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Team Star Magic excited to face off against Thai talents in All-Star Games 2026

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ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- The Star Magic All-Star Games has officially introduced members of its team who will be part of this year&#x27;s competition.</p><p>The games will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on August 23. Team Star Magic, composed of artists under ABS-CBN&#x27;s talent agency, will face off against players from Thailand&#x27;s GMMTV, known for its boys&#x27; love series.</p><p>Team Star Magic members River Joseph, Ashton Salvador, Tristan Ramirez, Argel Saycon, JV Kapunan, Elyson de Dios, Jeremiah Lisbo, Emilio Daez, JM Ibarra, Ronnie Alonte, and playing coach Gerald Anderson graced the media conference on Thursday, July 9.</p><p>&quot;This is going to be an amazing event. I&#x27;ve been doing this for so long pero to be part of this specific one is really a privilege. Tingnan mo naman ang team na ito. So good luck na lang, sawadeeka,&quot; Anderson said.</p><p>New dad Alonte admitted that he also felt excited after knowing about the sibling match with Thailand&#x27;s GMMTV. </p><p>&quot;Excited ako kasi bago ito. Lagi kasing kami-kami na lang ang magkakalaban. And siyempre, excited ako na makakampi sina Gerald, Team Th3rd Floor, at sa iba pang bagong kakampi namin dito. So ayon, let&#x27;s go, laban!&quot; he said.</p><p>Ibarra also shared his thoughts about their upcoming battle against Team Thailand.</p><p>&quot;Ako every time na may All Star Magic, excited ako. And totoo, ang guguwapo nila, totoo ang sinabi nila. Ini-enjoy ko lang din, excited,&quot; said Ibarra, who was Rookie of the Year in last year&#x27;s game.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-11" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dah7-JpFLTI/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A11%2C%22os%22%3A22691550%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1184" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-11" 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>Live all the way from Thailand through a video app, Team GMMTV&#x27;s twins JJ and AJ also joined the media conference.</p><p>JJ and AJ shared their first reaction after receiving Star Magic&#x27;s invitation to join the All-Star Games.</p><p>&quot;We are all excited about the game. We searched the game on the internet, we saw the clips, and we&#x27;re just excited that we are going to play in this game. We&#x27;re excited,&quot; the Thai twins said. </p><p>Anderson, for his part, shared Team Star Magic&#x27;s message for AJ and JJ and the rest of Team GMMTV.</p><p>&quot;AJ and JJ, first of all, I want to say thank you to your management and to the whole team, your teammates for accepting this. You guys are going to make so many people happy,&quot; he said, saying a lot of fans are already looking forward to the competition. </p><p>&quot;This is bigger than basketball. This is two cultures coming together,&quot; he stressed.</p><p>Meanwhile, some of the volleyball players from Our Lady Spikers and Lady Warriors were also introduced during the media conference.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-9" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dah12i8gVCy/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A9%2C%22os%22%3A22659235%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1112" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-9" 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>Team Star Magic, composed of artists under ABS-CBN's talent agency, will face off against players from Thailand's GMMTV, known for its boys' love series.</p>

Team Star Magic, composed of artists under ABS-CBN's talent agency, will face off against players from Thailand's GMMTV, known for its boys' love series.