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Melai Cantiveros shares her experience working with Korean film crew in Seoul

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Melai Cantiveros shared her experience shooting her film <em>Ma&#x27;am Chief: Shakedown in Seoul</em> in South Korea.</p><p>In an interview with Ogie Diaz in his latest YouTube vlog, Melai described the Korean production team as &quot;very systematic [and] organized talaga sila.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Ang trabaho dun eight hours, nine and ten hours matagal na &#x27;yun, hindi ka na pwede lumagpas dun. Kapag lumagpas ka dun kailangan mo kausapin lahat. Kahit isa lang hindi pumayag, utiliy, hindi pwedeng dumerecho &#x27;yan, kasi nire-respeto nila ang karapatan ng bawat isa,&quot; Melai shared.</p><p>The comedienne also shared that actors in Korea usually don&#x27;t stay in tents when shooting a film especially since they only shoot for eight hours.</p><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6bh8Ag-_8l8" title="Away nina Melai at Jason, di nyo kakayanin! | Ogie Diaz" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;Grabe sila ka-dedicated sa work nila at tsaka walang tent-tent dun kasi sa 8 hours na shooting nandun na &#x27;yung lunch so nakatayo ka lang talaga kasi alam mo na &#x27;yung gagawin eh, na meetingan niyo na &#x27;yung gagawin so dere-derecho,&quot; she explained.</p><p>Melai continued: &#x27;Yung mga kasama namin na [Korean actors] sina Lee Seung-gi at Do Ji-han, nakaupo lang &#x27;yun, walang tent-tent... nakaabang lang diyan. Sabi ko nga mabilis pala ang work kapag ganito.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/15/melai-cantiveros-action-comedy-film-ma-am-chief-to-be-released-in-november-1334" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Melai Cantiveros’ action-comedy film ‘Ma’am Chief’ to be released in November</u></strong></a></div><p>Melai also relayed that lunch is a very important part of their shooting day.</p><p>&quot;Ang lunch dun sa restaurant. Binibigyan nila ng importansya ang kain dahil sa eight hours nila grabe ang dedication nila nakatayo lang sila,&quot; she said.</p><p>The Kapamilya star also shared one conversation she had with their assistant director whom she truly admired.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvd8XzOxL-E/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0xSlO6jH1sUECY2zrKZr2aaSnX87wNMZEkijw1oXeo9hfcOPsLknWFBao#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A5769274.399999976%2C%22ls%22%3A4541189.799999952%2C%22le%22%3A4541603.899999976%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="626" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung assistant director namin dun na babae is assistant director ng <em>Crash Landing On You</em>. Umulan kasi eh so open tent sumilong lahat. Sabi ko, &#x27;Sarah sit, sabi niya, &#x27;No, we will stand because our boss is standing.&#x27; Kasi yung DOP (director of photography) nila is standing. Ganun sila sa respect, na-amaze talaga ako,&quot; she stated.</p><p>In the<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> movie</span><em>,</em> Melai plays the role of SPO4 Crisselda Kaptan, a police officer who is also a K-Pop fan girl. She chases a fugitive who has been hiding in Seoul.  </p><p><em id="isPasted" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Ma&#x27;am Chief</em> is set to be released on November 15 under PULP Studios.</p>

<p>Melai Cantiveros shot her latest movie 'Ma'am Chief' in Seoul, South Korea. </p>

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Melai Cantiveros shares her experience working with Korean film crew in Seoul

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Published November 12, 2023 10:58 AM PHT

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