More Than Words (TV series)
| More Than Words | |
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 Title card | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Homer Novicio |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Andoy L. Ranay |
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| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "More Than Words" by Janine Gutierrez and Elmo Magalona |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 80 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Arlene D. Pilapil |
| Production locations | Quezon City, Philippines |
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| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 21–31 minutes |
| Production company | GMA Entertainment TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMA Network |
| Release | November 17, 2014 – March 6, 2015 |
More Than Words is a Philippine television drama romantic comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Andoy Ranay, it stars Janine Gutierrez and Elmo Magalona. It premiered on November 17, 2014 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on March 6, 2015 with a total of 80 episodes.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.[1]
Premise
Ikay, a girl taunted at school her because of her looks and personality and writer of the online fiction, Diary of a Queen Bee in which she created her dream boy, Hiro. One morning, Ikay sees a boy washed ashore which is the guy she pictured in her online blog.[2]
Cast and characters
Cast
Janine Gutierrez
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Elmo Magalona
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Jaclyn Jose
- Lead cast
- Janine Gutierrez as Erika "Ikay" Balmores / Katy Perez[3]
- Elmo Magalona as Hiro / Juan Sebastian "Basty" Santillian III / Junifer Fuentes
- Supporting cast
- Jaclyn Jose as Precy Balmores
- Gardo Versoza as Victor Balboa
- Yayo Aguila as Marissa Santillian-Balboa
- Rey "PJ" Abellana as Emil Fuentes
- Leni Santos as Rose Vera-Fuentes
- Enzo Pineda as Nathaniel ”Nate” Alvarez
- Stephanie Sol as Isabelle "Belle" Acosta
- Mayton Eugenio as Chelsea de Silva
- Coleen Perez as Molly Rivera
- Frances Makil-Ignacio as Cristina Acosta
- Joe Baracho as Francis Acosta
- Mikoy Morales as Chester Balboa
- Bryan Benedict as Elvis Emerson
- Guest cast
- Nathalie Hart as younger Precy
- Juancho Trivino as younger Victor
- Ernie Zarate
- Kylie Padilla as Roxanne / Katie
- Kiko Estrada as Philip
- Bea Binene as Heidilyn Balboa
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date | AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Households Television Homes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Timeslot rank | Primetime rank | ||||
| 1 | "Pilot" | November 17, 2014 | 21.6% | #1 | #1 | [4] |
| 2 | "Katy Perez" | November 18, 2014 | 21.8% | #1 | #2 | [4] |
| 3 | "Ikay's Wish" | November 19, 2014 | 22.0% | #1 | #2 | [4] |
| 4 | "Ang Hiro ni Ikay" (transl. the Hiro of Ikay) | November 20, 2014 | 21.5% | #2 | #5 | [4] |
| 5 | "My Words, My Hiro" | November 21, 2014 | 19.3% | #2 | #5 | [4] |
| 6 | "Ikay, Lutang Again" (transl. Ikay, Float Again) | November 24, 2014 | 18.9% | #2 | #6 | [5] |
| 7 | "Precy Against Hiro" | November 25, 2014 | 20.7% | #2 | #4 | [5] |
| 8 | "Goodbye, Siszum!" | November 26, 2014 | 19.5% | #2 | #5 | [5] |
| 9 | "Mean Girls Attack" | November 27, 2014 | 21.5% | #2 | #4 | [5] |
| 10 | "Love You Much, Nay!" | November 28, 2014 | 20.4% | #2 | #6 | [5] |
| 11 | "Sino si Victor?" (transl. who is Victor) | December 1, 2014 | 18.9% | #2 | #7 | [6] |
| 12 | "Victory Ball" | December 2, 2014 | 18.5% | #2 | #5 | [6] |
| 13 | "Where is My Hiro?" | December 3, 2014 | 18.8% | #2 | #6 | [6] |
| 14 | "Score: Three-Zero" | December 4, 2014 | 20.4% | #2 | #5 | [6] |
| 15 | "Da Moves ni Hiro" (transl. da moves of Hiro) | December 5, 2014 | 20.5% | #2 | #5 | [6] |
| 16 | "Hiro's Secret" | December 8, 2014 | 22.5% | #2 | #5 | [7] |
| 17 | "Hiro Tells the Truth" | December 9, 2014 | 21.9% | #2 | #3 | [7] |
| 18 | "End of KayRo" | December 10, 2014 | 21.6% | #1 | #4 | [7] |
| 19 | "Ikay Meets Marissa" | December 11, 2014 | 21.1% | #2 | #5 | [7] |
| 20 | "Ikay Saves Nate" | December 12, 2014 | 19.4% | #2 | #4 | [7] |
| 21 | "Friends Again" | December 15, 2014 | 19.6% | #2 | #4 | [8] |
| 22 | "Matamis na Oo" (transl. sweet yes) | December 16, 2014 | 17.9% | #2 | #6 | [8] |
| 23 | "Mother and Son Reunited" | December 17, 2014 | 17.5% | #2 | #6 | [8] |
| 24 | "KayRo Forever" | December 18, 2014 | 18.1% | #2 | #7 | [8] |
| 25 | "Us Against the World" | December 19, 2014 | 16.9% | #2 | #6 | [8] |
| 26 | "KayRo: It's Complicated" | December 22, 2014 | 16.9% | #2 | #8 | [8] |
| 27 | "Precy's Discovery" | December 23, 2014 | 17.1% | #2 | #6 | [8] |
| 28 | "The Guilty Hiro" | December 24, 2014 | 16.7% | #2 | #4 | [8] |
| 29 | "KayRo Heartbroken" | December 25, 2014 | 18.0% | #1 | #3 | [8] |
| 30 | "The Secret Couple" | December 26, 2014 | 18.3% | #2 | #5 | [8] |
| 31 | "Ikay vs. Belle" | December 29, 2014 | 19.6% | #1 | #4 | [8] |
| 32 | "Fight for our Love" | December 30, 2014 | 19.1% | #1 | #3 | [8] |
| 33 | "Tampo ni Nanay Precy" (transl. huff of mother) | December 31, 2014 | 13.4% | #1 | #6 | [8] |
| 34 | "Precy's Approval" | January 1, 2015 | 18.7% | #2 | #4 | [9] |
| 35 | "Basti is Back" | January 2, 2015 | 21.6% | #1 | #2 | [9] |
| 36 | "Basti vs. Victor" | January 5, 2015 | 19.2% | #2 | #5 | [9] |
| 37 | "Belle Over Ikay" | January 6, 2015 | 19.2% | #2 | #5 | [9] |
| 38 | "Ikay, the Star" | January 7, 2015 | 17.5% | #2 | #4 | [9] |
| 39 | "Nate to the Rescue" | January 8, 2015 | 21.3% | #1 | #2 | [9] |
| 40 | "You are the Father" | January 9, 2015 | 19.9% | #1 | #3 | [9] |
| 41 | "Victor is my Dad" | January 12, 2015 | 21.2% | #1 | #3 | [10] |
| 42 | "Hiro's Decision" | January 13, 2015 | 22.2% | #1 | #2 | [10] |
| 43 | "Reunited With Daddy" | January 14, 2015 | 20.6% | #1 | #2 | [10] |
| 44 | "The Search for Katy" | January 15, 2015 | 22.4% | #1 | #2 | [10] |
| 45 | "Father-Daughter Day" | January 16, 2015 | 19.8% | #1 | #2 | [10] |
| 46 | "Bonding With Ikay" | January 19, 2015 | 20.6% | #1 | #2 | [11] |
| 47 | "Finding Junior" | January 20, 2015 | 20.2% | #1 | #3 | [11] |
| 48 | "KayRo Trapped" | January 21, 2015 | 18.6% | #1 | #3 | [11] |
| 49 | "Roxanne's Secret" | January 22, 2015 | 19.9% | #1 | #5 | [11] |
| 50 | "By Your Side" | January 23, 2015 | 18.6% | #2 | #5 | [11] |
| 51 | "Letting Go" | January 26, 2015 | 18.6% | #2 | #5 | [12] |
| 52 | "Goodbye, My Knight" | January 27, 2015 | 18.2% | #2 | #4 | [12] |
| 53 | "Father-Daughter Dance" | January 28, 2015 | 19.1% | #2 | #6 | [12] |
| 54 | "The Test Result" | January 29, 2015 | 19.8% | #1 | #5 | [13] |
| 55 | "Jealous Roxanne" | January 30, 2015 | 16.6% | #2 | #7 | [13] |
| 56 | "Undecided Basti" | February 2, 2015 | 18.1% | #2 | #5 | [14] |
| 57 | "Ikay in Danger" | February 3, 2015 | 18.5% | #2 | #5 | [14] |
| 58 | "Hiro's True Feelings" | February 4, 2015 | 20.5% | #2 | #3 | [14] |
| 59 | "Hiro's True Love" | February 5, 2015 | 17.1% | #2 | #6 | [14] |
| 60 | "Ikay, the Great Love" | February 6, 2015 | 17.8% | #2 | #5 | [14] |
| 61 | "Fight for True Love" | February 9, 2015 | 18.8% | #2 | #5 | [15] |
| 62 | "Roxanne, the Bridge" | February 10, 2015 | 18.9% | #2 | #6 | [15] |
| 63 | "Ikay Goes Viral" | February 11, 2015 | 18.4% | #2 | #7 | [15] |
| 64 | "Ikay's Night" | February 12, 2015 | 20.0% | #2 | #5 | [15] |
| 65 | "Ikay Transformation" | February 13, 2015 | 19.3% | #2 | #3 | [15] |
| 66 | "Gandang Ikay" (transl. beauty Ikay) | February 16, 2015 | 20.1% | #2 | #5 | [16] |
| 67 | "The Precy Makeover" | February 17, 2015 | 19.7% | #2 | #4 | [16] |
| 68 | "Goodbye, My Siszum!" | February 18, 2015 | 18.4% | #2 | #5 | [16] |
| 69 | "Victor's Secret" | February 19, 2015 | 18.5% | #2 | #6 | [16] |
| 70 | "Victor or Hiro?" | February 20, 2015 | 19.2% | #2 | #4 | [16] |
| 71 | "KayRo LQ" | February 23, 2015 | 19.4% | #2 | #3 | [17] |
| 72 | "Victor in Trouble" | February 24, 2015 | 19.8% | #2 | #4 | [17] |
| 73 | "Love Will Find a Way" | February 25, 2015 | 18.2% | #2 | #5 | [17] |
| 74 | "Ikay's Broken Trust" | February 26, 2015 | 17.5% | #2 | #6 | [17] |
| 75 | "Forgive me, Ikay" | February 27, 2015 | 17.9% | #2 | #5 | [17] |
| 76 | "KayRo Second Chance" | March 2, 2015 | 18.3% | #2 | #5 | [17] |
| 77 | "Love of a Father" | March 3, 2015 | 17.0% | #2 | #8 | [17] |
| 78 | "Hiro's True Family" | March 4, 2015 | 18.3% | #2 | #5 | [17] |
| 79 | "Don't Lose Hope, Hiro!" | March 5, 2015 | 18.0% | #2 | #7 | [18] |
| 80 | "The Finale" | March 6, 2015 | 19.1% | #2 | #4 | [18] |
References
- ^ "More Than Words (Full Episodes)". YouTube. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ "About More Than Words". GMA Network. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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