isabelle Daza, who portrays the mom-turned-influencer Shiela, reveals that it was Corinna who convinced her into doing the project. “She was really passionate about it and I feel like when you work in something like this, it’s also physically demanding. But when you’re passionate about it, it’s really something that’s a bit contagious.” The actress, who just had a break from showbiz when she had her second son, was thrilled to resume her career as well. “The script came in. As I was reading it, you would smile because it was very witty and short and something that’s really modern and relatable. It wasn’t like an exaggerated drama. I had never played anything like that, so that was really what convinced me,” she says.@viuphilippines
Sue Ramirez as Val - Sue Ramirez, who plays the character of Val—the least K-lover among the five—replies: “I’m aware how big the K-drama craze is here in our country and it would be a big, big honor to be playing a person who’s mirroring the person who’s watching.” She also mentioned that apart from the cast, she is deeply drawn to the narrative itself. “It’s the concept. The script, of course, followed.”@viuphilippines
Gabby Padilla as Frances - Since Gabby Padilla has also worked with Viu in the past, she is confident that K-Love will also perform on the small screen. This time, she is personifying Val’s roommate, Frances. In her statement, she looked back to the time when she was in the car with Corinna. “It was also Ms. Corinna who sold it to me,” she starts off. “Hindi pa nila natatapos ‘yung pitch nila and I was like, ‘yes!’ I couldn’t fathom how big of a project this was. I didn’t want to jinx it, I didn’t want to talk about it with anyone ‘cause I was scared that if I mentioned it—if I said it out loud—I would jinx it. That was how unimaginable it was to me,” Gabby muses, touching on how inspired she was to work with artists that she has just been watching growing up.@viuphilippines
The Women of 'K-Love': Shiela (Isabelle); Tish (Iza); Val (Sue); Frances (Gabby)@viuphilippines
Behind-the-Scenes: Iza Calzado@viuphilippines
Behind-the-Scenes: Jake Cuenca@viuphilippines
Behind-the-Scenes: Isabelle Daza and Iza Calzado@viuphilippines
Behind-the-Scenes: Gabby Padilla and Sue Ramirez@viuphilippines
