Franco Laurel grateful for support for ‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim’ PH adaptation

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Franco Laurel grateful for support for ‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim’ PH adaptation

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Actor and singer Franco Laurel couldn’t help but express his gratitude for the continuous support of fans and viewers for the Philippine adaptation of the hit 2018 Korean romance drama series What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim.

In an exclusive interview with PUSH during Svenson's clinic opening and product launch, Franco shared how he and the rest of the cast members were happy with the final outcome of the show and with the good feedback from viewers.

“Sobra kaming tuwang-tuwa talaga… Ang saya ng samahan namin. We were just really like having fun doing the show and working with each other, noong nakita namin yung finish product… sobra kaming naamaze on how it was edited… para na siyang Korean series and yung pagtanggap ng tao sa KimPau,” he said.

“Maraming, maraming salamat sa pagsuporta kay Kim at Paulo at sa aming lahat,” he added.

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Franco was also overwhelmed by how people call him by his character's name Roberto Castillo, father of Paulo Avelino’s and Jake Cuenca’s characters, Brandon and Cyrus, and husband of Janice de Belen’s Carlotta.

“It still blows my mind how people will come up to us and say ‘we love your show at gusto namin yung chemistry ng buong cast’.... Nakakataba talaga ng puso,”

Now that their series is set to air on free television every weekend, Franco shared excitement with viewers as they would be seeing a longer version of the show as two and a half episodes will be compiled and aired in a day.,

“Mas mahaba at mas marami pa ang mapapanood niyo,” he said.

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim is set to air on Saturdays, 7:15 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z and at 8 p.m. on TV5. The show will also run every Sunday at 8 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z and 8:15 p.m. on TV5.

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The show started streaming on the video streaming platform Viu last March and quickly became the most viewed series and a trending topic on different social media platforms.  

Besides the kilig coming from the chemistry of the show's lead stars, Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino, Franco also expressed gratitude for how fans liked his and Janice’s characters and even made the "CarBert" trend too,

“Nagulat ako na nagtrend yung CarBert, yung Carlota and Robert Castillo and you know it's just a joy and honor and privilege na makatrabaho si Janice De Belen,” the actor said.

He went on: “Isa yan sa mga artista na hinahangaan ko nooong bata pa ako and the opportunity came na maging asawa ko siya dito sa What's Wrong With Secretary Kim and pinaguusapan yung mga ginagawa namin sa show, nakakataba talaga ng puso.

“It’s such a privilege to be working with one and only Janice de Belen. Kung may KimPau, may CarBert din.”

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Franco is also part of the Kapamilya show, High Street, as Atty. Jeff Bautista, former law professor and current boss of JK Labajo’s Gino Acosta.

When asked what his secret was in playing different roles in different series, Franco shared that he researched and learned more about his characters to easily make his roles remarkable.

“I really do research on my character and ginagawan ko talaga ng backstories yung mga characters ko. I collaborate with directors and the writers and I try to bring out my best in all the characters I do,” he told PUSH.

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